 In its original American broadcast on April 9 , 2009 , " Dream Team " was watched by 7 @.@ 2 million overall viewers , according to Nielsen ratings . The episode earned more ratings than the Parks and Recreation pilot that immediately followed it ( which had 6 @.@ 8 million viewers ) but had less than " Michael Scott Paper Company " , which came right after Parks and Recreation and had 8 million viewers . " Dream Team " , as well as " Michael Scott Paper Company " , had the most viewers in its time slot among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 . 
