Emeril Part One: Pilot (Unaired)
How not to do a sitcom.
In 2001, the celebrity chef Emeril was starting to rise to fame due to his show on the Food Network. NBC felt the need to take advantage of the rising star. They decided that a sitcom was the best way to do so. Originally slated to air on September 11th, 2001, Emeril was pushed to the side to provide the public with coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center. When the reworked pilot finally aired, it was absolutely panned by critics. It had 11 episodes recorded. Seven episodes aired. Nine episodes have been recovered. We will be looking at the unaired pilot tonight. (Sorry if my info is a little sketchy, very little official information exists on this show.)
