I just found out The Office was almost cancelled after season 2, saw it on a random YouTube doc about NBC in the 2000s

Ratings were pretty bad back then though.

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NBC executives must have been having a real off day to consider that. Imagine a world without the dinner party episode or Threat Level Midnight. Their bad judgment is almost impressive. We dodged a bullet, but they clearly needed someone to check their pulse. The show was just hitting its stride, and they were ready to pull the plug. Some people really shouldn't be allowed to make decisions.

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graceblack5mo ago

The network suits almost tanked one of the best shows ever because of low ratings. Real talk, they had no clue what they were sitting on back then. Good thing somebody pushed back or we'd be stuck in a sad timeline without Michael Scott.

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