However, only the pilot was a direct adaptation of one of the UK version's episodes. It carried over general plot ideas from the earlier British series created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, and particularly the threat of wholesale downsizing. It originally debuted as a midseason replacement for Committed. Season one aired between March 24 and April 26, 2005. Main article: The Office (American season 1) This list is ordered by the episodes' original air dates and not by the production code numbers provided by NBC's official episode guide, which show the order in which episodes were filmed. Starting with season five, the series is available on Blu-ray.

The latest webisode series, The Girl Next Door aired at the end of the seventh season and had two episodes.Īll nine seasons are available on DVD in regions 1, 2, and 4. The Podcast aired near the middle of the seventh season (was previously available on the season 6 DVD) and consisted of three episodes. The 3rd Floor aired during the beginning of the seventh season and consisted of three episodes. The Mentor aired near the end of the sixth season and consisted of four episodes. Subtle Sexuality aired during the beginning of the sixth season and consisted of three episodes. Blackmail aired during the end of the fifth season and consisted of four episodes. The Outburst aired in the middle of the fifth season and consisted of four episodes. Kevin's Loan consisted of four episodes and ran between the fourth and fifth seasons. The first set of webisodes, titled The Accountants, consisted of ten episodes and ran between the second and third seasons. A total of 201 episodes of The Office aired over nine seasons. The ninth season aired during 2012–13 and consisted of 25 episodes. The eighth season aired during 2011–12 and consisted of 24 episodes. The seventh season aired during 2010–11 and consisted of 26 episodes. The sixth season aired during 2009–10 and consisted of 26 episodes. The fifth season aired during 2008–09 and consisted of 28 episodes. Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the fourth season that aired in 2007–08 consisted of 19 episodes. This was followed by a full-length second season in 2005–06 that consisted of 22 episodes, and a third season in 2006–07, with 25 episodes.

The Office aired a short first season in 2005 that consisted of six episodes. Additionally, nine spin-off series of webisodes of The Office have been aired on NBC.com. The series ran on NBC in the United States from March 24, 2005, to May 16, 2013. Created as an adaptation by Greg Daniels of the British series of the same name, it is a mockumentary that follows the day-to-day lives of the employees of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a fictional paper supply company. The Office is an American television sitcom broadcast on NBC.

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