 " The Client " originally aired on NBC in the United States on November 8 , 2005 . The episode was viewed by 7 @.@ 5 million viewers and received a 3 @.@ 8 rating / 9 % share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 . This means that it was seen by 3 @.@ 8 % of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds , and 9 % of all 18- to 49 @-@ year @-@ olds watching television at the time of the broadcast . The episode retained 73 percent of its lead @-@ in " My Name is Earl " audience , the best the show had done up until that point . An encore presentation of the episode , on April 25 , 2006 , received 2 @.@ 4 rating / 7 % share was viewed by over 4 @.@ 8 million viewers . 
