 "Live Show" drew in the largest audience for "30 Rock", season five, with 6.701 million viewers, and reached a season high 3.1 Nielsen rating/9% share with adults 18–49, which was a 43% increase over the previous episode and a 15% increase from the season premiere; it trailed CBS competitor and timeslot leader "$h*!My Dad Says" by 0.1.This rating was the show's highest since December 10, 2009, episode "Secret Santa" and the highest overall for NBC in the 8