The cast of 30 Rock, referencing the end of the fictional show "TGS" and the series itself
Episode no.
Season 7 Episode 13
Directed by
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Written by
Tina Fey Tracey Wigfield
Featured music
Jeff Richmond
Production code
713
Original air date
January 31, 2013 (2013-01-31)
Guest appearances
Al Roker as himself
Conan O'Brien as himself
Paula Pell as Paula
Alice Ripley as herself
Dante Hoagland as Terry
Remy Bond as Janet
Episode chronology
← Previous "Hogcock!"
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List of episodes
"Last Lunch" is the second part of the one-hour series finale of the American television sitcom 30 Rock. It is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season and the 138th episode overall. The episode, directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller and written by series creator Tina Fey and Tracey Wigfield, originally aired as an hour-long episode, along with "Hogcock!", on NBC on January 31, 2013. Guest stars in this episode include Al Roker, Conan O'Brien, and Alice Ripley.
In this episode, Liz Lemon (Fey) returns for the final episode of TGS and is thrown into a world of chaos: Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) has quit his job and appears to be on the verge of suicide, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) is attempting to stop the episode from going ahead because he is due for a payout from the network if the episode doesn't happen, and Lutz (John Lutz) is attempting to use his turn to pick lunch for the writers as an opportunity to exact revenge on them for constantly picking on him. Meanwhile, Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer) attempts to extract some genuine emotion from Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski), as she readies her final song for the show.
Together, "Hogcock!" and "Last Lunch" received universal critical acclaim. According to Nielsen Media Research, the episodes were watched by 4.88 million viewers during their original broadcast, becoming 30 Rock's highest-rated episodes for two years. It was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for "Rural Juror", ultimately winning one for Fey and Wigfield's writing. It has been listed as one of the greatest series finales in television history by numerous publications.[1][2][3]
^Feinberg, Daniel (October 1, 2013). "15 best series finales in TV history". HitFix. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
^The Playlist Staff (October 1, 2013). "The 16 Best And Worst TV Series Finales". IndieWire. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
^"The 9 Best Series Finales". Huffington Post. December 20, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
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