Scoop: 30 ROCK on NBC - Thursday, December 27, 2012

Scoop: 30 ROCK on NBC - Thursday, December 27, 2012 "STRIDE OF PRIDE" - 12/27/2012 (08:00PM - 08:30PM) (Thursday) : LIZ HAS HER HANDS FULL WITH BOTH HER STARS AS SHE TRIES TO PROTECT JENNA (Jane Krakowski) FROM SOME BAD PRESS AND CLASHES WITH TRACY (Tracy Morgan) OVER AN OFFENSIVE TWEET. MEANWHILE, JACK (Alec Baldwin) TESTS OUT A NEW DATING TECHNIQUE. SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY OLYMPIan Ryan LOCHTE.

Liz (Fey) works to prove to Tracy (Morgan) that women are funny while simultaneously attempting to head off a meltdown from Jenna (Krakowski) after some negative publicity. Jack (Baldwin) tries out an unconventional dating strategy.

Entering its seventh and final season, the critically acclaimed and multiple award-winning comedy series "30 Rock" is told through the comedic voice of Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner Tina Fey as variety show producer Liz Lemon. The series also features two-time Emmy and three-time Golden Globe winner Alec Baldwin as top network executive Jack Donaghy and Emmy nominee Tracy Morgan as Tracy Jordan, the unpredictable star of Lemon's variety show, "TGS with Tracy Jordan." Lemon constantly has her hands full, juggling corporate interference from Donaghy and off-the-handle star antics from Jordan, all while attempting to salvage her own personal life.

Also rounding out the cast are three-time Emmy nominee Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney, the co-star of "TGS"; Scott Adsit as the variety show's producer Pete Hornberger; Emmy nominee Jack McBrayer as Kenneth, the over-eager and effortlessly endearing NBC page; Judah Friedlander as Frank, the sardonic slacker on the writing staff; and Keith Powell as Toofer, the sophisticated yet sarcastic, Harvard-alum writer.

"30 Rock" has welcomed an impressive array of guest stars, including Elaine Stritch, who garnered a 2007 Emmy Award for her performance as Jack Donaghy's mother and Tim Conway, who won in 2008. Other Emmy-nominated guest stars include Alan Alda, Jennifer Aniston, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Steve Buscemi, Margaret Cho, Matt Damon, Edie Falco, Carrie Fisher, Jon Hamm, Steve Martin and Rip Torn.

Throughout the seasons, "30 Rock" has garnered 90 Emmy nominations, resulting in 14 wins. In 2009, the show won its third consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series and also held the record for most comedy program Emmy nominations in a single year with 22 nominations. "30 Rock" has also won a Golden Globe for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical, a Screen Actor's Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, three Producers Guild Danny Thomas Producer of the Year Awards in Comedy Episodic Television, three Writers Guild Awards (WGA) for Writing for a Comedy Series and three WGA Awards for Episodic Comedy, and a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy.