Show Analysis
30 Rock84.4
Created by Tina Fey
Starring Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer
Humor Index
2.9
7.3
7.0
7.9
9,283
Is 30 Rock funny? Yes — 30 Rock scores 84.4 out of 100 on the Humor Index, the #8 funniest of 21 sitcoms scored, based on an AI analysis of 9,283 jokes across 138 episodes. It averages 2.9 jokes per minute, with a craft score of 7.3 and an impact score of 7.0.
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Top 5 Episodes of 30 Rock
The highest-scoring episodes by our Humor Index. Start here.
Best Season
S4
1458 jokes analyzed
Episode Mean
84.9
unweighted avg · 138 episodes
Score Range
94.8→72.8
best to worst
20
Episodes 90+
116
Episodes 80+
138
Episodes 70+
4.6
Consistency (σ)
lower = more consistent
Lowest Scoring Episodes
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Humor Index — every episode
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Season Averages
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Episode Heatmap
| Season | Episode | Title | Humor Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pilot | 90.1 |
| 1 | 2 | The Aftermath | 80.5 |
| 1 | 3 | Blind Date | 80.0 |
| 1 | 4 | Jack the Writer | 86.6 |
| 1 | 5 | Jack-Tor | 83.5 |
| 1 | 6 | Jack Meets Dennis | 81.9 |
| 1 | 7 | Tracy Does Conan | 84.9 |
| 1 | 8 | The Break-Up | 78.9 |
| 1 | 9 | The Baby Show | 82.6 |
| 1 | 10 | The Rural Juror | 92.2 |
| 1 | 11 | The Head And The Hair | 86.0 |
| 1 | 12 | Black Tie | 77.0 |
| 1 | 13 | Up All Night | 85.5 |
| 1 | 14 | The C Word | 75.4 |
| 1 | 15 | Hard Ball | 86.1 |
| 1 | 16 | The Source Awards | 90.2 |
| 1 | 17 | The Fighting Irish | 89.0 |
| 1 | 18 | Fireworks | 83.6 |
| 1 | 19 | Corporate Crush | 77.8 |
| 1 | 20 | Cleveland | 82.6 |
| 1 | 21 | Hiatus | 75.9 |
| 2 | 1 | Seinfeldvision | 87.5 |
| 2 | 2 | Jack Gets in the Game | 91.2 |
| 2 | 3 | The Collection | 75.1 |
| 2 | 4 | Rosemarys Baby | 81.6 |
| 2 | 5 | Greenzo | 89.6 |
| 2 | 6 | Somebody to Love | 88.5 |
| 2 | 7 | Cougars | 83.1 |
| 2 | 8 | Secrets And Lies | 79.8 |
| 2 | 9 | Ludachristmas | 87.9 |
| 2 | 10 | Episode 210 | 81.1 |
| 2 | 11 | Milf Island | 79.8 |
| 2 | 12 | Subway Hero | 79.6 |
| 2 | 13 | Succession | 87.2 |
| 2 | 14 | Sandwich Day | 90.4 |
| 2 | 15 | Cooter | 94.1 |
| 3 | 1 | Do Over | 90.5 |
| 3 | 2 | Rocky Sucks | 78.9 |
| 3 | 3 | The One With The Cast Of Night Court | 80.6 |
| 3 | 4 | Gavin Volure | 86.5 |
| 3 | 5 | Reunion | 87.6 |
| 3 | 6 | Dwanta Claus | 72.8 |
| 3 | 7 | Señor Macho Solo | 82.2 |
| 3 | 8 | Flu Shot | 85.8 |
| 3 | 9 | Retreat To Move Forward | 84.2 |
| 3 | 10 | Generalissimo | 83.9 |
| 3 | 11 | St. Valentines Day | 82.1 |
| 3 | 12 | Larry King | 87.8 |
| 3 | 13 | Goodbye, My Friend | 82.4 |
| 3 | 14 | The Funcooker | 88.1 |
| 3 | 15 | The Bubble | 89.6 |
| 3 | 16 | Apollo, Apollo | 84.1 |
| 3 | 17 | Cutbacks | 79.0 |
| 3 | 18 | Jackie Jormp Jomp | 84.8 |
| 3 | 19 | The Ones | 83.9 |
| 3 | 20 | The Natural Order | 87.6 |
| 3 | 21 | Mamma Mia | 82.5 |
| 3 | 22 | Kidney Now! | 84.5 |
| 4 | 1 | Season 4 | 88.6 |
| 4 | 2 | Into The Crevasse | 89.6 |
| 4 | 3 | Stone Mountain | 89.4 |
| 4 | 4 | Audition Day | 79.1 |
| 4 | 5 | The Problem Solvers | 88.5 |
| 4 | 6 | Sun Tea | 86.1 |
| 4 | 7 | Dealbreakers Talk Show #0001 | 84.5 |
| 4 | 8 | Secret Santa | 84.1 |
| 4 | 9 | Klaus And Greta | 90.1 |
| 4 | 10 | Black Light Attack! | 82.8 |
| 4 | 11 | Winter Madness | 80.9 |
| 4 | 12 | Verna | 93.8 |
| 4 | 13 | Anna Howard Shaw Day | 83.0 |
| 4 | 14 | Future Husband | 88.1 |
| 4 | 15 | Don Geiss, America And Hope | 87.2 |
| 4 | 16 | Floyd | 85.1 |
| 4 | 17 | Lee Marvin Vs. Derek Jeter | 83.4 |
| 4 | 18 | Khonani | 85.5 |
| 4 | 19 | Argus | 83.8 |
| 4 | 20 | The Moms | 85.0 |
| 4 | 21 | Emanuelle Goes To Dinosaur Land | 90.4 |
| 4 | 22 | I Do Do | 82.8 |
| 5 | 1 | The Fabian Strategy | 84.1 |
| 5 | 2 | When It Rains, It Pours | 87.2 |
| 5 | 3 | Lets Stay Together | 82.2 |
| 5 | 4 | Live Show | 77.9 |
| 5 | 5 | Reaganing | 92.4 |
| 5 | 6 | Gentlemans Intermission | 84.6 |
| 5 | 7 | Brooklyn Without Limits | 85.5 |
| 5 | 8 | College | 85.5 |
| 5 | 9 | Chain Reaction Of Mental Anguish | 84.4 |
| 5 | 10 | Christmas Attack Zone | 88.5 |
| 5 | 11 | Mrs. Donaghy | 91.6 |
| 5 | 12 | Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning | 77.9 |
| 5 | 13 | ¡Qué Sorpresa! | 91.5 |
| 5 | 14 | Double Edged Sword | 87.1 |
| 5 | 15 | Its Never Too Late For Now | 88.2 |
| 5 | 16 | Tgs Hates Women | 80.2 |
| 5 | 17 | Queen Of Jordan | 77.5 |
| 5 | 18 | Plan B | 87.4 |
| 5 | 19 | I Heart Connecticut | 85.2 |
| 5 | 20 | 100 (1) | 89.5 |
| 5 | 21 | 100 (2) | 77.2 |
| 5 | 22 | Everything Sunny All The Time Always | 87.4 |
| 5 | 23 | Respawn | 85.9 |
| 6 | 1 | Dance Like Nobodys Watching | 87.2 |
| 6 | 2 | Idiots Are People Two! (1) | 90.0 |
| 6 | 3 | Idiots Are People Three! (2) | 85.5 |
| 6 | 4 | The Ballad Of Kenneth Parcell | 84.6 |
| 6 | 5 | Today You Are A Man | 79.9 |
| 6 | 6 | Hey, Baby, Whats Wrong? (1) | 85.8 |
| 6 | 7 | B.D.O.C. | 73.9 |
| 6 | 8 | The Tuxedo Begins | 85.6 |
| 6 | 9 | Leap Day | 81.0 |
| 6 | 10 | Alexis Goodlooking And The Case Of The M | 92.8 |
| 6 | 11 | Standards And Practices | 84.8 |
| 6 | 12 | St. Patricks Day | 90.6 |
| 6 | 13 | Grandmentor | 90.9 |
| 6 | 14 | Kidnapped By Danger | 74.5 |
| 6 | 15 | The Shower Principle | 89.2 |
| 6 | 16 | Nothing Left To Lose | 93.0 |
| 6 | 17 | Meet The Woggels! | 87.6 |
| 6 | 18 | Murphy Brown Lied To Us | 88.4 |
| 6 | 19 | Live From Studio 6H | 89.8 |
| 6 | 20 | Queen Of Jordan Ii: Mystery Of The Phant | 86.1 |
| 6 | 21 | The Return Of Avery Jessup | 84.2 |
| 6 | 22 | What Will Happen To The Gang Next Year? | 89.5 |
| 7 | 1 | The Beginning Of The End | 81.4 |
| 7 | 2 | Governor Dunston | 83.5 |
| 7 | 3 | Stride Of Pride | 78.9 |
| 7 | 4 | Unwindulax (1) | 83.4 |
| 7 | 5 | Theres No I In America (2) | 81.0 |
| 7 | 6 | Aunt Phatso Vs. Jack Donaghy | 79.5 |
| 7 | 7 | Mazel Tov, Dummies! | 84.8 |
| 7 | 8 | My Whole Life Is Thunder | 82.8 |
| 7 | 9 | Game Over | 94.8 |
| 7 | 10 | Florida | 87.5 |
| 7 | 11 | A Goons Deed In A Weary World | 87.2 |
| 7 | 12 | Hogcock! | 83.1 |
| 7 | 13 | Last Lunch | 90.6 |
The Funniest 30 Rock Episodes
Of the 138 30 Rock episodes we scored, these rate highest on the Humor Index — our blend of joke density, craft, and impact. Tap any episode for the full joke-by-joke breakdown.
Game Over
S7E09 · 76 jokes
Cooter
S2E15 · 63 jokes
Verna
S4E12 · 62 jokes
Nothing Left To Lose
S6E16 · 81 jokes
Alexis Goodlooking And The Case Of The M
S6E10 · 61 jokes
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Is 30 Rock Worth Watching?
By the data: 30 Rock earns a Humor Index of 84.4 out of 100, placing it #8 of 21 fully-scored shows here. Across 138 analyzed episodes it averages 2.9 jokes per minute, a craft score of 7.3, and an impact score of 7.0. Those numbers reflect one AI analyst’s judgment applied consistently — and the top shows cluster closely enough that small gaps aren’t meaningful rankings. Scroll up for the season-by-season trend and the characters carrying the comedy.
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