30 Rock is a
Primetime Emmy Award winning
American television comedy series created by
Tina Fey that currently airs on
NBC. The series takes place behind the scenes of a fictional
live sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC; the name "30 Rock" refers to the
GE Building where
NBC Studios is located and which has the address "30
Rockefeller Plaza".
The series has an
ensemble cast which currently consists of ten regular cast members, including Fey,
Tracy Morgan,
Jane Krakowski,
Jack McBrayer,
Scott Adsit,
Judah Friedlander and
Alec Baldwin.
The
pilot episode first aired on October 11,
2006,
and
the first season comprised 21 episodes.
The
second season, which premiered on October 4,
2007,
was originally intended to contain 22 episodes,
but was abbreviated to 15 episodes because of the
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
A third season, which is expected to contain 22 episodes, premiered on October 30, 2008.
The series is produced by
Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc., in association with
NBC Universal.
The current
executive producers are Tina Fey,
Lorne Michaels,
Marci Klein,
David Miner and
Robert Carlock.
is produced in a
single camera setup and is primarily filmed at
Silvercup Studios in
Long Island City, Queens,
New York,
with some scenes filmed on location at
Rockefeller Center.
