Parks and Recreation season 3
Broadcast
### Broadcast

While *Parks and Recreation* previously aired on 8:30 p.m. EST on Thursdays, the third season marked its debut in a 9:30 p.m. Thursday timeslot effective January 20, 2011, airing between the two popular series *[The Office](/wiki/The_Office_%28American_TV_series%29 "The Office (American TV series)")* and *[30 Rock](/wiki/30_Rock "30 Rock")*. Poehler said of the time\-slot, "'The Office' is such an amazing show and to be behind it is an honor." The *Parks* producers hoped the *Office* lead\-in would bring new viewers, and so the season premiere "Go Big or Go Home" included an introductory sequence that described the previous events of the series. In some cases, "Producer's Cut" versions of third\-season episodes were made available on the official NBC website after they were broadcast. These cuts were about five minutes longer than the televised version and included several scenes that were originally cut due to length limitations. The episodes to receive "Producer's Cuts" included "Harvest Festival", "The Fight" and "Li'l Sebastian".

During its original broadcast, the episode "Jerry's Painting" ran for an extended 40 minutes rather than the usual 30 minutes because it followed "[Goodbye, Michael](/wiki/Goodbye%2C_Michael "Goodbye, Michael")", an extended episode of *The Office* that featured the final appearance of [Steve Carell](/wiki/Steve_Carell "Steve Carell") as a regular cast member. "The Fight" and "Road Trip" ran back\-to\-back during their original broadcast on May 12, 2011, as did "The Bubble" and "Li'l Sebastian" on May 19\. The four were stand\-alone episodes that were not originally designed to be shown together, However, because the third season premiered late as a mid\-season replacement in January, the episodes aired together so the series' season would conclude at the end of the television season.


How many minutes longer were 'Producer's Cut' versions of third-season episodes compared to the televised version?