| #9083, aired 2024-04-17 | TV MUSIC $400: (I'm Ellie Kemper.) Like "30 Rock"'s, the theme song from "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" was written by Jeff Richmond, who is married to this creator of both shows Tina Fey |
| #9041, aired 2024-02-19 | TV COACHES $200: Who else but this Apple TV+ coach would say, "If God wanted games to end in a tie, she wouldn't have invented numbers" Ted Lasso |
| #16, aired 2023-10-11 | FOR SWEATER OR WORSE $400: For over 30 years, TV's Mister Rogers changed into his iconic red sweater, now in the Smithsonian, as he sang this song "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" |
| #8830, aired 2023-03-17 | TV, YOU SAY! $600: This sitcom's Dr. Spaceman, delivering Tracy some tough news: "I don't know how to say this... D.A. but eez?" 30 Rock |
| #8798, aired 2023-02-01 | TV CHARACTER FIRST NAMES $400: "30 Rock":
unpredictable movie star Mr. Jordan Tracy |
| #8578, aired 2022-02-16 | TV MOMS $400: Lauren Graham was 30-something single mom Lorelai on this series Gilmore Girls |
| #8488, aired 2021-10-13 | '80s TV $800: In 1981, some 30 million viewers tuned in to see Luke & Laura tie the knot on this daytime soap General Hospital |
| #8308, aired 2021-01-06 | "ME" TV $600: Rachael Ray began making them on Food Network in 2001 30-minute meals |
| #8275, aired 2020-11-06 | WHAT'S THE GOSSIP? $800: The name of the tabloid website & TV show TMZ refers to a 30-mile zone centering on this major city Los Angeles |
| #8106, aired 2019-12-02 | TV PEOPLE $1000: The alla prima art technique allowed this man who passed away in 1995 to complete a painting in 30 minutes on PBS Bob Ross |
| #8083, aired 2019-10-30 | ADVERTISING $600: A portmanteau word, this type of paid programming is a TV ad that typically lasts 15 to 30 minutes an infomercial |
| #7875, aired 2018-11-30 | WATCHING THE TV DETECTIVES $800: It's the lead detective role played on TV by Jack Lord & Alex O'Loughlin 30 years apart Steve McGarrett |
| #7837, aired 2018-10-09 | TV FOR SHORT $600: With RR (Rachael Ray)":
"30MM" 30 Minute Meals |
| #7825, aired 2018-09-21 | LINES FROM THE TV COMEDY $1200: Alec Baldwin on this show: "Yes, my daughter is Canadian American but I'm going to treat her just like a human baby" 30 Rock |
| #7797, aired 2018-07-03 | STARS FELL FROM ALABAMA $400: She was born in Birmingham in 1964, 30 years before becoming your TV friend Monica Courteney Cox |
| #7672, aired 2018-01-09 | POP CULTURE VILLAINS $1000: As Victor Kiriakis on "Days of Our Lives", this father of a TV star has put in 30-plus years of all kinds of villainy John Aniston |
| #7585, aired 2017-07-28 | TV FOR THEE $800: If we rebuilt Steve Austin in 2017 instead of 1974 when this show premiered, the title number would be $30 million The Six Million Dollar Man |
| #7448, aired 2017-01-18 | THE BIG 3-0 $400: Starting as a celebration of its 30th anniversary, "30 for 30" is a series of sports documentaries on this TV network ESPN |
| #7307, aired 2016-05-24 | NYC TV $400: A line from this Big Apple show is "There ain't no party like a Liz Lemon party 'cause a Liz Lemon party is mandatory" 30 Rock |
| #7257, aired 2016-03-15 | TV TIME $400: To the nearest half hour, when "Saturday Night Live" goes live in Chicago 10:30 |
| #7257, aired 2016-03-15 | TV TIME $1000: Your "Late Night with David Letterman" began in 1982 at this time, Eastern 12:30 AM |
| #7244, aired 2016-02-25 | ALL KINDS OF RAYS $800: Before she was a TV personality, she offered a cooking class called 30-Minute Mediterranean Meals Rachael Ray |
| #7244, aired 2016-02-25 | THE MAN UPSTAIRS $800: The building where "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels has a 17th floor office, or the title of another TV comedy 30 Rock |
| #7142, aired 2015-10-06 | TV $200: For Season 30, this reality show divided the castaways into 3 tribes: White Collar, Blue Collar, & No Collar Survivor |
| #7054, aired 2015-04-23 | MOVIE & TV TERMS $1600: As opposed to traditional live-audience sitcoms, shows like "30 Rock" are this-camera, more like movies single-camera |
| #7041, aired 2015-04-06 | SUPPORTING THE TV SHOW $400: Tracy Jordan & Jenna Maroney were the stars of the show within the show 30 Rock |
| #7025, aired 2015-03-13 | ADVERTISING & MARKETING $800: At Heinz Field in 2009, this ex-NFL star received the Clio Advertising Award for a TV ad that first aired 30 years before "Mean Joe" Greene |
| #6908, aired 2014-10-01 | THE TV BUSINESS $600: Often 30 minutes in length, it's an advertisement recorded to look like a news program or talk show an infomercial |
| #6685, aired 2013-10-11 | AS HEARD ON TV $200: Angie, to Jack Donaghy: "As you know, my single, 'My Single Is Dropping', is dropping" 30 Rock |
| #6685, aired 2013-10-11 | AS HEARD ON TV $400: Larry David: "1 in 30 (apricots) is a good one. It's such a low-percentage fruit" Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| #6389, aired 2012-05-31 | TV SHOW HAIKU $1000: Show within a show /
"TGS" on NBC /
The page doesn't age 30 Rock |
| #6350, aired 2012-04-06 | TV WORLD $800: Found in a range between 30 & 300 kilohertz, VHF stands for this, & many of you are watching a channel using it very high frequency |
| #6142, aired 2011-05-03 | GOLDEN GLOBE WINNERS $1000: This woman, 2007's Best Actress in a TV Comedy for "30 Rock" Tina Fey |
| #6117, aired 2011-03-29 | QUITE THE CAST OF TV CHARACTERS $1000: Lutz, Frank & Toofer help make a variety show on this TV show 30 Rock |
| #6084, aired 2011-02-10 | WHAT THE TV TITLE MEANS $800: The building where the variety show "TGS with Tracy Jordan" is produced 30 Rock |
| #5953, aired 2010-06-30 | THE FASTING & THE FURIOUS $400: In 2009 a Johannesburg TV producer staged a 30-day fast to protest cutbacks in this nation's broadcasting South Africa |
| #5897, aired 2010-04-13 | WHAT THE CURRENT TV TITLE MEANS $600: Nickname for the GE building in NYC where NBC is located 30 Rock |
| #5826, aired 2010-01-04 | TV's SUPPORTING CASTS $200: Katrina Bowden as Cerie, Liz Lemon's assistant 30 Rock |
| #5713, aired 2009-06-10 | THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BRITTEN $400: This network, which had given Britten work since the '30s, commissioned his first opera for TV, shown in 1971 the BBC |
| #5678, aired 2009-04-22 | WHAT A CAST OF TV CHARACTERS! $1600: Jack Donaghy,
Kenneth the Page,
Tracy Jordan 30 Rock |
| #5492, aired 2008-06-24 | TANGO $400: Drew Lachey & his partner Cheryl scored a perfect 30 doing the tango on this TV show Dancing with The Stars |
| #5365, aired 2007-12-28 | TV MATH $3,000 (Daily Double): Careful:
Tina Fey's title "Rock" minus Charlie Sheen's title "Men" 27 1/2 |
| #5340, aired 2007-11-23 | 1960s TV $400: First aired on September 30, 1963, "Opie the Birdman" has become a classic episode of this sitcom The Andy Griffith Show |
| #5273, aired 2007-07-11 | AUSTIN $600: At 30 years, this PBS series from the Austin music scene is the longest-running music showcase now on TV Austin City Limits |
| #5141, aired 2007-01-08 | TV NUMBERS $800: Tina Fey is the head writer of the sketch-comedy show within this NBC sitcom 30 Rock |
| #4952, aired 2006-03-07 | EXPENSIVE HOLLYWOOD DIVORCES $600: Ex-wife Casey might have said "Cheers" to this TV star after he paid a divorce tab of $30 million Ted Danson |
| #4752, aired 2005-04-12 | I SAW IT ON TV & I HAD TO HAVE IT $2000: If you crave the cuisine made by this bubbly chef, check out her "30-Minute Meals" cookbooks Rachael Ray |
| #4311, aired 2003-05-05 | TV GUIDE CROSSWORD CLUES $1000: 30 Across:
Garry Moore Show
(four words)
(3, 3, 1, 6) I've Got A Secret |
| #4280, aired 2003-03-21 | DATELINE NBC $400: "Adding sight to sound", NBC began regular TV broadcasts on May 30, 1939 at this expo the World's Fair |
| #4193, aired 2002-11-20 | SINGERS $600: On July 30, 2002 he gave a rare live TV appearance, broadcast from Asbury Park, New Jersey on the "Today" show Bruce Springsteen |
| #3602, aired 2000-04-11 | LATE-NIGHT TV $300: (Hi, I'm Al Franken) ABC's 11:30 P.M. reports on "The Iran Crisis: America Held Hostage" evolved into this regular program Nightline |
| #3375, aired 1999-04-16 | TV GUIDE $200: Nancy Cartwright is over 30 years older than this animated son of Marge she voices Bart Simpson |
| #3317, aired 1999-01-26 | EERIE TV ANTHOLOGIES $400: This Rod Serling series that "hung around" NBC was cut from 60 minutes to 30 in 1972 Night Gallery |
| #3124, aired 1998-03-12 | 1930s TV $600: TV covered this PM's arrival from Munich September 30, 1938 live; the "Peace For Our Time" speech came later Neville Chamberlain |
| #3027, aired 1997-10-28 | '60s TV $200: This cartoon series made its prime time yabba dabba debut September 30, 1960 The Flintstones |
| #3008, aired 1997-10-01 | TELEVISED HISTORY $400: TV cameramen were just 20 feet away when he shot Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981 John Hinckley |
| #3007, aired 1997-09-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: 30-second TV ads for this January 26, 1997 sporting event sold for an average of $1.2 million Super Bowl XXXI |
| #2645, aired 1996-02-16 | HAPPY BIRTHDAY $300: On Nov. 30, 1995, this TV host, America's "oldest teenager", celebrated his 66th birthday Dick Clark |
| #2599, aired 1995-12-14 | BOGIE $500: Bogie's only dramatic TV performance was as Duke Mantee in this play shown May 30, 1955 The Petrified Forest |
| #2572, aired 1995-11-07 | THE 1995 EMMY AWARDS $400: 30 years ago, this singer's 1st TV special won 5 Emmys; in 1995 her HBO special did the same Barbra Streisand |
| #2217, aired 1994-04-05 | GAME SHOWS $500 (Daily Double): Daytime TV's longest- running game show, it has been on the air in various versions for over 30 years The Price Is Right |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | '30s TV $200: The 1st known adaptation of a story about this detective was 1937's "The 3 Garridebs" Sherlock Holmes |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | '30s TV $400: In 1937 it broadcast a coronation procession--live! BBC |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | '30s TV $600: In a 1939 production, Dennis Hoey played Rochester & Flora Campbell this Brontë heroine Jane Eyre |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | '30s TV $800: Later starring as "Beulah", this singer known for "Stormy Weather" appeared on a 1939 NBC variety show Ethel Waters |
| #962, aired 1988-11-08 | '30s TV $1000: FDR was televised at the ceremonies opening this in April 1939 New York World's Fair |
| #764, aired 1987-12-24 | ACTORS & ACTRESSES $500: Still a TV heartthrob, he starred as Uncle Bentley 30 years ago in "Bachelor Father" John Forsythe |
| #430, aired 1986-05-02 | "MP"s $800: A TV movie was made about this G-man who pursued Machine Gun Kelly throughout the '30s (Melvin) Purvis |
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