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30 Rock: Season 6

22 episodes Premiered Jan 12, 2012 Updated Sep 29, 2026
Previously on 30 Rock

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of 30 Rock Season 5.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (19): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

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.

S6·E2 Core

Idiots Are People Two! (1)

Jan 19, 2012 · 21 min

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.

S6·E3 Core

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 J

S6·E4 Core

The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell

Jan 26, 2012 · 21 min

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 i

S6·E5 Core

Today You Are a Man

Feb 2, 2012 · 21 min

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

S6·E6 Core

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 f

S6·E7 Core

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 f

S6·E8 Core

The Tuxedo Begins

Feb 16, 2012 · 21 min

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

S6·E9 Core

Leap Day

Feb 23, 2012 · 21 min

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.

S6·E10 Core

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,

S6·E11 Core

Standards and Practices

Mar 8, 2012 · 21 min

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 Kenn

S6·E12 Core

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 e

S6·E13 Core

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. Meanwhi

S6·E14 Core

Kidnapped by Danger

Mar 22, 2012 · 21 min

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

S6·E15 Core

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.

S6·E16 Core

Nothing Left to Lose

Apr 5, 2012 · 21 min

Tracy regains his sense of smell and finds an unusual father figure in Liz, while the writers spark a prank war with Jenna.

S6·E17 Core

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.

S6·E18 Core

Murphy Brown Lied to Us

Apr 19, 2012 · 21 min

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 hi

S6·E19 Core

Live from Studio 6H

Apr 26, 2012 · 21 min

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

S6·E21 Mytharc

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

S6·E22 Mytharc

What Will Happen to the Gang Next Year?

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 sti

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