america hope don america hope fifteenth episode fourth season american television comedy series 30_rock overall episode series directed written episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc network united_states march guest stars don america hope include episode liz_lemon tina_fey attempts avoid running fail hit encounter fate want time jack_donaghy alec_baldwin deals impending purchase nbc finally tracy_jordan tracy_morgan damage control publishes tell book episode continued story arc involving love interest liz began previous episode america hope makes reference real life acquisition cable company professional affairs scandal episode rock received generally positive reviews television critics according nielsen_media_research watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic performance don america hope alec_baldwin received primetime emmy award nomination category outstanding lead actor comedy series plot jack_donaghy alec_baldwin outgoing vice president microwave oven programming general electric company recently purchased nbc network charitable tax act find way contribute corporation development nbc page kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer lets slip living forever shows concern impose new rules age limits age pages colleague left nbc reveals success comes running pay view adult channels company runs perfect business needs investment new services products learning jack horrified prospect longer making things later giving eulogy ceo funeral proposes executives produce porn women specifically channels featuring attractive men listen women liz_lemon tina fey tries avoid meeting british man met influence liz finds annoying continually run leads believe meant visiting office met liz come terms fact cause experienced agree stop seeing run suggests probably settle liz horrified prospect jack advice prospect settling company upward momentum help later liz meets tell answer believes better dismayed learn shares actor tracy_jordan tracy_morgan publishes tell book revealing actually affair secret shared jack ones order restore persona tracy holds press conference announcing leaving business spend time convinced matters worse women begin come forward admit sex tracy wife advises affair order save career suggestion jenna_maroney jane_krakowski urges seriously tracy attempts proposition liz unable pretend wants cheat wife liz tracy advances admitting happy marriage urging embrace end episode liz seen watching intrigued porn women content features fantasy boyfriend astronaut production don america hope directed series assistant director written written episode season moved los_angeles california staff writer cbs comedy overall twelfth writing credit writing credit davis directed episode america hope originally aired united_states march nbc fifteenth episode fourth season overall episode series episode rock filmed january january january announced welsh actor guest star love interest series creator tina_fey character liz_lemon debut previous episode future husband actor guest starred colleague jack_donaghy appeared season episode flu shot different character named actress ninth appearance daughter ceo episode performs song maria trumpet father funeral played actor guest starred character future husband end don america hope liz shown watching porn women channels man depicted speaking portrayed actor guest starred previously astronaut end credits anderson credited jack learns ceo episode current ceo died don america hope funeral service held television critic squad episode wondered torn written series alcohol related incident occurred torn january episode inspired real life acquisition cable company november winning fourth screen actors guild award rock character 16th screen actors guild awards ceremony january fey asked reference acquisition said dealt sale nbc company integral hard jack episode fictional philadelphia company network taken jack tries contribute ideas company april nbc network created website company asked contributor philadelphia_inquirer characters rock refer network new owner showrunner executive producer revealed reason staff writers came later learned real company similar nbc legal team department wanted emphasize difference liked sound tracy_jordan storyline writes tell book revealing actually affair mirrored reversal real life professional affairs scandal occurred late scene revealed women come forward admitting sexual relationship tracy news broke woods numerous women came forward admitting having affairs establish persona tracy holds press conference announcing leaving business spend time december woods announced indefinite leave professional golf focus marriage admitted infidelity women tracy relationship released voice news media tracy leaves message wife loving sincere message woods mistress produced voice text messages evidence relationship result tracy loses endorsements admitting affairs woods lost endorsement deals different companies cultural references beginning episode jack announces staff meeting nbc bought company network philadelphia immediately jack liz exchange opinions philadelphia boston liz grew near philadelphia declares eagles rules smith boston jack boston responds boston greatest city world boston cream pie boston birthplace liz yeah franklin looked realized moved philadelphia jack new_york staff city los_angeles provoking nbc executive los_angeles assert rules freeways jack feed meeting executives jack learns focus adult films sees list features including hind based novel films avatar lovely bones blind precious based novel push jenna claims tracy ate pig played reference film based british novel sheep pig funeral trumpet solo daughter performs melody best known setting latin catholic prayer liz tells tracy life family enjoy tracy tries sex order restore reputation tells know family keeps getting murdered video game players create virtual people called places houses helps direct moods satisfy desires tracy responds day amazing strong intelligent woman like fresh prince air fresh prince air series previously aired nbc character dull individual lacked intelligence going separate ways liz discovers tells fitting pale english guy actor liz attend second run movie arguments despite mutual enjoyment film star wars frequently referenced 30_rock beginning pilot episode tracy seen shouting liz admits huge fan star wars saying watched times dressed star wars character recent trying jury duty chicago new_york star wars referenced tracy takes identity character episode funeral shown frozen similar star wars character han solo film empire strikes fey fan star wars said weekly star wars joke reference started happening crew realized star wars reference fey said thing tried going include episode pretty high batting average fey attributed references executive producer writer described resident expert reception according nielsen_media_research don america hope watched million viewers original united_states broadcast rating percent increase viewership previous week episode future husband seen million american viewers claimed rating share viewers aged meaning percent people group percent people group watching television time watched episode work episode alec_baldwin received primetime emmy award nomination category outstanding lead actor comedy series 62nd primetime emmy awards lost actor television columnist alan_sepinwall star-ledger wrote despite don america hope strong episode funny moments scattered satisfied noted uncomfortable relationship liz worked better previously sepinwall said good story jack character nice rock fearless mocking future making fun nbc enjoyed return said liz story brilliant observed jack crisis poignant funny overall gave rating concluded rock solid episode despite enjoying role time contributor james_poniewozik confessed problem story arc assume going permanent cast member enjoy parts story forget probably relationship liz end status quo aol squad complimentary nbc deal enjoyed tracy subplot noting gave character important new light tracy morgan character guide reasoned officially episode rock falls flat certainly didn favorite episodes season paste magazine contributor favorable noting sure time thought plot 30_rock episode winner hope america delivered claims episode title new_york magazine wrote jack trying fit suggestion porn women liz dealing tracy dealing world discovery fidelity wife comfortably situated reviews positive ign contributor robert_canning felt don american hope felt bit main stories eventually crossed meaningful ways aside connections direction bit weak unsure great bit general feel episode likely result main characters coming conclusion canning gave rating contributor los_angeles_times positive fey story explaining premise characters settling fell flat wasn funny
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