rock valentine day eleventh episode season seventh episode overall american television comedy series 30_rock written executive producer series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey director episode series producer episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states february guest stars valentine day include episode liz_lemon fey insists official date valentine day jack_donaghy alec_baldwin prepares unconventional valentine day spent church girlfriend finally tracy_jordan tracy_morgan tries help kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer win affections new episode continued story arc involving drew love interest liz began previous episode valentine day received generally positive reviews television critics according nielsen_media_research episode watched million households original broadcast received rating viewers demographic plot liz tina_fey invites neighbor date accidentally scheduling valentine day suggestion boss jack alec_baldwin liz decides date home things wrong date including liz exposing breast drew seeing liz toilet date gets worse drew wife drops daughter liz apartment later drew gets news mother critically ill visit hospital drew steps liz left tells liz fact drew mother instead grandmother sister birth mother following passing grandmother liz drew decide forward relationship liz telling drew grandmother told jack valentine dinner plans girlfriend postponed attend church jack calls office assistant telling hold dinner reservations leave church tells jack need confession priest furious jack breaks later fight jack finding collection plate believes sign god jack love mcdonald reconcile relationship result spend valentine day mcdonald finally kenneth jack_mcbrayer falls new blind woman named kenneth bring ask decides help date rock studios kenneth joined tracy talking believes kenneth black kenneth reveals white expresses feeling admits tracy talking tells mind happened feeling kenneth face comparing leaves horrified appearance production valentine day written executive producer series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey director episode series producer originally aired nbc united_states february october actor hosted sketch comedy saturday night live negotiations took place producers guest star 30_rock december confirmed appear love interest fey character liz_lemon announced nbc star episode arc debut episode neighbor date liz_lemon appearance bubble liz drew break later appeared season episodes goes dinosaur land interview entertainment_weekly fey said writing staff developing script actor mind referring like said comes believed possibility getting lucky timing mad men hiatus hosting called asked hey guy funny tell truth like yes funny saturday knew right episode actress fourth appearance rock appeared episode solo nurse jack_donaghy mother love interest jack appearances episodes flu shot actress starred comedy film wife character played jack_mcbrayer plays kenneth_parcell 30_rock order shoot scene mcdonald chain restaurant approached executives restaurant advance permission executives looked valentine day script gave permission scene filmed mcdonald franchise new_york_city filmed scenes valentine day cut airing instead scenes featured rock season dvd deleted scenes bonus feature scene kenneth tells tracy date want plan tracy talking kenneth date tracy tells kenneth occur honest date kenneth convinced idea tracy manages change mind second scene jack church jack intrigued happened church ready leave tells sermon service begin reception according nielsen_media_research valentine day watched million households original american broadcast earned rating share demographic means seen year olds year olds watching television time broadcast valentine day finished 37th place weekly ratings week february robert_canning ign reported valentine day theme episode exactly expect series uncomfortable romantic situations added lot enjoy valentine day opining funny episode plenty moments memorable lines weak endings minor factor canning rated episode alan_sepinwall star-ledger said episode structurally disliked way featured believed giving handsome nonetheless sepinwall enjoyed story liz drew valentine day writing better effort shown previous episode sepinwall chicago_tribune hoped use better demonstrated appearances entertainment_weekly contributor wrote liked way episode handled valentine day theme complimentary way tina fey featured valentine day observing future delicious couple sweet airing episode liked pairing characters complimentary episode theme praised 30_rock displaying best episodes seen paste praised episodes valentine day concluding possible way mention funny joke liner past episodes lightning quick squad hoped storyline involving jack know relationship isn going noted bad subplot pairing kenneth tracy favorite valentine day jenna_maroney jane_krakowski singer james_poniewozik time fan character adding wrote character episode time fully contributing ensemble jack scene church claiming god deposition reference alec_baldwin role film received canning concluding traits instant classic jack_donaghy moment enjoy addition valentine day believed product placement advertising age reported mcdonald pay episode stating script fey denied product placement allegations said receive money worried sue mcdonald commercial appeared half hour traditional media buy advertising moved specifically near valentine day airing explained director entertainment alliances mcdonald
St. Valentine's Day (30 Rock)