break rock break eighth episode season american television comedy series 30_rock written executive producers directed episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states december guest stars episode include episode liz_lemon tina fey finally winters singles scene proves particularly picking guys jenna_maroney jane_krakowski tracy_jordan tracy_morgan clash landing sensitivity training jack_donaghy alec_baldwin dates certain high ranking african american member break received generally good reception critics according nielsen ratings system episode watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic received primetime emmy award nomination outstanding directing comedy series break plot liz_lemon tina_fey comes home find wall knife holes great apartment complete stranger bed courtesy boyfriend breaks dennis claims rights gives week liz friend jenna_maroney jane_krakowski try pick men unsuccessful day dennis walks staff office tgs tracy_jordan announcing found new apartment reads heartfelt letter liz staff suddenly turns liz dennis walks jenna suggests liz light previous night disaster consider getting suggests making list liz list marks positive remark coming home find dennis cleaned apartment shelves stand left dinner evening dennis returns early christmas present liz invites soon sees dennis catch predator result liz breaks dennis marks con upset tracy_jordan tracy_morgan cross dressing tgs african americans bit objection convinces tracy stop handing female character character successful tracy upset liz convinces work tracy work tracy gets upset supposed lack calls racial morning jack_donaghy alec_baldwin liz tracy sit meeting tracy vocabulary previous night tracy jack point african american community adopted word meaning trying reach tracy says word perceived cultural including tracy offended way weren tracy term tracy attend sensitivity training start arguing process develop new sketch tgs starts running short time liz offers tracy option air sketch star jones cooking tracy chooses initially upset agrees tracy decision finds sketch funny subplot jack secretly dating gets upset sees touching hold jack walks bathroom runs dennis dennis finding jack spirit shares understanding relationship jack play hard result jack breaks production break written season executive producers directed episode writing credit directed rock later collaborate episode fireworks aired season april break originally aired nbc december eighth episode series episode actor appearance series character boyfriend tina_fey character liz_lemon appeared episodes jack meets dennis tracy conan appeared second internet sitcom happen alongside staff writer play husband wife series happen produced aired longtime comedy partner fellow saturday night live 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 episode played group charge sensitivity training tracy fifth appearance series cast members appeared 30_rock cast members include fey tracy_morgan main cast television segment catch predator appeared episode confronts dennis catch predator reception according nielsen ratings system break watched million households original american broadcast earned rating share demographic means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast decrease previous episode tracy conan watched million american viewers director episode received primetime emmy award nomination outstanding directing comedy series primetime emmy awards airing episode received good reviews television critics ign contributor robert_canning said break noting set ups good execution gave good comedy plenty work regards liz dennis story admitted funny fairly stereotypical canning commented jack relationship episode great concept offered good number clever appeared going canning gave episode rating guide complimentary episode reporting talking second tier cast integration multiple stories going likes phone sex winning week nbc rock enjoyed fact jack relationship rice writing build episode rock funnier playing background getting outrageous julia ward aol squad wrote alec_baldwin knocks ball park acting noted best material episode belonged tracy story tendency telegraph nice men differences resolved finding funny star jones excessive sketch ward complimentary jane_krakowski observing comic timing break usual nice character dimensional boston herald enjoyed appearances citing hilarious turn dennis houston_chronicle opined winters stealing hilarious role
The Break-Up (30 Rock)