On what date did the final episode of The Office US air?

The final episode of The Office’s U.S. series aired on May 16, 2013. NBC broadcast “Finale,” the concluding episode of the sitcom’s nine-season run, after a retrospective celebrating the series.

The finale brought the documentary story to its conclusion one year after the Dunder Mifflin employees learned that their lives had been filmed. It followed Dwight and Angela’s wedding, Jim and Pam’s effort to repair their marriage, and the Scranton staff’s reunion with former colleagues. The episode also showed how the documentary changed the characters’ lives after broadcast.

The date is sometimes confused with the finale’s originally announced scheduling details or with dates of nearby episodes. The penultimate episode, “A.A.R.M.,” aired before it, while “Goodbye, Michael” aired in 2011 and marked Michael Scott’s departure rather than the series ending. “Finale” drew about 5.7 million viewers in its original broadcast and concluded a 201-episode series.