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Writers' Strike Over - What Happens Now?

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By WALT BELCHER | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 13, 2008

The 3-month-old writers' strike is over, so what's the status of your favorite TV shows?
It's all kind of iffy right now. But here's the plan: Most writers go back to work this week. New sitcom episodes will probably will arrive in four weeks. New dramas will likely will arrive in six weeks.
There could be eight to 10 new episodes of sitcoms airing before this season ends in May and about six new episodes of dramas. Those so-so shows "on the bubble," in Hollywood lingo, may might never return.
Here's the skinny on the networks' prime-time lineups.
Walt Belcher

LIKELY TO RETURN THIS SEASON
Have episodes in stock or will add more for this season

ABC
"Boston Legal"
"Brothers & Sisters"
"Desperate Housewives"
"Grey's Anatomy"
"Lost"
"Ugly Betty"

CBS
"The Big Bang Theory"
"Cold Case"
"Criminal Minds"
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
"CSI: Miami"
"CSI: NY"
"Ghost Whisperer"
"How I Met Your Mother"
"Moonlight"
"NCIS"
"The New Adventures of Old Christine"
"Numb3rs"
"Samantha, Who?"
"Two and a Half Men"
"Without A Trace"
"Welcome to the Captain"
"Rules of Engagement"

The CW
"Aliens in America"
"Everybody Hates Chris"
"Girlfriends"
"Gossip Girl"
"One Tree Hill"
"Reaper"
"Smallville"
"Supernatural"

FOX
"Back to You"
"'Til Death"
"Bones"
"House"
"Prison Break" (season finale Monday)
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles"

NBC
"30 Rock"
"ER"
"Las Vegas"
"Law & Order"
"Law & Order: SVU"
"Medium"
"My Name is Earl"
"The Office"
"Saturday Night Live"
"Scrubs"

LIKELY WON'T SEE UNTIL FALL

ABC
"Dirty Sexy Money"
"Private Practice"
"Pushing Daisies"
"Women's Murder Club"

CBS
"The Unit"

FOX
"24" (January 2009)

NBC
"Chuck"
"Heroes"
"Life"
"Las Vegas"

FATE UNDETERMINED OR GONE FOREVER

ABC
"Big Shots"
"Cavemen"
"Carpoolers"
"Men in Trees" (episodes in stock, not on schedule)

CBS
"Cane"
"Shark"
"The Unit"

NBC
"Friday Night Lights"
"Bionic Woman"
"Journeyman"

The CW
"Life is Wild"

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