| "Future Husband" | |
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| 30 Rock episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 14 |
| Directed by | Don Scardino |
| Written by | Jon Haller Tracey Wigfield |
| Production code | 414 |
| Original air date | March 11, 2010 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Future Husband" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock. It was directed by series producer Don Scardino, and written by Jon Haller and Tracey Wigfield. The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on March 11, 2010. Elizabeth Banks, James Rebhorn, and Michael Sheen guest star in the episode, and there are cameo appearances by Jack Welch and Brian Williams.
In the episode, Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) finds a mysterious number in her phone under the name "Future Husband." At the same time, Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric (GE), Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) is informed that a cable company is rumored to buy out NBC. Elsewhere, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) stages a one-man show in an attempt to win a Tony Award, as part of his EGOT quest. The episode makes reference to the real-life acquisition of NBC Universal by the cable company network Comcast.
"Future Husband" received generally mixed reviews from television critics. According to the Nielsen ratings, the episode was watched by 5.894 million households during its original broadcast, and received a 2.9 rating/8 share among viewers in the 18–49 demographic.