winter madness eleventh episode fourth season american television comedy series 30_rock overall episode series episode written directed originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states january guest stars episode include episode head writer liz_lemon tina fey decides fictitious tracy_jordan tgs road cure staff case winter madness anticipated trip exactly planned boss jack_donaghy alec_baldwin chooses boston destination travels order visit moore away new_york tgs crew blames liz episode continued story arc involving nancy love interest jack began episode secret santa aired december winter madness received generally mixed reception television critics according nielsen_media_research watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic plot tgs head writer liz_lemon tina fey producer decides staff miami week liz hate cold weather staff case winter madness boss jack_donaghy alec_baldwin decides boston instead woman jack having possible romance learns nancy husband left way getting ask divorce nancy refuses fearing think jack admits true feelings nancy insists talk suggests words way putting relationship hold jack says wait forever nancy tells try wicked hard tgs staff jenna_maroney jane_krakowski der kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer vent anger liz complain boston colder new_york like sharing office male staff fans write beat liz gets tip jack find common enemy boston affiliate nbc liz comes tells staff causing problems realizing later seen point staff finds ray harass time tracy_jordan tracy_morgan goes boston accuses actor playing character actually set americans free tells patriots suck inadvertently says near group new england patriots fans end episode brings character tells tracy black friends says met tracy able knows killed production winter madness written script coordinator producer directed episode second writing credit having written season episode written episode tenth directed episode winter madness originally aired united_states january nbc eleventh episode fourth season overall episode series november announced actress guest star rock love interest jack_donaghy alec_baldwin character debut character december episode secret santa episode moore second appearance winter madness filmed november guest starred actor portraying actor fourth appearance series debut november episode problem later guest star episodes secret santa black light attack floyd winter madness anger liz admits refusal hit jenna cultural references beginning episode liz complains cold weather saying stuck inside apartment playing online word game designed plastic grid players attempt find words sequences adjacent letters later jack tells liz female version basketball player jack boston office new_york liz enters jack asks tell seven items different prompting look camera smile breaking fourth wall term character television film stage directly addresses audience scene jack says boston residents named daughters new england patriots head coach scene winter madness tells writing staff went college boston boston nearby mocking common stereotype harvard students mention attend university fear intimidating strongly hint later jack nancy imitate boston watched news team boston years nancy tells jack husband moved new_orleans rebuild houses affected hurricane katrina actor right foundation organization building affordable housing help families need following aftermath hurricane katrina reception original american broadcast winter madness watched million households according nielsen_media_research received rating share viewers demographic meaning percent people group percent people group watching television time watched episode increase previous episode black light attack watched million american viewers winter madness ranked timeslot episode getting viewers going percent previous week episode rating episode received generally mixed reviews television critics robert_canning ign said episode great gave rating saying impressed ending handled jack nancy romance canning enjoyed romance saying lesser series simply pair hook break rock drawn relationship possible future husbands writing los_angeles_times found episode perfectly timed said episode started wicked strong cast getting great lines regards plots pierce said liz tgs story stuffed great comedic moments jack nancy angle sat like dying fish aol squad enjoyed boston theme winter madness complaint episode tgs fictional 30_rock getting little tired want sketches nbc network reported winter madness commented nancy funny romantic foil jack taking boston mark television columnist alan_sepinwall star-ledger reported winter madness fell category episode featured lot funny gags aren wholly satisfying added stopped building real conclusion paste rated pairing alec_baldwin characters citing scenes bit dead usually enjoy seeing pretty new_york magazine criticized moore boston accent citing guide magazine opined accent wicked bad episode said weak despite criticism moore boston accent series executive producer boston defended moore interview new_york magazine said grew people like talks like boston think actress pull asked accent sounded realistic noted going know people sound like response accent moore explained went school boston worked lot guys accent came thick humor sake folks seriously heavy accents proud
Winter Madness