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‘30 Rock’ ratings high: Should Tina Fey thank Sarah Palin?

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Tina Fey may not want to continue playing Sarah Palin after next week, but her dead-on impressions of the Alaskan governor on ‘Saturday Night Live’ led ‘30 Rock’ to series-high ratings.

The Season 3 premiere of the ratings-starved NBC comedy attracted 8.5 million million viewers and a 4.1 ratings in adults 18-49 -- a 21% increase in the demo from last year’s second-season opener -- according to Nielsen. The episode, ‘Do-Over,’ also retained an impressive 87% of the 18-to-49-year-olds who watched the show’s lead-in, ‘The Office.’

Last season, the show averaged 6.2 million viewers. In September, ’30 Rock’ won the top Emmy prizes for comedy series, lead actor (Alec Baldwin) and lead actress (Fey).

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-- Denise Martin

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