Rypro 525

Read this on imdb
a slew of other NBC announcements that included: The Office will be have the honor of of following next year's Super Bowl.

This will be a great way to gain new viewers.

JohnSlider

I love the Office but I wish they gave the slot to 30 Rock in an effort to get it more viewers.

Timber

I love the Office but my fondest post Super Bowl show was Wonder Years. Why don't they take a chance and try to put a new show in there?

Patman

They should give the slot to "Chuck".

stingermck

The Office does not need that slot.

Goat3001

I'm sure it will be plenty entertaining to a have The Office do a Superbowl theme but I agree, I'd rather they do 30 Rock.

DRG

Year Super Bowl
No. Program (notes) Network
1983 XVII The A-Team ("Mexican Slayride: Part 1" -- premiere episode) NBC
1984 XVIII Airwolf (premiere episode) CBS
1985 XIX MacGruder and Loud (premiere episode) ABC
1986 XX The Last Precinct (premiere episode) NBC
1987 XXI Hard Copy (premiere episode) CBS
1988 XXII The Wonder Years (premiere episode) ABC
1989 XXIII Brotherhood of the Rose (miniseries) NBC
1990 XXIV Grand Slam (premiere episode) CBS
1991 XXV Davis Rules (premiere episode) ABC
1992 XXVI 60 Minutes (Clintons interview) CBS
1993 XXVII Homicide: Life on the Street (premiere episode) NBC
1994 XXVIII The Good Life NBC
1995 XXIX Extreme (premiere episode) ABC
1996 XXX Friends NBC
1997 XXXI The X-Files FOX
1998 XXXII 3rd Rock from the Sun NBC
1999 XXXIII The Simpsons
Family Guy (premiere episode) FOX
2000 XXXIV The Practice ABC
2001 XXXV Survivor (second series premiere) CBS
2002 XXVI Malcolm in the Middle FOX
2003 XXXVII Alias ABC
2004 XXXVIII Survivor (All-Stars premiere) CBS
2005 XXXIX The Simpsons
American Dad (premiere episode) FOX
2006 XL Grey's Anatomy ABC
2007 XLI Criminal Minds CBS
2008 XLII House[1] FOX
2009 XLIII The Office, Unnamed Office Spinoff[2] NBC

rfduncan

Isn't this old news? I read this in the Knight Rider re-tooled thread a while back when that show was booted from the slot.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/tv-talk/543...ling-show.html

DJariya

For a show that normally gets around 8-9M viewers a week, this is great news.

Deftones

they really should've done office / 30 rock split. hopefully this hour show will be funny. nothing is worse when the show after the superbowl sucks.

NiCK Crush

Sounds good to me.

Michael Corvin

I love the Office but just started watching Chuck this week and I'd have to concur.

Jadzia

As someone who doesn't watch the SuperBowl, I hate this because it is a pain to figure out what time to set the DVR!

CharlieK

Man, that post-SB 'Alias' kicked a whole lotta ass.

DJariya

For NFL, especially the Super Bowl, you will need to pad an extra 45 minutes to 1 hour.

I recall last year House got the post-Super Bowl slot and started 45 minutes late.

Darth Maher

Yeah, I wish they'd come up with a DVR that updates their programming in real time so if a sporting event runs longer, it will record your show anyway without you having to add extra time in case it starts late. I hate having to have 2+ hours of programming stored on my DVR for a 30 minute show.

musick

I'd rather the Office be on in place of the Super Bowl

WallyOPD

Old news in the sense of being posted in that thread 2.5 hours before this thread was created? I know the internet age has really sped up the news cycle, but I didn't think news turned "old" that fast!


According to the list DRG posted, the spinoff of The Office will also be premiering that night? That should be fun.

kstublen

I wish they gave the slot to Eli Stone...

My Other Self

I haven't heard anything about the Office spin-off yet.

DJariya

Well, considering ABC no longer broadcasts the Super Bowl, that would be impossible.

I believe 2010 is CBS and 2011 will be FOX and 2012 will be NBC again.

fumanstan

Sounds good to me. Seems like networks are just pushing shows from good to big lately with the Super Bowl slot.