NBC originally aired The Office in the United States. The network broadcast the American adaptation from its debut in 2005 through the series finale in 2013, making NBC the show’s original home network.
The program premiered as a midseason replacement and initially had a short first season of six episodes. Its first broadcast followed NBC’s established comedy and reality programming strategy, and the network continued supporting it as its audience grew. NBC later moved the show into its influential Thursday-night comedy lineup, where it became closely associated with the network’s “Must See TV” identity.
A common mix-up is confusing the American broadcaster with the BBC, which aired the original British version created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The BBC connection explains the show’s origins, but not the U.S. network answer. Fox, CBS, and ABC did not originally air this American series.
NBC broadcast all nine seasons, including the two-part finale. After the original run ended, the series gained a large streaming audience, but those later platforms did not change its original network.