I am irrepressibly happy. 30 Rock is back this season. It’s probably my favorite live action show on television. Tina Fey is absolutely one of both my idols and generally one of the people I most admire. She’s a successful writer while also being funny, charming, and nerdy. She’s living the nerdy writer girl’s dream!

Why am I excited today, do you ask? It’s because Hulu has officially debuted next Thursday’s season premiere a week early. Early! I am thrilled! While I do want to wait… I also don’t. But I will at least wait to watch it with Bryan.

I have to say, SNL Weekend Update Thursday (featuring this sketch, last night) has definitely helped with the lack of 30 Rock on my NBC Thursday night. (Though come to think of it, now that Scrubs is gone, I actually don’t watch anything else on Thursday on NBC. Though Kath & Kim looked funny, I’ve given up on it on live TV — though I will catch it on Hulu.)

I hope all the SNL ratings and interest in Tina Fey as a result of Sarah Palin help 30 Rock’s ratings. For a show that recently won the Emmy for Best Comedy and Best Leading Actress in a Comedy (Tina Fey), it’s historically had some sad (not pathetic, merely sad) ratings. It’s a highly intellectual satire, which makes it something of the antithesis to a lot of comedies and high ratings shows, but it’s so terrific.

On a similar note, the season finale of Mad Men is this Sunday and Jon Hamm is going to host this upcoming Saturday Night Live. Mad Men’s ratings have been sad, even for a cable show (just under 2 million including DVR folks), and though they have a 3rd season in the works, who knows what will happen after that. The show isn’t cheap to produce (all of that period stuff!) and they aren’t on the largest network, but it is a terrific show that, like 30 Rock, just won the Emmy (this time for Best Drama). I hope people come to its 3rd season with a renewed fervor.

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