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Last night's series finale of The Office was way up in the ratings - meaning that a bunch of people who haven't been viewing the daily happenings of Dunder Mifflin tuned back in to see Pam, Jim, Dwight - and yes, even Michael - one last time.

NBC's popular comedy series The Office came to an end Thursday night after nine seasons with a one-hour special that centered around the wedding of characters Dwight and Angela.

" The Office " debuted their emotional series finale last night, and on Friday, May 17, Entertainment Weekly has released the show's ratings.

It's been a year since the events of last week's episode, and the documentary crew is supposedly back to shoot some "where are they now" bonus footage, but really to wrap everything up.

"The Office" finale could hold a surprise if Steve Carell's surprise appearance at "The Office" Wrap Party at PNC Field in Moosic, Pa., near Scranton, is any indication.

With viewers abandoning "American Idol" in flash mobs, the future of the former ratings juggernaut is wrapped in turmoil and Scotch-taped in uncertainty.

What became a wildly successful series in the US almost died at birth. A six-episode run in 2005 garnered calamitously low ratings and generally poor reviews.

The Office finale might have been sad for some, but Gretchen Rubin set out to make it an enjoyable experience for her family.

In case you missed it, NBC's " The Office " just ended its nine season run on Thursday.

The final episode of 'The Office,' which aired Thursday, isn't just a difficult goodbye for the long-running NBC sitcom's die hard fans.

Given the significance of his character-both for the show and for televised comedy at large-the spike for Steve Carell's season seven departure from "The Office was surprisingly minimal.

Michael Scott, fictional manager of the Scranton, Pa., branch of paper company Dunder-Mifflin on popular NBC sitcom The Office , has become a symbol of bone-headed bosses everywhere.

After a long final season of ups and downs, in show quality and in Jim and Pam's relationship, it finally came to an end tonight.

The Office - The farewell to "The Office" begins with a retrospective of the show, with interviews with writers, producers and actors, including John Krasinksi , Jenna Fischer , Rainn Wilson , Mindy Kaling and Paul Liberstein .

Pictured from left to right: Bran Baumgartner as Kevin Malone, Ed Helms as Andy Bernard, Jenna Fischer as Pam Halpert, Creed Bratton as Creed, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer and Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute in NBC's "The Office." It's lost a bit of its ratings luster, but this singing talent show still has the ... (more)

The series finale of "The Office" offered a satisfying mix of the elements that fueled the best big-network sitcom of its time proving by turns delightfully absurd , cringe-worthy and hilarious .

The actor, who played Michael Scott for seven of the NBC comedy's nine seasons, reprised his character in Thursday night's episode to make a surprise appearance at the wedding of Dwight and Angela .

Confession: I'm crying, and The Office series finale hasn't even started yet. Not proud.

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Helms admitted to Matt Lauer on Today that he had "mixed feelings" about filming the last installment of the successful film series, The Hangover 3 . "I'm very sad because these movies gave us such a great opportunity to hang out and work together," he explained.