Based on the behind-the-scenes action of a cooking show, only seven episodes of "Emeril" aired before the show was cancelled.
The show's creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason told The Hollywood Reporter in 2019 that Lagasse would often cook delicious food for the crew, but wasn't meant to be an actor.
"I love Emeril," she said. "But he was expected to become an actor overnight, and it just didn't work. You can't script Emeril."