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30 Rock: Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 11, 2006
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6
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Metascore
67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 163 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Starring: Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, Tracy Morgan
  • Summary: 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

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 31
  3. Negative: 2 out of 31
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    100
    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.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    60
    Nothing very funny happens on "30 Rock" until Alec Baldwin enters the room, and suddenly this new NBC sitcom comes alive.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    38
    To its credit, next week's second episode is better than tonight's revamped pilot: tighter, funnier and more expansive to other cast members.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 82
  3. Negative: 12 out of 82
  1. PeterF.
    10
    The funniest show on television, bar none.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. MarcusB
    5
    Unexceptional. Its fine. It has some chucklesome moments and Alec Baldwin is pretty good, having most of them. The rest of the comedy is bland. If its on and you have nothing better to do, watch it, otherwise there are so many other shows out there that are so much funnier. Its a little sad to describe it as fast paced and witty because really, it is anything but that - but then when you see so many 10s and 0s as review scores that tells you all you need to know about the reviewers!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MattH
    3
    This was really disappointing. I got all of the jokes; I've just heard them all before. I think Tina Fey is a great writer, so the show we'll turn around, if she isn't being controlled by the studio.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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