From With Ratings Tight, TV Networks Vie For Richest Viewers:
The TV sitcom “The Office,” a documentary-style parody of corporate life, will return to General Electric Co.’s NBC in September despite a weak ratings performance. NBC’s “Committed” — a higher-rated sitcom about two neurotic twentysomethings — won’t be back.The primary reason: Rich people like ‘The Office.’
Of course, really rich people like the original British version better.