Writers' Strike Ends; New Network Shows Forthcoming

The recent settlement of the writers' strike is a relief for most Americans. Production should begin again soon on most programs as scripts get created and finalized in the coming weeks. A timetable of when to expect new episodes of existing shows is largely finished. Hopefully the long three months of writer inactivity will not take the edge off of many of these shows. The shows I enjoy are in red.

CBS

How I Met Your Mother (back March 17, 9 episodes)
The Big Bang Theory (March 17, 9)
Two and a Half Men (March 17, 9)
CSI: Miami (March 24, 8)
Cold Case (March 30, 5)
Criminal Minds (April 2, 7)
CSI: NY (April 2, 7)
CSI (April 3, 6)
Without a Trace (April 3, 6)
Ghost Whisperer (April 4, 6)
Numb3rs (April 4, 6)
NCIS (April 8, 7)
Moonlight (April 11, 4)
Rules of Engagement (April 14, 6)
Shark (TBA, 4)

NBC

My Name Is Earl (April 3, 9)
30 Rock (April 10, 5)
The Office (April 10, 6)
ER (April 10, 6)
Scrubs (April 10, 5 left)
Law & Order: SVU (April 15, 5)
Law & Order (April 23, 5)
Medium (keeps airing; 6 left plus 7 additional)
Heroes (fall, 22 or more)
Chuck (fall, 13)
Life (fall, 13)

ABC

Boston Legal (early April, 8)
Desperate Housewives (mid-April, 7)
Brothers & Sisters (late April, 5)
Lost (keeps airing; 6 left plus 5 additional)

Ugly Betty (late April, 5)

Grey's Anatomy (late April, 5)
Private Practice (fall, 13)
Pushing Daisies (fall, 13)
Dirty Sexy Money (fall, 13)

Fox

Bones (April 14; 4 left plus 2 additional)
24 (January 2009, 24)

CW

The Game (March, 8)
Gossip Girl (late April, 5)
Smallville (late April, 5)
Supernatural (May, 4)
One Tree Hill (keeps airing, 5 left plus 6 additional)
Everybody Hates Chris (keeps airing, 12 left)
Aliens in America (keeps airing, 8 left)

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/post-strike-tv-plans.htm

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