My Name is Earl

Some tweaking to 7mate programming from next week.

From next Tuesday, August 9, the double How I Met Your Mother that usually airs at 7.30pm moves to 8.30pm Thursday, swapping timeslots with Mythbusters which now moves to 7.30 Tuesdays.

On Sunday August 14, the Sunday night movie has change to Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of The Black Pearl, instead of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

On Monday August 15, No Ordinary Family will screen as a double episode with the 8.30 episode of Family Guy and the 9pm episode of American Dad out.

Finally, Fridays get a work over from August 19, with double How I Met Your Mother from 7.30pm, Family Guy at 8.30pm and American Dad at 9.00pm. These shows replace current programming of Pimp My Ride and My Name is Earl.

And what happened to the Friday night AFL on 7mate in regional NSW and QLD? Seems to no longer be airing – for those with access to 7mate in those areas, live Friday night AFL was often a good option.

Lost actor joins new Sinbad series

Lost actor Naveen Andrews has been cast in a new British series, entitled Sinbad, that is based on the iconic mythological character but given a modern twist.

Neighbours to have first gay couple

Neighbours will have its first ever gay couple on the series later this year when a former Home and Away actor join the cast as a love interest for an existing character. While there have been gay characters on the soap in the past, as far as a couple is concerned it is a first for Neighbours.

NBC wins My Name is Earl lawsuit

NBC bosses have won a lawsuit against a writer who claims he created the concept for My Name Is Earl. The man sued the network back in 2008 after he alleged the sitcom was ripped off a script called Karma he wrote and shopped around to TV networks in 1995.

NSYNC member plans boyband reality series

Former NSYNC member Lance Bass has announced plans for a new boyband reality series. Bass has gathered together a judging panel made up of former members of boybands such as Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block and NSYNC.

Jersey Shore cast hold out for more pay

The cast of MTV reality series Jersey Shore will reportedly earn their highest salaries yet in the show’s fifth season after holding out for more pay. The network was attempting to sign them on the same contracts as the fourth season but lawyers for the cast members refused negotiations unless they were redrawn under new terms.

Seven have released some details about their programming for week 6, covering late night only so far.

Sun Jan 30 – after the Tennis.

10.30 Movie: The Perfect Catch

Mon Jan 31.

10.30 Series premiere – Fat Family Diet
11.30 My Shocking Story (rpt)

Tue Feb 1

10.30 Cougar Town season two premiere – double episode
11.30 10 Years Younger – new

Wed Feb 2

10.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive
11.30 My Name is Earl – series return

Thur Feb 3

11.30pm 30 Rock – series return

Fri Feb 4

8.30 Movie: The Holiday
11.20 Movie: Six Days, Seven, Nights

Sat Feb 5

6.30 Movie: The Parent Trap
9.15 Movie: Runaway Bride
11.40 Movie: Bringing Down the House

 Details for prime time 7.30 – 10.30 will hopefuly be released later today (Fri Jan 21)

The first week of summer TV sees a few changes to the 7mate schedule as well, but much of the program is the same as usual.

That 70’s Show remains at 7pm Sunday – Friday on 7mate. It also airs on Seven late night Tuesday and Thursday. Scrubs – another show seen on Seven late nights as well, has a double episode from 7.30pm Sunday Nov 28. With Damage Control now out of the schedule, Sunday movies on 7mate move to 8.30pm.

There will be no more new episodes of Family Guy or American Dad – only repeats. Stargate Atlantis fills three hours on Thursday nights while the is a double episode of the Shield on Monday nights. Documentary Engineering Disasters premieres at 6.30pm Saturday nights and former Seven show Australia Smashes Guinness World Records premieres on 7mate, with all new episodes.

Here is the summary – all are repeats unless otherwise stated:

Sunday Nov 28
7.30 Gene Simmons Family Jewels (changed from Scrubs, new episodes)
8.30 Movie: Stuck on You
11.00 Boston Legal

Monday Nov 29
7.30 Australia Smashes Guinness World Records – NEW
8.00 Whacked out Sports
8.30 Family Guy
9.00 American Dad
9.30 The Shield
11.30 The Sopranos

Tuesday Nov 30
7.30 How I Met Your Mother
8.00 Scrubs
8.30 Family Guy
9.00 American Dad
9.30 My Name is Earl
10.00 Punk’d (new to 7mate)
10.30 Russell Brand’s Ponderland
11.00 Nitro Circus (new to 7mate)
11.30 Strikeforce

Wednesday Dec 1
7.30 How I Met Your Mother
8.00 Scrubs
8.30 Family Guy
9.00 American Dad
9.30 The Drew Carey Show
10.30 Chapelle’s Show (new to 7mate)
11.00 It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
11.30  Strike Force

Thursday Dec 2
7.30 Gene Simmons Family Jewels (new to 7mate)
8.30 Stargate Atlantis
11.30 The Event encore

Friday Dec 3
7.30 The Boneyard (new to 7mate)
8.30 Ax Men (new to 7mate)
9.30 Movie: Submerged
11.30 Strike Force

Sat Dec 4
6.30 Engineering Disasters (new to 7mate)
7.30 Air Crash Investigation
8.30 Mega Disasters (new to 7mate)
9.30 The Universe (new to 7mate)
10.30 7mate Playboy movie: Shame, Shame, Shame (new to 7mate)

New to 7mate means new episode that has never been on 7mate before, but may have aired on another channel.

Starts April 5, Mondays at 8.30pm on THE COMEDY CHANNEL

In Series 4 of My Name Is Earl, Earl Hickey, the lovable loser continues to tick off his hilarious karmic laundry list of dirty deeds that need undoing; everything from stealing a children’s bookmobile to getting his babysitter pregnant. And, while Earl’s brother Randy starts a karmic list of his own, his ex-wife, Joy, and her husband are movin’ on up to the suburbs. Trouble is, you can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girl. Hilariously irreverent and outrageously over-the-top, Season Four of My Name is Earl proves, once again, that karma is a funny thing.

When Joy attempts to scam the Make-A-Wish Foundation, it causes Earl to recall a wish he stole from a dying child. Seth Green guest stars.

Starts April 5, Mondays at 8.30pm on THE COMEDY CHANNEL

In Series 4 of My Name Is Earl, Earl Hickey, the lovable loser continues to tick off his hilarious karmic laundry list of dirty deeds that need undoing; everything from stealing a children’s bookmobile to getting his babysitter pregnant. And, while Earl’s brother Randy starts a karmic list of his own, his ex-wife, Joy, and her husband are movin’ on up to the suburbs. Trouble is, you can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can’t take the trailer park out of the girl. Hilariously irreverent and outrageously over-the-top, Season Four of My Name is Earl proves, once again, that karma is a funny thing.

When Joy attempts to scam the Make-A-Wish Foundation, it causes Earl to recall a wish he stole from a dying child. Seth Green guest stars.

10:30pm – Wednesday, November 25 on Seven

Tonight on the last ever episode of MY NAME IS EARL, Earl tries to track down Dodge’s real father.

When Dodge tells Joy that he wants Earl, his “real father,” to speak at Career Day, Earl realises that its time Dodge found out who his father really is.

Despite Joy’s protests, Earl and Randy attempt to hunt down the deadbeat dad, but what they discover is worse than they could have imagined.

MY NAME IS EARL stars JASON LEE as Earl, ETHAN SUPLEE as Randy, JAIME PRESSLY as Joy, EDDIE STEEPLES as Darnell and NADINE VELAZQUEZ as Catalina.

10:30pm – Wednesday, November 11 on Seven

Tonight on MY NAME IS EARL, Earl and Randy are investigated by Geraldo Rivera.

When the owner of the Crab Shack disappears, Geraldo Rivera arrives to investigate.

Eight years later the story finally airs, and Earl and Randy become the prime suspects in what is now a murder case.

MY NAME IS EARL stars JASON LEE as Earl, ETHAN SUPLEE as Randy, JAIME PRESSLY as Joy, EDDIE STEEPLES as Darnell and NADINE VELAZQUEZ as Catalina.

10:30pm – Wednesday, November 4 on Seven

Tonight on MY NAME IS EARL, Earl tests a Reverend’s faith.

While addressing a list item concerning a local Reverend, Earl realizes that he and Randy have wronged the man more than once, and the Reverend starts finding it hard to forgive Earl for all he’s done; and after hitting Catalina with a riding mower, Joy turns to Darnell for help, but doesn’t like his advice.

MY NAME IS EARL stars JASON LEE as Earl, ETHAN SUPLEE as Randy, JAIME PRESSLY as Joy, EDDIE STEEPLES as Darnell and NADINE VELAZQUEZ as Catalina.