NBC to Air The Paper Following Success on Peacock

 

Extra! Extra! Breaking news! The Paper is following in The Office's footsteps and airing on NBC!

NBC is giving The Paper, Peacock’s spinoff of The Office, a broadcast run this fall. The workplace comedy, which premiered on the streamer earlier this month, will make its NBC debut on Monday, November 10, at 8:30/7:30c, airing alongside St. Denis Medical, which returns for its second season a week earlier with a two-episode premiere.

“NBC viewers embraced The Office in such a profound way during its original run, and we wanted to give The Paper the same opportunity to connect with a broadcast audience,” said Lisa Katz, President of Scripted Programming, NBCU Entertainment. “One of our strengths as a company is meeting fans where they are by delivering shows across multiple platforms to maximize exposure and engagement.”

Set in Toledo, Ohio, The Paper follows a struggling local newspaper through the lens of the same documentary crew that once chronicled Dunder Mifflin. The series stars a new ensemble of newsroom employees, with Oscar Nuñez reprising his role as Oscar the accountant.

The comedy premiered on Peacock on September 4 with all 10 episodes available for streaming. According to NBCU, The Paper debuted as the platform’s second-most-watched comedy premiere, behind only Ted. The series has already been renewed for a second season.

NBC is also using the fall schedule to launch Stumble, a new mockumentary comedy starring Jenn Lyon and Taran Killam. The series, set in the high-stakes world of junior college cheerleading, will premiere Friday, November 7, at 8:30/7:30c following the Season 2 return of Happy’s Place starring Reba McEntire.

With The Office’s legacy still fresh in pop culture, NBC appears eager to recapture that audience by giving The Paper a bigger platform.

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Will you be tuning in to watch The Paper on NBC?