June 21st, 2007 | 0 Comments
NBC’s Emmy-winning comedy series The Office will join the TBS lineup this fall. It was announced on Thursday that TBS has picked up the syndication. “The Office is not only a top-notch sitcom, but also one of the most relatable comedies on television,” says Ken Schwab, senior vice president of programming for TBS and TNT. “Anyone who has ever worked for a completely clueless boss, had an inner-office romance or simply worked among an odd assortment of coworkers will immediately get the offbeat humor in this series. It’s a wonderful addition to our lineup, and we’re thrilled to bring it to our audience of comedy lovers.” The Office reruns join other notable comedy shows in syndication on TBS including Family Guy, Seinfeld, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond and King of Queens.
Update: TBS also picked up the syndication rights for My Name Is Earl along with the rights to air repeats of The Office.
May 11th, 2007 | 0 Comments
My Name Is Earl star Jaime Pressly gave birth to her first child, a boy, on Friday morning. Dezi James was born at 7:31 am/PT in Los Angeles, California, and weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Pressly had already chosen her baby’s name back when he was still in the womb. “Eric [Cubiche], his father, is Cuban, and I’m infatuated with Lucille Ball,” she told TV Guide. “And one day we were joking around about it and he was putting on the Cuban accent, saying, ‘Lucy, I’m home!’ — and that’s when we decided.” Pressly, whose Earl alter ego is also expecting, was in the last stages of her pregnancy as she finished filming the current season of the hit NBC series. Since October Pressly has been engaged to Cubiche, a deejay whom she had been friends with for nine years, and began dating a year and a half ago.
January 17th, 2007 | 0 Comments
NBC has ordered early full-season pickups for the 2007-08 season for four hit series – the comedies The Office and My Name Is Earl, and dramas Heroes and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment.
“These four series represent some of the best of what we consider to be the ‘NBC brand’ of quality shows,” said Reilly. “It is a pleasure to give them an early renewal to develop more stories for next year since we know they will remain both critical and commercial successes for a long time to come.”
October 25th, 2006 | 0 Comments
NBC will return the Emmy Award-nominated “Scrubs” and move freshman comedy “30 Rock” to Thursday nights beginning November 30 to form a new two-hour 8-10 p.m. (ET) comedy block with My Name is Earl and The Office. The change will follow a special super-sized night of comedy two weeks earlier on Thursday, November 16, with three 40-minute episodes of My Name is Earl, The Office and 30 Rock. The announcements were made by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment. “We are excited about the prospect of two-hours of top-notch comedy on Thursday nights, which includes the return of ‘Scrubs,’” said Reilly. “We will stay on-brand with the best comedy block on television, which will position us for the future on the night.”
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May 11th, 2006 | 0 Comments
The hit comedy closes Season 1 with a special 40-minute episode written and directed by Earl creator Greg Garcia. The Hickey boys hit hard times when Earl tackles No. 1 on his list and ends up giving away his lotto winnings to a guy from whom he stole $10. Penniless and starving, Earl never loses faith that karma will take care of him. Randy, on the other hand, is less sure and tries to persuade his older brother to steal some food: “You know I get angry when I’m hungry — like the Hulk, only I don’t turn green and muscly. I just get dizzy and snap at people who don’t deserve it.”
May 4th, 2006 | 0 Comments
Thursday is a night full of new episodes. Get the run down of the newest episodes of Smallville, My Name Is Earl, Everybody Hates Chris, ER and more.
My Name Is Earl – 9 pm/ET, NBC
Tonight Earl’s past crush turns up and she’s played by Miriam Shor, who — big surprise — is gorgeous. However, she has a problem with Earl, who once shot her with a BB gun.
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