eleventh episode fifth season american television comedy series 30_rock overall episode series written executive producer directed episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc network united_states january guest stars episode include episode fictitious tracy_jordan tgs staff affected budget cuts nbc jack_donaghy alec_baldwin married girlfriend following wedding learns minister marry time tgs star jenna_maroney jane_krakowski shares dressing room star jackson tracy_jordan tracy_morgan health scare airing nbc moved program new timeslot moving slot began beginning fifth season episode 30_rock generally universally received television critics according nielsen_media_research watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic plot jack_donaghy alec_baldwin married girlfriend new year returns new_york following discovers instead married employee friend liz_lemon tina fey wedding liz jack best man wore white shirt head net wore black dress result liz wearing minister instead married jack liz informs liz minister married instead set divorce tgs tracy_jordan producer tells liz sign divorce papers use marriage advantage tgs head writer affected budget cuts nbc merger fictional network company demands jack executive nbc lost budget denies request result liz sign divorce papers conditions met tgs star jenna_maroney jane_krakowski dressing room temporary room technician jack renting space tgs floor rock building budget result jenna forced share dressing room tgs star immediately start like old married couple nbc page kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer gets upset jenna fighting decides stop kenneth arguments showing picture drew works avail jenna continue arguing stop moves dressing room time tgs star tracy_jordan tracy_morgan informed health problems tracy weakened system found dead people tracy wife meet jack tracy reveals told concerned family taken care tracy dies jack offers job entertainment business takes opportunity liz assigning liz intern liz realizes new job jack way explains intern getting paid fires gets upset jack liz jack offers reality tgs time slot liz signs divorce papers liz refuses admitting likes concept reality starring watch jack liz holds press conference announces jack decided donate million jack teen drama arts feelings day jack liz sit meeting resource discuss marriage nbc strict anti guidelines meeting realize longest meaningful relationship apologize liz agreeing sign divorce papers jack promising restore tgs budget production episode 30_rock written executive producer second episode fifth season fourteenth writing credit jack meets dennis baby fighting irish cleveland baby subway hero sandwich day cast night court valentine day ones kidney don america hope let stay episode directed making second series directing march episode bubble season originally aired united_states january nbc eleventh episode fifth season overall episode series episode featured appearances frequent guest stars including resource tgs cast member wife tracy_jordan jackson shepherd fifth eighth sixteenth sixth appearances respectively interview guide november showrunner executive producer revealed shepherd character getting real type reality having cameras forces tracy act better behavior evident following episode operation cowboy lightning tina_fey series creator executive producer lead actress 30_rock told entertainment_weekly regards reality hoping maybe away entire episode episode queen jordan viewing habits 30_rock episode informs tracy_jordan played tracy_morgan dying television columnist los_angeles_times wondered subplot written way deal tracy_morgan recent kidney expected miss episodes recover procedure episode revealed jack_donaghy accidentally married liz_lemon instead girlfriend wedding liz jack best man wore white shirt head net wore black cocktail dress result liz wearing minister instead married jack liz decide divorce use marriage upper hand ultimately jack liz decide stop feud divorce beginning series occasionally hinted romantic relationship characters episode jack passes liz live girlfriend wife isabella jealous episode jack mother tells liz perfect match episode liz listed emergency contact april interview fey said plots rock liz jack let internet ease liz jack alec_baldwin asked characters hook responded doubt think better way cross line tension goes relationships think lesson learned characters married jobs married work cultural references tells tracy dating says handful member sentenced life imprisonment attempting assassinate united_states president jenna begin arguing forced share dressing room takes poster team based montreal quebec signed head coach jenna says took poster mother chain message attempts induce recipient number copies letter pass recipients possible later jack gives reality feature friends family parody reality real airs cable network follows lives relatively affluent professional women suburban urban areas american cities press conference liz announces jack decided donate million high school drama arts feelings liz spoke later jack asks liz voice liz responding drew impression crazy lady reference actress portrayed hbo film grey gardens reception ratings airing episode nbc unveiled primetime schedule network moving 30_rock time timeslot fifth season november announced program timeslot network moved rock time order room return comedy parks recreation debut new comedy questioned good decision low rated according nielsen_media_research watched million households original american broadcast according new_york magazine staff worried rock community program airs nbc thursday lineup new time change said shows great episode earned rating share demographic means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast nearly percent previous episode christmas attack zone aired december reviews zack_handlen noted jack liz married plot strong carry episode overall watching liz drive jack crazy entertaining handlen enjoy stories episode citing jenna good lines good characters play needed lot sort character development plot worth opening credits reality hilarious like watching echoes old gags wasn lot tissue hold came vanity_fair wrote fine episode marriage opined portrayal played ideal alan_sepinwall hitfix wrote having strong season fifth season wrote episode particularly strong nonetheless writers rely jack liz relationship heart comedy episode consistently laugh worked like jack liz like remains committed complete lack romantic tension guide glad returned 30_rock character episode zap2it wrote character best jokes episode liz jack won chemistry meant realize liz jack perfect completely way mcdonald positive jane_krakowski subplot saying nice share story characters great toxic chemistry squad said ending character summarized jack liz friendship perfect heart rock ign contributor commented jenna story felt weak getting gave episode rating commented solid comeback entertainment_weekly glad returned strength silly circumstances explained bit reason reported atlantic smith said favorite scene jack liz sit meeting counseling newly married couple avoid bringing personal relationship work reads lengthy things avoid los_angeles_times explained reason series having strong season returning basics jack liz friendship liz jack perfect unexpected pair theme manages wear thin accidental marriage inevitable logical end writers stretch relationship wonder writers possibly faith new_york magazine enjoyed tina_fey impression press conference wrote tagline reality think attitude thing brilliant fanatic commented moments laughed come great episode noted jack liz discovering married didn bring new table jack liz arguing like standard rock got bored story quickly said ending scene explaining things jack liz close friends expected predict going think friendship flip audience new_york_post noted revealed jack accidentally married liz fell little flat reasoning mean jack accidentally married liz scene reached levels insanity instead settled piercing moving rest enjoy jenna kenneth plot explaining strangely eventually good deal energy dead end sub plot simply useless gave episode rating
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