alive alive season premiere american television series eighth season written directed series producer episode broadcast live nbc united_states september performed twice actors evening east west coasts alec_baldwin guest starred alive received nomination performance episode grace having affair married man jack begins new career host new talk tries hide fact husband stan alive faked death troubles mob tries stop boss baldwin dating karen grace creators executive producers favor live episode time served president thought good way final season airing alive received positive reviews television critics enjoyed watching mistakes actors attempts hide laughter live broadcast episode acquired nielsen rating garnered series highest rating demographic february biggest overall viewer total february plot reveals grace karen husband stan alive learned boss alec_baldwin secret agent told stan living faked death troubles mob makes grace promise information breaks promise tells jack later visits apartment warns tell people stan karen arrive meeting karen fond karen asking date accepts tells date karen protecting stan mob grace jack discussing problems grace uses jack history married men legitimate reason affair married man jack tells forget moral role models friends honest jack confesses reason wearing eye patch got eye told friends refused stop singing performance debut new talk entire set accidentally set fire burnt later grace jack decide best let karen know truth stan breaks news karen believes tells karen stan dead giving reports karen admission karen fires leaves apartment explaining stan alive dead production alive written directed series producer july announced national_broadcasting_company nbc season premiere season performed live confirmed actor alec_baldwin appear episode baldwin appearance guest starred episodes season seven playing boss initial decision work plays karen love said let said got went episodes fun work grace creators executive producers favor live episode love idea live episode audience known day work best cast network television said noted live element allow writers changes script right airing episode time served president said challenging live platform launch good way final season discussion episode director episodes commented like classic golden era television audience sees directing live broadcast long business learning live telecast cast mixed emotions plays jack nervous episode hoped cue cards grace loudly revealed technical demands live television mean directing stage floor booth instead noted live television regards live broadcast said starts final season real special way intrigued idea ready happened keeps interesting gives new way revealed writing team notorious script laugh lines actual taping episodes hoped resist urge live episode sure writers interfere broadcasts gut feeling like minutes like know change line locked prior live episode cast shot second fourth episodes season shortly episode injured foot unable walk writers character karen cast ostensibly character recovering operation correct toe alive performed live twice viewers east west coasts different jokes broadcast broadcast east feed aired live second hours later west performances attacks audience member attendance commented bad keeping straight face dress rehearsal system aired revealed baldwin ball reception original american broadcast alive watched million households according nielsen ratings episode received rating share viewers demographic scored series highest rating february biggest overall viewer total february alive finished 21st weekly ratings week september october baldwin nominated primetime emmy award outstanding guest actor comedy series category episode alive received positive reviews fort worth star telegram contributor gave episode rating thought pleasant surprise indication life left added episode feels rapid fire dialogue situations double live edition stunt prove real people mere machines laugh characters jokes sal_cinquemani slant_magazine noted episode showed bit life left added flourish pressure given free jack karen slate magazine reported alive offered chance punch unusually broad sight gags wrote real reason watch episode mistakes actors continued moments like boss making recalled glory days trouble keeping straight face brought fond memories cracking carol sentinel writer commented episode reminded carol seat pants style added episode laugh sitcom network television dvd talk praised baldwin performance commented alive helped series creatively couple seasons fun actors momentarily break character carol certain situations usually involving jack karen makes impossible entertainment_weekly television critic gave alive stars associated_press lauded fun attention grabbing note hollywood reporter said live thing proved good idea alive received positive reviews wrote live episode proved buried dvd talk pointed underlying storyline little wrote live lighting weird sure hair funny break scripts commented baldwin absurd role proving enduring guest stars reported producers wasted baldwin talents supporting role past season clear carry network series concluded grace joke brain dead falls flat
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