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‘The Office’ Begins to Thrive Thanks to ‘Earl’

The Office, a quirky comedy on NBC that was all but dead last year, has suddenly begun to revive thanks to its new lead-in, My Name Is Earl, Media Life writes. While The Office, a pseudo-documentary about office workers for a paper supply chain, garnered praise from critics, viewers last year weren’t thrilled with the show, and it averaged only a 2.5 rating among viewers 18-49.

 

Last week, in its new Thursday 9:30 p.m. timeslot, The Office posted a 5.1 rating among 18-49s, a series high and a 104 percent increase over its average last season. It also held 86 percent of lead-in Earl’s viewers.