hard ball hard ball known negotiation fifteenth episode nbc season 30_rock written season producers directed season supervising producers aired february united_states guest stars appeared episode appear episode episode focuses jenna_maroney jane_krakowski trying clear interview jack_donaghy alec_baldwin begins negotiations new contract kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer newest member tracy_jordan tracy_morgan entourage plot contract renewal jack enters negotiation mode jack looking save money negotiations outcome liz_lemon tina fey warns careful later thinking ill liz goes order soup way sees meets producer daily liz decides help jack negotiate agent return negotiate believing offer daily table jack promptly reveals able offer daily pulled leave negotiating power jack offers terms previous contract liz upset suffer betrayal speaking orders start worm jenna gets trouble maxim magazine allegedly saying hates troops happened jenna interviewer thinking meant theater resulting outrage prompts jack interview clear confusion comments interview jenna senator barack_obama running democratic_party nomination president attempt clear jenna accidentally tgs tracy_jordan stage tracy allows kenneth entourage process discovers allowing win things basketball tracy fires dot entourage union tracy kenneth dot come rescue tracy surrounded mob outside plaza protesting controversy caused jenna production longtime comedy partner fellow saturday night live fey originally cast portray jenna played role original pilot august jane_krakowski announced replacement executive producer announced playing series regular appear episodes different role episode played activist leading protests outside center jenna reception episode remained lowest rated episode series total viewers fifth season episode viewed million viewers received rating key adults demographic according nielsen ratings system refers year olds refers year olds watching television time broadcast hard ball held year old viewers viewed episode month aired est hard ball episode storylines brilliant praised alec_baldwin saying negotiation scenes gold line delivery felt baldwin great acting unique episode earned ward finished review saying satisfying come rock past weeks settling rhythm finding feet ign felt episode job different storylines delivered solid laughs thought crew rock figured better uses jenna episode offered nice moments enjoyed tracy kenneth subplot saying decent hard ball nominated total awards winning nominated creative arts emmy award category work episode writer episode nominated category best episodic comedy episode submitted voters primetime emmy awards category won
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