blind date rock blind date episode season american television comedy series 30_rock written executive producer directed episode originally aired national_broadcasting_company nbc united_states october guest stars episode include episode focuses jack_donaghy alec_baldwin setting liz_lemon tina fey blind date friend march time jack tgs tracy_jordan writers ross weekly poker game starts winning hands nbc page kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer joins proves surprisingly adept player blind date received generally positive reviews television critics according nielsen ratings system episode watched million viewers original broadcast received rating share viewers demographic blind date nominated outstanding individual episode series regular gay character 18th media awards plot jack_donaghy alec_baldwin concerned liz_lemon tina fey stressed head writer tgs tracy_jordan lack human contact suggests date friend thomas initially refuses death apartment night action jack single woman biggest worry changes mind meets date restaurant finds jack set march lesbian liz great chemistry interested chasing straight girl day liz jack thinking lesbian night liz gets lonely calls sharing fears single women dinner expresses feels starting chase straight girl says stop seeing liz attempts pact years start relationship single walks away time poker night thursday night tradition tgs staff jack tracy_jordan tracy_morgan join time jack able read defeat players nbc page kenneth_parcell jack_mcbrayer wins final hand day jack sets poker night eventually jack kenneth come final hand jack chips goes offers hand winner kenneth page jacket kenneth agrees jack pair beats kenneth king high liz asks kenneth bet hand like responds enjoys living edge confused rules jack stops kenneth leaving explains kenneth bet job prove power returns jacket kenneth expectation come early monday production blind date written executive producer directed supervising producer episode originally aired october nbc episode season overall series episode featured guest appearance actress march played thomas season executive producer brief appearance blind date man hits liz leaves filmed scene blind date cut airing instead scene featured rock season dvd deleted scenes bonus feature scene pete comes liz office tells jack set tgs stage play poker liz asks right brings poker game end episode jack declares kenneth years working dead hand inadvertently events season jack personally chooses kenneth replacement head nbc reception according nielsen ratings system blind date viewed million viewers original broadcast united_states earned rating share demographic means seen percent year olds percent year olds watching television time broadcast increase previous episode aftermath watched million american viewers episode watched episode week blind date nominated 18th media awards outstanding individual episode series regular gay character lost grey anatomy episode boys airing episode received generally positive reviews considered turning point series found start living potential robert_canning ign praised episode playing strengths focusing series fully realized characters liz jack pointed tracy leveled significantly constant high making funnier process canning enjoyed kenneth increased screen time lack jenna character played jane_krakowski television reviewer chicago_tribune noted scenes jack liz treat enjoyed scene episode liz jack thinking lesbian reviewer added play frank pete respectively haven given hoped produce funny moments writers room felt single episode lesbian sitcom character best seen warn enjoyed episode calling funniest sitcom episodes seen far season noted blind date funniest episodes reviewer praised episode citing best
Blind Date (30 Rock)