Ads for The Office Finale Could Go for $400,000

NBC sets premium rates

Parting is such sweet sorrow, but NBC is taking the sting out of series finale of The Office by tacking an extra 15 minutes onto the one-hour running time.

The Peacock announced today that Episode 200/201 of its long-running comedy will air from 9 to 10:15 p.m. on May 16. NBC will compensate for the 75-minute closer by running fewer commercials in lead-out drama Hannibal.

Along with giving fans some bonus time with the Dunder-Mifflin gang, the super-sized episode allows NBC to sell another four to five minutes of commercial inventory.

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