dancer dancer second episode seventh season american television series written directed series producer episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states september guest stars dancer include janet_jackson episode jack auditions backup dancer singer janet_jackson order job compete dance fellow named torn going boyfriend staying console grace following failed marriage dancer received generally mixed reviews television critics disliked jackson appearance according nielsen episode watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic plot beginning episode jack learns audition backup dancer singer janet_jackson audition set singer jack worked position let audition jackson decides like dancers instead originally planned jack guy longest compete dance determine fifth dancer dance jack friend visits support friend sees reveals jack lovers jack karen jack reconciliation affect way tell jack lose dance jack tells karen throw competition dance karen pleads jack lose jack ultimately believing won tells karen win deciding needs dancers jackson fires jack end karen apologizes jack getting fired grace failed marriage leo tries past let best friend tries help avail dinner boyfriend superior officer grace calls believing grace leaves attend shows grace apartment confront telling affecting relationship prompts grace asking choose choose grace long time friend cares episode concludes telling wants work things discuss sees grace wedding album resulting focused album relationship production dancer written directed series producer originally aired nbc united_states september confirmed singer janet_jackson guest star television series recorded lines live audience august jackson role television acting role nearly decades jackson prime time role nbc fame appeared television shows rent strokes good times addition jackson appearance came months super bowl halftime controversy told entertainment news program access hollywood big fan wait join cast stint interview believed plays jack decent dancer thought studied dance funny catch cracking rehearsals funny watch actors jackson tough time set constantly lines admitted easy hoped lines got frustrated mistakes haven like saturday night live read cue cards jackson said dancing easy playing announced actor guest star jack dance rival executive producer revealed subplot episode saying job janet_jackson backup dancer online chat session los_angeles_times revealed reason guest spot knowing writers friends april interview advocate said enjoyed guest spot reception according nielsen system dancer watched million households original american broadcast episode received rating share viewers demographic eighth highest rated nbc network week dancer finished 13th place weekly ratings week september airing episode received mixed reviews television critics preview episode chicago_sun-times said going book cast member guest sitcom favor try getting net settling janet_jackson news reported jackson appearance takes focus regular characters entertainment_weekly commented jackson guest spot time low entertainment_weekly complimentary jackson concluding business playing straight episode reported makes fabulous entrance departs dignity intact contributor wrote season premiere episode hurt season seven singer appeared laugh free guest appearance tonight dancer janet_jackson turn sitcom experience annual countdown best quotes included line like woman kept apart march entertainment_weekly named jackson guest spot number memorable guest appearance
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