The Manager and the Salesman

"The Manager and the Salesman"
The Office episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 16
Directed byMarc Webb
Written byMindy Kaling
Cinematography byMatt Sohn
Editing byClaire Scanlon
Production code616
Original air dateFebruary 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)
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"The Manager and the Salesman" (alternatively titled "Manager and Salesman") is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 116th episode overall. Written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Marc Webb, it first aired in the United States on NBC on February 11, 2010.

The series, presented in a mockumentary format, depicts the everyday lives of office employees at the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, new CEO Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) visits the Scranton branch and insists that either Michael (Steve Carell) or Jim (John Krasinski) step down from co-manager to salesman, while Dwight (Rainn Wilson) and Ryan (B. J. Novak) conspire to get Jim demoted. The episode achieved a viewership of 7.44 million during its initial airing in the United States.