Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Jordan and Danny named their daughter Rebecca Tripp after Jordan's grandmother.

The light that Danny turned off at the end of his final scene is commonly called a "ghost light". When there is no work going on in the theater, commonly after everyone has left for the night, the ghost light is lit for both safety and superstitious reasons. Traditionally, the only occasion the ghost light would be turned off when leaving the theater would be when the theater is closing for the final time. Danny turning off the light is, most likely, an acknowledgment from writer/creator Aaron Sorkin that the series has come to an end.

Goof: When the doctor strips off the bloody smock he still has a spot of blood on his right shoulder. When the camera cuts back to him after cutting to Danny the spot is gone.

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Captain Boyle gives his secure code as "Tango Nevada Echo Echo Bravo", but "N" in the military phonetic alphabet is "November", not "Nevada". The code he should have stated was "Tango November Echo Echo Bravo".

Tom joined the cast in 2001.

The acronym "K & R" stands for "Kidnap & Ransom". Both of these themes are used throughout this episode trilogy.

In this episode, it is revealed that Wes Mendel, the executive producer who got fired in the pilot episode, had a heart attack in 2001 according to one of the flash backs.

Jordan had an abortion in 1999.

In the flashback scene in which Harriet is tying Matt's tie the tie changes position. When Matt's date appears the tie is loosely tied, when he speaks to the date it is untied, and when he returns for Harriet's help it is loosely tied again.

A poster for Sorkin's first play is located in Matt's office.

Guest Host: Jenna Fischer
Guest Performer: Gran Bel Fisher

Guest Host: Allison Janney
Musical Guest: Macy Gray

The picture used of Allison Janney for the commercial break transitions on the show-within-the-show features flamingos. CJ's secret service code name on The West Wing was flamingo.

The lawsuit being filed against "Studio 60" is nearly identical to a lawsuit filed against the writers of "Friends" (of which Matthew Perry was a star) in 1999. Some of the allegations in the lawsuit that Matt reads out are identical to allegations made in the "Friends" lawsuit, including sexual discussions about the lead actresses and a discussion about possible eating disorders.

When Danny and Matt talk about why Harriet isn't back yet from the film set, the clock in Matthew's office is wrong. Instead of 1 day, 20 hours and 29 minutes it shows 0 days, 20 hours and 29 minutes left until the show.

When filming the Russian roulette scene of Harriett's film, in the scene of the 2nd take the 'blood bag' is clearly not there. Yet, when the actor pulls the trigger blood goes everywhere, and when he sits up a 'blood bag' is strapped to his head.

While discussing the poem Kubla Khan, Danny Tripp wrongly identifies Gene Roddenberry as the writer of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982). The movie was written and directed by Nicholas Meyer.

Harriet Hayes joined the show in 1999.

Matt wrote a sketch about Neve Campbell. She and Matthew Perry worked together in "Three to Tango".

Guest Host: Peyton Manning
Musical Guest: Diana Valdes