'1600 Penn' yanked from NBC Thursday schedule next week

Following the cancellation of midseason drama Do No Harm, NBC has pulled its newest low-rated comedy 1600 Penn from the schedule for one week only — so far.

Chronicling the wacky exploits of a fictional First Family in the White House, 1600 Penn had a decent audience for a "sneak preview" of its series premiere on Monday, December 17, but viewers haven't followed the single-camera comedy to its regular Thursday timeslot at 9:30 PM since it debuted on January 10.

The episode scheduled to air on January 31 was replaced by a new original episode of The Office in hopes of giving Do No Harm a stronger lead-in for its premiere. However, that strategy backfired and ended up tying The Office's series low while Do No Harm scored the lowest rating ever for an in-season series premiere.

1600 Penn returned to its 9:30 timeslot this week and hit a series low, prompting the Peacock network to yank the mediocre comedy next week in favor of an expanded Valentine's Day episode of The Office that will air as two new back-to-back episodes.

Will 1600 Penn be back on February 21 as planned, or will it mysteriously disappear?