When Will My Shows Be Back After the Strike?
February 8, 2008 by Kath Skerry
During this weekend’s WGA meeting, the WGA board members will be talking to the guild members about the tentative deal they have worked out with the AMPTP to end 3+ long writers’ strike. Hopefully the deal will be a fair one and the writers will be back to work soon. But the end of the strike doesn’t mean the return of all our favorite shows. Some will return with new episodes this season, but many (including most of the newbies) won’t return until next September.
TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello put together a rather comprehensive list about the fate of some of the more popular shows on network TV. Of course all this information is for the most part speculation and some might change. But it’s a pretty good (informed) guess as to what’s going on with our favorite shows.
So if you’ve been asking ‘when will my shows be back after the strike’ then read on.
24
Expected to return this fall or January ’09.
30 Rock
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Brothers & Sisters
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.
Chuck
No new episodes until fall.
Desperate Housewives
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 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.
Friday Night Lights
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.
Gossip Girl
Expected to shoot up to 9 new episodes to air in April/May/June.
Grey’s Anatomy
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May
Heroes
TBD.
House
TBD.
How I Met Your Mother
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
Jericho
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Lost
TBD.
Moonlight
No new episodes expected until fall.
My Name Is Earl
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
The Office
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
Private Practice
TBD.
Pushing Daisies
No new episodes until fall.
Samantha Who?
Three remaining pre-strike episodes could be held until fall (see Dirty Sexy Money).
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.
Supernatural
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 3 to 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Ugly Betty
Expected to shoot 4 or 5 new episodes to air in April/May.
More shows after the jump
Back to You
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBD.
Bionic Woman
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Bones
Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.
Criminal Minds
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
CSI
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
CSI: Miami
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
CSI: NY
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
ER
TBD.
Everybody Hates Chris
Twelve pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Las Vegas
Three pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
Law & Order: SVU
TBD.
Life
No new episodes expected until fall.
Life Is Wild
No new episodes expected. Ever.
Medium
Six pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
Men in Trees
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
NCIS
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
Numbers
Expected to shoot 5 to 7 new episodes, only three of which may air this season.
October Road
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
One Tree Hill
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Prison Break
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Reaper
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
Smallville
Five pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 3 to 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
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The two shows I want the most right now are Scrubs and Lost. Lost because of how awesome the new episodes are, and how badly I want to see the full season that Abrams et al. have planned.
Scrubs has always been treated like an unwanted stepchild by NBC (and I understand their reasoning, but it’s still aggravating). I don’t understand why the four pre-strike episodes have yet to be scheduled (at one time they were, and then NBC pulled them from the schedule!). And Bill Lawrence, even though he is devoted to giving us a finale of some sort, is not certain that Silverman will let him give the show its intended finish.
It also sucks that next week’s FNL could be the last one ever.
I don’t know why I’m not more excited for Office. I know I’ll enjoy them when I get them. But I hope it isn’t on at the same time as Lost. That would suck.
I’m worried about Friday Night Lights! Can you have or do you need to have a Save the Show post with some advice on what we can do? I can wait for the other shows (it is hard), but I would be crushed if FNL gets canceled! I know I’m not the only one!!!
If anyone’s interested – Bestweekever.tv has started a huge petition to save Friday Night Lights
(see below)
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/02/07/bwes-official-petition-to-save-friday-night-lights/
Can I just say how excited I was to see “No new episodes. Ever.” of Bionic Woman?!?! Hee!
I don’t know, this list stresses me out a little bit, especially with a couple of favorites that are in their last season (Smallville, Scrubs), and as Billiam pointed out, I want them to be able to finish how they want to.
And all of these shows with futures TBD … also stress me out. I am too emotionally involved!!!! But at least I’ve come to the right place to let it out. 🙂
Thanks Steve! I also found a myspace link:
http://www.myspace.com/savefnl
If you are on myspace go there to join!
[…] With the WGA strike nearing the end, the big question now is what will this mean for the remainder of the TV season. There’s been all kinds of speculation about which shows will and won’t return this year with new episodes. Favorites like THE OFFICE and 30 ROCK will definitely be back and may have as many as ten new episodes. Dramas like GREY’S ANATOMY and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES have also confirmed new eps for this season. But not all the shows will be back. Check out this list to get a sense as to where some shows might end up after the strike: When Will My Shows Be Back After the Strike? […]
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If this is the last season of Scrubs and ER, they should go out with a big blitz-advertising bang! The traditional “season” shouldn’t matter because they don’t have to worry about coming back in the fall and having a short off-season. Push the season into June to give the fans a proper send-off after all of our years of dedication. Of course, that won’t happen since everyone has their summer haitus movies to shoot and it would overlap their schedules. But these actors need to honor the shows that made them famous and in the position to move onto movies at all.