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{{Infobox television season
{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 1
| season_number = 1
| bgcolour = #ced343
| bgcolour = #ced343
| image = 30 Rock Season One DVD Cover.jpg
| image = 30 Rock Season One DVD Cover.jpg
| image_alt = A DVD cover showing Tracy Jordan, Liz Lemon, and Jack Donaghy with the words "30 Rock Season 1" on top
| image_size = 250
| image_size = 250
| caption = DVD cover
| caption = DVD cover
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tina Fey]]
* [[Tina Fey]]
* [[Tracy Morgan]]
* [[Tracy Morgan]]
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* [[Alec Baldwin]]
* [[Alec Baldwin]]
}}
}}
| country = [[United States]]
| network = [[NBC]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2006|10|11}}
| network = [[NBC]]
| first_aired = {{start date|2006|10|11}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2007|4|26}}
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| num_episodes = 21
| last_aired = {{end date|2007|4|26}}
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| episode_list = List of 30 Rock episodes
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| num_episodes = 21
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| episode_list = List of 30 Rock episodes
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}}


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. The season was produced by [[Broadway Video]], [[Little Stranger (film company)|Little Stranger]] and [[NBC Universal]], and the executive producers were series creator [[Tina Fey]], [[Lorne Michaels]], [[Joann Alfano]], [[Marci Klein]], and [[David Miner (television producer)|David Miner]].
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. The season was produced by [[Broadway Video]], [[Little Stranger (film company)|Little Stranger]] and [[NBC Universal]], and the executive producers were series creator [[Tina Fey]], [[Lorne Michaels]], [[JoAnn Alfano]], [[Marci Klein]], and [[David Miner (television producer)|David Miner]].


The series focuses on ''TGS with Tracy Jordan'', a fictional [[sketch comedy]] series, and its [[head writer]] [[Liz Lemon]], portrayed by Fey, as she juggles her job and her personal life. The season consisted of 21 episodes; 19 episodes were approximately 22 minutes long, and the other two episodes were approximately 26 minutes long due to NBC "supersizing" those episodes. The season moved [[timeslot]]s three times during its run. The first four episodes aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm,<ref name="timeslot_1">{{cite press release|title=NBC Swaps Wednesday-Night Time Periods for New Fall Comedies '30 Rock' and 'Twenty Good Years' |publisher=[[NBC]] |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=August 31, 2006 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/08/31/nbc-swaps-wednesday-night-time-periods-for-new-fall-comedies-30-rock-and-twenty-good-years-22182/20060831nbc01/ |access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> the next thirteen episodes aired on Thursdays at 9:30 pm, and the final four episodes aired on Thursdays at 9:00 pm.
The series focuses on ''TGS with Tracy Jordan'', a fictional [[sketch comedy]] series, and its [[head writer]] [[Liz Lemon]], portrayed by Fey, as she juggles her job and her personal life. The season consisted of 21 episodes; 19 episodes were approximately 22 minutes long, and the other two episodes were approximately 26 minutes long due to NBC "supersizing" those episodes. The season moved [[timeslot]]s three times during its run. The first four episodes aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm,<ref name="timeslot_1">{{cite press release|title=NBC Swaps Wednesday-Night Time Periods for New Fall Comedies '30 Rock' and 'Twenty Good Years' |publisher=[[NBC]] |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=August 31, 2006 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/08/31/nbc-swaps-wednesday-night-time-periods-for-new-fall-comedies-30-rock-and-twenty-good-years-22182/20060831nbc01/ |access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> the next thirteen episodes aired on Thursdays at 9:30 pm, and the final four episodes aired on Thursdays at 9:00 pm.


The season received generally favorable reviews, and was nominated for ten [[Emmy Award]]s: six [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and four [[Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]. Despite critical success, the series struggled in the ratings,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/dvd-reviews-30-rock-season-2-martyrs-2466352 |title=DVD reviews: ''30 Rock'': Season 2 <nowiki>&#124;</nowiki> ''Martyrs'' |author=Harkness, Alistair |date=May 23, 2009 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |access-date=October 25, 2009}}</ref> and the first season averaged 5.8 million viewers for all 21 episodes. The ''30 Rock'' first season [[DVD]] box set was released on September 4, 2007, in [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] format,<ref name="s1dvdreg1">{{ASIN|B000RBA6CO|title=30 Rock - Season 1 (2006)}}</ref> and was released on March 17, 2008, in [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] format.<ref name="r2release">{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3305133/30-Rock-Season-1/Product.html |title=30 Rock: Season 1 (3 Discs) |access-date=February 21, 2008 |publisher=[[Play.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318232401/http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3305133/30-Rock-Season-1/Product.html |archive-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The season received generally favorable reviews, and was nominated for ten [[Emmy Award]]s: six [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and four [[Creative Arts Emmy Awards]]. Despite critical success, the series struggled in the ratings,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/dvd-reviews-30-rock-season-2-martyrs-2466352 |title=DVD reviews: ''30 Rock'': Season 2 <nowiki>&#124;</nowiki> ''Martyrs'' |author=Harkness, Alistair |date=May 23, 2009 |work=[[The Scotsman]] |access-date=October 25, 2009 |archive-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626095001/https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/dvd-reviews-30-rock-season-2-martyrs-2466352 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the first season averaged 5.8 million viewers for all 21 episodes. The ''30 Rock'' first season [[DVD]] box set was released on September 4, 2007, in [[DVD region code#1|Region 1]] format,<ref name="s1dvdreg1">{{ASIN|B000RBA6CO|title=30 Rock - Season 1 (2006)}}</ref> and was released on March 17, 2008, in [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] format.<ref name="r2release">{{cite web|url=http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3305133/30-Rock-Season-1/Product.html |title=30 Rock: Season 1 (3 Discs) |access-date=February 21, 2008 |publisher=[[Play.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080318232401/http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3305133/30-Rock-Season-1/Product.html |archive-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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==Crew==
==Crew==
The season was produced by [[Broadway Video]], [[Little Stranger (film company)|Little Stranger, Inc.]] and [[NBCUniversal]] and aired on NBC in the United States. The executive producers were creator [[Tina Fey]], [[Lorne Michaels]], [[Joann Alfano]], [[Marci Klein]] and [[David Miner (television producer)|David Miner]], with [[Brett Baer]], [[Dave Finkel]], [[Jack Burditt]], and [[John Riggi]] acting as co-executive producers.<ref name="crew_1">{{cite web|url=http://www.memorabletv.com/tvusa/tvpreview/july06/nbcprimetimeschedule.htm |title=NBC Primetime Schedule |access-date=March 23, 2008 |date=July 8, 2006 |publisher=Memorable TV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508054741/http://www.memorabletv.com/tvusa/tvpreview/july06/nbcprimetimeschedule.htm |archive-date=May 8, 2008 }}</ref> [[Robert Carlock]] acted as co-executive producer from the episode "Pilot" until the episode "Black Tie." Carlock was then credited as an executive producer, starting with the episode "Up All Night" onwards, except for the episode "The C Word" which was aired out of production order. Producers for the season were music composer [[Jeff Richmond]] and [[Jerry Kupfer]], with [[Irene Burns]], Matt Hubbard and Diana Schmidt acting as co-producers.
The season was produced by [[Broadway Video]], [[Little Stranger (film company)|Little Stranger, Inc.]] and [[NBCUniversal]] and aired on NBC in the United States. The executive producers were creator [[Tina Fey]], [[Lorne Michaels]], [[JoAnn Alfano]], [[Marci Klein]] and [[David Miner (television producer)|David Miner]], with [[Brett Baer]], [[Dave Finkel]], [[Jack Burditt]], and [[John Riggi]] acting as co-executive producers.<ref name="crew_1">{{cite web|url=http://www.memorabletv.com/tvusa/tvpreview/july06/nbcprimetimeschedule.htm |title=NBC Primetime Schedule |access-date=March 23, 2008 |date=July 8, 2006 |publisher=Memorable TV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508054741/http://www.memorabletv.com/tvusa/tvpreview/july06/nbcprimetimeschedule.htm |archive-date=May 8, 2008 }}</ref> [[Robert Carlock]] acted as co-executive producer from the episode "Pilot" until the episode "Black Tie." Carlock was then credited as an executive producer, starting with the episode "Up All Night" onwards, except for the episode "The C Word" which was aired out of production order. Producers for the season were music composer [[Jeff Richmond]] and [[Jerry Kupfer]], with [[Irene Burns]], Matt Hubbard and Diana Schmidt acting as co-producers.


There were eight different directors throughout the season. The staff writers were Tina Fey, John Riggi, Robert Carlock, Jack Burditt, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, co-producer [[Matt Hubbard|Matthew Hubbard]] and [[Kay Cannon]] who all wrote, or co-wrote at least two episodes. [[Daisy Gardner]], who co-wrote the episode "The Source Awards" with Robert Carlock, was a guest writer. Those who directed more than one episode were supervising producer [[Adam Bernstein]], [[Gail Mancuso]], [[Don Scardino]], [[Michael Engler]], and [[Beth McCarthy-Miller|Beth McCarthy]]. There were three directors who only directed one episode each throughout the season; they were [[Juan J. Campanella]], [[Scott Ellis]], and [[Dennie Gordon]]. Fey and Carlock acted as the [[show runner]]s for the season.<ref name="showrunners">{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2529 |title=Pencils Down Means Pencils Down |access-date=March 23, 2008 |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America, West]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501075439/http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2529 |archive-date=May 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
There were eight different directors throughout the season. The staff writers were Tina Fey, John Riggi, Robert Carlock, Jack Burditt, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, co-producer [[Matt Hubbard|Matthew Hubbard]] and [[Kay Cannon]] who all wrote, or co-wrote at least two episodes. [[Daisy Gardner]], who co-wrote the episode "The Source Awards" with Robert Carlock, was a guest writer. Those who directed more than one episode were supervising producer [[Adam Bernstein]], [[Gail Mancuso]], [[Don Scardino]], [[Michael Engler]], and [[Beth McCarthy-Miller|Beth McCarthy]]. There were three directors who only directed one episode each throughout the season; they were [[Juan J. Campanella]], [[Scott Ellis]], and [[Dennie Gordon]]. Fey and Carlock acted as the [[show runner]]s for the season.<ref name="showrunners">{{cite web|url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2529 |title=Pencils Down Means Pencils Down |access-date=March 23, 2008 |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America, West]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501075439/http://www.wga.org/subpage_member.aspx?id=2529 |archive-date=May 1, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{see also|List of 30 Rock cast members}}
{{see also|List of 30 Rock characters}}
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Seven actors received star [[billing (film)|billing]] during season one. [[Tina Fey]] portrayed [[Liz Lemon]], the [[head writer]] of a fictitious live sketch comedy television series named ''TGS with Tracy Jordan'' (commonly known as ''TGS'').<ref name="cast_1">{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tina-fey-channels-snl-30-rock-wbna15206996 |title=Tina Fey channels SNL on '30 Rock' |access-date=March 23, 2008 |date=October 11, 2006 |publisher=[[Today.com]] |archive-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803211854/http://www.today.com/popculture/tina-fey-channels-snl-30-rock-wbna15206996 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''TGS'' cast consists of three actors, two of whom are part of the main cast of the first season of ''30 Rock''. They are the loose cannon movie star [[Tracy Jordan]], portrayed by [[Tracy Morgan]]<ref name="cast_1" /> and the dense, limelight-craving [[Jenna Maroney]], portrayed by [[Jane Krakowski]].<ref name="cast_2">{{cite press release|title=Jane Krakowski Joins the Cast of New NBC Comedy "30 Rock" |publisher=[[NBC]] |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=August 17, 2007 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/08/17/jane-krakowski-joins-the-cast-of-new-nbc-comedy-30-rock-22080/20060817nbc01/ |access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> [[Jack McBrayer]] played the naïve [[Southern United States|Southern-born]] [[NBC page]], [[Kenneth Parcell]].<ref name="cast_3">{{cite news|first=Rick |last=Porter |title='30 Rock' talk with Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2007/10/30-rock-talk-wi.html |publisher=Zap2it |date=October 3, 2007 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506092107/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2007/10/30-rock-talk-wi.html |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Scott Adsit]] acted as the witty and wise ''TGS'' producer, [[Pete Hornberger]].<ref name="cast_4">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/110233/Scott%20Adsit.html?dataSet=1 |title=Scott Adsit: Actor, Writer, Improviser |access-date=March 24, 2008 |work=Filmography |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506164517/http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/110233/Scott%20Adsit.html?dataSet=1 |archive-date=May 6, 2008}}</ref> [[Judah Friedlander]] portrayed the wise-cracking, [[trucker hat]] wearing, repulsive staff writer [[Frank Rossitano]].<ref name="cast_5">{{cite news|first=Lindsay |last=Robertson |title=Judah Friedlander's Hats on '30 Rock' |url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2007/04/judah_friedland.html |publisher=[[Comedy Central]] |date=April 13, 2007 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316133754/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2007/04/judah_friedland.html |archive-date=March 16, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Alec Baldwin]] played the high flying NBC network executive [[Jack Donaghy]] who, at the beginning of the season, is employed to retool ''TGS''.<ref name="cast_6">{{cite news|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title=Baldwin eyes Fey's NBC pilot |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002034584 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 17, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505233527/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002034584 |archive-date=May 5, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Donaghy's full title at the start of the series is "Head of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming."<ref name="pilot">{{cite episode |title=Pilot |episode-link=Pilot (30 Rock) |series=30 Rock |series-link=30 Rock |credits=Writer(s): [[Tina Fey]]; Director: [[Adam Bernstein]] |network=[[NBC Universal]] |station=[[NBC]] |airdate=October 11, 2006 |season=1 |number=1}}</ref>
<!-- No-free image with insufficient rationale [[Image:30 Rock Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan and Alec Baldwin.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Three members of the cast of ''30 Rock'' (from left); [[Alec Baldwin]] as [[Jack Donaghy]], [[Tina Fey]] as [[Liz Lemon]], and [[Tracy Morgan]] as [[Tracy Jordan]].]] -->


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The season also includes a number of secondary characters including [[Keith Powell]] as [[James "Toofer" Spurlock]], a writer for ''TGS'', and [[Lonny Ross]] as [[Josh Girard]] who is a staff writer of ''TGS'' as well as a ''TGS'' cast member. [[Katrina Bowden]] was ''TGS''{{'}}s general assistant, [[Cerie Xerox]]. These actors were promoted to main cast members in season two.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcumv.com/entertainment/program_detail.nbc/30rock.html |title=30 Rock; Thursdays on NBC (8:30-9 p.m. ET); Season Premiere: Thursday, October 4 |access-date=October 14, 2007 |publisher=NBC Universal Media Village}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Other recurring roles include [[Maulik Pancholy]] as [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Jonathan|Jonathan]], [[Grizz Chapman]] as [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Grizz and Dot Com|"Grizz" Griswold]], [[Kevin Brown (actor)|Kevin Brown]] as [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Grizz and Dot Com|"Dot Com" Slattery]],<ref name="kevin">{{cite news|first=Gillian |last=Reagan |title=''30 Rock''s Kevin Brown to ''Die Laughing'' |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/30-rocks-kevin-brown-die-laughing |newspaper=[[The New York Observer]] |date=February 18, 2008 |access-date=July 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803131404/http://www.observer.com/2008/30-rocks-kevin-brown-die-laughing |archive-date=August 3, 2009 }}</ref> [[John Lutz]] as [[List of 30 Rock characters#Lutz|J.D. Lutz]],<ref name="john">{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Sklar |title=''30 Rock'' Live! Dry-Humping, Boob-Grabbing And Other Fun Times At The UCB |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/20/30-rock-live-dryhumping_n_73470.html |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=November 20, 2007 |access-date=July 30, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080723184421/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/20/30-rock-live-dryhumping_n_73470.html| archive-date= July 23, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> and [[Chris Parnell]] as [[Dr. Leo Spaceman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chris-parnell/credits/196232 |title=Chris Parnell - Credits |access-date=September 18, 2009 |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |archive-date=February 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201061655/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chris-parnell/credits/196232 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Seven actors received star [[billing (film)|billing]] during season one. [[Tina Fey]] portrayed [[Liz Lemon]], the [[head writer]] of a fictitious live sketch comedy television series named ''TGS with Tracy Jordan'' (commonly known as ''TGS'').<ref name="cast_1">{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tina-fey-channels-snl-30-rock-wbna15206996 |title=Tina Fey channels SNL on '30 Rock' |access-date=March 23, 2008 |date=October 11, 2006 |publisher=[[Today.com]]}}</ref> The ''TGS'' cast consists of three actors, two of whom are part of the main cast of the first season of ''30 Rock''. They are the loose cannon movie star [[Tracy Jordan]], portrayed by [[Tracy Morgan]]<ref name="cast_1" /> and the dense, limelight-craving [[Jenna Maroney]], portrayed by [[Jane Krakowski]].<ref name="cast_2">{{cite press release|title=Jane Krakowski Joins the Cast of New NBC Comedy "30 Rock" |publisher=[[NBC]] |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=August 17, 2007 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/08/17/jane-krakowski-joins-the-cast-of-new-nbc-comedy-30-rock-22080/20060817nbc01/ |access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> [[Jack McBrayer]] played the naïve [[Southern United States|Southern-born]] [[NBC page]], [[Kenneth Parcell]].<ref name="cast_3">{{cite news|first=Rick |last=Porter |title='30 Rock' talk with Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2007/10/30-rock-talk-wi.html |publisher=Zap2it |date=October 3, 2007 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506092107/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2007/10/30-rock-talk-wi.html |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Scott Adsit]] acted as the witty and wise ''TGS'' producer, [[Pete Hornberger]].<ref name="cast_4">{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/110233/Scott%20Adsit.html?dataSet=1 |title=Scott Adsit: Actor, Writer, Improviser |access-date=March 24, 2008 |work=Filmography |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506164517/http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/110233/Scott%20Adsit.html?dataSet=1 |archive-date=May 6, 2008}}</ref> [[Judah Friedlander]] portrayed the wise-cracking, [[trucker hat]] wearing, repulsive staff writer [[Frank Rossitano]].<ref name="cast_5">{{cite news|first=Lindsay |last=Robertson |title=Judah Friedlander's Hats on '30 Rock' |url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2007/04/judah_friedland.html |publisher=[[Comedy Central]] |date=April 13, 2007 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316133754/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2007/04/judah_friedland.html |archive-date=March 16, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Alec Baldwin]] played the high flying NBC network executive [[Jack Donaghy]] who, at the beginning of the season, is employed to retool ''TGS''.<ref name="cast_6">{{cite news|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title=Baldwin eyes Fey's NBC pilot |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002034584 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 17, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505233527/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002034584 |archive-date=May 5, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Donaghy's full title at the start of the series is "Head of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming."<ref name="pilot">{{cite episode |title=Pilot |episode-link=Pilot (30 Rock) |series=30 Rock |series-link=30 Rock |credits=Writer(s): [[Tina Fey]]; Director: [[Adam Bernstein]] |network=[[NBC Universal]] |station=[[NBC]] |airdate=October 11, 2006 |season=1 |number=1}}</ref>

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The season also includes a number of secondary characters including [[Keith Powell]] as [[James "Toofer" Spurlock]], a writer for ''TGS'', and [[Lonny Ross]] as [[Josh Girard]] who is a staff writer of ''TGS'' as well as a ''TGS'' cast member. [[Katrina Bowden]] was ''TGS''{{'}}s general assistant, [[Cerie Xerox]]. These actors were promoted to main cast members in season two.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcumv.com/entertainment/program_detail.nbc/30rock.html |title=30 Rock; Thursdays on NBC (8:30-9 p.m. ET); Season Premiere: Thursday, October 4 |access-date=October 14, 2007 |publisher=NBC Universal Media Village}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Other recurring roles include [[Maulik Pancholy]] as [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Jonathan|Jonathan]], [[Grizz Chapman]] as [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Grizz and Dot Com|"Grizz" Griswold]], [[Kevin Brown (actor)|Kevin Brown]] as [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Grizz and Dot Com|"Dot Com" Slattery]],<ref name="kevin">{{cite news|first=Gillian |last=Reagan |title=''30 Rock''s Kevin Brown to ''Die Laughing'' |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/30-rocks-kevin-brown-die-laughing |newspaper=[[The New York Observer]] |date=February 18, 2008 |access-date=July 30, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803131404/http://www.observer.com/2008/30-rocks-kevin-brown-die-laughing |archive-date=August 3, 2009 }}</ref> [[John Lutz]] as [[List of 30 Rock characters#Lutz|J.D. Lutz]],<ref name="john">{{cite news |first=Rachel |last=Sklar |title=''30 Rock'' Live! Dry-Humping, Boob-Grabbing And Other Fun Times At The UCB |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/20/30-rock-live-dryhumping_n_73470.html |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=November 20, 2007 |access-date=July 30, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080723184421/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/20/30-rock-live-dryhumping_n_73470.html| archive-date= July 23, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> and [[Chris Parnell]] as [[Dr. Leo Spaceman]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/chris-parnell/credits/196232 |title=Chris Parnell - Credits |access-date=September 18, 2009 |magazine=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>


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===Guest stars===
===Guest stars===
*[[Will Arnett]] as Devon Banks, [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC's]] Vice President of West Coast News, Web Content and Theme Park Talent Relations and Jack's nemesis. (Episode: "Fireworks")
*[[Will Arnett]] as Devon Banks, [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC's]] Vice President of West Coast News, Web Content and Theme Park Talent Relations, and Jack's nemesis. (Episode: "Fireworks")
*[[Joy Behar]] as herself (Episode: "Up All Night")
*[[Joy Behar]] as herself (Episode: "Up All Night")
*[[Wayne Brady]] as Steven Black, Tracy's manager who Liz briefly dates. (Episode: "The Source Awards")
*[[Wayne Brady]] as Steven Black, Tracy's manager who Liz briefly dates. (Episode: "The Source Awards")
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{{See also|List of 30 Rock episodes}}
{{See also|List of 30 Rock episodes}}
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|ShortSummary=Liz Lemon is head writer for ''The Girlie Show'', a live comedy show filmed in New York City's 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Things start to become complicated when her new boss, Jack Donaghy, insists that wild movie star Tracy Jordan join the cast.
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|ShortSummary=Jack makes major changes to the show, renaming it ''TGS with Tracy Jordan'' and thus taking the spotlight away from Jenna Maroney. An indignant Liz struggles to keep everyone happy, but it is Tracy who saves the day by hosting a party for the entire cast and crew on a private yacht.
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|ShortSummary=Realizing that her near or total lack of a social life is having an adverse effect on her work, Jack sets Liz up on a [[blind date]] with a friend of his. Meanwhile, Jack infiltrates the writers' weekly poker game and starts winning hands until Kenneth the Page joins in and proves to be a surprisingly adept player.
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|ShortSummary=Forced by Jack to plug [[General Electric]] products into the show, Liz integrates Jack himself into a self-referential sketch about [[product placement]]. Frank and Toofer trick Jenna into thinking that her job is in danger and Liz wonders if Tracy might be illiterate when he refuses to read the cue cards.
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|ShortSummary=When Liz takes back her sleazy ex-boyfriend [[List of 30 Rock characters#Dennis Duffy|Dennis Duffy]], Jack takes it upon himself to convince her that she is headed for a life of mediocrity. Tracy is enraged when a magazine calls him "normal" and Jenna becomes worried about her age when Jack asks her how old she is.
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|ShortSummary=Jack bumps Jenna's scheduled appearance on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and puts Tracy on in her place. To make matters worse, Tracy has gone off his medication and he is consequently acting more erratic than ever. Jack encourages bald producer Pete Hornberger to wear a wig.
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|ShortSummary=Liz finally dumps Dennis and prowls the singles scene, where she proves to be particularly inept at picking up guys, under Jenna's tutelage. Tracy and Toofer clash, landing both in sensitivity training, and Jack dates a certain "high-ranking African-American member of the Bush Administration."
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|ShortSummary=Cerie gets engaged so that she can be a "young hot mom", causing Liz to think about marriage and having a family. Jack has trouble dealing with his own domineering mother, who wants to move in with him, and Tracy becomes upset by Josh's impression of him.
|ShortSummary=Cerie gets engaged so that she can be a "young hot mom", causing Liz to think about marriage and having a family. Jack has trouble dealing with his own domineering mother, who wants to move in with him, and Tracy becomes upset by Josh's impression of him.
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|Viewers=6.1<ref name="110ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070117nbc06|title='My Name Is Earl' And 'The Office' Score Their Highest 18-49 Ratings And Total Viewership Of The Season, With Both Comedies Winning Their Slots In Adults 18-49 And Other Key Demos|access-date=January 13, 2013|date=January 17, 2007|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
|ProdCode=111
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|Title=[[The Rural Juror]]
|Title=[[The Rural Juror]]
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|ShortSummary=Liz and Jenna's friendship is put to the test when Liz admits that she dislikes Jenna's new independent film. To get himself out of debt, Tracy places his name on a "meat machine" that eliminates the "bread" part of sandwiches.
|ShortSummary=Liz and Jenna's friendship is put to the test when Liz admits that she dislikes Jenna's new independent film. To get himself out of debt, Tracy places his name on a "meat machine" that eliminates the "bread" part of sandwiches.
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|Viewers=5.04<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=012307_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Jan. 15-21)|work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Medianet]]|date=January 23, 2007|access-date=June 2, 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221203529/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=012307_05|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref>
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|Title=[[The Head and the Hair]]
|Title=[[The Head and the Hair]]
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|ShortSummary=Two guys, one a cerebral nerd and the other a gorgeous hunk, capture the attention of Liz and Jenna. Jack and Kenneth trade places for "Bottom's Up Day" and Tracy enlists Frank and Toofer to write his autobiography in one day.
|ShortSummary=Two guys, one a cerebral nerd and the other a gorgeous hunk, capture the attention of Liz and Jenna. Jack and Kenneth trade places for "Bottom's Up Day" and Tracy enlists Frank and Toofer to write his autobiography in one day.
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|Viewers=5.71<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=020607_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Jan. 29-Feb. 4)|work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Medianet]]|date=February 6, 2007|access-date=June 2, 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221203536/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=020607_05|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref>
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|ProdCode=113
|Title=[[Black Tie (30 Rock)|Black Tie]]
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|ShortSummary=Liz attends a foreign prince's birthday party with Jack and meets his ex-wife. Tracy tries to convince Pete to cheat on his wife at a wild party while Kenneth encourages him not to.
|ShortSummary=Liz attends a foreign prince's birthday party with Jack and meets his ex-wife. Tracy tries to convince Pete to cheat on his wife at a wild party while Kenneth encourages him not to.
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|Viewers=5.2<ref name="113ratings">{{cite press release |title=NBC Ratings Results For the Week of February 5–11 — The Number One New Show of the Season In 18–49, ''Heroes'', is the Top-Rated Program on Television Monday and the Top-Rated New Series of the Week in Adults 18–49, 18–34 and 25–54 |publisher=[[NBC Universal]] Media Village |date=February 13, 2007 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?date=02/13/07&id=20070213nbc02 |access-date=January 13, 2013 |quote=''[[30 Rock]]'' averaged a 2.5/6 in 18–49 and 5.2 million viewers overall.}}</ref>
|ProdCode=114
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|Title=[[Up All Night (30 Rock)|Up All Night]]
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|ShortSummary=The writers struggle to pull an all-nighter on Valentine's Day. Liz receives flowers from a secret admirer, Jack completes his divorce after years of legal separation, Tracy tries to spend the evening with his wife, Pete forgets the holiday and Kenneth is encouraged to pursue Cerie.
|ShortSummary=The writers struggle to pull an all-nighter on Valentine's Day. Liz receives flowers from a secret admirer, Jack completes his divorce after years of legal separation, Tracy tries to spend the evening with his wife, Pete forgets the holiday and Kenneth is encouraged to pursue Cerie.
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|Viewers=5.0<ref name="114ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070221nbc02|title=NBC Ratings Results For The Week Of Feb. 12-18|access-date=January 13, 2013|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
|Viewers=5.01<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022107_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Feb. 12-18)|work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Medianet]]|date=February 21, 2007|access-date=June 2, 2023|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528005900/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022107_05|archive-date=May 28, 2010}}</ref>
|ProdCode=106
|ProdCode=106
|Title=[[The C Word]]
|Title=[[The C Word]]
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|ShortSummary=After being criticized for her working habits by her co-workers, Liz decides to be more lenient with her staff and work overtime herself. Meanwhile, Jack brings Tracy to a major golf event to get closer to [[List of 30 Rock characters#Don Geiss|Don Geiss]], the CEO of GE, but his plan backfires when Tracy decides to drop "truth bombs".
|ShortSummary=After being criticized for her working habits by her co-workers, Liz decides to be more lenient with her staff and work overtime herself. Meanwhile, Jack brings Tracy to a major golf event to get closer to [[List of 30 Rock characters#Don Geiss|Don Geiss]], the CEO of GE, but his plan backfires when Tracy decides to drop "truth bombs".
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|Viewers=4.6<ref name="115ratings">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960045.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1&query=30+rock+2%2E4+4%2E6 |title=Season high for 'Grey's' |access-date=January 13, 2013 |last=Kissell |first=Rick |date=February 23, 2007 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525101550/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960045.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1&query=30+rock+2%2E4+4%2E6 |archive-date=May 25, 2009 }}</ref>
|Viewers=4.61<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022707_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Feb. 19-25)|work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC Medianet]]|date=February 27, 2007|access-date=June 2, 2023|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221202437/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=022707_06|archive-date=December 21, 2008}}</ref>
|ProdCode=115
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|Title=[[Hard Ball]]
|Title=[[Hard Ball]]
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|ShortSummary=When Josh's contract comes up for negotiation, Jack tries to save money by not renewing it while Liz tries to prevent Josh from joining the cast of a rival show. Meanwhile, Tracy allows Kenneth into his entourage and Jenna gets into trouble after she is misquoted in a popular magazine.
|ShortSummary=When Josh's contract comes up for negotiation, Jack tries to save money by not renewing it while Liz tries to prevent Josh from joining the cast of a rival show. Meanwhile, Tracy allows Kenneth into his entourage and Jenna gets into trouble after she is misquoted in a popular magazine.
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|Viewers=5.74<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=March 6, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=030607_05|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Feb. 26-Mar. 4)|access-date=June 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010304/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=030607_05|archive-date=May 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Viewers=5.7<ref name="116ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2007/03/06/nbc-ratings-results-for-the-week-of-feb-26-march-4/20070306nbc01/|title=NBC Ratings Results For The Week Of Feb. 26-March 4|access-date=January 13, 2013|date=March 6, 2007|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
|ProdCode=116
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|Title=[[The Source Awards (30 Rock)|The Source Awards]]
|Title=[[The Source Awards (30 Rock)|The Source Awards]]
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|ShortSummary= Jack enlists a rap producer to unload his line of inferior champagne while Tracy reluctantly hosts the Source Awards. Liz tries to sever ties with a black man she dislikes without looking racist.
|ShortSummary= Jack enlists a rap producer to unload his line of inferior champagne while Tracy reluctantly hosts the Source Awards. Liz tries to sever ties with a black man she dislikes without looking racist.
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|Viewers=5.2<ref name="117ratings">{{cite press release |title=NBC Ratings Results For The Week Of March 5–11 |publisher=[[NBC Universal]] Media Village |date=March 13, 2007 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070313nbc01 |access-date=January 13, 2013|quote=From 9:31-10:01 p.m., ''[[30 Rock]]'' (2.5/6 in 18–49, 5.2 million viewers overall)}}</ref>
|Viewers=5.15<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=March 13, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=031307_04|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Mar. 5-11)|access-date=June 2, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010314/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=031307_04|archive-date= May 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|Title=[[The Fighting Irish]]
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|ShortSummary=Jack's long-lost brother Eddie ([[Nathan Lane]]) shows up and announces their father's death. Meanwhile, Liz, forced to make staff cutbacks, fires her romantic rival "Other Liz" while Tracy seeks spiritual fulfillment at his lawyer's request.
|ShortSummary=Jack's long-lost brother Eddie ([[Nathan Lane]]) shows up and announces their father's death. Meanwhile, Liz, forced to make staff cutbacks, fires her romantic rival "Other Liz" while Tracy seeks spiritual fulfillment at his lawyer's request.
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|Viewers=5.37<ref name="fireworksratings">{{cite press release|title=I. T. R. S. Ranking report 01 thru 102 (out of 102 programs) Daypart: Primetime Mon-Sun |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=April 10, 2007 |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041007_06 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107094513/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=041007_06 |archive-date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref>
|ProdCode=118
|ProdCode=118
|WrittenBy=Dave Finkel & Brett Baer
|WrittenBy=Dave Finkel & Brett Baer
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|ShortSummary=Threatened by a [[List of 30 Rock characters#Devon Banks|sneaky West Coast NBC executive]], Jack enlists Kenneth to help thwart any attempts to usurp Donaghy's TV throne. Meanwhile, Tracy discovers that he is a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Twofer discovers a disturbing secret about his Civil War ancestor, and Liz fakes being an alcoholic to get closer to her crush, Floyd.
|ShortSummary=Threatened by a [[List of 30 Rock characters#Devon Banks|sneaky West Coast NBC executive]], Jack enlists Kenneth to help thwart any attempts to usurp Donaghy's TV throne. Meanwhile, Tracy discovers that he is a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Twofer discovers a disturbing secret about his Civil War ancestor, and Liz fakes being an alcoholic to get closer to her crush, Floyd.
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|Viewers=5.1<ref name="119ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070413abc01|title=Quick Take For Thursday, April 12, 2007 (Based On Fast Affiliate Ratings)|access-date=January 13, 2013|date=April 13, 2007|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
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|WrittenBy=John Riggi
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|ShortSummary=Liz has found happiness with [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Floyd|Floyd]] while Jack pursues a relationship of his own with [[List of 30 Rock characters#Phoebe|Phoebe]], an eccentric Christie's auctioneer. Tracy vies for Don Geiss's attention, hoping to turn his ''Jefferson'' movie idea into a reality.
|ShortSummary=Liz has found happiness with [[List of recurring characters on 30 Rock#Floyd|Floyd]] while Jack pursues a relationship of his own with [[List of 30 Rock characters#Phoebe|Phoebe]], an eccentric Christie's auctioneer. Tracy vies for Don Geiss's attention, hoping to turn his ''Jefferson'' movie idea into a reality.
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|Viewers=5.16<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet|date=April 24, 2007|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=042407_06|title=Weekly Program Rankings (Apr. 16-22)|access-date=June 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528005657/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=042407_06|archive-date=May 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Viewers=5.2<ref name="120ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2007/04/24/nbc-ratings-results-for-the-week-of-april-16-22-24258/20070424nbc02/|title=NBC Ratings Results for the Week of April 16–22|access-date=January 13, 2013|date=April 24, 2007|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
|ProdCode=120
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|WrittenBy=Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock
|WrittenBy=Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock
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|ShortSummary=Sick of New York and frustrated with his career, Floyd contemplates a move to the Midwest and asks Liz if she would consider leaving ''TGS'' behind. Tracy discovers that the "Black Crusaders" are after him and Jack continues to prepare for his marriage to Phoebe.
|ShortSummary=Sick of New York and frustrated with his career, Floyd contemplates a move to the Midwest and asks Liz if she would consider leaving ''TGS'' behind. Tracy discovers that the "Black Crusaders" are after him and Jack continues to prepare for his marriage to Phoebe.
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|Viewers=4.7<ref name="121ratings">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2007/05/01/nbc-ratings-results-for-the-week-of-april-23-29-24314/20070501nbc02/|title=NBC Ratings Results for the Week of April 23–29|access-date=July 10, 2021|date=May 1, 2007|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref>
|ProdCode=121
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|WrittenBy=Tina Fey
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==Reception==
==Reception==

===Critical reception===
===Critical reception===
{{quote box|width=30%|quote="Look for ''30 Rock'' to blossom into the next ''Arrested Development'', but let's hope it lasts a little longer than its Fox counterpart." |source=Kyle Braun of ''[[UGO]]'', comparing the series to the heavily praised ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''.<ref name="ugoseasonreview" />}}
{{quote box|width=30%|quote="Look for ''30 Rock'' to blossom into the next ''Arrested Development'', but let's hope it lasts a little longer than its Fox counterpart." |source=Kyle Braun of ''[[UGO]]'', comparing the series to the heavily praised ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''.<ref name="ugoseasonreview" />}}


On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the season has an approval rating of 84% with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 43 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't as consistently as funny as it could be, considering its pedigree, but ''30 Rock'' is a clever, wacky comedy that benefits from a strong ensemble cast."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/30-rock/s01 |title=30 Rock: Season 1 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave the season a Metascore—a weighted average based on the impression of 31 critical reviews—of 67%, signifying generally favorable reviews.<ref name="metascore">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/30rock?q=30%20rock |title=30 Rock; SERIES: NBC, Wednesday 8:00p (30 minutes) |access-date=February 27, 2008 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> The [[television pilot|pilot episode]] was generally well received;<ref name="wpfavorable">{{cite news |first=Marc |last=D. Allan |date=August 26, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082201741.html |title=Polished 'Rock' Rolls On |access-date=September 2, 2007 |work= The Washington Post}}</ref> however, Marc D. Allan of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that "viewers who tuned in for the first month or more saw shows that weren't consistently funny", but after a few episodes "the writers discovered the core of the series—the push-pull between Fey's character, Liz Lemon, the harried head writer of ''The Girlie Show'', and Alec Baldwin's domineering network executive, Jack Donaghy—that ''30 Rock'' found its rhythm."<ref name="wpfavorable" /> Henry Goldblatt of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', whilst reviewing the DVD release of the season, called ''30 Rock'' "[the 2006&nbsp;–2007 television season's] finest sitcom". Goldblatt said that the episodes "Hard Ball" and "The Break Up" were "some of the strongest episodes", and awarded the first season an "A" grade.<ref name="ewdvdreview">{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20054076,00.html |title=30 Rock: Season 1 (2007) |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Goldblatt |first=Henry |date=August 31, 2007 |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422120445/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20054076%2C00.html |archive-date=April 22, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the season has an approval rating of 84% with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 44 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't as consistently as funny as it could be, considering its pedigree, but ''30 Rock'' is a clever, wacky comedy that benefits from a strong ensemble cast."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/30-rock/s01 |title=30 Rock: Season 1 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113130626/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/30-rock/s01 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, gave the season a score of 67 out ot 100 based on the impression of 31 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="metascore">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/30-rock/season-1/ |title=30 Rock: Season 1 |access-date=February 27, 2008 |website=[[Metacritic]] |archive-date=September 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908050112/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/30-rock/season-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[television pilot|pilot episode]] was generally well received;<ref name="wpfavorable">{{cite news |first=Marc |last=D. Allan |date=August 26, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082201741.html |title=Polished 'Rock' Rolls On |access-date=September 2, 2007 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102233433/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082201741.html |url-status=live }}</ref> however, Marc D. Allan of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that "viewers who tuned in for the first month or more saw shows that weren't consistently funny", but after a few episodes "the writers discovered the core of the series—the push-pull between Fey's character, Liz Lemon, the harried head writer of ''The Girlie Show'', and Alec Baldwin's domineering network executive, Jack Donaghy—that ''30 Rock'' found its rhythm."<ref name="wpfavorable" /> Henry Goldblatt of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', whilst reviewing the DVD release of the season, called ''30 Rock'' "[the 2006&nbsp;–2007 television season's] finest sitcom". Goldblatt said that the episodes "Hard Ball" and "The Break Up" were "some of the strongest episodes", and awarded the first season an "A" grade.<ref name="ewdvdreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/08/31/30-rock-season-1/ |title=30 Rock: Season 1 (2007) |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Goldblatt |first=Henry |date=August 31, 2007 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422120445/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20054076%2C00.html |archive-date=April 22, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Christopher Monfette of [[IGN]] thought that season one was "well-written and hilariously-performed" and that it was "refreshing to travel through the season and watch these characters grow and evolve". Monfette gave the season a score of 8 out of 10.<ref name="ignseasondvdreview">{{cite web |url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/816/816818p1.html |title=30 Rock DVD Review |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Monfette |first=Christopher |date=August 29, 2007 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> [[UGO Networks|UGO Entertainment]]'s Kyle Braun said that the season "didn't start out as the funniest new show of 2006", but he praised the seasons progression, proclaiming "now that the show has found its audience, it's hard to argue with the laughs thrown down from high atop [[30 Rockefeller Center|30 Rockefeller Plaza]]."<ref name="ugoseasonreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17785 |title=30 Rock Season One DVD Review |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Braun |first=Kyle |publisher=[[UGO]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506114915/http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17785 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Anna Johns of [[TV Squad]] said that she was "particularly excited for the later two-thirds of the season, when Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan got into their groove and the supporting characters started getting better story lines."<ref name="tvsquaddvdrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/25/30-rock-comes-to-dvd-on-sept-4/ |title=30 Rock comes to DVD on Sept. 4 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Johns |first=Anna |date=July 25, 2007 |publisher=[[AOL]] [[TV Squad]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423234819/http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/25/30-rock-comes-to-dvd-on-sept-4/ |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After six episodes, NBC picked ''30 Rock'' up for a 21-episode season on December 1, 2006.<ref name="fullseasonpickup_1">{{cite magazine |first=Josef |last=Adalian |title=NBC orders full season of '30 Rock' |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117954876.html?cs=1&s=h&p=0 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 1, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008}}</ref><ref name="fullseasonpickup_2">{{cite web |first=Neil |last=Wilkes |title=Full season for Tina Fey's ''30 Rock'' |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a40279/full-season-for-tina-feys-30-rock.html |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=December 3, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080321201811/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a40279/full-season-for-tina-feys-30-rock.html| archive-date= March 21, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="fullseasonpickup_3">{{cite news|title=Nine More for '30 Rock' |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-nbcpicksup30rockforfullseason,0,1068703.story |publisher=Zap2it |date=December 1, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506092713/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-nbcpicksup30rockforfullseason%2C0%2C1068703.story |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Christopher Monfette of [[IGN]] thought that season one was "well-written and hilariously-performed" and that it was "refreshing to travel through the season and watch these characters grow and evolve". Monfette gave the season a score of 8 out of 10.<ref name="ignseasondvdreview">{{cite web |url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/816/816818p1.html |title=30 Rock DVD Review |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Monfette |first=Christopher |date=August 29, 2007 |website=[[IGN]] |archive-date=August 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813092130/http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/08/30/30-rock-dvd-review |url-status=live }}</ref> [[UGO Networks|UGO Entertainment]]'s Kyle Braun said that the season "didn't start out as the funniest new show of 2006", but he praised the seasons progression, proclaiming "now that the show has found its audience, it's hard to argue with the laughs thrown down from high atop [[30 Rockefeller Center|30 Rockefeller Plaza]]."<ref name="ugoseasonreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17785 |title=30 Rock Season One DVD Review |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Braun |first=Kyle |publisher=[[UGO]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506114915/http://www.ugo.com/ugo/html/article/?id=17785 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Anna Johns of [[TV Squad]] said that she was "particularly excited for the later two-thirds of the season, when Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan got into their groove and the supporting characters started getting better story lines."<ref name="tvsquaddvdrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/25/30-rock-comes-to-dvd-on-sept-4/ |title=30 Rock comes to DVD on Sept. 4 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |last=Johns |first=Anna |date=July 25, 2007 |publisher=[[AOL]] [[TV Squad]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423234819/http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/25/30-rock-comes-to-dvd-on-sept-4/ |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After six episodes, NBC picked ''30 Rock'' up for a 21-episode season on December 1, 2006.<ref name="fullseasonpickup_1">{{cite magazine |first=Josef |last=Adalian |title=NBC orders full season of '30 Rock' |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117954876.html?cs=1&s=h&p=0 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 1, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152649/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117954876.html?cs=1&s=h&p=0 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="fullseasonpickup_2">{{cite web |first=Neil |last=Wilkes |title=Full season for Tina Fey's ''30 Rock'' |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a40279/full-season-for-tina-feys-30-rock.html |website=[[Digital Spy]] |date=December 3, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080321201811/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/a40279/full-season-for-tina-feys-30-rock.html| archive-date= March 21, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="fullseasonpickup_3">{{cite news|title=Nine More for '30 Rock' |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-nbcpicksup30rockforfullseason,0,1068703.story |publisher=Zap2it |date=December 1, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506092713/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-nbcpicksup30rockforfullseason%2C0%2C1068703.story |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Ratings===
===Ratings===
The pilot episode garnered 8.13 million viewers, finishing third in its timeslot of 8:00 pm [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Standard Time]].<ref name="pilotratings_variety">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title=NBC's 'Rock' solid in premiere |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117951807.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+3%2E2 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 12, 2006 |access-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152621/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117951807.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+3%2E2 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref> After three further low rated airings on the following three Wednesdays, including a series low of 4.61 million viewers,<ref name="aftermathratings">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title=Peacock's not laffing |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952286.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 19, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008}}</ref><ref name="blinddateratings">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title='Lost' up, 'Nine' down for ABC |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952697.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 26, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008}}</ref><ref name="jackthewriterratings">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title=Football drives NBC win |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953495.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday+4%2E6 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 7, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152645/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953495.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday+4.6 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref> NBC decided to move ''30 Rock'' to Thursdays at 9:30 pm. Its first airing on a Thursday night was on November 16, 2006.<ref name="timeslot_2">{{cite press release|title=NBC Re-Makes Two-Hour Comedy Block on Thursdays with Return of 'Scrubs' and Move of '30 Rock' to Join 'My Name Is Earl' and 'The Office' Beginning November 30 |publisher=[[NBC]] |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=October 25, 2006 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/10/25/nbc-re-makes-two-hour-comedy-block-on-thursdays-with-return-of-scrubs-and-move-of-30-rock-to-join-my-name-is-earl-and-the-office-beginning-november-30-22666/20061025nbc01/ |access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> Along with this change, the even lower rated comedy ''[[Twenty Good Years]]'' was put on hiatus and later cancelled.<ref name="20goodhiatus">{{cite news|first=Colin |last=Mahan |title=NBC tweaks Thursday, ''30 Rock'' |url=http://www.tv.com/story/6905.html?q= |publisher=[[TV.com]] |date=November 6, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123135827/http://www.tv.com/story/6905.html?q= |archive-date=January 23, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="20goodcancelled">{{cite news|first=Jennifer |last=Armstrong |title=Mo' Better Tube |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038789,00.html |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 14, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316151108/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20038789%2C00.html |archive-date=March 16, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''30 Rock''{{'}}s first Thursday airing was viewed by 5.19 million viewers.<ref name="jacktorratings">{{cite press release|title=I. T. R. S. Ranking report 01 thru 99 (out of 99 programs) Daypart: Primetime Mon-Sun |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=November 21, 2006 |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112106_06 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217155931/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112106_06 |archive-date=February 17, 2012 }}</ref> The series then received ratings of a consistent amount of around 5.5 million viewers till the episode "Hard Ball" when a series low, set by the episode "Jack the Writer," was met with just 4.61 million viewers watching the episode.<ref name="jackthewriterratings" /><ref name="hardballratings">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960045.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1&query=30+rock+2%2E4+4%2E6 |title=Season high for 'Grey's' |access-date=March 11, 2008 |last=Kissell |first=Rick |date=February 23, 2007 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152716/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960045.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1&query=30+rock+2%2E4+4%2E6 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref> After a further three episodes, which were higher rated than "Hard Ball," NBC moved ''30 Rock'' to 9:00 pm on Thursdays,<ref name="timeslot_3">{{cite news|first=Marc |last=Berman |title=NBC Flips 30 Rock With Scrubs |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003557351 |publisher=Mediaweek |date=March 13, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128093604/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003557351 |archive-date=November 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> serving as a lead-in to ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. Upon its first airing at 9:00 pm, the episode "Fireworks," a "supersized" episode attracted the attention of 5.37 million viewers.<ref name="fireworksratings"/> ''30 Rock'' aired at 9:00 pm for four episodes. The season finale, "Hiatus," was watched by 4.72 million people.<ref name="hiatusratings">{{cite press release|title=I. T. R. S. Ranking report 01 thru 99 (out of 99 programs) Daypart: Primetime Mon-Sun |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=May 1, 2007 |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050107_08 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107091615/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050107_08 |archive-date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref> The first season averaged 5.8 million viewers for all 21 episodes. Out of all regular primetime programming that aired during the [[2006–07 United States network television schedule|2006–2007 American television season]], ''30 Rock'' ranked #102 out of #142 according to the [[Nielsen ratings]] system.<ref name="seasonalratings">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f?pn=2 |title=2006-07 primetime wrap |access-date=March 25, 2008 |date=May 25, 2007 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=January 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102063804/http://www1.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The pilot episode garnered 8.13 million viewers, finishing third in its timeslot of 8:00 pm [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Standard Time]].<ref name="pilotratings_variety">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title=NBC's 'Rock' solid in premiere |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117951807.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+3%2E2 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 12, 2006 |access-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152621/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117951807.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+3%2E2 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref> After three further low rated airings on the following three Wednesdays, including a series low of 4.61 million viewers,<ref name="aftermathratings">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title=Peacock's not laffing |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952286.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 19, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152632/https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952286.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="blinddateratings">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title='Lost' up, 'Nine' down for ABC |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952697.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 26, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152640/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952697.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="jackthewriterratings">{{cite magazine |first=Rick |last=Kissell |title=Football drives NBC win |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953495.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday+4%2E6 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 7, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152645/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117953495.html?categoryid=1275&cs=1&query=30+rock+wednesday+4.6 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref> NBC decided to move ''30 Rock'' to Thursdays at 9:30 pm. Its first airing on a Thursday night was on November 16, 2006.<ref name="timeslot_2">{{cite press release|title=NBC Re-Makes Two-Hour Comedy Block on Thursdays with Return of 'Scrubs' and Move of '30 Rock' to Join 'My Name Is Earl' and 'The Office' Beginning November 30 |publisher=[[NBC]] |via=[[The Futon Critic]] |date=October 25, 2006 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2006/10/25/nbc-re-makes-two-hour-comedy-block-on-thursdays-with-return-of-scrubs-and-move-of-30-rock-to-join-my-name-is-earl-and-the-office-beginning-november-30-22666/20061025nbc01/ |access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> Along with this change, the even lower rated comedy ''[[Twenty Good Years]]'' was put on hiatus and later cancelled.<ref name="20goodhiatus">{{cite news|first=Colin |last=Mahan |title=NBC tweaks Thursday, ''30 Rock'' |url=http://www.tv.com/story/6905.html?q= |publisher=[[TV.com]] |date=November 6, 2006 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123135827/http://www.tv.com/story/6905.html?q= |archive-date=January 23, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="20goodcancelled">{{cite magazine|first=Jennifer |last=Armstrong |title=Mo' Better Tube |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/05/15/nbc-announces-lineup-fall-2007/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 14, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080316151108/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20038789%2C00.html |archive-date=March 16, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''30 Rock''{{'}}s first Thursday airing was viewed by 5.19 million viewers.<ref name="jacktorratings">{{cite press release|title=I. T. R. S. Ranking report 01 thru 99 (out of 99 programs) Daypart: Primetime Mon-Sun |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=November 21, 2006 |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112106_06 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217155931/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=112106_06 |archive-date=February 17, 2012 }}</ref> The series then received ratings of a consistent amount of around 5.5 million viewers till the episode "Hard Ball" when a series low, set by the episode "Jack the Writer," was met with just 4.61 million viewers watching the episode.<ref name="jackthewriterratings" /><ref name="hardballratings">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960045.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1&query=30+rock+2%2E4+4%2E6 |title=Season high for 'Grey's' |access-date=March 11, 2008 |last=Kissell |first=Rick |date=February 23, 2007 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506152716/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960045.html?categoryid=1043&cs=1&query=30+rock+2%2E4+4%2E6 |archive-date=May 6, 2008 }}</ref> After a further three episodes, which were higher rated than "Hard Ball," NBC moved ''30 Rock'' to 9:00 pm on Thursdays,<ref name="timeslot_3">{{cite news|first=Marc |last=Berman |title=NBC Flips 30 Rock With Scrubs |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003557351 |publisher=Mediaweek |date=March 13, 2007 |access-date=March 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128093604/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003557351 |archive-date=November 28, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> serving as a lead-in to ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. Upon its first airing at 9:00 pm, the episode "Fireworks," a "supersized" episode attracted the attention of 5.37 million viewers.<ref name="fireworksratings"/> ''30 Rock'' aired at 9:00 pm for four episodes. The season finale, "Hiatus," was watched by 4.72 million people.<ref name="hiatusratings">{{cite press release|title=I. T. R. S. Ranking report 01 thru 99 (out of 99 programs) Daypart: Primetime Mon-Sun |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=May 1, 2007 |url=http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050107_08 |access-date=March 24, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107091615/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=050107_08 |archive-date=January 7, 2009 }}</ref> The first season averaged 5.8 million viewers for all 21 episodes. Out of all regular primetime programming that aired during the [[2006–07 United States network television schedule|2006–2007 American television season]], ''30 Rock'' ranked #102 out of #142 according to the [[Nielsen ratings]] system.<ref name="seasonalratings">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f?pn=2 |title=2006-07 primetime wrap |access-date=March 25, 2008 |date=May 25, 2007 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=January 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102063804/http://www1.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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30 Rock
Season 1
A DVD cover showing Tracy Jordan, Liz Lemon, and Jack Donaghy with the words "30 Rock Season 1" on top
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 11, 2006 (2006-10-11) –
April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

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. The season was produced by Broadway Video, Little Stranger and NBC Universal, and the executive producers were series creator Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, JoAnn Alfano, Marci Klein, and David Miner.

The series focuses on TGS with Tracy Jordan, a fictional sketch comedy series, and its head writer Liz Lemon, portrayed by Fey, as she juggles her job and her personal life. The season consisted of 21 episodes; 19 episodes were approximately 22 minutes long, and the other two episodes were approximately 26 minutes long due to NBC "supersizing" those episodes. The season moved timeslots three times during its run. The first four episodes aired on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm,[1] the next thirteen episodes aired on Thursdays at 9:30 pm, and the final four episodes aired on Thursdays at 9:00 pm.

The season received generally favorable reviews, and was nominated for ten Emmy Awards: six Primetime Emmy Awards and four Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Despite critical success, the series struggled in the ratings,[2] and the first season averaged 5.8 million viewers for all 21 episodes. The 30 Rock first season DVD box set was released on September 4, 2007, in Region 1 format,[3] and was released on March 17, 2008, in Region 2 format.[4]

Synopsis

The season begins with the introduction of Liz Lemon, the head writer of The Girlie Show, a live sketch comedy series which airs on NBC. When The Girlie Show's network executive Gary dies, Jack Donaghy replaces him. Jack, the head of east coast television and microwave oven programming, makes many changes to The Girlie Show, including adding Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), a loose cannon movie star, to the show's cast and changing the title of The Girlie Show to TGS with Tracy Jordan. Various story arcs are explored, including the rivalry between Tracy and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski), Liz's relationships with Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters) and Floyd Debarber (Jason Sudeikis) and Jack's relationship with Phoebe (Emily Mortimer). Most importantly, the relationship between Jack and Liz develops as he offers to be her mentor, which becomes the anchor of the show. A few minor story arcs are carried over into season two, including Cerie Xerox's (Katrina Bowden) ongoing engagement to the unseen character Aris and Pete Hornberger (Scott Adsit) living with Liz to deal with his marital problems with his wife, Paula Hornberger (later seen in "Greenzo" played by Paula Pell).

Crew

The season was produced by Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. and NBCUniversal and aired on NBC in the United States. The executive producers were creator Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, JoAnn Alfano, Marci Klein and David Miner, with Brett Baer, Dave Finkel, Jack Burditt, and John Riggi acting as co-executive producers.[5] Robert Carlock acted as co-executive producer from the episode "Pilot" until the episode "Black Tie." Carlock was then credited as an executive producer, starting with the episode "Up All Night" onwards, except for the episode "The C Word" which was aired out of production order. Producers for the season were music composer Jeff Richmond and Jerry Kupfer, with Irene Burns, Matt Hubbard and Diana Schmidt acting as co-producers.

There were eight different directors throughout the season. The staff writers were Tina Fey, John Riggi, Robert Carlock, Jack Burditt, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer, co-producer Matthew Hubbard and Kay Cannon who all wrote, or co-wrote at least two episodes. Daisy Gardner, who co-wrote the episode "The Source Awards" with Robert Carlock, was a guest writer. Those who directed more than one episode were supervising producer Adam Bernstein, Gail Mancuso, Don Scardino, Michael Engler, and Beth McCarthy. There were three directors who only directed one episode each throughout the season; they were Juan J. Campanella, Scott Ellis, and Dennie Gordon. Fey and Carlock acted as the show runners for the season.[6]

Cast

See also: List of 30 Rock characters

Seven actors received star billing during season one. Tina Fey portrayed Liz Lemon, the head writer of a fictitious live sketch comedy television series named TGS with Tracy Jordan (commonly known as TGS).[7] The TGS cast consists of three actors, two of whom are part of the main cast of the first season of 30 Rock. They are the loose cannon movie star Tracy Jordan, portrayed by Tracy Morgan[7] and the dense, limelight-craving Jenna Maroney, portrayed by Jane Krakowski.[8] Jack McBrayer played the naïve Southern-born NBC page, Kenneth Parcell.[9] Scott Adsit acted as the witty and wise TGS producer, Pete Hornberger.[10] Judah Friedlander portrayed the wise-cracking, trucker hat wearing, repulsive staff writer Frank Rossitano.[11] Alec Baldwin played the high flying NBC network executive Jack Donaghy who, at the beginning of the season, is employed to retool TGS.[12] Donaghy's full title at the start of the series is "Head of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming."[13]

The season also includes a number of secondary characters including Keith Powell as James "Toofer" Spurlock, a writer for TGS, and Lonny Ross as Josh Girard who is a staff writer of TGS as well as a TGS cast member. Katrina Bowden was TGS's general assistant, Cerie Xerox. These actors were promoted to main cast members in season two.[14] Other recurring roles include Maulik Pancholy as Jonathan, Grizz Chapman as "Grizz" Griswold, Kevin Brown as "Dot Com" Slattery,[15] John Lutz as J.D. Lutz,[16] and Chris Parnell as Dr. Leo Spaceman.[17]

Main cast

Recurring cast

  • Katrina Bowden as Cerie Xerox, the young, attractive TGS general assistant. (15 episodes)
  • Keith Powell as James "Toofer" Spurlock, a proud African-American staff writer for TGS. (15 episodes)
  • Lonny Ross as Josh Girard, a young, unintelligent TGS cast member. (15 episodes)
  • Maulik Pancholy as Jonathan, Jack's assistant who is obsessed with him. (14 episodes)
  • Kevin Brown as Walter "Dot Com" Slattery, a member of Tracy's entourage. (11 episodes)
  • Grizz Chapman as Warren "Grizz" Griswold, a member of Tracy's entourage. (11 episodes)
  • Rachel Dratch as various characters (11 episodes)
  • John Lutz as J.D. Lutz, a lazy, overweight TGS writer who is often ridiculed by his co-workers. (8 episodes)
  • Jason Sudeikis as Floyd DeBarber, an attorney working for GE and love interest for Liz. (7 episodes)
  • Chris Parnell as Dr. Leo Spaceman, a physician who practices questionable medical techniques. (5 episodes)
  • Emily Mortimer as Phoebe, a British art dealer and gold digger who Jack falls for. (3 episodes)
  • Dean Winters as Dennis Duffy, Liz's immature ex-boyfriend. (3 episodes)
  • Ghostface Killah as himself (2 episodes)
  • Isabella Rossellini as Bianca Donaghy, Jack's ex-wife. (2 episodes)
  • Rip Torn as Don Geiss, CEO of GE and Jack's boss and mentor. (2 episodes)

Guest stars

  • Will Arnett as Devon Banks, NBC's Vice President of West Coast News, Web Content and Theme Park Talent Relations, and Jack's nemesis. (Episode: "Fireworks")
  • Joy Behar as herself (Episode: "Up All Night")
  • Wayne Brady as Steven Black, Tracy's manager who Liz briefly dates. (Episode: "The Source Awards")
  • Tucker Carlson as himself (Episode: "Hard Ball")
  • Anna Chlumsky as Liz Lemler, an accountant for TGS and Floyd's girlfriend. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish")
  • Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Patricia Donaghy, Jack's sister. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish")
  • Will Forte as Tomas, a servant of Prince Gerhardt. (Episode: "Black Tie")
  • Whoopi Goldberg as herself (Episode: "The Rural Juror")
  • Donald Glover as young P.A. (Episode: "Jack-Tor")
  • Sean Hayes as Jesse Parcell, Kenneth's hillbilly cousin. (Episode: "Hiatus")
  • LL Cool J as Ridikolus, a famous hip-hop producer. (Episode: "The Source Awards")
  • Nathan Lane as Eddie Donaghy, Jack's con-man brother. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish")
  • Chris Matthews as himself (Episode: "Hard Ball")
  • Stephanie March as Gretchen Thomas, a lesbian and friend of Jack's who he sets up on a date with Liz. (Episode: "Blind Date")
  • John McEnroe as himself (Episode: "The Head and the Hair")
  • Conan O'Brien as himself (Episode: "Tracy Does Conan")
  • Maury Povich as himself (Episode: "Fireworks")
  • Aubrey Plaza as an NBC page. (Episode: "Tracy Does Conan")
  • Al Roker as himself (Episode: "Fireworks")
  • Paul Reubens as Prince Gerhardt, the last surviving member of the Habsburg dynasty. (Episode: "Black Tie")
  • Molly Shannon as Katherine Catherine Donaghy, Jack's sister. (Episode: "The Fighting Irish")
  • Sherri Shepherd as Angie Jordan, Tracy's no-nonsense wife. (Episode: "Up All Night")
  • Elaine Stritch as Colleen Donaghy, Jack's cold and overbearing mother. (Episode: "Hiatus")

Episodes

See also: List of 30 Rock episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code [18]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Adam BernsteinTina FeyOctober 11, 2006 (2006-10-11)1018.13[19]
Liz Lemon is head writer for The Girlie Show, a live comedy show filmed in New York City's 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Things start to become complicated when her new boss, Jack Donaghy, insists that wild movie star Tracy Jordan join the cast.
22"The Aftermath"Adam BernsteinTina FeyOctober 18, 2006 (2006-10-18)1025.71[20]
Jack makes major changes to the show, renaming it TGS with Tracy Jordan and thus taking the spotlight away from Jenna Maroney. An indignant Liz struggles to keep everyone happy, but it is Tracy who saves the day by hosting a party for the entire cast and crew on a private yacht.
33"Blind Date"Adam BernsteinJohn RiggiOctober 25, 2006 (2006-10-25)1036.01[21]
Realizing that her near or total lack of a social life is having an adverse effect on her work, Jack sets Liz up on a blind date with a friend of his. Meanwhile, Jack infiltrates the writers' weekly poker game and starts winning hands until Kenneth the Page joins in and proves to be a surprisingly adept player.
44"Jack the Writer"Gail MancusoRobert CarlockNovember 1, 2006 (2006-11-01)1044.61[22]
Jack decides to join Liz and her staff in the writers' room, but his lack of writing ability becomes all too evident and his presence ends up stifling the others' creativity. Tracy mentors Kenneth on how to be successful and Liz encourages Cerie, her young assistant, to dress less revealingly.
55"Jack-Tor"Don ScardinoRobert CarlockNovember 16, 2006 (2006-11-16)1075.19[23]
Forced by Jack to plug General Electric products into the show, Liz integrates Jack himself into a self-referential sketch about product placement. Frank and Toofer trick Jenna into thinking that her job is in danger and Liz wonders if Tracy might be illiterate when he refuses to read the cue cards.
66"Jack Meets Dennis"Juan J. CampanellaJack BurdittNovember 30, 2006 (2006-11-30)1055.97[24]
When Liz takes back her sleazy ex-boyfriend Dennis Duffy, Jack takes it upon himself to convince her that she is headed for a life of mediocrity. Tracy is enraged when a magazine calls him "normal" and Jenna becomes worried about her age when Jack asks her how old she is.
77"Tracy Does Conan"Adam BernsteinTina FeyDecember 7, 2006 (2006-12-07)1086.84[25]
Jack bumps Jenna's scheduled appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and puts Tracy on in her place. To make matters worse, Tracy has gone off his medication and he is consequently acting more erratic than ever. Jack encourages bald producer Pete Hornberger to wear a wig.
88"The Break-Up"Scott EllisDave Finkel & Brett BaerDecember 14, 2006 (2006-12-14)1095.94[26]
Liz finally dumps Dennis and prowls the singles scene, where she proves to be particularly inept at picking up guys, under Jenna's tutelage. Tracy and Toofer clash, landing both in sensitivity training, and Jack dates a certain "high-ranking African-American member of the Bush Administration."
99"The Baby Show"Michael EnglerJack BurdittJanuary 4, 2007 (2007-01-04)1105.89[27]
Cerie gets engaged so that she can be a "young hot mom", causing Liz to think about marriage and having a family. Jack has trouble dealing with his own domineering mother, who wants to move in with him, and Tracy becomes upset by Josh's impression of him.
1010"The Rural Juror"Beth McCarthyMatt HubbardJanuary 11, 2007 (2007-01-11)1116.01[28]
Liz and Jenna's friendship is put to the test when Liz admits that she dislikes Jenna's new independent film. To get himself out of debt, Tracy places his name on a "meat machine" that eliminates the "bread" part of sandwiches.
1111"The Head and the Hair"Gail MancusoTina Fey & John RiggiJanuary 18, 2007 (2007-01-18)1125.04[29]
Two guys, one a cerebral nerd and the other a gorgeous hunk, capture the attention of Liz and Jenna. Jack and Kenneth trade places for "Bottom's Up Day" and Tracy enlists Frank and Toofer to write his autobiography in one day.
1212"Black Tie"Don ScardinoKay Cannon & Tina FeyFebruary 1, 2007 (2007-02-01)1135.71[30]
Liz attends a foreign prince's birthday party with Jack and meets his ex-wife. Tracy tries to convince Pete to cheat on his wife at a wild party while Kenneth encourages him not to.
1313"Up All Night"Michael EnglerTina FeyFebruary 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)1145.17[31]
The writers struggle to pull an all-nighter on Valentine's Day. Liz receives flowers from a secret admirer, Jack completes his divorce after years of legal separation, Tracy tries to spend the evening with his wife, Pete forgets the holiday and Kenneth is encouraged to pursue Cerie.
1414"The C Word"Adam BernsteinTina FeyFebruary 15, 2007 (2007-02-15)1065.01[32]
After being criticized for her working habits by her co-workers, Liz decides to be more lenient with her staff and work overtime herself. Meanwhile, Jack brings Tracy to a major golf event to get closer to Don Geiss, the CEO of GE, but his plan backfires when Tracy decides to drop "truth bombs".
1515"Hard Ball"Don ScardinoMatt HubbardFebruary 22, 2007 (2007-02-22)1154.61[33]
When Josh's contract comes up for negotiation, Jack tries to save money by not renewing it while Liz tries to prevent Josh from joining the cast of a rival show. Meanwhile, Tracy allows Kenneth into his entourage and Jenna gets into trouble after she is misquoted in a popular magazine.
1616"The Source Awards"Don ScardinoRobert Carlock & Daisy GardnerMarch 1, 2007 (2007-03-01)1165.74[34]
Jack enlists a rap producer to unload his line of inferior champagne while Tracy reluctantly hosts the Source Awards. Liz tries to sever ties with a black man she dislikes without looking racist.
1717"The Fighting Irish"Dennie GordonJack BurdittMarch 8, 2007 (2007-03-08)1175.15[35]
Jack's long-lost brother Eddie (Nathan Lane) shows up and announces their father's death. Meanwhile, Liz, forced to make staff cutbacks, fires her romantic rival "Other Liz" while Tracy seeks spiritual fulfillment at his lawyer's request.
1818"Fireworks"Beth McCarthyDave Finkel & Brett BaerApril 5, 2007 (2007-04-05)1185.37[36]
Threatened by a sneaky West Coast NBC executive, Jack enlists Kenneth to help thwart any attempts to usurp Donaghy's TV throne. Meanwhile, Tracy discovers that he is a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Twofer discovers a disturbing secret about his Civil War ancestor, and Liz fakes being an alcoholic to get closer to her crush, Floyd.
1919"Corporate Crush"Don ScardinoJohn RiggiApril 12, 2007 (2007-04-12)1195.07[37]
Liz has found happiness with Floyd while Jack pursues a relationship of his own with Phoebe, an eccentric Christie's auctioneer. Tracy vies for Don Geiss's attention, hoping to turn his Jefferson movie idea into a reality.
2020"Cleveland"Paul FeigJack Burditt & Robert CarlockApril 19, 2007 (2007-04-19)1205.16[38]
Sick of New York and frustrated with his career, Floyd contemplates a move to the Midwest and asks Liz if she would consider leaving TGS behind. Tracy discovers that the "Black Crusaders" are after him and Jack continues to prepare for his marriage to Phoebe.
2121"Hiatus"Don ScardinoTina FeyApril 26, 2007 (2007-04-26)1214.72[39]
As TGS's summer hiatus approaches, Liz deals with the difficulties of her long-distance relationship with Floyd as she tries to find Tracy, who is hiding out in the sticks with Kenneth's uncivilized cousin. Meanwhile, Jack's impending marriage brings his mother, Colleen Donaghy, to town.

Reception

Critical reception

"Look for 30 Rock to blossom into the next Arrested Development, but let's hope it lasts a little longer than its Fox counterpart."

Kyle Braun of UGO, comparing the series to the heavily praised Arrested Development.[40]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 84% with an average score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 44 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "It isn't as consistently as funny as it could be, considering its pedigree, but 30 Rock is a clever, wacky comedy that benefits from a strong ensemble cast."[41] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, gave the season a score of 67 out ot 100 based on the impression of 31 critical reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[42] The pilot episode was generally well received;[43] however, Marc D. Allan of The Washington Post said that "viewers who tuned in for the first month or more saw shows that weren't consistently funny", but after a few episodes "the writers discovered the core of the series—the push-pull between Fey's character, Liz Lemon, the harried head writer of The Girlie Show, and Alec Baldwin's domineering network executive, Jack Donaghy—that 30 Rock found its rhythm."[43] Henry Goldblatt of Entertainment Weekly, whilst reviewing the DVD release of the season, called 30 Rock "[the 2006 –2007 television season's] finest sitcom". Goldblatt said that the episodes "Hard Ball" and "The Break Up" were "some of the strongest episodes", and awarded the first season an "A" grade.[44]

Christopher Monfette of IGN thought that season one was "well-written and hilariously-performed" and that it was "refreshing to travel through the season and watch these characters grow and evolve". Monfette gave the season a score of 8 out of 10.[45] UGO Entertainment's Kyle Braun said that the season "didn't start out as the funniest new show of 2006", but he praised the seasons progression, proclaiming "now that the show has found its audience, it's hard to argue with the laughs thrown down from high atop 30 Rockefeller Plaza."[40] Anna Johns of TV Squad said that she was "particularly excited for the later two-thirds of the season, when Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan got into their groove and the supporting characters started getting better story lines."[46] After six episodes, NBC picked 30 Rock up for a 21-episode season on December 1, 2006.[47][48][49]

Ratings

The pilot episode garnered 8.13 million viewers, finishing third in its timeslot of 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.[50] After three further low rated airings on the following three Wednesdays, including a series low of 4.61 million viewers,[51][52][53] NBC decided to move 30 Rock to Thursdays at 9:30 pm. Its first airing on a Thursday night was on November 16, 2006.[54] Along with this change, the even lower rated comedy Twenty Good Years was put on hiatus and later cancelled.[55][56] 30 Rock's first Thursday airing was viewed by 5.19 million viewers.[57] The series then received ratings of a consistent amount of around 5.5 million viewers till the episode "Hard Ball" when a series low, set by the episode "Jack the Writer," was met with just 4.61 million viewers watching the episode.[53][58] After a further three episodes, which were higher rated than "Hard Ball," NBC moved 30 Rock to 9:00 pm on Thursdays,[59] serving as a lead-in to Scrubs. Upon its first airing at 9:00 pm, the episode "Fireworks," a "supersized" episode attracted the attention of 5.37 million viewers.[36] 30 Rock aired at 9:00 pm for four episodes. The season finale, "Hiatus," was watched by 4.72 million people.[60] The first season averaged 5.8 million viewers for all 21 episodes. Out of all regular primetime programming that aired during the 2006–2007 American television season, 30 Rock ranked #102 out of #142 according to the Nielsen ratings system.[61]

Awards

See also: List of 30 Rock awards and nominations

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