30 Rock

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30 Rock
Premiere October 11, 2006
Finale
Airs Thursdays at 9:30PM
Creator Tina Fey
Network NBC
Style 30-minute single-camera comedy
Company Broadway Video Television
Little Stranger
NBC Universal Television Studio
(Season 1)
Universal Media Studios
(Season 2)
Episodes 58 (through season 3)
Seasons 4
Status Currently airing season 4
Origin USA

30 Rock is a comedy about Liz Lemon, head writer on a demanding, live TV program in New York City. Lemon is jolted when a brash new network president interferes with her show and bullies her into convincing Tracy Jordan, a wild and unpredictable movie star, to join the cast. Lemon must manage the unmanageable so that the show — and her dream — can go on.

In the original pilot Rachel Dratch was the star of the "show within the show" but on the August 14, 2006 Variety reported[1] that Dratch's role had been modified to that of a utility player instead of the lead of Lemon's series, The Girlie Show. Jane Krakowski was later cast to take over the lead role of The Girlie Show. In the original Variety article Lorne Michaels made it clear this was done due to the fact that the retooled show would focus more on the interplay between Fey's, Baldwin's and Morgan's backstage characters leaving Dratch a reduced role and they felt this approach would better utilize her comedic talents.

Contents

[edit] Cast

Actor Character Duration
Billed Cast
Tina Fey Elizabeth "Liz" Lemon 1 2 3
Tracy Morgan Tracy Jordan 1 2 3
Jane Krakowski Jenna Maroney 1 2 3
Jack McBrayer Kenneth Parcell 1 2 3
Scott Adsit Pete Hornberger 1 2 3
Judah Friedlander Frank Rossitano 1 2 3
Alec Baldwin John Francis "Jack" Donaghy 1 2 3
Katrina Bowden Cerie 1 2 3
Keith Powell Toofer 1 2 3
Lonny Ross Josh Girard 1 2
Kevin Brown Dotcom 1 2 3
Grizz Chapman Grizz 1 2 3
Maulik Pancholy Jonathan 1 2 3
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Rachel Dratch Various Characters 1
Chris Parnell Dr. Leo Spaceman 1 2 3
Salma Hayek Elisa 3
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.

[edit] Seasons

Season Premiere Finale #
NBC
Unaired Pilot Unaired
Season One October 11, 2006 April 26, 2007 21
Season Two October 4, 2007 May 8, 2008 15
Season Three October 30, 2008 May 14, 2009 22
Season Four October 15, 2009

[edit] In-Depth

[edit] DVD Releases

Title Release Date #
Season Sets
Season 1 September 4, 2007 3 purchase
Season 2 October 7, 2008 2 purchase
Season 3 September 22, 2009 3 purchase
Partial Season Sets
Season 1, Volume 1 September 4, 2007 2 purchase
Season 1, Volume 2 September 4, 2007 1 purchase

[edit] External Sites

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