Season 2 (2005–06)
Season two of The Office premiered on September 20, 2005, and ended on May 11, 2006. NBC initially ordered only six episodes for the season, and in September, ordered seven more. On November 3, 2005, NBC ordered an additional three, and in the end it had ordered a full season of 22 episodes. Season two featured the first "super-sized" 40-minute episode of The Office.
The second season further developed into the plot of the fear of company downsizing, along with the introduction of new characters and developing some of the minor ones—especially that of Dwight. As Michael starts a relationship with his boss Jan Levenson (Melora Hardin), Pam and Jim’s relationship become one of the focal points of the season. Their compatibility becomes more obvious as Jim’s feelings for Pam continue to grow, while she struggles with her relationship with the warehouse worker Roy Anderson (David Denman).
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "The Dundies" | Greg Daniels | Mindy Kaling | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) | 2003 | 9.0 |
| 8 | 2 | "Sexual Harassment" | Ken Kwapis | B. J. Novak | September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) | 2002 | 7.13 |
| 9 | 3 | "Office Olympics" | Paul Feig | Michael Schur | October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | 2004 | 8.3 |
| 10 | 4 | "The Fire" | Ken Kwapis | B. J. Novak | October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) | 2001 | 7.6 |
| 11 | 5 | "Halloween" | Paul Feig | Greg Daniels | October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) | 2006 | 8.0 |
| 12 | 6 | "The Fight" | Ken Kwapis | Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg | November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01) | 2007 | 7.9 |
| 13 | 7 | "The Client" | Greg Daniels | Paul Lieberstein | November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08) | 2005 | 7.5 |
| 14 | 8 | "Performance Review" | Paul Feig | Larry Wilmore | November 15, 2005 (2005-11-15) | 2009 | 8.0 |
| 15 | 9 | "E-mail Surveillance" | Paul Feig | Jennifer Celotta | November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22) | 2008 | 8.1 |
| 16 | 10 | "Christmas Party" | Charles McDougall | Michael Schur | December 6, 2005 (2005-12-06) | 2010 | 9.7 |
| 17 | 11 | "Booze Cruise" | Ken Kwapis | Greg Daniels | January 5, 2006 (2006-01-05) | 2013 | 8.7 |
| 18 | 12 | "The Injury" | Bryan Gordon | Mindy Kaling | January 12, 2006 (2006-01-12) | 2011 | 10.3 |
| 19 | 13 | "The Secret" | Dennie Gordon | Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky | January 19, 2006 (2006-01-19) | 2014 | 8.7 |
| 20 | 14 | "The Carpet" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Paul Lieberstein | January 26, 2006 (2006-01-26) | 2012 | 8.6 |
| 21 | 15 | "Boys and Girls" | Dennie Gordon | B. J. Novak | February 2, 2006 (2006-02-02) | 2015 | 5.42 |
| 22 | 16 | "Valentine's Day" | Greg Daniels | Michael Schur | February 9, 2006 (2006-02-09) | 2016 | 8.95 |
| 23 | 17 | "Dwight's Speech" | Charles McDougall | Paul Lieberstein | March 2, 2006 (2006-03-02) | 2017 | 8.4 |
| 24 | 18 | "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Mindy Kaling | March 16, 2006 (2006-03-16) | 2018 | 8.8 |
| 25 | 19 | "Michael's Birthday" | Ken Whittingham | Gene Stupnitsky & Lee Eisenberg | March 30, 2006 (2006-03-30) | 2019 | 7.8 |
| 26 | 20 | "Drug Testing" | Greg Daniels | Jennifer Celotta | April 27, 2006 (2006-04-27) | 2022 | 7.8 |
| 27 | 21 | "Conflict Resolution" | Charles McDougall | Greg Daniels | May 4, 2006 (2006-05-04) | 2020 | 7.4 |
| 28 | 22 | "Casino Night"† | Ken Kwapis | Steve Carell | May 11, 2006 (2006-05-11) | 2021 | 7.6 |
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