Season five opens with the show as sharp and fast as ever, packing more jokes into 22 minutes than most shows manage in a season.
Jack's new phase of life brings fresh comedy while maintaining his core identity as TV's most quotable executive.
Liz confronts the reality that she might actually be happy, which terrifies her more than any crisis.
Tracy's EGOT journey reaches a milestone that the show celebrates with characteristic absurdity.
Jenna takes on a project that requires actual vulnerability, and Jane Krakowski finds the humanity in the narcissism.
Kenneth's mysterious past gets another hint, deepening the show's funniest long-running mystery.
The show delivers another live episode that's a high-wire act of comedy performance.
Jack and Liz tackle a problem from completely different angles, meeting in the middle at the funniest point.
The writers deliver a joke-dense episode that rewards multiple viewings with hidden gems.
Tracy's absence from TGS creates a power vacuum that everyone tries to fill with hilarious results.
Liz's personal growth continues as she navigates a relationship with unusual maturity — for Liz.
Jack faces a corporate battle that requires all of his legendary strategic abilities.
Kenneth and Jenna's unlikely alliance produces comedy that neither character could create alone.
The show satirizes media and politics with its usual precision, landing blows on all sides equally.
The fifth season reaches its climax with storylines converging in classic 30 Rock fashion.
Tracy returns to form in an episode that reminds everyone why he's the most unpredictable force on television.
The season wraps with the show proving it still has more ideas than airtime to express them.
Liz, Jack, Tracy, Jenna, and Kenneth face season-ending developments that keep the show evolving.
The fifth season finale delivers laughs and cliffhangers in the show's signature overstuffed style.
Another season at 30 Rock ends, and the joke count has only gone up.
Season five closes with the show's creative engine still producing more comedy per minute than anything else on TV.
The season ends with every character in an interesting place, setting up the final chapters.
Tina Fey's creation continues to prove that smart comedy and popular comedy don't have to be different things.