Published at: Oct. 15, 2010, 10:21 p.m. CST by hercules
I am – Hercules!!
The big Thursday-night ratings news is “30 Rock,” whose surprise-guest-star-packed live episode from the SNL stages not only gave the show by far its best number in its new 8:30 p.m. timeslot, but also beat most of its numbers from last season, when it nested in the much more desirable post-“Office” timeslot.
Last season’s “30 Rock” ratings in adults 18-49 (starting with May’s 2.7 season finale and working backwards to 2009’s 3.0 season premiere):
(2.7) (2.5) (2.6) (2.7) (2.5) (2.9) (3.0) (2.9) (2.8) (2.9)
(2.7) (2.3) (3.2) (3.0) (2.8) (3.0) (3.0) (3.1) (3.3) (3.0)
Tina Fey's brainchild even came close to overtaking “Shit My Dad Says” (which benefits from a much bigger lead-in in “Big Bang Theory”) and winning its timeslot.
“30 Rock” appears also to have given nice (if less dramatic) boosts to surrounding shows “Community” and “The Office.”