baby baby ninth episode season american television comedy series 30_rock written executive producer directed episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states january guest stars episode include episode gets engaged young hot mom causing liz_lemon tina fey think marriage having family jack_donaghy alec_baldwin trouble dealing mother wants time tracy_jordan tracy_morgan upset ross impression baby received mixed reviews television critics according nielsen ratings system episode watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic plot announces engagement gathering jenna_maroney jane_krakowski birthday says wants young hot mom liz_lemon tina_fey confronts marital maternal status speaks jenna jenna proceeds tell men office liz looking pregnant later day liz sees makeup department getting anna makeup artist baby work asks liz hold baby liz takes baby 30_rock building suddenly realizes longer building apartment office baby situation jack_donaghy alec_baldwin harassed mother phone calls repeatedly intention moving situation causes exhibit stress eating tendencies time tracy_jordan tracy_morgan begin hang tracy gets annoyed impression demands liz fire refuses instead tries fix situation tracy threatens jack tries avoid getting trouble calling tracy jack calling jack tracy long caught jack tracy revenge punishment jack forces talk mother day rest life production baby written executive producer directed second writing credit having written episode jack meets dennis directed episode baby originally aired january nbc ninth episode season overall series episodes reference liz desire mother plot came head season episode liz attempts adopt child longtime comedy partner fellow saturday night live series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey head writer originally cast portray jenna_maroney played role original pilot august actress jane_krakowski announced replacement executive producer announced playing series regular appear episodes different role pilot episode played cat episode tells liz_lemon interested carrying baby hearing liz looking pregnant actor appeared baby liz calls fertility purposes cast members appeared 30_rock cast members include jan hooks fey tracy_morgan main cast reception according nielsen ratings system baby watched million households previous week episode break original american broadcast received rating share viewers demographic means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast ign contributor robert_canning said episode plenty standout bits represented major flaw program citing emphasis comedic bits comedic situations doesn situation comedy explained baby particular felt bouncing jokes storylines opened jenna surprise birthday segment funny absolutely rest canning gave episode rating guide liked story episode said impression tracy pretty good remarked baby solid episode bit theme broad sitcom liking
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