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NBC’s EARL Nearing
The End Of His List??

I am – Hercules!!


Years of unfunny sitcom karma may have finally caught up to NBC's “My Name Is Earl.”

Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that “Earl” – the creator of “Yes, Dear’s” tedious and low-rated appropriation of the Coen Bros.’ glorious “Raising Arizona” – may finally find itself cancelled after failing to beat even ABC’s meager “In The Motherhood” debut last Thursday.

Key-demo ratings for new episodes aired March 26:

7.4 American Idol
5.5 Grey’s Anatomy
4.7 Hell’s Kitchen
4.3 The Office
3.8 Private Practice
3.5 ER
3.5 NCAA Basketball
3.4 30 Rock
2.1 Samantha Who
2.1 In The Motherhood
2.0 My Name Is Earl
1.5 Smallville
1.2 Supernatural

Find all of Nikki Finke’s story on the matter here.


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this show sucks anyway
by walrusholder
Apr 2nd, 2009
07:40:01 PM
SMALLVILLE IS FANTASTIC TONIGHT.
by Shermdawg
Apr 2nd, 2009
07:41:51 PM
FOURTH!
by RichieRayOwnsYou
Apr 2nd, 2009
07:43:37 PM
it was something to do before The Office
by Iron-kong
Apr 2nd, 2009
07:44:28 PM
The first season was actually pretty funny.
by The Pelti
Apr 2nd, 2009
07:46:03 PM
It's not that bad at all...
by slowgraffiti
Apr 2nd, 2009
07:50:20 PM
Season 1 was really good.
by Zod_
Apr 2nd, 2009
07:59:55 PM
Liked it at the beginning
by chromedome
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:08:54 PM
TV Shows better than My Name is Earl
by bobsjohnson
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:13:03 PM
I guess AICN doesn't have any friends writing for Earl
by supermarch
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:15:05 PM
No way
by InfantFinite8
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:18:25 PM
Nikki Finke is a Fucking Hack
by Rex Carsalot
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:24:53 PM
Jeff Zucker is a Fucking Crock
by snowpuff
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:29:16 PM
Should be rated X
by I am the most horrible
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:32:43 PM
THERE IS A GOD!
by lockesbrokenleg
Apr 2nd, 2009
08:33:03 PM
Yup first season was good...then the usual
by Poiuyt00
Apr 2nd, 2009
09:06:23 PM
Item 355 on the list...
by WIBoomer1
Apr 2nd, 2009
09:16:54 PM
My name is ???
by WIBoomer1
Apr 2nd, 2009
09:19:19 PM
Earl drives off a clif to his firey death
by lockesbrokenleg
Apr 2nd, 2009
09:46:04 PM
Earl
by Holy Hell
Apr 2nd, 2009
09:49:41 PM
Unfair comparison to Raising Arizona
by neal2zod
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:08:13 PM
Am I the only one
by David Lazarus Long
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:15:12 PM
Earl in Jail killed it for me.
by Zardozap2005
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:24:50 PM
I didn't mind the Earl in jail episodes
by Spifftacular Squirrel Girl
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:25:32 PM
Wow, whats with all of the hate?
by Bob Parr
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:28:22 PM
Last season killed it.
by digitalcos
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:40:34 PM
Saw the Pilot and Never Watched It Again
by BoyNamedSue
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:42:34 PM
About fucking time
by Chutch
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:45:46 PM
I agree Scrubs is shit, too
by lockesbrokenleg
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:46:00 PM
Jaimie Pressley
by Toonol
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:56:51 PM
They should move Chuck to the Thursday Earl/kath slot
by ThrowMeTheIdol
Apr 2nd, 2009
10:59:41 PM
This is why I hate people.
by Carl XVI Gustaf
Apr 2nd, 2009
11:06:54 PM
Can't say I watch often...
by codymr
Apr 2nd, 2009
11:18:11 PM
The finale will feature...
by SifoDyasJr.
Apr 2nd, 2009
11:28:39 PM
Further proof that AICN readers don't like anything actually goo
by DirkBelig
Apr 2nd, 2009
11:47:38 PM
Earl was just a showcase for Scientology
by Jor-El23
Apr 3rd, 2009
12:27:47 AM
Can't believe Supernatural is on the bottom of that list.
by Amy Chasing
Apr 3rd, 2009
12:47:19 AM
It's on the CW, it'll always be on the bottom.
by Shermdawg
Apr 3rd, 2009
12:51:26 AM
Oh, and Scrubs is back too.
by Amy Chasing
Apr 3rd, 2009
12:51:56 AM
My rant on this show...
by DanielKurland
Apr 3rd, 2009
02:50:48 AM
Also, not that it matters, but...
by DanielKurland
Apr 3rd, 2009
02:54:20 AM
All of you people should be ashamed...
by sucks2BU
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:06:44 AM
As a fan, I say it stopped being funny
by V'Shael
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:22:58 AM
Scientology
by JonJonB
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:43:31 AM
Who liked this show?
by geraldbeans
Apr 3rd, 2009
05:27:33 AM
Way to be un-biased
by Jack Burton
Apr 3rd, 2009
07:45:30 AM
Should I worry that Supernatural is so low?
by Franklin T Marmoset
Apr 3rd, 2009
07:55:46 AM
Franklin T Marmoset: No (and ratings)
by chrth
Apr 3rd, 2009
07:58:26 AM
Also, I agree about Earl
by Franklin T Marmoset
Apr 3rd, 2009
07:58:32 AM
DerLanghaarige: Reaper ratings
by chrth
Apr 3rd, 2009
08:00:16 AM
Thanks, chrth
by Franklin T Marmoset
Apr 3rd, 2009
08:01:14 AM
Well, it might go more than 5 seasons
by chrth
Apr 3rd, 2009
08:08:45 AM
The Y2K Episode is classic
by TheLastCleric
Apr 3rd, 2009
08:44:55 AM
I liked the Karma v. Christianity debate in season 1.
by Leafar the Lost
Apr 3rd, 2009
08:58:41 AM
Sorry, Herc...
by BizarroJerry
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:04:42 AM
It had its moments...
by Kessler
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:07:26 AM
Its Not That Bad
by The Alienist
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:12:18 AM
Shows going downhill the fastest...
by StatelyWayneManor
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:13:09 AM
Maybe Jason Lee can get some good roles
by Francis Begbie
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:27:05 AM
Ratings on NBC
by Lingerdog
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:27:07 AM
Smart show about dumb people...
by 3Dspiderbat
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:33:58 AM
Voice of reason
by Drebin
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:37:27 AM
The maid is muy caliente, tambien...
by StatelyWayneManor
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:55:54 AM
Hell's Kitchen & American Idol
by Drebin
Apr 3rd, 2009
09:59:49 AM
Earl started off really good, but
by Rob0729
Apr 3rd, 2009
10:01:20 AM
I like Earl
by supertoyslast
Apr 3rd, 2009
10:23:10 AM
For the two or three of you still watching...
by StatelyWayneManor
Apr 3rd, 2009
11:12:05 AM
Will Carson Daly appear in the finale?
by mrfan
Apr 3rd, 2009
11:35:18 AM
Carson Daly...
by StatelyWayneManor
Apr 3rd, 2009
11:39:30 AM
I hate to say it, but SUPERNATURAL may jump the shark...
by Shermdawg
Apr 3rd, 2009
11:40:11 AM
Scrubs is back on form
by Donkey_Lasher
Apr 3rd, 2009
11:49:34 AM
Hardly Karma...
by Eurhetemec
Apr 3rd, 2009
11:51:02 AM
Earl is the only sitcom I watch
by oisin5199
Apr 3rd, 2009
11:58:20 AM
Fuck you DirkBelig...
by DrBrianOblivion
Apr 3rd, 2009
12:18:42 PM
sad to see it go
by Shakes
Apr 3rd, 2009
12:30:55 PM
Catalina
by Don Lockwood
Apr 3rd, 2009
12:56:31 PM
Shermdawg, re: Supernatural
by Qwonk
Apr 3rd, 2009
01:35:31 PM
Grim for Reaper...get it?
by StatelyWayneManor
Apr 3rd, 2009
01:46:20 PM
My Name is Earl is a good show.
by hst666
Apr 3rd, 2009
01:58:53 PM
I would also compare it to HIMYM
by hst666
Apr 3rd, 2009
02:02:23 PM
tighty whity mighty fighty...
by bewareofaholywhore
Apr 3rd, 2009
02:02:56 PM
And I agree that last season sucked generally.
by hst666
Apr 3rd, 2009
02:04:59 PM
NBC in 4th place
by BizarroJerry
Apr 3rd, 2009
02:35:06 PM
Last season was terrible
by luis1210
Apr 3rd, 2009
02:36:36 PM
Love this show.
by knowthyself
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:19:00 PM
Suck, suck not...
by BrannigansLaw
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:19:38 PM
i don't understand my country...
by OfficerJunior
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:21:26 PM
Oh, and in the motherhood
by OfficerJunior
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:25:20 PM
OfficerJunior: less than 10% of America
by chrth
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:28:09 PM
OfficerJunior, mind boggling
by BrannigansLaw
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:33:03 PM
How reliable are the Neilsons?
by OfficerJunior
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:50:11 PM
"Stop hiding behind your fake...
by OfficerJunior
Apr 3rd, 2009
03:51:36 PM
I Like Earl ...
by nyuk_nyuker
Apr 3rd, 2009
04:36:55 PM
it's funny
by punto
Apr 3rd, 2009
05:01:43 PM
What?! Earl is old-school Simpsons quality!
by bah
Apr 3rd, 2009
06:04:43 PM
How it's like Raising Arizona
by bah
Apr 3rd, 2009
06:14:41 PM
"I thought Alf was a monkey?"
by bah
Apr 3rd, 2009
07:13:08 PM
Earl got better
by Series7
Apr 4th, 2009
12:37:58 AM
Earl
by Etrigan_
Apr 4th, 2009
02:03:29 AM
Kath & Kim
by Toonol
Apr 4th, 2009
02:37:28 AM
Chuck would do better in the Thur. 8PM slot
by Razorback
Apr 4th, 2009
07:05:46 AM
It amused me for a half hour
by comicsniper
Apr 4th, 2009
09:33:02 AM
Kath and Kim gave me seizures.
by lockesbrokenleg
Apr 4th, 2009
09:09:44 PM
The last name on Earl's list will be the toughest.
by Leafar the Lost
Apr 4th, 2009
09:53:58 PM
Jail season = Shark jump
by VoldemortWearsPrada
Apr 5th, 2009
12:10:06 AM
Yup
by Doc_Hudson
Apr 5th, 2009
01:44:32 AM
Smallvile vs. My Name Is Earl
by Nick Michalak
Apr 5th, 2009
10:52:35 AM
Wow I didn't know so many hated it.
by Damien Chowder
Apr 5th, 2009
02:42:38 PM
I like it
by Jedibobster
Apr 5th, 2009
04:48:58 PM
It was good till they ditched "The List"
by Larry of Arabia
Apr 5th, 2009
04:54:41 PM
Who watches Smallville on TV?
by lockesbrokenleg
Apr 5th, 2009
05:09:02 PM
Yeah but Larry...
by Jedibobster
Apr 5th, 2009
05:11:07 PM
Okay, I'm not a big fan of Earl, but Jason Lee
by CreasyBear
Apr 5th, 2009
06:29:56 PM

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