Viacom Extends 'The Office' Run on Comedy Central and Other Networks

Fans of The Office are getting some very good news. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The NBC mega-hit will run on Comedy Central through 2021. After that, the show will then reportedly air across Viacom networks until 2025.

Tanya Giles, general manager of Comedy Central, chimed in on the choice:

"Keeping the exclusive rights to The Office through 2021 is a coup for Comedy Central and Viacom. Since acquiring it, we’ve reinvigorated the franchise on linear, drawing big audiences throughout our full day schedule. It’s also been a key lead-in to help drive viewers to our own original, acclaimed comedies. We’re so excited to keep it on our air that we wouldn’t even trade it for an iPod."

Well played, Comedy Central. THR also notes that The Office was the most-watched show on Netflix in terms of minutes viewed in 2018 with 52 billion mins consumed. That's some serious binging. The show will move to Peacock in 2021 in a $500 million mega-deal, and it's already proven itself to be worth every penny.