30 Rock season 3

30 Rock
Season 3
Two men in suits, a black man in a yellow jacket, a blond woman in green, and a brunette woman in black with glasses on a box labeled "30 ROCK SEASON 3"
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 30, 2008 (2008-10-30) –
May 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)
Season chronology
List of episodes

The third season of 30 Rock, an American television comedy series, consists of 22 episodes and began airing on October 30, 2008, on the NBC network in the United States.[1][2] The season was produced by Broadway Video, Little Stranger, and NBC Universal; the executive producers were series creator Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels, Marci Klein, David Miner, and Robert Carlock.

In this season, Liz focuses heavily on her personal life, trying to adopt a child and find a new romantic partner. Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy pursues a new relationship, Jenna Maroney undertakes a new Janis Joplin-based film project, and Tracy Jordan enjoys the success of his video game developed at the end of the previous season.

The third season aired under NBC's promotional banner "Comedy Night Done Right" on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.[3][4] The season was critically acclaimed and received 22 Emmy Award nominations, the most for a single show in 2009.[5] The nominations broke 30 Rock's own record (17) for the most nominated comedy in a single Primetime Emmy Award ceremony.[6] The season was released on DVD as a three-disc boxed set under the title 30 Rock: Season 3 on September 22, 2009, by Universal Studios.[7][8]

  1. ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (April 2, 2008). "Breaking: 30 Rock Picked Up!". E! Online. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
  2. ^ West, Dave (May 28, 2008). "NBC sets 2008–09 premiere dates". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on August 2, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
  3. ^ "NBC's Returning Drama Life Gets Four Hours Of Primetime Originals In Two Weeks On September 29, October 3, 6 And 10 And New Drama My Own Worst Enemy Premieres October 13 For A Run Of Originals In Fall" (Press release). NBC Universal Media Village. July 21, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2008. In Other Changes, New Comedy Kath & Kim (now 8:30–9 p.m. ET) Switches Time Periods with 30 Rock (Now 9:30–10 p.m. ET) on Thursdays.
  4. ^ Hein, Jon (April 22, 2008). "Is Comedy Night Being Done Right?". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "61st Primetime Emmy Award Nominations" (PDF) (Press release). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 20, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 6, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  6. ^ "Emmy Awards: Top-nominated Broadcast Network" (Press release). NBC. July 16, 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  7. ^ Lambert, David (June 16, 2009). "30 Rock - 3rd Season of the Tina Fey/Alec Baldwin Show is Officially Announced". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  8. ^ ASIN B0024FAD9M, Amazon.com: 30 Rock - Season Three

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