The show's twenty-two Emmy nominations in 2009 set a record for the most nominations a comedy show ever received in a single year. It was later beaten in 2024 when The Bear (2022) received twenty-three nominations.
Alec Baldwin loved Jack's wardrobe so much that he purchased the suits at the end of the series. According to costume designer Tom Broecker, Baldwin "wrote a big check to NBC" so he could take the clothes home when the show ended.