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Tina Fey Once Pitched Alec Baldwin as a Bill O'Reilly-Type TV Host

Original: Tina Fey Pitched Alec Baldwin as a Bill O’Reilly-Type Host Before Her 2006 Sitcom Made 2022’s ‘Greatest TV Shows of All Time’ List

Tina Fey originally pitched Alec Baldwin's 30 Rock character as a Bill O'Reilly-style cable news host, an idea that helped shape the role of Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom that premiered in 2006. The show went on to critical acclaim and was later included on a 2022 list of the greatest TV shows of all time.

Why now: The anecdote is resurfacing in coverage of the sitcom's recognition as one of the greatest TV shows of all time.

Tina FeyAlec BaldwinBill O'Reilly30 RockNBC

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• Tina Fey Pitched Alec Baldwin as a Bill O’Reilly-Type Host Before Her 2006 Sitcom Made 2022’s ‘Greatest TV Shows of All Time’ List · Men's Journal

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