The first season of '' My Name Is Earl'', an

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created by Greg Garcia, that aired its pilot episode on September 20, 2005, at 9:00 p.m., ET/ PT, on NBC, a

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broadcast

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. The DVD set was released on Region 2 on September 25, 2006, and on Region 1 on September 19, 2006. Its bonus material included: commentary for each episode, bloopers and deleted scenes. The show is broadcast in English, however in other countries it will be in other languages, there are also English subtitles. Season 1 of '' My Name Is Earl'' runs for about 526 minutes and about 20 minutes for each episode. The season 1 DVD is produced by

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. Most episodes from the first season begin with Earl presenting the premise of the series:

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

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of the season to air on any network and was the highest rated sitcom on any network in the 18–49-year-old

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gave season 1 a 77 of 100. Other reviews were mainly good.

Main cast

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* Ethan Suplee as

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* Jaime Pressly as Joy Darville Turner *

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as Darnell Turner * Nadine Velazquez as

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Awards and nomination

was nominated for the

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and the

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both for best actor in a comedy television series. The series was nominated for the

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for best comedy television series. Gregory Thomas Garcia won the 2005/06 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

List of episodes

References

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