Ratings Review: 30 ROCK

30 ROCK may have been the longest running, unsuccessful sitcom ever. It not just that it was never a hit. It was a ratings failure each and every season. The highest the series ever achieved in the total viewer season rankings was #69 in season three. Only twice did 30 ROCK not rank higher than #100 for the season (Seasons 3 & 4). And only twice did it average over 6 million viewers for a season (Season #2 - 6.5 million, season #3 - 7.5 million)

What 30 ROCK was, was a critical darling for NBC at a time when good ratings for any show were hard to come by. It won many Emmy and Golden Globe awards, including a record 22 nominations in 2009.

As you can see from the final season, it will end up being the worst rated season of the series. About 3.5 million viewers and a 1.2 average demo rating for the 2012-13 campaign. I never got the appeal that a small, yet vocal minority saw in this comedy. For me, this was the ultimate in unfunny comedy.

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
10/04/12	3.460	1.4
10/11/12	3.400	1.3	-2%
10/18/12	3.040	1.2	-11%
10/25/12	3.130	1.2	+3%
10/31/12	3.380	1.1	+8%	Wednesday
11/08/12	Preempted
11/15/12	3.340	1.2
11/22/12	Preempted
11/29/12	3.610	1.3
12/06/12	3.220	1.1	-11%
12/13/12	Preempted
12/20/12	Preempted
12/27/12	2.530	0.7		R
01/03/13	2.470	0.8	-3%	R
01/10/13	3.790	1.5	+53%
01/17/13	3.440	1.3	-9%
01/24/13	3.81	1.4	+11%
01/31/13	4.88	1.9	+28%	Series Finale

* - in millions