Breaking: 'Earl, 'Unit' axed, 'Medium' moving to CBS

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It's been a busy morning. Let's get to the headlines:

* NBC has pulled the plug on My Name is Earl. The show's sidekick, Ethan Suplee, confirmed the news via Twitter. "Just got the call that My Name Is Earl has been canceled," he wrote. "They sure did take their time with that decision -- or rather informing us of it." An Earl insider says execs at 20th Century (the show's producer) are in discussions with Fox and ABC about picking up the four-year-old comedy.

* NBC has passed on ordering another season of Medium. However, CBS, which owns the show, is expected to pick it up and pair it on Fridays with Ghost Whisperer.

* CBS is disbanding The Unit after four seasons. No talk of another network rescuing it

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That's bad news about The Unit, another show I bought on DVD and watched back to back until I'd finished the series. I really hope someone rescues it.

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That's bad news about The Unit, another show I bought on DVD and watched back to back until I'd finished the series. I really hope someone rescues it.

I just did the same thing...bought all the seasons on DVD and watched them till I made it through all of them.

I read CSM Eric Haney's book "Inside: Delta Force" which is what the series is loosely based upon (He's the technical advisor, and a producer, for the show) and it prompted me to want to watch the show.

Great series....but it was losing focus in the last season and getting a little far afield with some of their plotlines.

I liked the earliler seasons where they were more grounded in reality and more believable in their situations.

Sorry to see it get canceled though...I would have continued to watch/buy it