[B]UPDATED HOURLY! After the Strike: When Your Favorites Will Return![/B]
[url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Wga-Strike-Favorite/800032698]After the WGA Strike: When Will Your Favorite TV Shows Return? - Ausiello Report | TVGuide.com[/url]
At long last, a strike chart you can get excited about!
With an end to the three-month-old WGA strike imminent (yay!), the networks have quietly begun outlining plans to salvage what's left of the current TV season. At the same time, I've been quietly picking at my moles to get a preview of those plans the results of which appear in chart form below.
Keep in mind that the following information remains extremely tentative and is subject to change (and probably will). In other words, I strongly suggest you refresh your browser at least once an hour to ensure that you're getting the most up-to-date scoop possible.
[b]24[/b]
Season 7 likely postponed until January '09.
[b]30 Rock[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Aliens in America[/b]
Eight pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
[b]Back to You[/b]
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future TBD*.
[b]Battlestar Galactica[/b]
Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBD.
[b]The Big Bang Theory[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]Big Love[/b]
Expected to go into production on Season 3 in March. Airdate info is TBD.
[b]Big Shots[/b]
No new episodes expected. Ever.
[b]Bionic Woman[/b]
No new episodes expected. Ever.
[b]Bones[/b]
Four pre-strike episodes left. Unclear whether additional episodes will be produced for this season.
[b]Boston Legal[/b]
Expected to shoot 6 to 8 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Brothers & Sisters[/b]
One pre-strike episode remains. Expected to shoot 4 or 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Burn Notice[/b]
Production on Season 2 expected to get under way in late April. New episodes could start airing as early as July.
[b]Cane[/b]
No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.
[b]Chuck[/b]
No new episodes until fall.
[b]The Closer[/b]
Expected to kick off its fourth season this summer.
[b]Cold Case[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]Criminal Minds[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]CSI[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 8 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]CSI: Miami[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]CSI: NY[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 8 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]Desperate Housewives[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Dirty Sexy Money[/b]
No new episodes planned until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.
[b]ER[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Everybody Hates Chris[/b]
Twelve pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
[b]Friday Night Lights[/b]
No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.
[b]The Game[/b]
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 8 or 9 additional episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]Ghost Whisperer[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Girlfriends[/b]
Two pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected, although a special one-hour series finale is being discussed.
[b]Gossip Girl[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 or 6 episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Greek[/b]
Kicks off second half of Season 1 on March 24. Still awaiting Season 2 pickup.
[b]Grey's Anatomy[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May
[b]Heroes[/b]
No new episodes expected until fall.
[b]House[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 6 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]How I Met Your Mother[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Jericho[/b]
Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
[b]Journeyman[/b]
No new episodes expected. Ever.
[b]Las Vegas[/b]
Two pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.
[b]Law & Order[/b]
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.
[b]Law & Order: CI[/b]
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.
[b]Law & Order: SVU[/b]
Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.
[b]Life[/b]
No new episodes expected until fall.
[b]Life Is Wild[/b]
No new episodes expected. Ever.
[b]Lost[/b]
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Five additional episodes could air this season.
[b]Medium[/b]
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot additional episodes for this season.
[b]Men in Trees[/b]
Eleven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
[b]Moonlight[/b]
Could produce a handful of new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]My Name Is Earl[/b]
Expected to shoot 8 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]NCIS[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]The New Adventures of Old Christine[/b]
Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.
[b]Nip/Tuck[/b]
Season 5 concludes Feb. 19. Production on the show's eight-episode sixth season expected to start up this summer. Airdate TBD.
[b]Numbers[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]October Road[/b]
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
[b]The Office[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 to 10 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]One Tree Hill[/b]
Six pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Prison Break[/b]
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
[b]Private Practice[/b]
Slim chance it could return with 4 or 5 new episodes this season. Either way, it'll be back in the fall.
[b]Pushing Daisies[/b]
No new episodes until fall.
[b]Reaper[/b]
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
[b]The Riches[/b]
Seven-episode second season kicks off March 18.
[b]Rules of Engagement[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 additional episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]Samantha Who?[/b]
Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot an additional 3 episodes to air this spring, likely after Dancing with the Stars.
[b]Saturday Night Live[/b]
Returns Feb. 23.
[b]Scrubs[/b]
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Four additional episodes will likely be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.
[b]Shark[/b]
Expected to shoot as many as four new episodes to air in April/May. Future beyond that TBD.
[b]The Shield[/b]
Final season already shot. Airdate TBD.
[b]Smallville[/b]
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 or 6 additional episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Supernatural[/b]
Two pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 4 or 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
[b]Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles[/b]
Four pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.
[b]Two and a Half Men[/b]
Expected to shoot 5 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]Ugly Betty[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
[b]The Unit[/b]
No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.
[b]Without a Trace[/b]
Expected to shoot 4 to 9 new episodes to air in March/April/May.
[b]Women's Murder Club[/b]
Back on the critical list. I'm now hearing ABC is thisclose to shutting down Club for good.
* TBD = To be determined