The Office Nielsen ratings, Season 9
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 | 56 comments
May 16, 2013: ‘Finale’
Final ratings: 5.69 million viewers, 3.0/8 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 2nd place behind Grey’s Anatomy.
Source: TV By The Numbers
May 9, 2013: ‘A.A.R.M.’
Final ratings: 4.56 million viewers, 2.3/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Grey’s Anatomy and Person of Interest.
Source: TV By The Numbers
May 2, 2013: ‘Livin’ the Dream’
Final ratings: 3.51 million viewers, 1.8/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 2nd place behind Two and a Half Men.
Source: TV By The Numbers
April 25, 2013: ‘Paper Airplane’
Final ratings: 3.25 million viewers, 1.7/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Grey’s Anatomy, Person of Interest, and Glee. (NFL draft also airing at same time)
Source: TV By The Numbers
April 11, 2013: ‘Stairmageddon’
Final ratings: 3.83 million viewers, 1.9/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 2nd place behind Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
April 4, 2013: ‘Promos’
Final ratings: 3.44 million viewers, 1.8/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Person of Interest, Grey’s Anatomy, and New Girl.
Source: TV By The Numbers
March 14, 2013: ‘The Farm’
Final ratings: 3.54 million viewers, 1.9/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Person of Interest, Grey’s Anatomy, and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
February 14, 2013: ‘Moving On’
Final ratings: 4.06 million viewers, 2.0/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Person of Interest and Grey’s Anatomy.
Source: TV By The Numbers
February 7, 2013: ‘Couples Discount’
Final ratings: 4.15 million viewers, 2.1/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Person of Interest, Grey’s Anatomy, and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
January 31, 2013: ‘Vandalism’
Final ratings: 3.97 million viewers, 1.9/5 rating/share 18-49.
Source: TV By The Numbers
January 31, 2013: ‘Junior Salesman’
Final ratings: 4.45 million viewers, 2.1/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Person of Interest and Grey’s Anatomy.
Source: TV By The Numbers
January 24, 2013: ‘Customer Loyalty’
Final ratings: 4.19 million viewers, 2.0/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Grey’s Anatomy and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
January 17, 2013: ‘Suit Warehouse’
Final ratings: 4.15 million viewers, 2.1/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 2nd place behind Grey’s Anatomy.
Source: TV By The Numbers
January 10, 2013: ‘Lice’
Final ratings: 4.54 million viewers, 2.2/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Person of Interest and Grey’s Anatomy.
Source: TV By The Numbers
December 6, 2012: ‘Dwight Christmas’
Overnight ratings: 4.175 million viewers, 2.1/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Person of Interest, Grey’s Anatomy, and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
November 29, 2012: ‘The Target’
Final ratings: 3.88 million viewers, 1.9/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Grey’s Anatomy, Person of Interest, and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
November 15, 2012: ‘The Whale’
Final ratings: 4.16 million viewers, 2.1/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Person of Interest, Grey’s Anatomy, and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
November 8, 2012: ‘The Boat’
Final ratings: 4.83 million viewers, 2.4/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Grey’s Anatomy and Person of Interest. (NFL game also going on at this time)
Source: TV By The Numbers
October 25, 2012: ‘Here Comes Treble’
Final ratings: 4.0 million viewers, 1.9/5 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Person of Interest and Grey’s Anatomy. (NFL and MLB games also going on at this time)
Source: TV By The Numbers
October 18, 2012: ‘Work Bus’
Final ratings: 4.28 million viewers, 2.1/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 3rd place behind Grey’s Anatomy and Person of Interest. (NFL and MLB games also going on at this time)
Source: TV By The Numbers
October 4, 2012: ‘Andy’s Ancestry’
Final ratings: 4.14 million viewers, 2.2/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Grey’s Anatomy, Person of Interest, and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
September 27, 2012: ‘Roy’s Wedding’
Final ratings: 4.13 million viewers, 2.1/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 4th place behind Grey’s Anatomy, Person of Interest, and Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
September 20, 2012: ‘New Guys’
Final ratings: 4.28 million viewers, 2.1/6 rating/share 18-49.
Placement: 2nd place behind Glee.
Source: TV By The Numbers
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NBC The Office – Series Finale (9-10:15) 3.0 5.70
It was updated Tanster. I was kinda hoping for better ratings but a 16 month high is better than nothing!
I just wanted to comment on next weeks episode. I hope when the opening credits begin, that they acknowledge the entire cast as they did I believe in the Superbowl episode. I think it will be a nice tribute to the cast.
I’m wondering what the finale will get, ratings-wise. I’m assuming that it can at least hit 6 million viewers. I’m kind of hoping for 7-8, though, even though I know that’s unrealistic.
Weird to see “The Office” and “Two and Half Men” as timeslot competitors last week. Is that the first time they’ve aired at the same time?
The thing is, even with such low ratings (only partially excused by NFL draft or whatever it was), NBC doesn’t really have anything with higher ratings. It has no excuse to not give us extra time for the finale.
[from tanster: exactly!]
Man, we’re really hitting low on these ratings here.
2nd place only because Grey’s Anatomy and Person of Interest were reruns.
This is still a very solid show even in its ninth season. Best writers since Cheers.
@ #47: Valentine’s Day resulted in a 6% drop in overall views this year, which accounts for the 0.1 drop in the ratings.
I have to imagine that Valentine’s is a rough night for television anyway.
Seems like the ratings go up down up down.
I don’t know if I would call this season one of the best. I’ll put it in the top 7, though.
Even with all the talk this last week, the numbers stayed the same. Makes me sad, because I believe this season is one of the best.
I’m really surprised the show has stabilized around 4 million viewers pretty consistently this season. Last season was just a downward spiral. I assume it will only increase in the last stretch of the show.
Sad to see it go. I bet the series finale will draw 6 million. Maybe 7 if we’re lucky. But I’ll bet 6.
Once lost an audience rarely returns. I know people who like me were viewers from the beginning, and people who only got into the show around season 5 or 6. Almost all stopped watching during season 8. I’ve tried to get friends back into it, but it doesn’t last. They say the feel of the show changed too much, the characters became too cartoony, it’s too sitcommy, too repetitive, not funny enough. And Nellie! But it’s almost inevitable that a show feels tired after this long.
But I think one reason why “The Target” and episodes like the Dwightbaby birth seem to attract less viewers is that this arc is interminable. Since S3 it has dragged on, piling on affairs, duels, sex contracts, gay senators, giant Dwightbaby, gay affairs, car chases, hitmen etc. Some fans loathe what this plot turned into and I honestly think the wackiness of it all contributed somewhat to the derailing of the show. Most fans I know just wanted to see more plausible, grounded stories. Don’t mean to sound too harsh but it shouldn’t be that difficult.
Yes I can, sorry about that!:)
@Karen, come on, can’t you just let me be delusional? ;-)
Pete, I think that was the week TO was followed by The Voice instead up All Up Night. Makes a big difference.
So, The Boat has the best rating.
Perhaps viewers really do like Andy/Erin better.
At least this season seems to be critically liked. It doesn’t really matter all that much people will get around to seeing the episodes.