List of 30 Rock episodes
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30 Rock
, a situation comedy
television series, premiered on October 11, 2006, in the United States on NBC
. Created by Tina Fey
, the series follows the lives of the head writer
of TGS with Tracy Jordan (TGS), Liz Lemon
(Tina Fey), the other staff members of TGS and their network executive
, Jack Donaghy
(Alec Baldwin
). The series began its first season
on October 11, 2006, and concluded on April 26, 2007. The second season
debuted on October 4, 2007, with a hiatus occurring after the tenth episode
due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
. The season resumed on April 10, 2008, and the fifth post-strike episode aired as the season finale on May 8, 2008. The third season
premiered on October 30, 2008, and it ended on May 14, 2009. The fourth season
premiered on October 15, 2009, and ended on May 20, 2010. The fifth season
premiered on September 23, 2010, and ended on May 5, 2011. On November 15, 2010, it was renewed for a sixth season, which will premiere on January 12, 2012.
, 103 original episodes of the show have aired.
The first season has been released to Region 1 DVD by NBC Universal
in the form of a season box set, and a second version in which the season is split into two volumes. The second season was released to Region 1 DVD on October 7, 2008. NBC Universal also released seasons one and two to Region 2 and Region 4 DVD.
Many episodes are named after lines in them ("Jackie Jormp-Jomp
", "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land
") that have little relation to their plot.
's pregnancy. On November 14, 2011, NBC announced that 30 Rock will return on January 12, 2012, at the new time of 8:00pm.
This season is expected to be Alec Baldwin's last, as he has announced he will be retiring from acting after the season's conclusion. Baldwin has said he hopes the series will continue without him.
30 Rock
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...
, a situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
television series, premiered on October 11, 2006, in the United States on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
. Created by Tina Fey
Tina Fey
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama .Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the...
, the series follows the lives of the head writer
Head writer
A head writer is a person who oversees the team of writers on a television or radio series. The title is common in the soap opera genre, as well as with sketch comedies and talk shows that feature monologues and comedy skits, but in prime time series this function is generally performed by an...
of TGS with Tracy Jordan (TGS), Liz Lemon
Liz Lemon
Elizabeth Miervaldis "Liz" Lemon is the main character of the American television series 30 Rock. She is portrayed by Tina Fey, who is also the creator of the series and its showrunner.-Personal history:...
(Tina Fey), the other staff members of TGS and their network executive
Corporate title
Publicly and privately held for-profit corporations confer corporate titles or business titles on company officials as a means of identifying their function in the organization...
, Jack Donaghy
Jack Donaghy
John Francis "Jack" Donaghy is a fictional character on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He is the Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric and later Kabletown....
(Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television.Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing in the role of Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons before his character was killed off...
). The series began its first season
30 Rock (season 1)
The first season of the television comedy series 30 Rock originally aired between October 11, 2006 and April 26, 2007 on NBC in the United States...
on October 11, 2006, and concluded on April 26, 2007. The second season
30 Rock (season 2)
The second season of 30 Rock, an American television comedy series, originally aired between October 4, 2007 and May 8, 2008 on NBC in the United States. 30 Rock takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC; the name refers to 30 Rockefeller...
debuted on October 4, 2007, with a hiatus occurring after the tenth episode
Episode 210
The untitled tenth episode of the second season of the television series 30 Rock was first broadcast in the United States on January 10, 2008, on the NBC network. The episode was written by show runner Robert Carlock and Donald Glover, and was directed by Richard Shepard...
due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
. The season resumed on April 10, 2008, and the fifth post-strike episode aired as the season finale on May 8, 2008. The third season
30 Rock (season 3)
The third season of 30 Rock, an American television comedy series, consists of 22 episodes and began airing on October 30, 2008 on the NBC network in the United States...
premiered on October 30, 2008, and it ended on May 14, 2009. The fourth season
30 Rock (season 4)
The fourth season of 30 Rock, an American television comedy series, consists of 23 episodes and began airing on October 15, 2009, on the National Broadcasting Company network in the United States...
premiered on October 15, 2009, and ended on May 20, 2010. The fifth season
30 Rock (season 5)
The fifth season of 30 Rock, an American television comedy series on the NBC network in the United States, began airing on September 23, 2010. NBC announced on March 5, 2010 that 30 Rock would be returning for a fifth season in the 2010–2011 television season...
premiered on September 23, 2010, and ended on May 5, 2011. On November 15, 2010, it was renewed for a sixth season, which will premiere on January 12, 2012.
, 103 original episodes of the show have aired.
The first season has been released to Region 1 DVD by NBC Universal
NBC Universal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
in the form of a season box set, and a second version in which the season is split into two volumes. The second season was released to Region 1 DVD on October 7, 2008. NBC Universal also released seasons one and two to Region 2 and Region 4 DVD.
Many episodes are named after lines in them ("Jackie Jormp-Jomp
Jackie Jormp-Jomp
"Jackie Jormp-Jomp" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of the American television series 30 Rock. It was directed by series producer Don Scardino, and written by executive story editor Kay Cannon and script co-coordinator Tracey Wigfield. The episode originally aired on the National...
", "Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land
Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land
"Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land" is the twenty-first episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 79th overall episode of the series. It was written by supervising producer Matt Hubbard and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller. The episode originally aired on...
") that have little relation to their plot.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD Release | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere Season premiere In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:... |
Season finale Season finale A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program... |
Region 1 DVD region code DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region... |
Region 2 DVD region code DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region... |
Region 4 DVD region code DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region... |
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| 1 | 21 | October 11, 2006 | April 26, 2007 | September 4, 2007 | March 17, 2008 | April 30, 2008 | |
| 2 | 15 | October 4, 2007 | May 8, 2008 | October 7, 2008 | May 25, 2009 | January 8, 2009 | |
| 3 | 22 | October 30, 2008 | May 14, 2009 | September 22, 2009 | April 5, 2010 | November 11, 2009 | |
| 4 | 22 | October 15, 2009 | May 20, 2010 | September 21, 2010 | February 14, 2011 | November 3, 2010 | |
| 5 | 23 | September 23, 2010 | May 5, 2011 | November 29, 2011 | November 9, 2011 | ||
| 6 | 22 | January 12, 2012 | TBA | ||||
Season 6: 2012
30 Rock was renewed for a sixth season by NBC on November 15, 2010. The season will begin airing mid-season to accommodate Tina FeyTina Fey
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama .Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the...
's pregnancy. On November 14, 2011, NBC announced that 30 Rock will return on January 12, 2012, at the new time of 8:00pm.
This season is expected to be Alec Baldwin's last, as he has announced he will be retiring from acting after the season's conclusion. Baldwin has said he hopes the series will continue without him.
External links
- List of 30 Rock episodes at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- 30 Rock Episodes. EpGuidesEpguidesepguides is a website dedicated to English language radio and television shows. George Fergus, the owner of epguides, began it in 1995 as a personal site at www.xnet.com/~fergus with fan-compiled episode guides and lists for several hundred shows...
. Retrieved January 15, 2010.