 Originally , the season was supposed to contain 24 episodes , which would have meant that the series aired exactly 200 episodes . However , the series ' penultimate episode was elongated into 2 separate episodes , resulting in " Finale " — which was announced previously as an hour @-@ long special — being the 24th and 25th episodes of the season . This meant that the last part of " Finale " is the series ' 201st episode . On March 19 , 2013 , the official Office fansite OfficeTally launched a campaign on Change.org to " super @-@ size or extend " the finale ; this campaign was motivated by a statement made by Daniels , in which he mentioned he would " beg " the studio to air a longer episode . On May 2 , 2013 the petition amassed 20 @,@ 000 signatures . On May 7 , NBC announced the series finale would be extended , and air in a 75 minute time slot . A one @-@ hour retrospective of the series aired prior to the one @-@ hour series finale on May 16 . 
