"My Name is Earl" CANCELLED

[RebelMan]

NBC cancels 'Earl'
May 19, 2009

Belt-tightening broadcasters continue to take hard-line stances against older, modestly performing shows.

NBC is putting an end to Thursday night comedy mainstay "My Name Is Earl".

Sources also say there's some potential silver lining: "Earl" studio 20th TV is talking to Fox and ABC about one of the networks possibly picking up the comedy.

ABC in particular has been receptive to picking up rival shows, having taken "Scrubs" after NBC canceled the series last year and committing to take on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" should CBS cancel the series (there's still no official word on "Christine," though ABC entertainment president Steve McPherson said this morning that last he heard CBS was renewing the show).

[RebelMan]

TBS May Pick Up "My Name Is Earl"
Source: Variety
June 9, 2009


Twentieth Century Fox TV is in talks with TBS about a possible 13-episode pickup of "My Name Is Earl." TBS already carries "Earl" reruns.

The talks for new episodes are said to be in the very preliminary stages, and it's far from certain that a deal will be reached, reports Variety.

Previously there were reports that the Fox network might pick up the project from its sibling studio.

[RebelMan]

"My Name Is Earl" Officially Dead

June 11, 2009 05:43 PM EST

NEW YORK — A last chance at saving "My Name Is Earl" has fallen through.

The comedy, starring Jason Lee as a lifelong loser trying to fix his life in zany ways, ran for four seasons on NBC. Since the network canceled it last month, Twentieth Century Fox Television had tried to sell the series elsewhere as fans begged for its rescue.

But "Earl's" luck has run out. The studio says efforts to strike a deal to film more episodes for cable network TBS have fallen through.

Studio spokesman Chris Alexander says TBS and the studio were unable to make the show's economics work without undermining its quality.