• TBS in talks to acquire "Earl"
"My Name Is Earl" might live on. TBS is in preliminary talks to order 13 new episodes of the single-camera comedy from 20th Century Fox TV, sources said.
Ever since it was put on the bubble for renewal at NBC in the spring (to be canceled in May), rumors began circulating that the series, which has won five Emmys, might look for another home.
Still, sources stressed that the conversations between 20th TV and TBS for new episodes are in the very early stages, and a deal is far from a lock as the sides have to figure out whether an expensive network single-camera series can be produced under a basic cable network's economic model.
A cable afterlife for canceled broadcast series often is considered, especially for shows with a devoted fan base, but the idea rarely pans out.
