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PAPER, THE [PROGRAM CHANGE]
Air Date: Saturday, January 03, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-8:30 PM EST on NBC
Episode Title: (#108) "CHURCH AND STATE" (Repeat)
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"THE PAPER"

"CHURCH AND STATE" ORIGINAL

01/03/2026 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Saturday) : Mare uncovers a story that pits the Truth Teller against its corporate owner. Ned's past as a high-pressure toilet paper salesman embarrasses him. Esmeralda tries to stage-mom her son into commercials. Ken participates in a cover-up.







PAPER, THE (PEACOCK)
Returns in TBA 2026 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/4/25 - ???
STATUS:
returning in 2026/2027 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 2 (in advance of Season 1) ordered on 9/3/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from Peacock's web site, September 2025) The documentary crew from Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch discovers a struggling Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alex Edelman
· Chelsea Frei
· Domhnall Gleeson
· Gbemisola Ikumelo
· Melvin Gregg
· Oscar Nuñez as Oscar Martinez
· Ramona Young
· Sabrina Impacciatore
· Tim Key
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Silverman as EP
· Greg Daniels as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Howard Klein as EP
· Michael Koman as CRTR/EP
· Ricky Gervais as EP/CRTR (Original Series)
· Stephen Merchant as EP/CRTR (Original Series)
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Banijay Americas
· Universal Television