The first season of ''

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'', an

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created by Greg Garcia, premiered on September 20, 2005, and ended on May 11, 2006, on

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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 ''

'' 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:

Main cast

Jason Lee Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American actor, filmmaker, photographer and former professional skateboarder. He is known for playing Earl Hickey in the television comedy series ''My Name Is Earl'', for which he was nominated for ...

as Earl Hickey *

Ethan Suplee Ethan L. Suplee (; born May 25, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''American History X'', '' Blow'', ''Remember the Titans'', ''John Q'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', '' Cold Mountain'', '' Without a Paddle ...

as Randy Hickey *

Jaime Pressly Jaime Elizabeth Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American actress and model. Known for her role as Joy Turner on the NBC sitcom ''My Name Is Earl'' (2005–2009), she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy ...

as Joy Darville Turner *

Eddie Steeples Eddie Steeples (born November 25, 1973) is an American actor known for his roles as the "Rubberband Man" in an advertising campaign for OfficeMax, Cal in '' Would You Rather'', as Darnell Turner on the NBC sitcom ''My Name Is Earl,'' and Eddie on ...

Darnell Turner The American sitcom television series ''My Name Is Earl'', created by Greg Garcia (producer), Greg Garcia for NBC, features a variety of characters, most of whom live in the fictional town of Camden and Camden County. The show centers on Earl Hi ...

Nadine Velazquez Nadine E. Velázquez (born November 20, 1978) is an American actress and model known for her roles as Catalina Aruca on ''My Name Is Earl'' and Sofia Ruxin on ''The League''. She has also appeared in films such as ''Blast (2004 film), Blast'' (2 ...

as Catalina

Episodes

Reception

The series premiered on September 20, 2005, at 9:00 p.m. ( ET/ PT), and 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 ''

'' was the highest rated of

's new fall offerings, and a full season (22 episodes) was ordered. In its first month, it was also the highest rated new

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 the first season a

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score of 77 out of 100 based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Other reviews were mainly good.

Awards and nominations

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.

Notes

References

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