The series finale of NBC's "The Office" airs tonight at 9 p.m.
While you may tune in to bid farewell to the Dunder Mifflin crew, you most likely bid adieu to the comedy long ago.
While viewership went down after Steve Carell's departure in season 7, the series noticeably began losing viewership the season prior.
After averaging at least 8 million viewers in seasons 2 through 5, viewership began to dip below 7 million eyeballs toward the end of season 6.
Now, in its ninth and final season, "The Office" has been averaging around 4 million per episode.
If you plan to watch, you most likely need a refresher.
Since Michael's departure, Andy lost his marbles, Kelly left, Angela had a baby, and Dwight finally achieved his goal of becoming regional branch manager.
Plus, golden couple Jim and Pam were nearly on the outs.
Yes, a lot has happened.
Will Ferrell stepped in briefly as the new manager after Steve Carell left.
Andy succeeded him as new regional manager.
James Spader joined the show as demeaning new company CEO Robert California who divided the office coworkers into "winners" and "losers."
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