New Boss
20th episode of the 5th season of The Office / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"New Boss" is the twentieth episode of the fifth season of the television series The Office and the 92nd overall episode of the series. It originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 19, 2009. In the episode, Michael Scott is disturbed by the arrival of his new no-nonsense superior Charles Miner, played by The Wire star Idris Elba, making his first of six slated guest appearances with The Office. Meanwhile, Jim struggles to make a good impression on Charles, and Angela and Kelly both develop crushes on their new boss.
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Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 20 | ||
Directed by | Paul Feig | ||
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Cinematography by | Randall Einhorn | ||
Editing by | David Rogers | ||
Production code | 520 | ||
Original air date | March 19, 2009 (2009-03-19) | ||
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The episode was written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky, and directed by Paul Feig. It received generally positive reviews from television critics, particularly for the twist of Michael's resignation, which multiple reviewers said added a fresh new change to the series. According to Nielsen ratings, "New Boss" was watched by 7.95 million overall viewers in its original airing.