The Office
TVMN 710
Shows That Replaced Lead Characters
Imani Dickens
Replacements
Circumstance: Steve Carell wanted to move on after his contract expired.
- May 2011: Will Ferrell = Deangelo
- Ratings: 7.7 M viewers, 3.9 adult demo rating = 15% increase
- highest rating for the series since January 2011
- unlikeable as a character
- September 2011: James Spader = Robert California (CEO)
- liked in season 7 finale
- disliked in season 8
- Ratings: show hit a series low of a 2.2 rating
- year contract, served as transition
- September 2011: Ed Helms = Andy Bernard (Regional Manager)
- Catherine Tate = Nellie Bertram
- Andy
- Rainn Wilson = Dwight Schrute
Andy Benard, Regional Manager
Robert California, CEO
- Declined in quality after season 7
- lowest season premiere and finale
- recycled story lines
- 0 Emmy nominations
- lost writing talent
- Series finale gained positive reception
- 5.69 million viewers
- Possible revival of series during 2018-2019 TV season
Before
Michael Scott, Regional Manager
- mixed reviews at first
- averaged 7/8 million viewers
- Season 5, "Stress Release" = 22 Million viewers
- Peabody Award, 2006
- 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Golden Globe Award
- Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Comedy Series, 2006
- cult following
Synopsis
Synopsis
- Remake of the British "mockumentary" sitcom, The Office
- Premiered as a mid-season replacement
- Depicts the everyday lives of office employees of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, Scranton Pennsylvania branch
Employees of Dunder Mifflin, Scranton
- Michael Scott - Steve Carell
- Dwight Schrute - Rainn Wilson
- Jim Halpert - John Krasinski
- Pam Beesly - Jenna Fischer
- Stanley Hudson - Leslie David Baker
- Phyllis Lapin - Phyllis Smith
- Angela Martin - Angela Kinsey
- Oscar Martinez - Oscar Nunez
- Kevin Malone - Brian Baumgartner
- Creed Bratton - Creed Bratton
- Meredith Palmer - Kate Flannery
- Andy Bernard - Ed Helms
- Toby Flenderson - Paul Lieberstein
- Gabe Lewis - Zach Woods
- Kelly Kapoor - Mindy Kaling
- Ryan Howard - B. J. Novak
- Erin Hannon - Ellie Kemper
Production
- Years on TV: 8 (2005 - 2013)
- Network: NBC
- Showtime: Thursdays, 9 PM
- Main Producers:
- Greg Daniels
- Ricky Gervais
- Stephen Merchant
- Howard Klein
- Ben Silverman
- Paul Lieberstein
- Jennifer Celotta
- B. J. Novak
- Mindy Kaling
- Brent Forrester
- Dan Sterling
- Michael Schur
- Paul Feig