Which of your favourite TV shows survived the writers strike?
Mikey 6 comments
Now that the writers strike is over, what has become of your favourite shows? Let me tell you the news isn't all good.
Bear in mind this list could change at any time, so I would suggest keeping tabs at the source of this article for further updates.
24
Season 7 likely postponed until January '09.
30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Aliens in America
Eight pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Back to You
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBA.
Battlestar Galactica
Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBA.
The Big Bang Theory
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
Big Love
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBA.
Big Shots
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Bionic Woman
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Bones
Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.
Boston Legal
Expected to shoot 4 or 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Brothers & Sisters
One pre-strike episode remains. Expected to shoot 4 or 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Burn Notice
Production on Season 2 expected to get under way in late April. New episodes could start airing as early as July.
Chuck
No new episodes until fall.
The Closer
Expected to kick off its fourth season this summer.
Cold Case
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
Criminal Minds
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
CSI
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
CSI: Miami
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
CSI: NY
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
Desperate Housewives
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Dirty Sexy Money
No new episodes planned until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.
ER
TBA.
Everybody Hates Chris
Twelve pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBA.
The Game
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 8 or 9 additional episodes to air in March/April/May.
Ghost Whisperer
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Girlfriends
Two pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected, although a special one-hour series finale is being discussed.
Gossip Girl
Expected to shoot 5 or 6 episodes to air in April/May.
Greek
Kicks off second half of Season 1 on March 24. Still awaiting Season 2 pickup.
Grey's Anatomy
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May
Heroes
No new episodes expected until fall.
House
Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
How I Met Your Mother
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in April/May.
Jericho
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Journeyman
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Las Vegas
Two pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Law & Order
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.
Law & Order: CI
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.
Law & Order: SVU
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.
Life
No new episodes expected until fall.
Life Is Wild
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Lost
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Six additional episodes could air this season.
Medium
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot additional episodes for this season.
Men in Trees
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
Moonlight
No new episodes expected until fall.
My Name Is Earl
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
NCIS
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
Nip/Tuck
Season 5 concludes Feb. 19. Production on the show's eight-episode sixth season expected to start up this summer. Airdate TBA.
Numbers
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
October Road
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBA.
The Office
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
One Tree Hill
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Prison Break
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBA.
Private Practice
Slim chance it could return with 4 or 5 new episodes this season. Either way, it'll be back in the fall.
Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.
Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
The Riches
Seven-episode second season kicks off March 18.
Samantha Who?
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot an additional 3 episodes to air this spring, likely after Dancing with the Stars.
Saturday Night Live
Could be back on the air as early as Feb. 16.
Scrubs
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.
Shark
TBA.
The Shield
Final season already shot. Airdate TBA.
Smallville
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Supernatural
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 4 or 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBA.
Two and a Half Men
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
The Unit
TBA.
Without a Trace
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
Women's Murder Club
Back on the critical list. I'm now hearing ABC is thisclose to shutting down Club for good.
Rodney
Tuesday 12th February 2008 | 10:44 PMPlus I don't see the Simpsons on the list of missing shows, so who cares... :-)
Dread
Tuesday 12th February 2008 | 11:12 PMBattlestar Galactica pulled through just fine. Wicked.
Lauri
Wednesday 13th February 2008 | 05:55 AMWell, I only care about Heroes and thankfully they'll continue (although I doubt that was ever a question of "if", more like "when").
Jake
Wednesday 13th February 2008 | 09:30 AMThe thing that really pissed me off about this writers strike was that beautifully written scifi series, such as journeyman has now been cancelled!!
This was such a interesting and scientificaly plausable look into the life of a time traveler.
Bionic woman was pretty ok, (she was hot!) but turned too soapy and 'girly' in my opinion.
At the very least, it is good that Heroes is on its way back, though new eps are not expected untill late this year.
Frickin writers!! BRING BACK JOURNEYMAN.
Mikey
Wednesday 13th February 2008 | 09:42 AMJake: Agreed regarding Journeyman. We liked it a lot. So much that we have got them all on the media centre ready to belt out over an entire weekend. I like watching shows that way. Sucks that it wasn't renewed.
I felt the same about Bionic Woman. Watched the first and second episodes and realised the target demographic did not include people with testicles. :-O
I am happy all my other shows survived: Battlestar, Heroes, Lost, Boston Legal, Criminal Minds, House MD, Law & Order: SVU, Life, Prison Break, Scrubs and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
andrew
Tuesday 12th February 2008 | 09:53 PMthere is a positive side to the writers strike, apparently more people are getting out and exercising more..