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30 Rock
Black background with yellow and white block lettering.
Title card
GenreSitcom
Satire
Created byTina Fey
StarringTina Fey
Alec Baldwin
Tracy Morgan
Jane Krakowski
Jack McBrayer
Scott Adsit
Judah Friedlander
Katrina Bowden
Keith Powell
Lonny Ross
John Lutz
Kevin Brown
Grizz Chapman
Maulik Pancholy
ComposerJeff Richmond
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes104 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersLorne Michaels
Tina Fey
Marci Klein
David Miner
Robert Carlock
ProducersAlec Baldwin
Jerry Kupfer
Don Scardino
Production locationsSilvercup Studios
Long Island City, New York (primary location)
NBC Studios
New York, New York
EditorsKen Eluto, A.C.E.
Camera setupSingle camera
(Some multiple camera)
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesBroadway Video
Little Stranger, Inc.
NBC Universal Television Studio (2006–2007)
Universal Media Studios (2007–2011)
Universal Television (2012–present)
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 11, 2006 (2006-10-11) –
present

30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live. 30 Rock takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC; the name "30 Rock" refers to the GE Building, home to NBC Studios, whose street address is 30 Rockefeller Plaza.[1] This series is produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc., in association with NBCUniversal.[2]

30 Rock is produced in a single camera setup,[3] and is primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, Queens, New York,[4] with some scenes filmed on location at Rockefeller Center.[5] The pilot episode premiered on October 11, 2006[6] and five full seasons have aired since. The series has an ensemble cast that currently consists of 13 regular cast members: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Scott Adsit, Judah Friedlander, Katrina Bowden, Keith Powell, John Lutz, Kevin Brown, Grizz Chapman and Maulik Pancholy.[2]

30 Rock has been a critical success, winning several major awards (including Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2007, 2008, and 2009), and achieving the top ranking on myriad critics' year-end best of 2006 and 2007 lists.[2] On July 14, 2009, the series was nominated for 22 Emmy Awards, the most in a single year for a comedy series.[7]

In 2009, Comedy Central and WGN America bought the syndication rights to the show, which began airing on both networks on September 19, 2011;[8] the series also entered into local broadcast syndication on September 19, 2011.[9]

Production

Conception

In 2002, Fey was the head writer and a performer on Saturday Night Live (SNL). She pitched the show that became 30 Rock to NBC, originally as a sitcom about cable news. NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly felt that "Fey was using the news setting as a fig leaf for her own experience and [he] encouraged her to write what she knew."[10] The show was subsequently reworked to revolve around an SNL-style sketch show. After being presented to Reilly once more, the show was set to air during the 2005-2006 television season. Just before the deal went through, however, the show was nearly brushed aside by Anthony Lewis and Jack Melcher, two NBC executives who fought the idea, fearing that Fey's removal from SNL would result in a severe cut to the show's ratings.[citation needed] Eventually, Lewis gave in just a month before his retirement, and Melcher backed down. In May 2003, Fey signed a contract with NBC to remain in her SNL head writer position until at least the 2004–2005 television season and to develop a prime-time project to be produced by Broadway Video and NBC Universal.[11] Filming was postponed due to Tina Fey's pregnancy.[12]

During the 2004–2005 pilot season, a pilot was announced named Untitled Tina Fey Project. The 30 Rock pilot focused on the boss of a variety show who has to manage her relationships with the show's volatile star and its charismatic executive producer. The storyline evolved into one that dealt with a head writer of a variety show who dealt with both the stars as well as the show's new network executive.[13] 30 Rock was officially given the green light to air May 15, 2006, along with a 13-episode order.[14]

The series underwent further changes during the months leading up to and following its debut. A May 2006 press release mentioned that sketches from The Girlie Show would be made available in their entirety on NBC's broadband website, DotComedy.com. The idea was to air the fictitious TGS with Tracy Jordan online.[15] This aspect of the series was abandoned prior to its debut.

Filming

30 Rock is filmed in New York. Although establishing shots of 30 Rock are often repeated, outdoor scenes are filmed on location at Rockefeller Center or in other parts of New York City.[5] Most of the indoor scenes are filmed at Silvercup Studios in Queens.[4] In the episodes "Cleveland" and "Hiatus," Battery Park City, Manhattan and Douglaston, Queens doubled for Cleveland, Ohio and Needmore, Pennsylvania, respectively.[16] In the episode "Gavin Volure," stock footage of the Arkansas Governor's Mansion was used for exterior shots of the home of Steve Martin's character.[17]

The title sequence is made up of photos and video of 30 Rockefeller Plaza and features the series regulars. The sequence ends with a time lapse of the building and then a title card reading '30 Rock'. The sequence has remained mostly the same throughout the series, although there have been changes to the videos of most of the actors.

Music

The series features a "jaunty" jazz score.[18] Most of the incidental music melody is played by either clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, or strings, often as wildly varying renditions of the usual central theme. The music is composed by Fey's husband Jeff Richmond, who is also a producer for 30 Rock. Richmond wrote the theme music, which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music.[19] Seven short, original songs have been featured in episodes, five of which were performed by Jane Krakowski,[20][21][22][23][24] another performed by Tina Fey and Jason Sudeikis,[25] and another performed by Tracy Morgan.[26] The show has also covered three existing songs,[27][28][29] including the song "Midnight Train to Georgia" by Gladys Knight and the Pips. The song had its lyrics altered to accommodate the character Kenneth being "misinformed about the time [of the 11:45 train]."[29] The song "Oh My" performed by The Gray Kid is heard throughout the episode "The Source Awards", which was mixed with a piano arrangement composed by Richmond.[30] "Kidney Now!", a rendition of the popular song, "We Are the World", is performed by various artists in the Season 3 finale. Other popular songs have been featured (with blessings by the singers), like "I Will Remember You" or "Bitch".

The 30 Rock Original Television Soundtrack was released by the Relativity Music Group on November 16, 2010.[31]

Internet content

On April 2, 2008, NBC announced 30 Rock 360, an online extension of the 30 Rock series. The extension will feature Jack Donaghy's Online Business Courses (or Jack U). Users will also be able to read Jack's blogs and upload their own business advice in video form. Users will be able to submit skits for TGS with Tracy Jordan and act out skits from TGS. The feature will reopen Ask Tina, an interactive question and answer platform in which users can ask Fey questions. Fey will answer the questions in video form.[32] Ask Tina was a fixture on NBC.com's 30 Rock section throughout the first season.[33]

Cast and characters

Main article: Characters of 30 Rock
Informally posed shot of the show's five main cast members huddled together. All are smiling broadly.
From left: Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, Alec Baldwin as Jack Donaghy, Tina Fey as Liz Lemon, Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney and Jack McBrayer as Kenneth Parcell

The plot of 30 Rock revolves around the cast and crew of the fictional sketch comedy series TGS with Tracy Jordan (originally called The Girlie Show), which is filmed in Studio 6H inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza.[20] The series features an ensemble cast.[2] The series features seven roles that receive star billing during the opening credits:

Beginning with season two, three characters, who were credited as guest stars during season one, received star billing after the opening credits in addition to the principal cast:[2]

Beginning with season three, three characters who were credited as guest stars in the first two seasons received star billing after the opening credits in addition to Bowden, Powell, Ross, and the principal cast. They are credited only in the episodes in which they appear:

Beginning with season four, episode seven, one character who was credited as a guest star in the first three seasons was listed after the opening credits in addition to Bowden, Powell, Brown, Chapman, and Pancholy

  • John Lutz as J. D. Lutz, a lazy, overweight TGS writer who is often insulted or made fun of by the rest of the staff.

Casting

Tina Fey worked with Jen McNamara and Adam Bernstein for the casting of the series.[34] Fey's first act as casting director was to cast herself as the lead character, Liz Lemon, who is said to be much like Fey herself when she first became head writer on SNL.[35] The next actor to be cast was Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan,[36] who was then a former castmate of Fey's in SNL. Morgan was asked by Fey to play the role, and he believed it was "right up [his] alley and it was tailor made for [him]".[37] Fey said that the character of Kenneth Parcell was written with Jack McBrayer in mind. McBrayer is an old friend of Fey (they worked together at Second City in Chicago), and she "really wanted him for that part and was very happy when no one objected".[34]

Cast looks at Liz's yellow and black striped wedding dress.
Frank (Friedlander), Pete (Adsit), "Toofer" (Powell) and Jenna (Krakowski) look as Liz (Fey) is wearing a wedding dress.

Rachel Dratch, Fey's longtime comedy partner and fellow SNL alumnus, was originally cast to portray Jenna. Dratch played the role in the show's original pilot, but in August 2006, Jane Krakowski was announced as Dratch's replacement, with Dratch remaining involved in the show playing various characters.[38] Fey explained the change by noting that Dratch was "better-suited to playing a variety of eccentric side characters",[39] and that the role of Jenna was more of a straight-ahead acting part.

Although Fey went on to say that "Rachel and I were both very excited about this new direction",[39] Dratch said that she was not happy with the media's depiction of the change as a demotion;[40] however, she was also skeptical about the reasons she was given for the change, and was not happy with the reduction in the number of episodes in which she would appear.[40] Following the first season, Dratch has only appeared in a handful of episodes.

Shortly following the casting of McBrayer and Dratch, Alec Baldwin was cast as Jack Donaghy, the "totally uncensored" Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming.[41] Fey said that the character of Jack Donaghy was written with Baldwin in mind, and she was "very pleasantly surprised when he agreed to do it".[34] Judah Friedlander was cast as Frank Rossitano, a staff writer of The Girlie Show. Friedlander had never met Fey before auditioning for a role in 30 Rock. His character was based on at least two writers that Fey used to work with at SNL, but he has said that he "certainly brought some of [his] own things to it as well".[42] Finally, Scott Adsit was cast as Pete Hornberger, a longtime friend of Liz's and producer of The Girlie Show. Adsit, an old friend of Fey, also had his character written based on him.[34]

Seasons

See also: List of 30 Rock episodes

Season 1

Main article: 30 Rock (season 1)
The couple, dressed casually in jeans, walk together, holding hands and talking.
Dennis Duffy (Winters, left) and Liz Lemon (Fey, right) were in a relationship in the middle of the first season.

Season one began airing in the United States on October 11, 2006,[6] and featured 21 episodes.[43] The season finale aired on April 26, 2007.[44] Jack Donaghy, the "Head of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming" at General Electric (GE), is transferred to work at the NBC headquarters, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, and retool the late night sketch comedy series The Girlie Show. The show's cast and crew are outraged by this; especially head writer Liz Lemon and main actress Jenna Maroney. Jack proceeds to wreak havoc on The Girlie Show, forcing Liz to hire the off-the-wall movie star Tracy Jordan. He again angers the cast and crew of The Girlie Show when he changes the name to TGS with Tracy Jordan (or just TGS).

As the season progresses, the episodes become less about TGS and more about how the characters deal with juggling their lives and their jobs —specifically the protagonist, Liz Lemon, but other characters are also explored. Episodes also become less self-contained and various story arcs develop in the second half of the season. For example, the first major story arc centers on Liz's relationship with Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters), "The Beeper King." Other story arcs include: Jenna promoting her movie The Rural Juror; Tracy going on the run from the Black Crusaders; Jack's engagement, which was eventually called off, to a Christie's auctioneer named Phoebe (Emily Mortimer); and another relationship of Liz's with Floyd (Jason Sudeikis).

Guest stars include Nathan Lane, Isabella Rossellini, Will Arnett, Elaine Stritch, Whoopi Goldberg, Conan O'Brien, LL Cool J and Ghostface Killah.

Season 2

Main article: 30 Rock (season 2)
Two male characters, dressed in business suits, are drinking together.
Devon Banks' (Arnett, left) and Jack Donaghy's (Baldwin, right) rivalry for the GE chairmanship became more evident during the second season.

Season two began airing in the United States on October 4, 2007,[45] and featured 15 episodes.[46] The second season was originally intended to consist of 22 episodes but the order was cut to 15 due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.[47][48] The season finale aired on May 8, 2008.[49] After Liz broke up with Floyd in the summer, she is looking for ways to rebound. When Jerry Seinfeld confronts Jack about a new marketing campaign which featured clips of Seinfeld's sitcom, Seinfeld, in all NBC shows, he has a chance encounter with Liz that gives her some much needed advice. During the TGS summer hiatus, Jenna becomes overweight due to performing in the Broadway show Mystic Pizza: The Musical (based on the real 1988 film Mystic Pizza). Tracy has encountered some marital problems with his wife Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepherd) and they become separated, but later reunite.

During the season, Jack develops a relationship with a Democratic congresswoman named Celeste "C.C." Cunningham (Edie Falco). They later break up. An arc that was established in the first season but becomes more apparent in the second regards Jack running for the GE chairmanship against his archnemesis Devon Banks (Will Arnett). The season ends with Liz planning to adopt a child after believing she was pregnant with Dennis' baby. Kenneth also travels to Beijing to be a page at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Tracy invents a pornographic video game. Jack ends the season working at a new government job in Washington, D.C., but plans to get fired by proposing a "gay bomb."

Season 3

Main article: 30 Rock (season 3)

30 Rock returned with a third season as part of NBC's fall schedule, airing immediately after The Office. The show experienced a large ratings and popularity spike this season after Tina Fey's highly praised performance as Sarah Palin on SNL. This is also the season where the show made Emmy history, being nominated for 22 Emmy awards. The season consisted of 22 episodes.[50][51][52] Oprah Winfrey guest starred in the second episode, playing herself, as well as Jennifer Aniston playing Liz's ex roommate. Salma Hayek[53] also appeared for a multi-episode arc, portraying Jack's new girlfriend, Elisa. Other guest stars this season included John Lithgow, Kerry Butler, Megan Mullally and Steve Martin.[54] Jon Hamm played Liz's love interest and neighbor for several episodes.[55] Alan Alda appeared in the season's final two episodes as Milton Greene, Jack's biological father. The season finale featured multiple musical guests, including Talib Kweli, Michael McDonald, Norah Jones, Steve Earle, Moby, Clay Aiken, the Beastie Boys, Adam Levine, Mary J. Blige, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Rhett Miller, Cyndi Lauper, Sara Bareilles, Wyclef Jean, and Rachael Yamagata, performing "Kidney Now!", an organ donation drive spoof of We Are The World and "Just Stand Up!".[56]

Season 4

Main article: 30 Rock (season 4)

The fourth season of 30 Rock premiered on October 15, 2009. Like the previous season 3, it also consisted of 22 episodes. A recurring story arc early in the season revolved around Jack's request that Liz cast a new actor for TGS, and Liz's subsequent search for the perfect comedian, much to the dismay of Jenna and Tracy, who fear losing their spotlight. The later half of the season focused on two complementary story arcs: Jack's inability to choose between two mistresses, and Liz's inability to find a boyfriend to live up to her expectations and Jenna's relationship with a Jenna Maroney impersonator. The season has also featured such guest stars as Julianne Moore, Jon Bon Jovi, Cheyenne Jackson, Sherri Shepherd, Will Forte, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Sheen, Matt Damon, and James Franco.

Season 5

Main article: 30 Rock (season 5)

On March 5, 2010, NBC announced 30 Rock had been renewed for a fifth season, which aired in the 2010–2011 TV season on the Thursday 8:30 p.m. time slot and premiered on September 23.[57]

On July 31, 2010, NBC announced that an episode of 30 Rock's fifth season would be filmed and broadcast live, twice, on the evening of October 14, 2010. The two separate recordings resulted in a live telecast of the episode to American viewers in both the West and East Coast, to ensure both would view a live performance. Filmed in front of a live audience, the episode aired at 8:30 pm EDT and PDT on NBC. A ratings success, the episode was also met with positive reviews.[58][58][59][60]

On November 15, 2010, NBC announced that 30 Rock would be moving to 10/9c starting January 20.[61]

Season 5 focuses on Liz Lemon's continuing relationship with Carol Burnett (Matt Damon), Jack's start into fatherhood with fiancée Avery (Elizabeth Banks), struggling with the merger of NBCUniversal with Kabletown, Tracy's foray into getting an EGOT, and Kenneth's attempt to get back to NBC. Aside from featuring the return of Rachel Dratch in the Live Show, other guest stars include Matt Damon, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Sherri Shepherd, Queen Latifah, Rob Reiner, John Amos, Jon Hamm, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bill Hader, Chris Parnell, Kelsey Grammer, Buck Henry, David Gregory, John Slattery, Daniel Sunjata, Will Forte, Kelly Coffield Park, Elaine Stritch, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Alan Alda, Cheyenne Jackson, Robert De Niro, Dean Winters, Ken Howard, Vanessa Minnillo, Brian Williams, Richard Belzer, Ice-T, John Cho, Chloe Moretz, Terrance Mann (as oceanographer Robert Ballard), Cristin Milioti (as Abby Flynn in "TGS Hates Women"), Eion Bailey, Adriane Lenox. Michael Keaton and Margaret Cho (as Avery's kidnapper, Korean dictator Kim Jong-il).

Season 6

Main article: 30 Rock (season 6)

On November 15, 2010, NBC announced 30 Rock had been renewed for a sixth season, which aired at the beginning of 2012, due to Tina Fey's pregnancy.[62] The season began airing January 12 in its new 8 PM timeslot leading into Parks and Recreation, The Office and Up All Night.[63]

Many LGBT groups called for Tracy Morgan's resignation or dismissal from the show due to anti-gay comments he made between the end of season 5 and the filming for season 6.[64] Morgan issued an apology and will continue with his starring role.[65] 30 Rock had previously received an award from GLAAD, commending the show on its portrayal of LGBT themes and characters.[citation needed]

Effect

Critical reception

30 Rock has been well received by critics[66] but has struggled to attract viewers.[67] Robert Abele of LA Weekly declared that the show was "A weirdly appropriate and hilarious symbol of our times."[68] The Wall Street Journal's Dorothy Rabinowitz wrote that "The standard caution is relevant – debut episodes tend to be highly polished. All the more reason to enjoy the hilarious scenes and fine ensemble cast here."[69] Some less favorable reviews were received from Brian Lowry of Variety. Lowry said that "Despite her success with 'Mean Girls,' [Tina] Fey mostly hits too-familiar notes in the pilot. Moreover, she's a limited protagonist, which is problematic."[70] Criticism was also received from Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, who said that "30 Rock is less than the sum of its parts, and, as an entry in the single-camera comedy sweepstakes, it fails to show either the inspired inventiveness of Arrested Development or provide the surprisingly perceptive character studies of The Office."[71] Metacritic gave the pilot episode a Metascore—a weighted average based on the impressions of a select thirty-one critical reviews—of 67 out of 100.[72]

At the end of 2006, LA Weekly listed 30 Rock as one of the best "Series of the Year."[73] The show also appeared on similar year end "best of" 2006 lists published by The New York Times,[74] The A.V. Club,[75] The Boston Globe,[76] The Chicago Sun-Times,[76] Entertainment Weekly,[76] The Los Angeles Times,[76] The Miami Herald,[76] People Weekly,[76] and TV Guide.[76] The Associated Press wrote that NBC's "Thursday night comedy block—made up of My Name Is Earl, The Office, Scrubs, and 30 Rock—is consistently the best night of prime time viewing for any network."[77] In 2007, it appeared on The Boston Globe's "best of" list[78] as well as the "best of" lists of The Chicago Sun-Times,[78] The Chicago Tribune,[78] Entertainment Weekly,[78] The Los Angeles Times,[78] Newark Star-Ledger,[78] The New York Times,[78] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,[78] The San Francisco Chronicle,[78] The San Jose Mercury News,[78] TV Guide and USA Today.[78] 30 Rock was named the best series of 2007 by Entertainment Weekly.[78]

In December 2009, Newsweek magazine ranked 30 Rock as the best comedy on TV for the past decade,[79] and at the end of 2010, Metacritic reported that the show ranked 12th place in their list of collected Television Critic Top Ten Lists.[80]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of 30 Rock awards and nominations

Capping its critically successful first season, 30 Rock won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and Elaine Stritch was awarded an Emmy in September 2007 for her work as a guest actress in "Hiatus."[81] Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin were nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Lead Actor in a comedy series categories respectively.[82] "Jack-Tor" and "Tracy Does Conan" were both nominated in the category of Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.[82] 30 Rock received four Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[82] Alec Baldwin received the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical in 2007.[83] Baldwin also received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2007.[84] The show also received various other guild award nominations during its first season.[85][86]

In 2008, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin both won Screen Actors Guild Awards.[87] The series took home the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series in 2008.[88] It also received the Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Series – Comedy from the Producers Guild of America in 2008.[89] 30 Rock received 17 Emmy nominations, for its second season, meaning it was the second most nominated series of the year.[90] These 17 nominations broke the record for the most nominations for a comedy series, meaning that 30 Rock was the most nominated comedy series for any individual Emmy year. The previous holder of this record was The Larry Sanders Show in 1996 with 16 nominations.[91] 30 Rock also won the Television Critics Association Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Comedy."[92]

Also in 2008, 30 Rock completed a sweep of the major awards for best comedy series at that year's Primetime Emmy Awards. The show won Outstanding Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin was recognized as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and Tina Fey was given the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. This marks the eighth time in the history of the Emmy awards that a show won best series plus best lead actor and actress.[93] Tina Fey also won the award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the episode "Cooter".

At the 2008 Golden Globe awards, 30 Rock won the award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Alec Baldwin won Best Actor in a Television Musical or Comedy, and Tina Fey won Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy.[94]

True or false, accurate or exag­gerated, recalled from experience or just plain made up, 30 Rock is as funny, or funnier, than the show it pretends to be producing.

— The Peabody Board.[95]

For the show's 2007 episodes, 30 Rock received a Peabody Award at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards.[95] Upon announcing the award, the Peabody Board commended the show for being "not only a great workplace comedy in the tradition of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, complete with fresh, indelible secondary characters, but also a sly, gleeful satire of corporate media, especially the network that airs it."[96]

In 2009, 30 Rock received a record-breaking 22 Primetime Emmy Award nominations[7] and won five Emmy Awards, including Best Comedy Series and Best Actor in a Comedy Series (Alec Baldwin).

Ratings

Below, "Rank" refers to how well 30 Rock rated compared to other television series which aired during primetime hours of the corresponding television season. The television season tends to begin in September, of any given year, and end during the May of the following year. "Viewers" refers to the average number of viewers for all original episodes (broadcast in the series' "Regular Timeslot") of 30 Rock aired during the television season. Although the viewer average may be higher for some seasons than others, the rank will not necessarily be higher. This is due to the number of programs aired during primetime. In some seasons there may be more regular programs aired during primetime than in others. The "Season premiere" is the date that the first episode of the season aired. Similarly, the "Season finale" is the date that the final episode of the season aired.

Season Timeslot (EST) Episodes Season premiere Season finale TV season Rank Viewers
(in millions)
1 Wednesday 8:00 P.M. (October 11, 2006 – November 1, 2006)
Thursday 9:30 P.M. (November 16, 2006 – March 8, 2007)
Thursday 9:00 P.M. (April 5, 2007 – April 26, 2007) 		21 October 11, 2006 April 26, 2007 2006–2007 #102[97] 5.8[97]
2 Thursday 8:30 P.M. (October 4, 2007 – December 6, 2007)
Thursday 9:00 P.M. (December 13, 2007)
Thursday 8:30 P.M. (January 10, 2008 – April 17, 2008)
Thursday 9:30 P.M. (April 24, 2008 – May 8, 2008) 		15 October 4, 2007 May 8, 2008 2007–2008 #94[98] 6.4[99]
3 Thursday 9:30 P.M. (October 30, 2008 – May 14, 2009) 22 October 30, 2008 May 14, 2009 2008–2009 #69[100] 7.5[100]
4 Thursday 9:30 P.M. (October 15, 2009 – May 20, 2010)
Thursday 9:00 P.M. (January 14, 2010)
Thursday 8:30 P.M. (April 22, 2010) 		22 October 15, 2009 May 20, 2010 2009–2010 #86[101] 5.9[101]
5 Thursday 8:30 P.M. (September 23, 2010 – December 9, 2010)
Thursday 10:00 P.M. (January 20, 2011 – May 5, 2011)
Thursday 10:30 P.M. (April 28, 2011) 		23 September 23, 2010 May 5, 2011 2010–2011 #106[102] 5.3[102]
6 Thursday 8:00 P.M. (January 12, 2012 - May 2012) 22 January 12, 2012 May 2012 2011–2012

The pilot episode generated 8.13 million viewers,[103] the series' highest ratings until that of its third season premiere which garnered 8.5 million viewers. In its original timeslot of Wednesday at 8:00 pm EST, the show averaged 6.23 million viewers.[104] 30 Rock aired on Wednesdays for its first four episodes. The season's lowest ratings were achieved by "Jack the Writer" and "Hard Ball" which both achieved 4.61 million viewers.[105][106] The season two premiere, "SeinfeldVision," was viewed by 7.33 million viewers, the highest rating since the pilot.[107] 30 Rock entered a hiatus due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike on January 10, 2008.[47] The episode that aired on that date was viewed by 5.98 million viewers.[108] The second season finale, "Cooter", which aired on May 8, 2008, was viewed by 5.6 million viewers.[49]

On December 29, 2006, Nielsen Media Research (NMR) reported the results of having, for the first time, monitored viewers who use a digital video recorder to record shows for later viewing. NMR reported that 30 Rock adds nearly 7.5% to its total audience every week as a result of viewers who use a DVR to record the show and then watch it within a week of its initial airing.[109] A March 2007 report from MAGNA Global, based on NMR data about viewership ranked by among adults 25–54, shows that as of the time of the report 30 Rock's viewers have a median income of $65,000, high enough to place the show tied at 11th in affluence with several other shows. This is during a period where for the season 30 Rock is tied at No. 85 in the 18–49 demographic.[110] During its second season, 30 Rock ranked in fourth place, against all primetime programming, for television series' which are watched by viewers with income above $100,000.[111] Following Fey's popular impressions of Alaskan governor Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live, the third season premiere was seen by 8.5 million viewers, making it the highest viewed episode in the series.[112] The premiere earned a 4.1 preliminary adults 18–49 rating, an increase of 21% from the second season premiere.[113]

In other countries

30 Rock also airs in other countries; ratings and rankings for some of these markets include:

  • Latin America: Seasons 1, 2, 3, 4 and currently 5 are aired on Sony Entertainment Television, a cable network in the Latin American market which shows a number of U.S. prime time programs from NBC, CBS, ABC and the Lifetime network, as well as syndicated U.S. series.
  • Canada: The series premiered on the CTV network on October 10, 2006, a day before its premiere in the United States. The network aired the first four episodes of the series,[114] but dropped the show effective November 30, 2006 after a brief run during which it never entered the Bureau of Broadcast Measurement Nielsen top 30.[115] CTV later re-added the show to its lineup on Sundays at 8:30 pm, but moved the show to its secondary A-Channel system for the series' second season.[116] From the third season onward, it has aired on Citytv.[117]
  • United Kingdom: The first season premiered on October 11, 2007 on Five. The premiere was watched by 700,000 viewers, which was 6% of all people watching television in the country at the time it was broadcast.[118] 30 Rock originally aired at 10:45 pm,[119] but was moved to 11:05 pm, airing back-to-back episodes.[120] Season two was broadcast from February 20, 2009 at 9 pm on Five USA.[121] Season three began airing on Comedy Central (UK) from Monday October 5, 2009, and season four from April 19, 2010. The fifth season began broadcasting from February 10, 2011.[122]
  • Jamaica: Available only via cable or other pay-for television (satellite or DirecTV) with new episodes shown on NBC and CityTV.
  • South Africa: All four seasons have been aired on M-Net and M-Net Series. Season five is currently airing.
  • Ireland: Seasons 1, 2, 4 have shown on 3e & Season three began airing on Comedy Central (UK) (also broadcast in Ireland) on Monday October 5, 2009; and season four from April 19, 2010. The fifth season began broadcasting from February 10, 2011.[122]
  • Germany: ZDFneo, a new digital channel from ZDF, was launched on November 1, 2009, with the German-dubbed version of 30 Rock as its flagship program. The series' free television debut that night on that channel registered a 0.0 rating, with fewer than 5000 viewers tuning in. TNT Serie, a German version of the TNT channel, broadcast the series to cable and pay satellite viewers since February 2009.[123]
  • Portugal: The first two seasons have aired on FOX:Next which is currently airing Season 3. The first two seasons have also aired on RTP2.
  • Poland: It airs on channel TVN7 and Canal+.
  • Slovenia: Season 1 came to POP TV on 12 April 2010 (airing from Monday to Thursday). It concluded on 17 May 2010. Season 2 began airing on January 4, 2011 (Monday to Thursday) and finished on January 26. Season 3 started the next day, on January 27 (same timeslot).
  • Spain: Known as "Rockefeller Plaza", seasons 1, 2 and 3 have aired on laSexta and other channels. The fourth season hasn't been aired yet.
  • Croatia: Nova TV aired Seasons 1 and 2, currently airing Season 3 (always at Sunday midnight time slot).
  • India: Star World has aired the first four seasons over the years, the 4th in 2010. FX started airing reruns on October 1, 2010.
  • Hong Kong: ATV World has aired Seasons 1-3 from July 2010 to Oct 2010 (Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 8:30 pm)
  • Australia: Seven Network broadcast the first season Mondays and Wednesdays at 22.30, from December 4, 2007.[124] The second season began showing on June 9, 2008, now on Mondays at 23.30,[125] and the third from February 2, 2009 in the same timeslot. From December 2009, the third season was rebroadcast at the earlier time of 22.30 Mondays and Tuesdays, where it grew significantly in popularity, but the fourth was nonetheless broadcast Mondays at 23.30 once more, beginning February 1, 2010. However, 7mate has since aired the show in the earlier timeslot of 21:30, Mondays. Season five is now broadcast at 22:30, Thursdays from October 21, 2010.
  • New Zealand: seasons 1-5 aired free-to-air in C4's (now Four) weeknight comedy line-ups, typically several weeks after the episode's original U.S. broadcast.
  • Israel: It airs on Yes Comedy, currently broadcasting Season 5.
  • Italy: The first two seasons aired on Lei, Sky's television channel oriented to female audience. Starting from season 3, it airs on Sky Uno. On April 11, 2011 national channel Rai 4 started airing all seasons free to air.
  • Republic of Macedonia: Only the first season aired on Sitel TV, Monday to Friday at 21:00 but due to low ratings it was transferred to 23:30.

Similarities to other media

Two shows debuting on 2006–07 NBC lineup, 30 Rock and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, revolved around the off-camera happenings on a sketch comedy series. Similarities between the two led to speculation that only one of them would be picked up. Baldwin said "I'd be stunned if NBC picked up both shows. And ours has the tougher task, as a comedy, because if it's not funny, that's it."[126] Kevin Reilly, then president of NBC Entertainment, was supportive of Fey, describing the situation as a "high-class problem":

I just can't imagine the audience would look at both shows, choose one and cancel the other out. In some ways, why is it any different than when there have been three or four cop shows on any schedule, or Scrubs and ER, which are tonally very different?[127]

Evidence of the overlapping subject matter between the shows, as well as the conflict between them, arose when Aaron Sorkin, the creator of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, asked Lorne Michaels to allow him to observe Saturday Night Live for a week, a request Michaels denied.[126] Despite this, Sorkin sent Fey flowers after NBC announced it would pick up both series, and wished her luck with 30 Rock.[128] Fey said that "it's just bad luck for me that in my first attempt at prime time I'm going up against the most powerful writer on television. I was joking that this would be the best pilot ever aired on Trio. And then Trio got canceled."[126] Fey wound up "beating" Sorkin when Studio 60 was canceled after one season and 30 Rock was renewed for a second. Though 30 Rock's first-season ratings proved lackluster and were lower than those of Studio 60,[97] Studio 60 was more expensive to produce.[129]

One early promo for 30 Rock portrayed Alec Baldwin mistakenly thinking he would meet Sorkin,[130] and when asked on her "Ask Tina" space what she thought of the criticism that 30 Rock received, Fey jokingly replied that people who did not like it were probably confusing it with Studio 60.[131] However, none of 30 Rock's producers have given Studio 60 any serious criticism, positive or negative. In a November 1, 2006 interview, Fey said she had seen the first two episodes of Studio 60. When asked what her impressions were, she jokingly replied, "I can't do impressions of Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry."[132]

At least five 30 Rock episodes have briefly parodied Studio 60:

  • "Jack the Writer" contains a self-referring walk and talk sequence, such sequences being commonly used on Studio 60 and Aaron Sorkin's previous shows.[133]
  • "Jack-tor" – Liz tries to quote global education statistics, only to mess up and realize that she does not know what she is talking about.[134]
  • "Jack Meets Dennis" – Liz says the upcoming show will be "worse than that time we did that Gilbert and Sullivan parody". The second episode of Studio 60, "The Cold Open," included a parody of the "Major-General's Song" on the show-within-the-show.
  • "The Fabian Strategy" - In the ending sequence Kenneth watches the credits for TGS, which include Ricky and Ronnie as writers, the two ex-head writers on Studio 60.
  • "Plan B" - Aaron Sorkin appears as himself as Liz is attempting to get a new job at NBC's The Sing-Off. Sorkin explains to Liz that he, too, is having trouble finding work writing for television, despite having written such works as The West Wing, A Few Good Men, and The Social Network. Liz offers to add "Studio 60" to that list, but is told by Sorkin to "shut up."

Some critics have compared 30 Rock to The Mary Tyler Moore Show, with parallels drawn between the relationship of Liz and Jack and that of Mary Richards and Lou Grant.[135][136] It has also been compared to That Girl.[137][138] Like That Girl and Mary Tyler Moore, 30 Rock is a sitcom centering on an unmarried, brunette career woman living in a big city where she works in the television industry. That Girl was parodied in the opening segment of 30 Rock's pilot.

Syndication

It was announced in 2009 that off-network syndication rights for 30 Rock had been acquired by Comedy Central and WGN America for a combined value in the range of $800,000 an episode.[139][140]

Internet and DVD

Episode downloads and online streaming

Weekly installments of 30 Rock are available to download for a per-episode fee, to U.S. residents only, via the "NBC Direct" service, Amazon Unbox and Apple's iTunes Store. In addition to paid downloads, all five seasons can be streamed on Netflix, but this requires a paid subscription.[141] Both NBC.com and Hulu.com stream episodes for free, but only the five most current installments are available for viewing, and Hulu has ceased streaming previous seasons.[142][143][144]

DVD releases

Name Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Discs Extras
Season One September 4, 2007 March 17, 2008 April 30, 2008 3 Episode commentaries, Outtakes and Deleted scenes (Region 1 only).[145]
Season Two October 7, 2008 May 25, 2009 January 8, 2009 2 Episode commentaries, Outtakes, Deleted scenes, The table read for the episode "Cooter," 30 Rock Live at the UCB Theatre, a behind-the-scenes look at an episode of Saturday Night Live which was hosted by Tina Fey, and The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Presents: An Evening With 30 Rock.[46]
Season Three September 22, 2009 April 5, 2010 November 11, 2009 3 Episode commentaries, Outtakes, Deleted scenes, The table read for the episode "Kidney Now!", behind-the-scenes with the Muppets, 1-900-OKFACE, The Making of "He Needs a Kidney", Photo Gallery.
Season Four September 21, 2010 February 14, 2011 November 3, 2010 3 Episode commentaries, Deleted scenes, Behind-the-scenes, Extended episodes, Ace of Cakes episode, "Tennis Night in America" music video, Photo Gallery.[146]
Season Five November 29, 2011 March 5, 2012 November 3, 2011 3 Episode commentaries, Deleted scenes,

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