30 Rock season 3
| 30 Rock | |
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| Season 3 | |
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 30, 2008 – May 14, 2009 |
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The third season of 30 Rock, an American television comedy series, consists of 22 episodes that aired from October 30, 2008 to May 14, 2009 on the NBC network in the United States. The show follows Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, Alec Baldwin, Jane Krakowski, and others as they produce a fictitious live sketch comedy television series TGS. Salma Hayek and Jon Hamm make recurring guest appearances as love interests. The season was produced by Broadway Video, Little Stranger, and NBC Universal; the executive producers were series creator Fey, Lorne Michaels, Marci Klein, David Miner, and Robert Carlock.
In this season, Liz Lemon (Fey) focuses on her personal life, trying to adopt a child and find a new romantic partner. Meanwhile, Jack Donaghy (Baldwin) pursues a new relationship, Jenna Maroney (Krakowski) undertakes a new Janis Joplin-based film project, and Tracy Jordan (Morgan) enjoys the success of his video game developed at the end of the previous season.
The third season aired under NBC's promotional banner "Comedy Night Done Right" on Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The season was critically acclaimed and received 22 nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards, the most for a single show in 2009. The season broke 30 Rock's own record of 17 nominations for the most nominated comedy season at the Primetime Emmys. The season was released on DVD as a three-disc boxed set under the title 30 Rock: Season 3 on September 22, 2009, by Universal Studios.