Michael Scott is about to get roasted. According to people familiar with the plotline, NBC’s just-confirmed post-Super Bowl episode of “The Office” will feature the employees of Dunder Mifflin roasting the show’s lead character, played by Steve Carell. While neither NBC nor “Office” creator Greg Daniels...
NBC will bid farewell to “ER” with a two-hour finale on March 12 at 9 p.m., the network said in its mid-season schedule announcement. New series “Kings” will start with a two-hour premiere March 19 at 9 p.m. before it settles into “ER’s” time slot March 26 at 10 p.m. The network’s mid-season push begins...
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Michael Phelps may be hogging all the glory, but if NBC’s marketing division had any say in the matter, Greg Daniels would be walking away from the Beijing Games with a gold medal or two of his own. The executive producer of NBC’s comedy anchor “The Office” has given the Peacock a major promotional coup...
NBC’s Olympian promotional push on behalf of “The Office” moves to the next level tonight. The network is expected to premiere the second in what could be as many as five Olympics-themed spots created and scripted by “Office” executive producer Greg Daniels and his staff of writers. The first promo,...
"Saturday Night Live" regular Amy Poehler is in advance negotiations with NBC to star in the network's upcoming spinoff of "The Office," according to network and talent agency sources. Creator Greg Daniels has been keeping details of his new series under wraps. So far, he and...