Writers Strike - Affected FOX Shows

Here's an up-to-date list of the sitcoms and other shows on FOX that have been affected by the writers strike.

• 24 - Eight episodes of 24 will be completed; premiere has been delayed until such a time that the Day 7 season can air continuously with no or few interruptions.
• Back to You - Production stopped, at least 9 episodes have been written. The show is currently on hiatus, but will return on March 12, 2008. airing encore episodes.
• Bones - 12 episodes have been completed. Will begin airing repeats January 4th, 2008, when it also moves to Friday.
• Family Guy - Show creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane claims the November 11th episode is the last episode produced under his watch and there are no more new episodes ready. The network claims that there are enough episodes for the remainder of November.
• House - 12 episodes have been completed
• K-Ville - 10 episodes have been completed. Production shut down.
• New Amsterdam - All 7 episodes have been completed
• Prison Break - 13 episodes have been completed. Episode airing November 12, 2007 is changed to fall finale. Will return January 14, 2008.The status of the upcoming spin-off, Prison Break: Cherry Hill, is unknown.
• The Return of Jezebel James - All 7 episodes have been completed.
• The Simpsons - 22 of this season's 23 episodes will be completed.
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - Unknown
• 'Til Death - Production stopped. At least 12 episodes have been written. The show will go on hiatus on November 28, but will return on March 7, 2008 airing encore episodes.

Sources:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=strike_scripted

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-writersstrike-2007,0,933616.htmlstory

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Strike-Watch-Season/Clock-Run-Early/800026623

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_en_mo/hollywood_labor_92

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-fox200708scheduleoverhaul,0,5434043.story?coll=zap-news-headlines

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Roush-Dispatch/Chaos-Theory-Fox/800026768

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975542.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=7332399

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Roush-Dispatch/Chaos-Theory-Fox/800026768

http://www.armyarcherd.com/2007/11/on-the-firing-l.html

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_en_mo/hollywood_labor_92

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-fox200708scheduleoverhaul,0,5434043.story?coll=zap-news-headlines

Writers Strike - Affected NBC Shows

Here's an up-to-date list of the sitcoms and other shows on NBC that have been affected by the writers strike.

• 30 Rock - 9 episodes have been completed. The 10th is being filmed. though it may be off schedule due to main writer and star Tina Fey balancing the strike action with production of the program.
• Bionic Woman - 9 episodes have been completed.
• Chuck - 13 episodes have been completed.
• Days of our Lives - Scripts completed through January 2008.
• Ellen - continuing to film episodes without monologues
  
• ER - At least 9 episodes have been completed.
• Friday Night Lights - 15 episodes will be completed
• Heroes - At least 11 episodes will be completed. It is yet unknown whether or not more than 11 episodes will be completed.
• Heroes: Origins - Production postponed.
• Journeyman - 13 episodes have been completed.
• Las Vegas - At least 10 episodes have been completed.
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien - Immediate reruns began on November 5, 2007
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - 14 episodes have been completed.
• Life - At least 9 episodes have been completed.
• Medium - 9 episodes have been completed.
• My Name is Earl - 13 episodes have been completed.
• The Office - Production stopped, last new episode scheduled to air November 15, 2007. One unproduced script.
• Scrubs - 12 out of 18 episodes have been completed. Series Finale episode could possibly not be produced or broadcast; were this to happen, series creator Bill Lawrence will try to release a straight-to-DVD final episode.
• Saturday Night Live - Immediate reruns beginning November 10, 2007
• The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - Immediate reruns began on November 5, 2007

Sources:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-striketvgrid-html,1,316783.htmlstory

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=strike_scripted

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iffd111966f0eedab37f129bcd13d1d37

http://www.mercurynews.com/tv/ci_7382862

http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/05/tina-fey-joins-picket-line/

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20158840,00.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff716996ae2a7e21c8a3f229c7669739

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=282973&GT1=7703

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/11/daniels_carell_picket_office_p.php

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i00627c6566fe8f5f5f5b1741439c6b5e

http://www.etonline.com/news/2007/11/55311/index.html

Writers Strike - Affected CBS Shows

Here's an up-to-date list of the sitcoms and other shows on CBS that have been affected by the writers strike.

• Big Brother - not airing during the fall
• The Bold and the Beautiful - Scripts completed through January 2008.
• Cane - All 13 episodes have been completed.
• Cold Case - 12 episodes have been completed.
• Criminal Minds - 12 episodes have been completed.
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - 11 or 12 episodes have been completed.
• CSI: Miami - 13 episodes have been completed.
• CSI: New York - 14 episodes have been completed.
• Ghost Whisperer - At least 9 episodes have been completed.
• Guiding Light - Scripts completed through February 2008.
• How I Met Your Mother - 11 episodes have been completed.
• Jericho - All 7 episodes have been completed.
• Kid Nation - All episodes completed; will air to completion.
• The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson - Immediate reruns began on November 5, 2007
• Late Show With David Letterman - Immediate reruns began on November 5, 2007
• Moonlight - 11 episodes have been completed. NCIS - 13 episodes have been completed.
• Numb3rs - 12 episodes have been completed.
• The New Adventures of Old Christine - 8 or 9 episodes are completed. Production stopped.
• Rules of Engagement - 9 or 10 episodes have been completed. Production stopped.
• Shark - 11 episodes have been completed.
• Survivor - all episodes completed; will air to completion
• Two and a Half Men - 11 episodes have been completed. Production stopped.
• The Young and the Restless - Scripts completed through January 2008.

Sources:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=strike_scripted

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-writersstrike-2007,0,933616.htmlstory

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iffd111966f0eedab37f129bcd13d1d37

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-striketvgrid-html,0,7606966.htmlstory?coll=la-home-center

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_en_mo/hollywood_labor_92

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-striketvgrid-html,0,7606966.htmlstory?coll=la-home-center

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-striketvgrid-html,0,7606966.htmlstory?coll=la-home-center

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071106/ap_en_mo/hollywood_labor_92

Writers Strike - Affected ABC Shows

Here's an up-to-date list of the sitcoms and other shows on ABC that have been affected by the writers strike.

• All My ChildrenScripts - completed through January 2008.
• Big Shots - 13 episodes have been completed.
• Boston Legal - 15 episodes have been completed.
• Brothers & Sisters - 12 episodes have been completed.
• Cashmere Mafia - 7 episodes have been completed. Originally scheduled to begin November 27, the premiere has been delayed as a result of the strike.
• Cavemen - 12 episodes have been completed.
• Carpoolers - All 13 episodes have been completed.
• Desperate Housewives - 10 episodes have been completed.
• Dirty Sexy Money - 11 episodes have been completed.
• Eli Stone - All 13 episodes that were ordered have been completed.
• General Hospital - Scripts completed through January 2008.
• Grey's Anatomy - 11 episodes have been completed.
• Lost - 8 episodes have been completed, likely to premiere Feb. 8, 2008.
• Men in Trees - 19 episodes have been written (5 leftover from Season 1 and 14 from the current season)
• Notes From the Underbelly - 5 episodes (from the first season) have been shot, it is unknown how many second season episodes have been completed.
• One Life to Live - Scripts completed through January 2008.
• Private Practice - 10-11 episodes have been completed.
• Pushing Daisies - The final draft of the ninth episode was turned in by creator Bryan Fuller before midnight on November 4, 2007. As of November 9, 2007, the eighth episode is filming.
• Samantha Who? - 12 episodes have been completed.
• Ugly Betty - 13 episodes have been completed.
• The View - Is currently continuing, with a statement by the network that "contingency plans have been made in the event of a strike."
• Women's Murder Club - 10 episodes have been completed.

Sources:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-striketvgrid-html,1,316783.htmlstory

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=strike_scripted

http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119424475401682362-Z7_aRsw6Lmg8HD2xitEfl7ofigE_20071206.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/custom/today/bal-te.to.strike06nov06,0,1913587.story

Writers Guild of America Strike

Currently, the biggest news in TV land is the recent Writers Guild of America Strike. A common question I've heard asked is "Will [insert favorite show here] be going into reruns soon?". Currently some shows are still airing new episodes while some have been in reruns for a week already. Over the next few posts, I'll try to provide an up-to-date list of the affected status of many network television shows (or at least as many as I can find information on). If anything changes, I'll try to update the blog post accordingly.