After seven seasons on the air, it’s time to say goodbye to Liz Lemmon, Jack Donaghy and the rest of the gang at "30 Rock." While always a critical darling and an awards show favorite, "30 Rock" never really won the ratings war.
It’s best season placed it at No. 69 among other primetime network shows during season three, getting an average 7.7 million viewers per episode. It has won 14 Emmy Awards (including three for Best Comedy Series) and six Golden Globes (including several to stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin).
But in the last few seasons, the awards have been fewer and farther between and the ratings have slumped to their lowest of the run. Still, in a poll taken just last December by "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair, the series was ranked as the seventh greatest sitcom of all time, right behind "Seinfeld," "The Honeymooners," "Friends," "Cheers," "Arrested Development" and "Mary Tyler Moore."
Fans are waiting with anticipation to find out the fate of Liz Lemmon, Jack Donaghy, Tracy Jordon, Jenna Maroney and Kenneth Parcell on Thursday night's two-hour series finale. Then, there will be a pretty big void to fill in the NBC comedy line-up. Will you miss "30 Rock"?
Justin.
In fact, I CUT my access to TV in October, 2008. I have not missed it at all. I have Netflix, Red Box streaming. I watch top rated movies and documentaries. I read books. I get my news from internet sites. No need for STUPID, MINDLESS shows like Dancing with the Stars, American Idol or the standard SitComs, where I can SEE the punch line coming a mile away! Same dumb SitComs with different sets and Actors.