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30 Rock
SERIES: NBC, Wednesday 8:00p (30 minutes)
 Get more information on this show at TV.com.
Starring
Tina Fey,
Alec Baldwin,
Tracy Morgan,
Jane Krakowski,
Scott Adsit,
Jack McBrayer,
and
Rachel Dratch
Like NBC's new drama "Studio 60," this comedy from SNL alum Tina Fey is set behind the scenes of a network sketch comedy program.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| CREATED BY: |
Tina Fey
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
October 11, 2006 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Like the best TV comedies - from "Seinfeld" to "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and all the way back to "The Jack Benny Program" - "30 Rock" sparkles not just because its central star gets to shine, but because everyone does.
88
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
It's the best new sitcom of the fall. [16 Oct 2006, p.39]
88
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
I don't want to spoil the great lines, delivered with perfect comic acting. To me, it's bliss.
80
LA Weekly Robert Abele
A weirdly appropriate and hilarious symbol of our times.
80
Wall Street Journal Dorothy Rabinowitz
The standard caution is relevant -- debut episodes tend to be highly polished. All the more reason to enjoy the hilarious scenes and fine ensemble cast here.
80
Baltimore Sun David Zurawik
One of the zaniest - and most savvy - workplace comedies in years.
80
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
It's smart without either condescending to or patronizing the viewer.
80
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
30 Rock... is pretty darn funny, a bitterly merry comic jihad against corporate stupidity and mendaciousness.
80
Newsday Verne Gay
A rare and almost totally unexpected triumph.
75
New York Post Linda Stasi
OK, so I admit it, the premiere isn't all that funny, but the second episode is hilarious.
75
Slant Magazine Brian Holcomb
The cast is perfectly matched to this material.
75
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
Baldwin's sharklike momentum pulls you through a sitcom that otherwise makes little sense.
75
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
Fey's humor possesses a sly, literate snap. And like NBC's recent cool comedies, "The Office" and "My Name Is Earl," her rollicking "30 Rock" has a surplus of nutty imagination.
75
USA Today Robert Bianco
Yet for all its laughs, 30 Rock does call to mind a kind of sketch show version of The Mary Tyler Moore Show — one in which everyone's playing Ted. That can be fun for a while, but eventually sitcom viewers tend to want to root for someone.
70
Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart
A good, potentially great, show.
70
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
There's plenty of charisma to go around on 30 Rock, and Fey will go just about anywhere for a laugh. Her absurd, yet almost believable, showbiz send-up is full of them.
70
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
There's a lot to enjoy... But "30 Rock" is more sitcommy than most of the single-camera sitcoms on the air now, and it has none of the sharp bite of "The Larry Sanders Show."
70
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
There's reason to hope, especially for Baldwin's bold performance and the cutting dialogue.
70
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
Arguably the best comedy this fall.
70
Time James Poniewozik
For all the show's cartooniness, its gender-conscious take on the TV business is actually more sophisticated [than Studio 60's].
70
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
Where "Studio 60" takes a scathing and indignant tone toward television, "30 Rock" offers a more sarcastic, less hackles-raised critique. It's also funnier and goofier.
60
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
The jokes that hit their target almost make up for the wide misses.
60
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
"Write what you know" is a cardinal rule of writing, and Fey certainly knows this world better than Sorkin -- even if "The Girlie Show" is lame, I believe it exists in a way I don't with "Studio 60" -- but the history of failed behind-the-scenes sitcoms and dramas is so long and ugly that she would have been better served using a different setting altogether.
60
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
Nothing very funny happens on “30 Rock” until Alec Baldwin enters the room, and suddenly this new NBC sitcom comes alive.
50
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
I want to like "30 Rock" more than I do so far, because I've always liked Fey. Yet it could be Fey - the actress, not the writer - I'm having trouble warming to.
40
Washington Post Tom Shales
For all the rewriting and reworking, the show needs a better premise and funnier dialogue and, most of all, a more commanding performer in the starring role.
40
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
When he gets a lot of air time and his worst excesses are not reined in, Morgan is the human equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard.... As a result, what could have been a rather savory dish ends up with a rather unpleasant aftertaste.
40
Arizona Republic Bill Goodykoontz
Too often it feels like a missed opportunity, though there's always hope for improvement, more realistic in this case than most.
40
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
Nobody does a deadpan line reading like Baldwin, and he alone is reason to check out this work in progress and hope that Fey gets the time she’ll need to make this hodge-podge live up to its potential.
38
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
To its credit, next week's second episode is better than tonight's revamped pilot: tighter, funnier and more expansive to other cast members.
30
Variety Brian Lowry
If "30 Rock's" going to survive, Baldwin's comedic chops will be tugging the lifeline.
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