A full roundup of the effects of the WGA strike on American television scheduling and
output as the strike heads into its twelfth day.


NEW TODAY
- Bionic Woman production shut down confirmed
- Battlestar Galactica production to shut down today


ABC
Big Shots: 9 episodes completed; production on 4 more s winding down. Episode 8
scheduled to air November 29, leaving 1 new episode remaining before hiatus. Season
order was for 13 episodes.
Boston Legal: 15 episodes completed out of 22 episode order. Episode 8 to go out
December 4.
Brothers and Sisters: 12 episodes recorded. Episode 9 to air December 2.
Cashmere Mafia: Launch held back until end of strike.
Carpoolers: 13 out of 13 in the can.
Cavemen: 12 episodes out of 13 ordered taped. Episode 6 to air tonight.
Dancing with the Stars: Production continues. Show\'s sole writer out on strike;
producers assisting with ad-libs.
Desperate Housewives: Production shut down. 10 episodes recorded; episode 9 to air
December 2. Show expected to go on hiatus with 1 episode held back.
Dirty Sexy Money: 11 of 13 episodes taped. Episode 9 goes out November 28.
Grey\'s Anatomy: 11 episodes recorded; production shut down. Episode 10 to air
December 6.
Jimmy Kimmel Live: On hiatus.
Lost: 8 episodes out of 16 ordered taped. In event of protracted dispute, the 8 in the can
could run as a mini-season starting in the New Year with remaining shows held back for
2008-09.
Men in Trees: 19 episodes taped, some held back from last season. Episode 8 to air
December 7.
Private Practice: 11 episodes taped. Production shut down. Episode 8 to air November 21.
Samantha Who?: 12 episodes taped out of 22 episode season order. Episode 7 to air
December 3.
Ugly Betty: 13 out of 24 episodes taped. Episode 10 to go out December 6.

CBS
Cane: Production on 13 episodes expected to be completed s-u-c-c-e-s-s-fully. CBS plans to air episode 11 on December 11.
Cold Case: 10 episodes out of 24 ordered taped.
Criminal Minds: 12 episodes of 22 episode order taped.
CSI: 10 episodes of 24 episode order taped. Episode 10 currently scheduled for
December 13.
CSI: Miami: 13 episodes of 24 episode order taped. Episode 10 scheduled for November 26.
CSI: New York: 14 episodes of 24 episode order taped.
Ghost Whisperer: 9 episodes out of 22 ordered taped.
Jericho: Production completed on 7 episode order.
NCIS: 10 episodes out of 24 ordered taped. Episode 10 to air November 27.
Numb3rs: 12 episodes out of 24 ordered taped. Episode 9 to air November 23.
Rules of Engagement: Production shut down with 9 episodes completed. Episode 9
scheduled to air November 19.
Shark: 11 episodes of 22 episode order taped. Production shut down.
The Big Bang Theory: Production shut down with 9 episodes in the can.
The Late Show with David Letterman: On hiatus.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: On hiatus.
The New Adventures of Old Christine: Production shut down.
Two and a Half Men: Production shut down. Show expected to go on hiatus November 26.

Fox
24: Production shut down with 8 episodes taped. Show on hiatus.
Back to You: Production shut down with 9 episodes taped. On hiatus.
Bones: 12 episodes of 22 episode order taped. Episode 9 scheduled to air November 27.
Family Guy: Production shut down.
House: Repeats to air after American Idol in January.
K-Ville: Production shut down. 5 episodes aired, 3 more first-run episodes scheduled;
however, show\'s future uncertain and it is not scheduled for spring.
Prison Break: On hiatus until January 14.
\'Til Death: Production shut down.

NBC
30 Rock: 10 episodes of a 22 episode season taped. Production shut down. Last
scheduled episode, 9, airs on December 13.
Bionic Woman: 9 episodes of 13 episode order completed. Episode 8 scheduled for
November 28. Production shut down.
Heroes: Heroes: Origins spinoff suspended. December 3 episode to serve as finale of
volume two.
Journeyman: 13 episodes of 13 ordered taped. Episode 11 scheduled for December 10.
Law and Order: SVU: 14 episodes taped. Episode 9 to air November 27.
Medium: 9 episodes out of a 22 episode order completed.
My Name Is Earl: All season 3 episodes completed.
Saturday Night Live: On hiatus.
Scrubs: 12 episodes shot. NBC rumoured to have wanted 12th episode to serve as
series finale; creator Bill Lawrence refused to wrap series early.
The Office: On hiatus.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: On hiatus. NBC considering plan to bring show
back with guest hosts beginning November 19. Jay Leno refuses to cross picket lines.

The CW
Gossip Girl: 13 episodes of 22 episode order taped. Episode 8 scheduled to air November 28.
Smallville: 15 episodes of 22 episode order taped. Episode 8 scheduled to air November 15.
Supernatural: 10 episodes completed; production winding down on two further episodes.

Comedy Central
South Park: Writers not members of the WGA; production continues.
The Colbert Report: On hiatus.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: On hiatus.

HBO
Real Time with Bill Maher: On hiatus.

FX
Dirt: Second season expected to be truncated.
Nip/Tuck: 14 episodes in the can; filming on 8 more postponed. Episode 5 scheduled to
air November 27.
Rescue Me: 22 episodes ordered; production had been scheduled for early 2008 start.

(Source - www.digitalspy.co.uk - Friday, November 16 2007)