 The season ranked as the ninety @-@ fourth most watched television series during the 2012 – 13 season , with an average of 5 @.@ 061 million viewers . The season also tied with the CBS series Rules of Engagement and the Fox series American Dad ! to be the forty @-@ third most watched television series in the 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ old demographic . In this category , the show received a 2 @.@ 6 rating . This meant that , on average , the season was viewed by 2 @.@ 6 percent of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds . It was viewed by 3 @.@ 32 million in this demographic . In terms of viewers , the ninth season ranked as the lowest @-@ rated season of The Office , although it beat the first season 's ranking , which was the 102nd most watched program for the 2004 – 05 year . 
