The Office (U.S. season 3)
Episodes
In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast.

The Office (U.S. season 3)

Section Title: Episodes
Table Section Text: In the following table, "U.S. viewers (million)" refers to the number of Americans who viewed the episode on the night of broadcast.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

29	1	"Gay Witch Hunt"	Ken Kwapis	Greg Daniels	September 21, 2006	3001	9.11

Months have passed since the end of season two. Jim has transferred to a different branch, and Pam has broken off her engagement with Roy.

30	2	"The Convention"	Ken Whittingham	Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg	September 28, 2006	3006	7.78

Michael and Dwight leave for a convention in Philadelphia, where they meet Josh, the manager of Dunder-Mifflin Stamford, and Jim. Michael feels threatened by Josh, and attempts to one-up him by throwing a party in his hotel room.

31	3	"The Coup"	Greg Daniels	Paul Lieberstein	October 5, 2006	3002	8.89

Michael's managerial tactics lead Angela and Dwight to conspire to take Michael's job. Dwight meets with Jan, who, after listening to Dwight's propositions, later calls to inform Michael that his own employees are conspiring against him.

32	4	"Grief Counseling"	Roger Nygard	Jennifer Celotta	October 12, 2006	3003	8.83

Michael learns that his former boss Ed Truck has died. Seeing that his employees are not shaken by the news, Michael begins to ponder his own mortality.

33	5	"Initiation"	Randall Einhorn	B. J. Novak	October 19, 2006	3005	8.46

Dwight takes Ryan out to the Schrute Family Beet Farm for an initiation session before his first sales call. The initiation, involving odd styles of hazing and bizarre parables, angers Ryan, who does not make the sale.

34	6	"Diwali"	Miguel Arteta	Mindy Kaling	November 2, 2006	3004	8.81

Kelly invites the entire staff to a celebration of Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light. At the festival, Michael is inspired by his conversation with Kelly's parents over Hindu marriage customs, and makes an impromptu proposal to his girlfriend Carol.

35	7	"Branch Closing"	Tucker Gates	Michael Schur	November 9, 2006	3007	8.05

Jan informs Michael that the Dunder-Mifflin board has voted to close the Scranton branch, and for the Stamford branch to absorb the remnants of Scranton.

36	8	"The Merger"	Ken Whittingham	Brent Forrester	November 16, 2006	3008	8.63

Due to Dunder Mifflin Stamford's closing, six members of the staff; Jim, Karen, Andy, Martin, Tony, and Hannah, move and take jobs in Scranton.

37	9	"The Convict"	Jeffrey Blitz	Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant	November 30, 2006	3010	9.07

Michael learns that Martin, one of the former Stamford employees, is a former criminal. The staff learns that his time was spent in a white-collar prison, and begins to wonder if Martin's prison is better than Dunder Mifflin Scranton.

3839	1011	"A Benihana Christmas"	Harold Ramis	Jennifer Celotta	December 14, 2006	30093014	8.44

Michael plans to invite Carol to Jamaica with him for Christmas, but she breaks up with him before he has a chance.

40	12	"Back from Vacation"	Julian Farino	Justin Spitzer	January 4, 2007	3011	8.80

Michael returns from Jamaica, and accidentally lets slip that he went with Jan. When he tries to send a revealing picture of Jan to Todd Packer, he inadvertently sends it to the packaging department, and soon the picture is spread throughout the entire company.

41	13	"Traveling Salesmen"	Greg Daniels	Michael Schur & Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky	January 11, 2007	3012	10.12

Dwight arrives late for an early morning meeting, where Michael announces that the members of the sales staff are teaming up for sales calls, in an Amazing Race-esque challenge.

42	14	"The Return"	Greg Daniels	Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky & Michael Schur	January 18, 2007	3013	10.20

Oscar's return from his vacation prompts Michael to host a Mexican-themed party. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam steal Andy's phone, and repeatedly call it, playing his homemade ring tone over and over.

43	15	"Ben Franklin"	Randall Einhorn	Mindy Kaling	February 1, 2007	3015	10.11

The women of the office hold a bridal shower for Phyllis, while the men hold a bachelor's party for her groom-to-be, Bob Vance.

44	16	"Phyllis' Wedding"	Ken Whittingham	Caroline Williams	February 8, 2007	3016	8.84

Phyllis lets Michael be a part of her wedding in return for allowing her to take extra time off work for her honeymoon.

45	17	"Business School"	Joss Whedon	Brent Forrester	February 15, 2007	3017	8.84

For extra credit, Ryan invites Michael to his business school as a guest speaker. Michael attempts to make a motivational speech, unaware that Ryan has introduced him as an ineffectual manager of an out of touch company.

46	18	"Cocktails"	J. J. Abrams	Paul Lieberstein	February 22, 2007	3018	8.30

The Dunder-Mifflin CFO David Wallace holds a cocktail party at his house, which Jan, Michael, Jim, Karen and Dwight attend. Michael's antics around their "coming out" appear to annoy Jan, but she later attempts to have sex with him in a bathroom.

47	19	"The Negotiation"	Jeffrey Blitz	Michael Schur	April 5, 2007	3019	6.74

Roy enters the office and attempts to attack Jim, but Dwight's timely intervention with pepper spray saves the day. Jim attempts to thank Dwight for saving him, but is frustrated when Dwight refuses to accept his thanks.

48	20	"Safety Training"	Harold Ramis	B. J. Novak	April 12, 2007	3020	7.71

Michael feels ashamed when, during a safety training course, the warehouse employees make fun of him for having a safer work environment.

49	21	"Product Recall"	Randall Einhorn	Justin Spitzer & Brent Forrester	April 26, 2007	3025	7.56

Paper from Dunder-Mifflin Scranton with an obscene cartoon watermark left by a disgruntled papermill ex-employee are accidentally sent out, throwing the business into damage control.

50	22	"Women's Appreciation"	Tucker Gates	Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg	May 3, 2007	3021	7.00

After Phyllis is the victim of a flashing in the parking lot, Michael attempts to host a seminar on women's issues.

51	23	"Beach Games"	Harold Ramis	Jennifer Celotta & Greg Daniels	May 10, 2007	3022	7.20

David Wallace calls and informs Michael that he is a candidate for an opening position in the corporate office in New York.

5253	2425	"The Job"	Ken Kwapis	Paul Lieberstein & Michael Schur	May 17, 2007	30233024	7.88

Michael decides to repel any advances that Jan makes towards him, but instantly changes his mind and gives her a second chance once he sees her with enhanced breasts.

Sentence(s)

The Office season hit a low with the nineteenth episode, "The Negotiation", which was viewed by 6.74 million viewers.

final_sentence: The Office season hit a low with the nineteenth episode, "The Negotiation", which was viewed by 6.74 million viewers.