rains rock rains second episode fifth season american television comedy series 30_rock overall episode series written runner executive producer directed series producer rains originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc network united_states september guest stars episode include episode liz_lemon tina fey uses newfound confidence men noticing solve problem difficult television editor named jack_donaghy alec_baldwin decides teach child girlfriend live tracy_jordan tracy_morgan determined wife gives birth mysterious individual making sure kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer page duties fictitious tracy_jordan tgs nbc getting rains received generally positive reviews television critics according nielsen_media_research episode watched million households original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic work episode won plot liz_lemon tina fey surprised men noticing instead ignoring usually friend jenna_maroney jane_krakowski tells liz coming confident starting relationship boyfriend carol liz decides use new found confidence help tgs tracy_jordan producer problem difficult television editor named liz visits editing room hopes convince tgs opener footage finished soon possible successful flirting later liz learns spreading rumor sleeping confronts admits starting rumor order attention assistant editor later liz pretend break interested jack_donaghy alec_baldwin girlfriend host tell liz expecting son liz tells son old dad jack early 50s result liz said jack fears decides teach son live recording video containing advice later jack learns fact expecting daughter son jack realizes needs new tapes tape says daughter self esteem mother need advice time tracy_jordan tracy_morgan wife going labor tracy missing birth sons want miss birth daughter dot guard dressing room rock building fire drill occurs exit building outside lose track tracy city cab hospital realizes money driver mind inside cab driver host game informs tracy contestant game tracy answer questions win money reach destination result tracy answers questions correctly arrives hospital time witness birth daughter addition liz jenna surprised smoothly running tgs set kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer nbc page unbeknownst mystery man going tgs black cape completing tasks kenneth jack recording video catches kenneth office revealing kenneth completing old tasks kenneth says knows needed jack tells need life hurt kenneth leaves jack says video child exchange kenneth tough love sent kenneth journey kenneth_parcell gets phone pain killers time tracy game tells kenneth find tracy unable kenneth takes cardboard cut tracy pretends giving birth tracy comes pushes kenneth way later jack tells kenneth truly needed tgs offers talk human resources job kenneth refuses says apply page program following proper procedures production episode 30_rock written runner executive producer directed series producer sixteenth writing credit eighth directed episode rains originally aired united_states september nbc second episode fifth season overall episode series episode rock filmed august august september september september august series creator executive producer lead actress tina_fey revealed entertainment_weekly correspondent actor guest star upcoming season playing television editor named appear future episode rock actress returned rock character television host jack_donaghy girlfriend episode reprised role eighth time comedian actress reprised role wife tracy_jordan seventh time comedian actor played doctor assisted birth tracy daughter episode appeared main cast saturday night live weekly sketch comedy series airs nbc united_states tina_fey head writer news anchors played episode liz_lemon character supposed relationship williams fourth appearance having appeared episodes ones audition day future husband mitchell appearance rock game host discovery channel program played beginning episode men hit liz surprises men hits credited played known numerous appearances program reception original american broadcast rains drew million households according nielsen_media_research claimed rating share viewers demographic means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast rating share number previous week season premiere episode strategy week rains originally aired rock thursday program ratings fall season premiere february won work episode rock television columnist hitfix called best overall episode season december episode talk wrote episode incredibly funny jokes noted hilarious moments rains came main characters sepinwall enjoyed jack videos son noting jack know love best confident oblivious insanity liked series moved making liz character men enjoyed episode said rest season good episodes big time comeback hands vanity_fair wrote delight 30_rock character entertainment_weekly contributor thrilled tracy character contestant noting game began felt right samantha urban dallas morning news preferred rains episodes aired nbc night wrote played brilliantly involvement main plot written organized far best thing episode aol squad commented like editor nbc guest role didn enjoyed kenneth tracy stories glad jack remained couple newsday noted episode rock spectacular piece television comedy writing acting called tracy plot believable opined reservations completely real gone watching episode los_angeles_times deemed stellar episode explaining tracy liz jack characters storylines allowed comedic stuff time contributor james_poniewozik reported rains good episode noted jack storyline simplest recipe comedy turn camera let alec_baldwin hilarious came story accepting having child assessing mortality trying matters life positive liz plot reporting plot involved best guest roles guest heavy role enjoyed traits
When It Rains, It Pours (30 Rock)