High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Succession" is the thirteenth episode of NBC`s second season of 30 Rock and the thirty-fourth episode overall. It was written by Andrew Guest and one of the seasons` co-executive producers, John Riggi; it was directed by Gail Mancuso. It first aired on April 24, 2008 in the United States. Guest stars in this episode include Will Arnett, Marceline Hugot, Chris Parnell, Brian Stack, Tom Toner and Rip Torn.