 " The Boat " was originally scheduled to air on NBC on November 1 , 2012 but was replaced with a rerun of The Voice . NBC claimed it was for those affected by Hurricane Sandy , however the schedule change happened nationwide . It eventually aired a week later , on November 8 , 2012 . In its original broadcast , " The Boat " was viewed by an estimated 4 @.@ 83 million viewers and received a 2 @.@ 4 rating / 6 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 . This means that it was seen by 2 @.@ 4 percent of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds , and 6 percent of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds watching television at the time of the broadcast . This marked an increase in the ratings from the previous episode , " Here Comes Treble " , which had reached a series low in the ratings . The episode tied with the Fox series Glee for third in its timeslot , being beaten by an episode of the ABC series Grey 's Anatomy which received a 3 @.@ 3 / 8 percent rating and an entry of the CBS drama Person of Interest , which received a 2 @.@ 9 / 8 percent rating . The Office was also the second highest @-@ rated NBC television program of the night , after an episode of The Voice . 
