Disclaimer: This is all just my own personal opinion.

For the DVD release of each season of 30 Rock, a handful of episodes would have an optional audio commentary track. One or more people involved with that episode would talk about what was going on onscreen, mention some behind-the-scenes trivia, and sometimes just joke around. I did not like them as much as I have liked commentary for other shows that I have seen, so I decided to rate each one, from 1-5, based on the following qualities:

The far right column of this chart is the over all rating for the episode, averaging the ratings from all five categories. The very bottom row is the averages for all episodes in each of the categories.

As I already mentioned, I was rather disappointed with the commentary over all. The commentaries by Tina Fey or Judah Friedlander were my favorites, and the others by various writers were good as well, because they provided a lot of insightful behind-the-scenes trivia. On the other hand, if you enjoy listening to people goof around with 30 Rock playing in the background, you'll look forward to the Jack McBrayer commentaries. All things considered: definitely not a reason to rush to grab the DVD/Blu-ray set. With that said, the other bonus features are great, and owning the entire series offline in a medium that no one can take away is invaluable.

Have you listened to the audio commentary? What are your thoughts?