search committee hour long finale seventh season american television comedy series office comprises episodes series overall 25th 26th episodes seventh season originally aired nbc united_states episode new replacement sought search committee process led jim john_krasinski angela engaged state senator boyfriend robert rest office believes gay episode written runner executive producer directed episode featured guest appearances including office creator second appearance series episode marks appearance series regular eighth season recurring appearance eighth season series regular ninth final season received mixed reviews critics multiple critics commenting multiple guest stars according nielsen_media_research search committee viewed estimated million viewers earned rating share demographic marking rise ratings previous episode previous season finale synopsis coma left creed interim regional manager puts jim john_krasinski committee interview candidates manager position including andy ed_helms number outsiders including personal friend suggests strange methods running office including garden theme removal official titles dunder pam jenna_fischer takes protect office clients creed potentially catastrophic managerial style keeps trying major clients tell office business distracting activities posing clients creed jordan horn contact dwight rainn_wilson upset demoted stops taking care openly looks want ads office attitude changes speaks position office ruins interview dwight position doesn seriously demands interviewed jim dwight persistent efforts acquire interview instructs jim grant likes little bit crazy jim earlier firmly shot dwight extensive bribe list jim support quickly ends formal interview thinks popularity staff thinks doesn interview like caught guard actually interview ask resume writes overly extensive page resume quickly jim encourages saying interview resume mere andy interviews manager position meeting attempt sabotage asking random questions andy successfully ends screaming acting like dismissive kelly interview saying real candidate kelly revenge telling relationship erin ellie behavior breakup response sends sabre florida headquarters kelly position search committee kelly says accepted dwight looks forward benefits return manager chair toby says dwight trial run jim looks horror tells jim kelly dwight pre fired jim tells dwight manager office begins arguing selected discussion gets control ryan preferring homeless man andy declaring wants job daughter asking loud jim guy making manager jim cuts short brings committee conference room minds erin await results dna test erin daughter previously given high school results negative holds telling erin andy rejects erin proposal start dating continues maternal affection angela angela_kinsey engaged state senator boyfriend robert oscar strongly believes robert gay shares feelings pam ryan confirms robert gay opinion rest office thinks decide tell angela eventually decide tell angela wide range reasons sure robert gay oscar looking forward elegant wedding pam doesn think right information angela typically rude plans sing indifferent stanley room invite wedding asking pam borrow plans dream wedding pam got mocking ceremony pam jim got married pam tempted spill beans robert sexuality ends smiling wishing angela happy wedding production search committee written runner executive producer plays 14th writing credit series episode directed ninth episode directed series episode features special guest appearances character original british version office previously appeared episode wrote episodes pilot convict serves executive producer series addition appearing search committee contributed episode script initially guest stars planned secret revealed media described moments guest stars episode montage number scenes fit stuff episode script initially pages long pages long stay episode time slot led cuts common problem episodes series according writer script received laughs cast producers specifically lines read episodes feature office lead actor steve_carell feeling filming weird according departure possible scenes secondary characters allowed long group scene described episode features storyline hinted goodbye michael hinted erin birth mother rumor started interview executive producer entertainment_weekly stated tiny mystery story sure going catch come episodes set episode marks final appearance executive assistant new roles departure role originally said recurring chance series regular eighth season eventually return eighth season immediately search committee aired nbc posted andy dwight resume official website allowed fans vote believed manager later join cast ceo sabre eighth season currently set return second half eighth season romantic interest eighth season premiere list andy revealed new manager considered high possibility appear series commitment nbc comedy series night marks eighth final appearance later episodes eighth season refer later stepping position sabre ceo hiring replace later company entirely chairman cultural references calls microsoft asks unpopular feature mentions babies born release comedy film ryan insults pam saying prefer hosts view new manager point episode angela says little mean reference country music singer reception ratings original american broadcast search committee viewed estimated million viewers received rating share adults ages means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast marked rise ratings previous episode acting manager rise sixth season finale episode highest rated scripted program thursday ranked timeslot beating season seventh watched scripted week broadcast adults aged reviews episode received generally mixed reviews critics review website gave episode saying funny episode managed satisfying ign reviewer commented apparent goodbye michael ended season series spinning wheels despite praised scenes featuring believing performance consisted funniest scenes episode given dominating boss role secretary white ultimately gave episode calling okay squad writer criticized episode featuring true plot writing felt like series sketches search plot office creator commented particularly appearance saying going jump shark jump big compared episode episode series extras shark quote repeated multiple times media outlets eventually commented fucking didn office sure alan_sepinwall hitfix referred episode awkward great big mess finale poorly executed sweeps stunt wrote guest stars fit comfortably world entertainment_weekly writer called episode major cop criticized writers having year figure end season instead waiting announce new manager fall ultimately concluded don love choices recently spinning wheels past weeks critics expressed relief erin mother daughter voted fourth lowest rated episode seventh season according episode poll episode rated poll voted thirteenth highest rated episode seventh season according survivor poll later received nomination favorite guest star 38th
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