Episodes
See also: List of 30 Rock episodesDuring its second season, 30 Rock moved time slots three times. All episodes aired on a Thursday, but with the first eight episodes airing 8:30 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), the ninth episode airing at 9:00 pm EST, episode ten through twelve airing at 8:30 pm EST, and the final three episodes airing at 9:30 pm EST.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (million) |
Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "SeinfeldVision" | Don Scardino | Tina Fey | 7.3 | October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04) | 201 |
| Jack invents "SeinfeldVision", which digitally inserts Jerry Seinfeld into every NBC show and Jenna returns from hiatus overweight due to her role in Mystic Pizza: The Musical. Tracy's wife Angie Jordan (Sherri Shepherd) kicks him out of the house, prompting Kenneth to become his "office wife". | |||||||
| 23 | 2 | "Jack Gets in the Game" | Michael Engler | Robert Carlock | 6.6 | October 11, 2007 (2007-10-11) | 202 |
| Jack hears that Don Geiss (Rip Torn) may be retiring and competes with Devon Banks (Will Arnett) to be Geiss' successor. Meanwhile, Jenna begins to enjoy the fame of being fat and Kenneth tries to get Tracy and Angie back together. | |||||||
| 24 | 3 | "The Collection" | Don Scardino | Matt Hubbard | 6.2 | October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18) | 203 |
| Jack hires a private investigator, named Len (Steve Buscemi), to find any dirt General Electric (GE) might dig up on him. Angie decides that she will be with Tracy every moment to keep him out of trouble and Jenna is upset to find that she has started losing weight. | |||||||
| 25 | 4 | "Rosemary's Baby" | Michael Engler | Jack Burditt | 6.5 | October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25) | 204 |
| Liz meets her childhood idol, comedy writer Rosemary Howard (Carrie Fisher), only to discover that Rosemary is a lonely woman still clinging onto a 1970s mindset. Jack helps Tracy with some unresolved issues in a therapy session and Kenneth is forced to compete in a "page-off" to keep his job. | |||||||
| 26 | 5 | "Greenzo" | Don Scardino | Jon Pollack | 6.6 | November 8, 2007 (2007-11-08) | 205 |
| Jack introduces NBC's environmental mascot, Greenzo (David Schwimmer). Greenzo's eco-friendly preaching gets out of hand around the TGS offices, as well as on The Today Show. Also, Kenneth is planning a house party. Knowing nobody wants to attend, Tracy spreads a rumor about the party. Meanwhile, Pete reconnects with his wife, Paula (Paula Pell). | |||||||
| 27 | 6 | "Somebody to Love" | Beth McCarthy | Tina Fey & Kay Cannon | 5.8 | November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15) | 206 |
| Jack falls for a Democratic congresswoman named C.C. (Edie Falco) Liz thinks her new neighbor, Raheem (Fred Armisen), is a terrorist. | |||||||
| 28 | 7 | "Cougars" | Michael Engler | John Riggi | 6.4 | November 29, 2007 (2007-11-29) | 207 |
| Liz goes on a date with a 20 year old coffee delivery boy, Jamie (Val Emmich), while Tracy has to coach a Little League baseball team. Jack takes a special interest in the team and showers them with gifts. Jack fires Tracy as a coach and replaces him with Kenneth. The players then revolt. | |||||||
| 29 | 8 | "Secrets and Lies" | Michael Engler | Ron Weiner | 5.8 | December 6, 2007 (2007-12-06) | 208 |
| Jack is very reluctant when C.C. wants to go public with their relationship. Meanwhile, Liz tries to keep Jenna and Tracy equally as happy leading Tracy to earn a fake Pacific Rim Emmy Award and Jenna to form an entourage. | |||||||
| 30 | 9 | "Ludachristmas" | Don Scardino | Tami Sagher | 5.6 | December 13, 2007 (2007-12-13) | 209 |
| It's time for the annual "Ludachristmas" party for the TGS staff. Tracy is upset because he cannot participate in the party due to a court-ordered alcohol-monitoring bracelet. The Lemon family pays Liz a visit, as does Jack's mom (Elaine Stritch) to him. | |||||||
| 31 | 10 | "Episode 210" | Richard Shepard | Robert Carlock & Donald Glover | 6.0 | January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10) | 210 |
| Jack meets a German TV executive who is planning to buy a major cable TV network. Jack gives Liz financial advice, which motivates her to invest in some real estate, but she must appear before a co-op board to buy the apartment she wants. Jack and C.C. continue their long-distance relationship. Tracy buys a cappuccino machine for TGS, which he stations at Kenneth's desk; as a result, Kenneth gets addicted to coffee. | |||||||
| 32 | 11 | "MILF Island" | Kevin Rodney Sullivan | Tina Fey & Matt Hubbard | 5.7 | April 10, 2008 (2008-04-10) | 212 |
| A TGS staff member tells The New York Post that Jack is a "Class A Moron" as the reality show he developed during the summer, MILF Island, airs its finale. Jack confines the writers to try to make the person who made the statement confess. | |||||||
| 33 | 12 | "Subway Hero" | Don Scardino | Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock | 6.4 | April 17, 2008 (2008-04-17) | 211 |
| When Dennis Duffy (Dean Winters), Liz's ex-boyfriend, becomes New York's latest local celebrity, Jack books him to appear on TGS. Dennis tries to win Liz back into his life. Meanwhile, Jack wants to find a young, hip Republican celebrity to appear at a John McCain fundraiser. Jack can only secure Bucky Bright (Emmy Winner Tim Conway), a TV star from the 1940s and 1950s. When Jack rejects him, he befriends Kenneth, who happens to be a fan. Instead of Bucky, Jack tries to convince Tracy to become the celebrity face of the Republican Party. | |||||||
| 34 | 13 | "Succession" | Gail Mancuso | Andrew Guest & John Riggi | 5.5 | April 24, 2008 (2008-04-24) | 213 |
| Don Geiss names Jack the new GE chairman over Jack's rival, Devon Banks. Jack then names Liz as his successor, as "Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming," because she "always has his back." While Liz attempts to adjust to corporate life, Geiss' health puts Jack's promotion in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Tracy, upset that his son did not invite him to Bring Your Dad to School Day, decides to leave his kids a legacy by creating a pornographic video game. | |||||||
| 35 | 14 | "Sandwich Day" | Don Scardino | Robert Carlock & Jack Burditt | 5.4 | May 1, 2008 (2008-05-01) | 214 |
| Liz's ex-boyfriend Floyd (Jason Sudeikis) contacts Liz looking for a place to stay. Jack gets demoted to the 12th floor, while Liz is furious that her sandwich is stolen on TGS's Annual Sandwich Day. | |||||||
| 36 | 15 | "Cooter" | Don Scardino | Tina Fey | 5.6 | May 8, 2008 (2008-05-08) | 215 |
| Jack gets a job in politics. When the job is not what he expected he schemes with another government employee, Cooter (Matthew Broderick), to get fired. Jack also enlists the help of C.C., his ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, Liz thinks she may be pregnant. Kenneth aspires to be an NBC page at the Beijing Olympics, but Donny Lawson (Paul Scheer), the head page, is not prepared to let that happen. Tracy's invention is nearly complete. |
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