THE OFFICE Matches NBC's Highest Rating in the Hour

At 8 p.m. ET, " Community " averaged a 1.1/4 in 18-49 and 2.7 million viewers overall in a highly competitive time period opposite CBS's "Big Bang Theory," Fox's "American Idol," ABC's premiere of "Zero Hour" and CW's "Vampire Diaries."

At 8:30 p.m. ET, " Parks and Recreation " (1.5/5 in 18-49, 3.2 million viewers overall) Built on its lead-in by 36 percent in 18-49 rating and by 15 percent in total viewers.

* From 9-10:01 p.m. ET, " The Office " (2.0/6 in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall) ) matched NBC's highest rating in the hour, excluding sports, since Nov. 8 (2.1).

* In the time period, "The Office" is #1 among ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX in men 18-34 and #2 in men 18-49 and 25-54. Note that last season, " The Office " added an average 50 percent to these next-day " live plus same day " ratings when Nielsen reported " live plus seven day " results.

* From 10:01-11 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of " Law & Order: Special Victims Unit " averaged a 1.0/3 in 18-49 and 3.4 million viewers overall. This is NBC's highest 18-49 rating in the time period since January 17 and biggest overall audience in the slot since January 24.