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Apr 24 2012 11:24 PM ET

Tina Fey on upcoming '30 Rock' live show, Donald Glover and the season finale -- EW Q&A

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A peek at the sets for 30 Rock‘s upcoming live show inspires great confidence that the show’s sophomore live performance will prove to be a memorable one.

And as crews put finishing touches on the sets this morning, EW caught up with Tina Fey during a visit to show’s set at Rockefeller Center to talk about what’s in store for the big episode and chat about the end of the season.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Another live show. Is it easier going into the second one?
TINA FEY: It’s still a lot of work, and I’m sure we’ll have some moments in the next couple of days that are harrowing of like, “Wait, how long is it?” But I think we’re definitely excited to be asked to do it again. NBC asked us if we would consider doing another one and we were like, “Yeah. Sure.”

[Any] fears going into it for a second time?
No — just dumb enough to say yes. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 17 2012 05:51 PM ET

'30 Rock': Where can a girl wear a Princess Leia outfit? Let Liz Lemon count the ways -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

On Thursday’s episode of NBC comedy 30 Rock, Jack (Alec Baldwin) arranges a blind date for Liz (Tina Fey) to… perhaps prove to her that her relationship with Criss (guest star James Mardsen) is about as sturdy as a North Korean rocket? Of course, everyone knows that Liz’s heart will always truly belong to… Princess Leia! No, she’s not wearing another Leia outfit to shirk her civic duty — she’s giving one to Jack’s daughter, Liddy.

Click on the video below to see how this tiny gift will be functional far beyond Halloween. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 17 2012 10:02 AM ET

Alec Baldwin says he's staying on '30 Rock'... and that the show is ending next season

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Alec Baldwin has been on the brink of leaving 30 Rock since basically the beginning of 30 Rock. Playing Jack Donaghy revitalized Baldwin’s career — and helped to define the resurrection-through-self-deprecation second-act playbook of our modern reboot era. But the actor has regularly expressed an interest in leaving the show — usually in the winter, which either proves that he enjoys negotiations with NBC or that he suffers from a nasty case of Seasonal Affective Disorder. Most recently, Baldwin had tweeted “I think I’m leaving NBC just in time” in the context of a rant about the Today show, which had sent cameras to his apartment. However, Baldwin now tells the Associated Press that “time” is relative: He’s sticking with 30 Rock through next season. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 3 2012 04:00 PM ET

'30 Rock': Liz & Co. tackle self-evaluations -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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What would you say Liz Lemon’s greatest weakness is? I’d have to go with anything related to cheese, but she surprised most everyone with her answer on her Kabletown self-evaluation: “humility.” She wasn’t the only member of the TGS staff who struggled with honesty — although Jenna provided uncharacteristic candor.

Watch the exclusive clip below, as Jack suffers through the evaluations — a process he calls the “biggest waste of time since NBC’s diversity writing program” — and watch the episode this Thursday on NBC for more laughs. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 21 2012 05:56 PM ET

'30 Rock' to stage second live episode

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Live from New York, it’s… 30 Rock!

Yup, Tina Fey and Co. apparently had a grand ole time doing their first live episode last season and are set to do another this season, EW has confirmed. It will air April 26.

The NBC comedy, currently in its sixth season, staged two live performances in October 2010 (one for each coast) that were not only relatively well received but also highly rated, posting a 43 percent gain in the key demo.

The episode featured guest appearances from Matt Damon, Rachel Dratch, Chris Parnell, Bill Hader, and Jon Hamm, who talked about his testicles.

High hopes for live episode No. 2, readers?

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Mar 15 2012 10:49 AM ET

Erin go '30 Rock'! -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

The gang at TGS are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week with the rest of us. Only things get a little hairy when new Page Hazel Wassername (Kristen Schaal) doesn’t quite grasp the ego politics underlying Jenna and Tracy’s frenemy relationship. A serious snafu sends Pete spinning (what’s new?) and opens up the possibility of a Kenneth return. Check out our exclusive peek at tonight’s 30 Rock below. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 6 2012 09:00 AM ET

'30 Rock': Watch what happens when Kenneth comes to power -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

TGS staffers and fans of 30 Rock have always thought of Kenneth Parcell as the permanent page: A possibly immortal and always endearing NBC mascot, who has pledged his life to dutifully serving the Peacock as a low-level staffer. Well, in this Thursday’s episode, semi-bigwig Liz Lemon is going to have to deal with the fact that Kenneth, now a card-carrying member of the censoring Standards Department, has a voice. And it does not take kindly to swear words.

Watch the exclusive clip below for a brief lesson in proper argumentation (“I’m responding, I am matching your tone, and making my own point.”) and watch the episode this Thursday on NBC for more laughs.

READ FULL STORY »

Feb 29 2012 10:00 AM ET

'30 Rock': Beware the Scotch stealer! -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP

There’s a thief in 30 Rock‘s midst! Last week’s Leap Year celebration continues as the gang prepares to ring in Pete’s birthday. Or will they? In our exclusive clip, someone (a black-hearted individual, perhaps) has swiped the Scotch Pete has been saving for his big day, subsequently ruining the Hornberger Hang. His fears should be assuaged, however, because J. Mo’s supreme sleuthing skills (courtesy of her stint as crime-fighter Alexis Goodlooking) should no doubt come in handy. We think. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 21 2012 11:58 AM ET

'30 Rock' celebrates 'Leap Day' -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP

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You may not have remembered that 2012 is a leap year, but the writers of 30 Rock did. The TGS crew celebrates “Leap Day” a little early this Thursday, and, as you can tell from our exclusive clip below, Kenneth (a.k.a. Leap Day William, pictured) continues to be the closest thing we have to Rose Nylund on TV while Liz remains a party pooper (though she does get points for working Rumspringa into the conversation). READ FULL STORY »

Feb 14 2012 01:19 PM ET

Shipper Nation: A Valentine's Day treat for 'Fringe' lovers and a salute to TV's most romantic, creative (and arguably strangest) fans

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Last Friday, Fringe fans were treated to an instant-classic installment of the Fox sci-fi series, one that significantly advanced the season’s defining storyline: Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) — marooned in a new rendering of history in which he has not existed since he was a child – trying to return home to his own timeline. Yet for one particular, peculiar subset of loyal Fringe viewers, “Welcome to Westfield” was nothing short of an early Valentine’s Day gift. They’re the fans for whom the dream sequence spectacle of Peter and Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) making love was a dream come true. They’re the fans that got goosebumps when Olivia planted a kiss on Peter, as if this “reboot” version of his ladylove had suddenly reverted back to the original iteration of her. They’re fans known as ‘shippers, and if you’re a Web-chatty TV watcher or pop culture aficionado who tends to fixate on romantic relationships in your favorite fiction or fantasize about the mere possibility of amorous activity between your favorite make-believe people, then you’re probably one of them.

In the current issue of Entertainment Weekly, we explore how the shipper phenomenon — which began with The X-Files and until recently has been more associated with sci-fi and fantasy fandom — has gone mainstream and how shippers themselves can impact the creative process. An added bonus for Fringe fans: Exec producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman tell EW that an episode scheduled to air next month, entitled “A Short Story About Love,” will be a shipper milestone. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 7 2012 12:52 PM ET

'30 Rock' first look: Jack meets his match in his mother-in-law -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

With Jack Donaghy’s wife Avery in the grips, quite literally, of a North Korean dictator, you’d think he would take some comfort in getting to know her mother. Of course not. This is 30 Rock. In an exclusive clip, Jack and Charlotte Jessup (Mary Steenburgen) make a terrible, barb-trading first impression. Watch Steenburgen go toe-to-toe with Alec Baldwin after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Feb 3 2012 11:58 AM ET

Ratings: '30 Rock' hits low; 'Idol' vs. 'Big Bang'

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This is becoming the ratings equivalent of Ali vs. Foreman.

Once again, Fox’s American Idol and CBS’ Big Bang Theory delivered the exact same adult demo rating to top Thursday night. Idol‘s rating dropped a tenth from last week — and so did Big Bang‘s. CBS points out (just like it has for the past three weeks) that Big Bang was higher rated during its half hour. Yet the sitcom can’t quite topple Idol where it counts: Show vs. show to win the night. Can we get Jim Parsons and Ryan Seacrest in a cage match?

Fox led Thursday overall with Idol (17.9 million viewers, 5.4 adult demo rating) and The Finder (6.9 million, 2.4). With the 9 p.m. competition returning last night, the Bones spinoff slipped 14 percent from last week’s surge. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 27 2012 12:48 PM ET

'Big Bang' battles 'Idol'; 'The Finder' ratings improve

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It’s on: Fox’s American Idol and CBS’ Big Bang Theory battled for Thursday ratings supremacy, with each coming away with claims for the crown.

Idol drew 17 million viewers and a 5.4 rating. That’s down just a few notches from last week. This is a bit of a relief for Fox since it’s less of a drop than Wednesday’s edition, so it suggests the reality hit’s declines could be slowing down. Still, this is the lowest-rated Idol telecast since a results show in the first season, which aired during the summer.

Big Bang had 16 million viewers and also had a 5.4 rating. The usual way to compare shows is against each program’s overall average rather than trying to split them up, in which case Big Bang and Idol are deadlocked in the demo. But another way is to compare Big Bang to Idol‘s first half hour, when the shows were in direct competition. During that period, Big Bang won in the demo and viewers. In either case, this race is getting tighter. For more on this, see Will American Idol get overthrown as TV’s top show? READ FULL STORY »

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