The Office

The Office is an American comedy television series broadcast by NBC. It is an adaptation of the previous BBC series of the same name. The Office was adapted for American audiences by Greg Daniels, a veteran writer for Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons. It is co-produced by Daniels' Deedle-Dee Productions, and Shine America, in association with Universal Television. The original executive producers were Daniels, Howard Klein,... More

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  • Mar 24, 2005

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  • 8

Number of episodes:

  • 74

TV Program

Program creator

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Dene Gervais (English pronunciation: /dʒərˈveɪz/,; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former...

Stephen Merchant

Stephen James Merchant (born 24 November 1974) is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. He is best known for his collaborations...

Greg Daniels

Gregory Martin "Greg" Daniels (born June 13, 1963) is an American television comedy writer, producer, and director. He is known for his work on several...

Seasons of The Office

  • The Office (US TV series) season 1 ( Mar 24, 2005 Apr 26, 2005 )

    The first season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States on NBC on March 24, 2005, concluded on April 26, 2005, and consists of six episodes. The Office is an...

  • The Office (US TV series) season 2 ( Sep 20, 2005 May 11, 2006 )

    The second season of the American situation comedy television series, The Office, premiered in the United States on NBC on September 20, 2005, and ended on May 11, 2006. The season had 22 episodes,...

  • The Office (US TV series) season 3 ( Sep 21, 2006 May 17, 2007 )

    The third season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States on NBC on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2007. The season had a total of 25 half-hours of...

  • The Office (US TV series) season 4 ( Sep 27, 2007 May 15, 2008 )

    The fourth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States on NBC on September 27, 2007, and concluded on May 15, 2008. The season consisted of 9 half-hour episodes...

  • The Office (US TV series) season 5 ( Sep 25, 2008 May 14, 2009 )

    The fifth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States in the 2008–2009 television season on NBC on September 25, 2008 and concluded on May 14, 2009. The fifth...

  • The Office (US TV Series) season 6 ( Sep 2009 May 2010 )

    The sixth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States on NBC on September 17, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2010. The season consisted of 22 half-hour episodes...

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The Office

The Office is a British sitcom television series that was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 9 July 2001. Created, written, and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the programme is about the day-to-day lives of office employees in the Slough branch of the fictitious...

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Awards

Peabody Award Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series Nominees

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