30 Rock can't even come close to the smart humor that Arrested Development endured. 30 Rock will continue to survive cause the world has a hard-on for Tina Fey. I just wish a few years ago the world had a hard-on for the Bluths. http://www.arresteddevelopmentblog.com

The real problem is that the neilson rating system is becoming obsolete with dvrs and online viewing. To get a true view of what people are watching, both of these need to be included and considered by the networks when deciding how a show is doing. The whole system needs a major overhaul.

I think 30 Rock will see a slight uptick in the ratings, not a major spike. The time slot is just too tough. And 30 Rock's brand of humor is understandably not everyone's cup of tea. Personally, I find 30 Rock annoyingly inconsistent. When it's good, it's GOOD (like Rosemary's Baby or Cougars). But with some of the other episodes, I'm bored to death. It's weird.

I sure hope that this will help increase ratings, I love this show and would hate to see it canceled. I don't recall if they did this or not but NBC should have had 30 Rock promos during SNL and the SNL Thursdays.

I find Tina Fey not to be an attractive presence on either the big or small screen. SNL heyday is past and Tina seems like a part of the new lower quality performers.

I find Tina has a stilted self0conscious quality on her visage when she is performing a straight role, not a parody.

I think her Palin performance was mean because SNL did not poke fun at Obama. Apparently, he's SNL's messiah.

Maybe a backlash against Tina:
http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i42647

You appear to be on a personal mission to launch 30 Rock into the televised stratosphere. I commend you for that; you've certainly done your part.

Here's why, however, in spite of your best efforts to save this show, I believe 30 Rock is going to either remain in the toilet or succumb to its (the toilet's) propensity to suck things downward into the bowels of the earth: the players in this show are simply too fraught with political baggage.

I'm sure this show is every bit the diamond in the rough you claim it is. But I, for one, am not going anywhere near it until Alec Baldwin FINALLY makes good on his promise to leave the country if W is elected president. Until that happens, I pretty much can't stomach the guy.

And then there's Tina. God love her. She does make a fantastic Sarah Palin, and her fortunes do indeed deserve to rise if for no other reason than she happens to be as hot (if not hotter) than the Wasilla mayor herself. That aside, she's still Tina Fey of SNL, and therefore she still reeks of liberal proclivities.

In the end, if watching 30 Rock didn't make me feel as though I needed to be hosed down in a way that makes Silkwood seem like a summer afternoon romp in the backyard sprinkler, I might be tempted to give it a chance.

But that's just not going to happen. And on Thursday evenings at 9:30pm, you'll find me straddling that porcelain God, middle finger pointed downward atop the shiny silver trigger.

I love 30 Rock and would like to see it succeed more than it has already, but anyone tuning in expecting to see SNL/Sarah Palin-type humor will find themselves in way over their heads. 30 Rock, like Arrested Development, is smart comedy, and there's not much of a market for that on TV.

I think the show is very funny. It should have higher ratings but it's against Grey's & CSI. That's a tough time slot.

With all due respect to 30R fans, I don't think the show is very good. I've watched a handfull of episodes, and i don't find it funny. It might be because Tracy Morgan is one of the most annoying people on the planet. I wish I liked 30R, but I just don't.
FWIW, Arrested Development didn't do anything for me either.

30 Rock should be in the 8:30 slot and Kath & Kim in the 9:30 slot. The issue is that every major network has one of their top shows on at 9:00. It has to compete against CSI and Grey's Anatomy, of course it will get DVRed. I know that is how I watch it.