30 Rock: Season 6

2012 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 6 of 30 Rock

Season 6 of 30 Rock has 22 episodes and premiered on January 12, 2012. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

22episodes

Jan 12, 2012premiered

May 17, 2012latest episode

7.7 hrtotal runtime

Season 6 Episodes

6x01 Dance Like Nobody's Watching
Jan 12, 2012 · 21 min
Tracy becomes frustrated in his attempts to anger Liz. Jack questions the family value of the network's new talent competition and Kenneth awaits the Rapture.
Director: John Riggi · Writer: Tina Fey · Starring: John Lutz, John McEnroe, Tituss Burgess, John Mooney
6x02 Idiots Are People Two! (1)
Jan 19, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 7.8
An offensive rant by Tracy is leaked online. Jack disapproves of Liz's new boyfriend, and Jenna enlists Kenneth in helping to replace her dressing room lights.
Directing: Beth McCarthy-Miller · Writing: Robert Carlock · Starring: John Lutz, Kelsey Grammer, Thomas Roberts, Ann Curry
6x03 Idiots Are People Three! (2)
Jan 26, 2012 · 21 min
Tracy challenges Liz by leading his own protest in defense of idiots everywhere. Jack faces off with Devin Banks yet again, and the Best Friends Gang is reunited when Kenneth and Jenna call for the help of Kelsey Grammer.
Directing: Beth McCarthy-Miller · Writing: Robert Carlock · Starring: John Lutz, Kelsey Grammer, Thomas Roberts, Will Arnett
6x04 The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell
Jan 26, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.2
Liz looks for a new best friend after discovering that Jenna has traded their friendship for fame. Tracy contemplates mortality as Dotcom and Grizz scramble to show him that life is still worth living. Meanwhile, Jack decides to end the page program in order to impress Hank Hooper.
Directing: Jeff Richmond · Writing: Matt Hubbard · Starring: John Lutz, Dave E. Baker, Grizz Chapman, Steve Earle
6x05 Today You Are a Man
Feb 2, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.0
Liz finds a secret weapon to help in her contract negotiations with Jack, Kenneth leaves his job because he feels under-appreciated, and Tracy and Jenna perform at their accountant's ungrateful son's Bar Mitzvah.
Director: Jeff Richmond · Writer: Ron Weiner · Starring: Ned Eisenberg, Josh Fadem, Jerold E. Solomon, Suze Orman
6x06 Hey, Baby, What's Wrong? (1)
Feb 9, 2012 · 21 min
Criss and Liz decide to celebrate Valentine's Day, but they need to buy a dining room table first. Jack entertains his mother-in-law, Diana, as Jenna frantically looks to Pete to fill in last-minute as the producer of her first live performance on "America's Kidz Got Singing." Back at the office, Tracy and Frank try to help Lutz find someone to spend Valentine's with.
Directing: Michael Engler · Writing: Kay Cannon · Starring: John Lutz, Billy Bush, Ashley Gerasimovich, Ben Davis
6x07 Hey, Baby, What's Wrong? (2)
Feb 9, 2012 · 21 min
Criss and Liz decide to celebrate Valentine's Day, but they need to buy a dining room table first. Jack entertains his mother-in-law, Diana, as Jenna frantically looks to Pete to fill in last-minute as the producer of her first live performance on "America's Kidz Got Singing." Back at the office, Tracy and Frank try to help Lutz find someone to spend Valentine's with.
Directing: Michael Engler · Writing: Kay Cannon · Starring: John Lutz, Billy Bush, Ashley Gerasimovich, Ben Davis
6x08 The Tuxedo Begins
Feb 16, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.6
Fed up with New York City after being mugged, Jack sets out to protect the safety of the city's elite by announcing his run for mayor. Meanwhile, Liz revels in sacrificing the good of the city to look out for her own interests, and Jenna and Paul are thrilled by the perversion of acting like a normal couple.
Director: John Riggi · Writers: Dylan Morgan, Josh Siegal · Starring: Katrina Bowden, Will Forte, Steve Buscemi, Hannibal Buress
6x09 Leap Day
Feb 23, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.3
Jack learns to appreciate Leap Day while Tracy takes the writers to a restaurant to spend an almost-expired gift card. Liz helps Jenna seduce an internet billionaire.
Directing: Steve Buscemi · Writing: Luke Del Tredici · Starring: Katrina Bowden, John Lutz, Jim Carrey, Adriane Lenox
6x10 Alexis Goodlooking and the Case of the Missing Whisky
Mar 1, 2012 · 21 min
In order to hide his relationship with Lynn, Frank convinces his mother that he is dating Liz. Tracy and Jenna team up to try to solve the case of Pete's missing whisky. Meanwhile, Jack teaches Kenneth how to take down his first business nemesis.
Directing: Michael Slovis · Writing: John Riggi · Starring: John Lutz, Susan Sarandon, Patti LuPone, Christine J. Noble
6x11 Standards and Practices
Mar 8, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.3
Jenna hatches a surprising new plan to get publicity, while Jack finds himself begrudgingly playing parent to his teenage nemesis, Kaylie Hooper. Liz rejects the new authority Kenneth has over “TGS” with his new job in Standards.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller · Writer: Vali Chandrasekaran · Starring: Katrina Bowden, Thomas Roberts, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicole Drespel
6x12 St. Patrick's Day
Mar 15, 2012 · 21 min
Jack feels unworthy of his latest award and attempts to redeem himself by taking on the writers in a strategic board game. Liz believes she's cursed on St. Patrick's Day when her ex-boyfriend Dennis shows up to derail her relationship with Criss. Meanwhile, Hazel struggles to keep the peace between Tracy and Jenna.
Directing: John Riggi · Writing: Colleen McGuinness · Starring: John Lutz, Al Roker, Sue Galloway, Dean Winters
6x13 Grandmentor
Mar 22, 2012 · 21 min
Liz struggles in her new role as mentor to Hazel. Kenneth has a difficult time letting go of his page duties and takes drastic measures to make sure Tracy is taken care of. Meanwhile, Jack and Jenna come up with a plan to get Avery back in the headlines.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller · Writer: Sam Means · Starring: Grizz Chapman, Kristen Schaal, Matt Lauer, Kevin Brown
6x14 Kidnapped by Danger
Mar 22, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.5
Liz's scripted version of Jack and Avery's love story leaves Jack confused and frustrated by his feelings for Diana. Meanwhile, Jenna and Tracy attempt to beat Weird Al Yankovic at his own game, and Kenneth gets an unexpected new job at NBC.
Director: Claire Cowperthwaite · Writer: Tina Fey · Starring: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Kirschner, Stewart Steinberg, Sheffield Chastain
6x15 The Shower Principle
Mar 29, 2012 · 21 min
A curse strikes TGS. Liz dares to be different after realizing that the same things happen every year, and Jack vows to wow Hank Hooper.
Directing: Stephen Lee Davis · Starring: Katrina Bowden, Thomas Roberts, Grizz Chapman, Ken Howard
6x16 Nothing Left to Lose
Apr 5, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.4
Tracy regains his sense of smell and finds an unusual father figure in Liz, while the writers spark a prank war with Jenna.
Director: John Riggi · Writer: Lauren Gurganous, Nina Pedrad · Starring: John Lutz, Grizz Chapman, Chris Parnell, Kevin Brown
6x17 Meet the Woggels!
Apr 12, 2012 · 21 min
Jack's mom upstages his ribbon-cutting ceremony. Meanwhile Jenna hooks up with a "rock star" and Tracy frets about his son heading to college.
Director: Linda Mendoza · Writer: Ron Weiner · Starring: Will Forte, Jake Boyd, Grizz Chapman, Elaine Stritch
6x18 Murphy Brown Lied to Us
Apr 19, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.0
Jack sets Liz up on a blind date to show her what she's missing in her relationship with Criss. Meanwhile at KableTown, Jack has to scramble when his plan to manufacture couches hits a speed bump. With Tracy's help, Jenna orchestrates a public meltdown to get Paul's attention.
Director: John Riggi · Writers: Robert Carlock, Vali Chandrasekaran · Starring: Will Forte, James Marsden, Stacy Keach, Bobby Moynihan
6x19 Live from Studio 6H
Apr 26, 2012 · 21 min · ★ 8.3
Kabletown chooses to stop funding live shows for TGS. While Liz and Jack embrace the change, Kenneth argues that live format should be kept intact, and he tries to convince the TGS staff to fight for their right to be live by taking them and our audience through a magical look back at the illustrious history of Studio 6H.The episode was filmed twice. The East Coast version aired for the Eastern, Central and Mountain time zones. The West Coast version was aired in the western, Alaskan and Hawaiian time zones.
Directing: Beth McCarthy-Miller · Writing: Jack Burditt, Tina Fey · Starring: Katrina Bowden, John Lutz, Will Forte, Grizz Chapman
6x20 Queen of Jordan II: Mystery of the Phantom Pooper
May 3, 2012 · 21 min
Angie brings "Queen of Jordan'' back to TGS. News about Avery forces Jack to confront his feelings for her mother, and Liz finds herself in a feud.
Directing: Ken Whittingham · Writing: Tracey Wigfield, Luke Del Tredici · Starring: Katrina Bowden, Tituss Burgess, Grizz Chapman, Sherri Shepherd
6x21 The Return of Avery Jessup
May 10, 2012 · 21 min
Avery finally returns home from her kidnapping ordeal in North Korea, yet Jack grows uncertain of her fidelity while she was away. Elsewhere, Criss is crossed due to Liz's role as top wage earner, and Jenna seeks a sponsor for her approaching nuptials.
Director: John Riggi · Writers: Dylan Morgan, Josh Siegal · Starring: Katrina Bowden, Elizabeth Banks, Grizz Chapman, James Marsden
6x22 What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year? Season Finale
May 17, 2012 · 22 min
Determined to prove his marriage has survived Avery's kidnapping unscathed, Jack asks Liz to officiate their vow renewal. Meanwhile, Criss tries to convince Liz that he's worth sticking around for. Tracy meets with Cornel West to discuss his influence as a black celebrity.
Director: Michael Engler · Writers: Tina Fey, Matt Hubbard · Starring: Katrina Bowden, Thomas Roberts, Margaret Cho, Elizabeth Banks