NBC Press Release (RATINGS):

Last night, a special one-hour episode of “The Office” won its time period over “Grey’s Anatomy,” “CSI” and “Kitchen Nightmares” in adults 18-49, while the time-period debut of “The Marriage Ref” topped “Private Practice” and “The Mentalist” in primetime’s key demo, according to “fast affiliate-based” “live plus same day” viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research.

From 9-10 p.m. ET last night, a one-hour episode of “The Office” (4.7 rating, 12 share in adults 18-49, 9.0 million viewers overall), featuring the birth of Jim and Pam’s baby, won its tough time slot in adults 18-49 over ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” CBS’s “CSI” and Fox’s “Kitchen Nightmares.” This marks the first time that “The Office” has topped a first-run episode of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” head-to-head in primetime’s key demographic of adults 18-49. “The Office” also won its highly competitive hour in adults 18-34 and all key adult-male demos – men 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. “The Office” was the #2 show on television Thursday night in adults 18-49, second only to Fox’s special Thursday “American Idol.”

This marks the top-rated telecast of “The Office” in both adults 18-49 and total viewers since the October 8, 2009 wedding episode.

NBC Press release (SEASON 7):

NBC has renewed three more of its Thursday-night comedies – “30 Rock” (9:30-10 p.m. ET), “The Office” (9-9:30 p.m. ET) and the freshman series “Community” (8-8:30 p.m. ET) for the 2010-11 season. The returning programs join the previously announced “Parks and Recreation” (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET) that also will return for next season.

People.com:

Jenna Fischer became a mom and an aunt the very same week.

“The same week that we were shooting the episode where Pam’s baby is born, I was becoming the aunt for the very first time,” says Fischer, who spoke with PEOPLE about Thursday’s hour-long episode of The Office, in which her character Pam gave birth to a girl, named Cecelia Marie Halpert.

“Literally the day we shot Pam’s going to the hospital, my sister was going to the hospital, and the same day we shot me coming home from the hospital, my sister came home from the hospital. It was crazy! And so my dad [Jim] had one daughter going through it for real and another faking it.”

And thanks to Fischer, both babies have the same name.

“I got to name my baby!” says Fischer, who successfully lobbied The Office writers to use the name Cecelia. “I said I would really love to name the baby after my niece, so I did.”

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