page_title: Somebody to Love (30 Rock)
section_title: Reception
hierarchical_section_title: Somebody to Love (30 Rock) / Reception
caption_attribution_description: Actress Jane Krakowski at the 2007 Red Dress Collection show for the en:Heart Truth
context_page_description: "Somebody to Love" is the sixth episode of the second season of 30 Rock, and the twenty-seventh episode overall. It was written by Kay Cannon and the series' creator, Tina Fey, and was directed by Beth McCarthy. The episode first aired on November 15, 2007 on the NBC network in the United States. Guest stars in this episode include Hamza Ahmed, Fred Armisen, Kevin Brown, Chris Caniglia, Grizz Chapman, Matthieu Cornillon, Michael Devine, Edie Falco, John Lutz, Maulik Pancholy, Christianne Tisdale and Kristen Wiig.
  The episode focuses on Jack Donaghy's first meeting with Celeste "C.C." Cunningham, Liz Lemon believes that her new neighbor, Raheem Haddad, is a terrorist; and Kenneth Parcell accidentally loses a pair of Jack's trousers. Kristen Wiig makes an appearance in a movie-of-the-week as C.C. Cunningham.
context_section_description: "Somebody to Love" brought in an average of 6.4 million viewers. The episode also achieved a 3.2/8 in the key 18- to 49-year-old demographic, the highest result in that demographic since the episode "SeinfeldVision" aired on October 4, 2007. The 3.2 refers to 3.2% of all 18- to 49-year-olds in the U.S., and the 8 refers to 8% of all 18- to 49-year-olds watching television at the time of the broadcast in the U.S.. 30 Rock ranked in first place in the male 18–34 demographic, for its 8:30 p.m – 9:00 pm timeslot.
  Robert Canning of IGN thought that the episode "was 30 Rock’s best episode of the season [so far], if not the best episode ever from this young series." Canning also said that "this was just a fantastic, funny episode of 30 Rock. It was also an episode that once again proved the character of Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski), who was completely absent from this half-hour, simply isn't necessary when you've got Tracy Jordan talking to a pigeon on a trash can." Canning rated this episode "9.5 out of 10." Matt Webb Mitovich of TV Guide wrote that "it's not surprising that – in my opinion, at least – it fell juuuuuuust [sic] a bit short. It's almost as if the funniest parts of the Edie Falco story were played by [Kristen] Wiig in the Lifetime movie." He thought that "the 'Liz suspects the neighbor is a terrorist' story played out rather well." Jeff Labrecque of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "Overall, [this was] another splendid [episode]. My only beef was with the Verizon bit. 30 Rock normally does a splendid job of balancing the corporate elements of television, often utilizing it for comic fodder. But the winking cell phone banter lacked subtlety, and it seemed to me like the show was trying to have its cake and eat it, too."
  Beth McCarthy, the director of this episode, was nominated for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series.
caption: Robert Canning of IGN thought that the absence of Jane Krakowski as Jenna Maroney "proved the character [...] simply isn't necessary."[16]
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