Here are the latest ratings for The Office TV series. Michael Scott (Steve Carell) is gone so Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) has taken on his role as the new regional manager of Dunder Mifflin. The eighth season of The Office typically airs Thursday nights at 9pm on the NBC network.

These are the TV show’s ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if The Office will be cancelled or renewed for a ninth season. Check out our NBC ratings report card to see how this show’s numbers compare with the others on the network.

These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:

Episode 08-24: Thursday, 05/10/12 (season finale)
2.3 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 4.49 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.77 in the demo with 5.39 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-23: Thursday, 05/03/12
2.3 in the demo (+10% episode-to-episode change) with 4.44 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.79 in the demo with 5.42 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-22: Thursday, 04/26/12
2.1 in the demo (-5% episode-to-episode change) with 4.17 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.81 in the demo with 5.47 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-21: Thursday, 04/19/12
2.2 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 4.35 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.84 in the demo with 5.53 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-20: Thursday, 04/12/12
2.2 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 4.39 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.88 in the demo with 5.59 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 20 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-19: Thursday, 03/15/12
2.4 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 4.87 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.91 in the demo with 5.65 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 18 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-18: Thursday, 03/08/12
2.6 in the demo (+4% episode-to-episode change) with 4.89 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.94 in the demo with 5.70 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 18 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-17: Thursday, 03/01/12
2.5 in the demo (-4% episode-to-episode change) with 4.95 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.96 in the demo with 5.74 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 18 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-16: Thursday, 02/23/12
2.6 in the demo (+13% episode-to-episode change) with 5.02 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 2.99 in the demo with 5.79 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-15: Thursday, 02/16/12
2.3 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 4.38 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.01 in the demo with 5.85 million.
Demo average rank: #2 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-14: Thursday, 02/09/12
2.5 in the demo (-11% episode-to-episode change) with 5.19 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.06 in the demo with 5.95 million.
Demo average rank: #2 of 17 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-13: Thursday, 02/02/12
2.8 in the demo (-7% episode-to-episode change) with 5.31 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.11 in the demo with 6.01 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 16 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-12: Thursday, 01/19/12
3.0 in the demo (+3% episode-to-episode change) with 6.07 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.13 in the demo with 6.07 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 16 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-11: Thursday, 01/12/12
2.9 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 5.90 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.15 in the demo with 6.07 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 15 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-10: Thursday, 12/08/11
2.9 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 5.79 million; first in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.17 in the demo with 6.09 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 13 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-09: Thursday, 12/01/11
2.9 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 5.71 million; first in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.20 in the demo with 6.12 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 13 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-08: Thursday, 11/17/11
2.9 in the demo (-3% episode-to-episode change) with 5.55 million; first in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.24 in the demo with 6.17 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 13 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-07: Thursday, 11/10/11
3.0 in the demo (-6% episode-to-episode change) with 5.96 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.29 in the demo with 6.27 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 13 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-06: Thursday, 11/03/11
3.2 in the demo (+10% episode-to-episode change) with 6.15 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.33 in the demo with 6.32 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 13 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-05:
2.9 in the demo (-12% episode-to-episode change) with 5.53 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.36 in the demo with 6.35 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 11 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).

Episode 08-04: Thursday, 10/13/11
3.3 in the demo (+3% episode-to-episode change) with 6.08 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.5 in the demo with 6.56 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 11 scripted TV shows currently on the network.

Episode 08-03: Thursday, 10/6/11:
3.2 in the demo (-9% episode-to-episode change) with 5.82 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 3.5 in the demo with 6.72 million.
Demo average rank: #1 of 11 scripted TV shows currently on the network.

Episode 08-02: Thursday, 9/29/11
Week two brought another loss with a 10% decline in the demo; a 3.5 rating and 6.7 million. It continues to be NBC’s best-performing show by nearly an entire demo point.
Season average: 3.7 demo with 7.17 million.

Episode 08-01: Thursday, 9/22/11
If there was a lot of anticipation about who would replace Michael, you couldn’t tell by the season premiere. It debuted to a 3.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.64 million viewers. That’s a solid number –especially for NBC these days — but that’s a year-to-year decline of 13%. There’s nothing to worry about though since The Office is still the network’s highest-rated series.

Reference point: The 2010-11 season averaged a 3.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.31 million viewers.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

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