NBC
30 Rock
When: Returns on October 30; airs Thursday nights at 8:30/7:30c on NBC.
Main Players: Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer
What’s it all about?: Liz Lemon, head honcho at the late night show TGS with Tracy Jordan, continually has her hands full juggling corporate interference and off-the-wall talent.
Where’d we leave off?: Jack was in D.C. plotting to get fired from his newest job in politics, Liz discovered that she may be pregnant, and Kenny shot for the stars to become a page at the Beijing Olympics. This year will bring with it a whole new set of obstacles for the cast and crew of TGS.
NBC
E.R.
When: Returns on September 25; airs Thursday nights at 10/9c on NBC.
Main Players: Goran Visnjic, Maura Tierney, Mekhi Phifer, John Stamos, Linda Cardellini, Scott Grimes
What’s it all about?: For 15 seasons, E.R. has focused on the medical staff in the emergency room of a Chicago hospital.
Where’d we leave off?: After over a decade on the air, and launching some big stars into the Hollywood stratosphere, E.R. gets set to take a bow after a new set of 19 episodes.