My Name Is Earl is an American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. It is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. In the United States it is broadcast on the NBC television network Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern time.
Overview
My Name Is Earl is set in the fictional Camden County. The series stars Jason Lee, Ethan Suplee, Jaime Pressly, Eddie Steeples and Nadine Velazquez. Lee stars in the title role as “Earl J. Hickey”, a petty crook with occasional run-ins with the law, whose newly won $100,000 lottery ticket is lost when he is hit by a car. Lying in a hospital bed, under the influence of morphine, he develops a belief in the concept of karma when he hears about it during an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly. He decides he wants to turn his life around and makes a list of all the bad things he’s ever done. After doing his first good deed, he finds his $100,000 lottery ticket. He sees this as a sign and, with his new lucky money, he proceeds to cross items off the list, one by one, by doing good deeds to atone for them.
Conception
Creator and head writer Greg Garcia wrote the pilot while working on another sitcom, Yes, Dear. He initially pitched the series to Fox, which passed on the series. He then approached NBC, which optioned the pilot on a cast-contingent basis, meaning they would order the pilot provided a suitable cast could be assembled. Jason Lee was approached for the lead role, but was uninterested in working in television and passed on the series twice before finally agreeing to read the pilot script. Though he liked the pilot, he was hesitant to commit to his first TV starring role until after meeting with Garcia, after which he signed on to play Earl Hickey.
Ratings
The series premiered on September 20, 2005, drew in 14.9 million viewers in the United States, earning a 6.6 rating. By the airing of the third episode it was apparent that My Name Is Earl was the highest rated of NBC’s new fall offerings, and a full season (22 episodes) was ordered. In its first month, it was also the highest rated new sitcom of the season to air on any network and was the highest rated sitcom on any network in the 18–49 year old demographic. The show was renewed for a second season (2006-07), a third (2007-08) and then for fourth (2008-09).
Main characters
* Earl J. Hickey (Jason Lee)
* Randall “Randy” Hickey (Ethan Suplee)
* Joy Farrah Darville Hickey Turner (Jaime Pressly)
* Darnell “Crabman” Turner (Eddie Steeples)
* Catalina Aruca (Nadine Velazquez)
Awards and nominations
* Nominated for 2006 Golden Globe for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
* Jason Lee nominated for 2006 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
* Jason Lee nominated for 2005/06 Screen Actors Guild award for best actor in a comedy series.
* Cast nominated for 2005/06 Screen Actors Guild award for best ensemble in a comedy series.
* Jaime Pressly nominated for a 2005/06 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
* Marc Buckland won the 2005/06 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series (episode: “Pilot”).
* Gregory Thomas Garcia won the 2005/06 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (episode: “Pilot”).
* Jason Lee nominated for 2007 Kid’s Choice Award for Best Actor.
* Nominated for 2007 BAFTA TV Awards for International Programme of the Year.
* Jaime Pressly won the 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.
* Nominated for the 2008 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite TV Comedy”.
* Nominated for 2008 GLAAD Media Award for Best Individual Episode (“The Gangs of Camden County”)
* Nominated for 2008 BAFTA TV Awards for International Programme of the Year.
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