Effect of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike on television

Table columns:
Show
Season
Network
Date stopped
Restart
Episodes made before strike
Episodes made after strike
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 30 Rock
2
NBC
January 10, 2008
April 10, 2008.[42]
10 of 22[43]
5[42]
The cast performed a live show at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater in New York City which later resulted in the airing of a live broadcast episode entitled "Live Show" in 2010.[44]
cells: Back to You
1
FOX
February 27, 2008
April 16, 2008.[45]
9 of 24[20]
5
cells: The Big Bang Theory
1
CBS
November 12, 2007
March 17, 2008
8 of 22[46]
9
cells: Bones
3
Fox
December 11, 2007
April 14, 2008
13 of 23[47]
2
cells: Boston Legal
4
ABC
February 19, 2008
April 8, 2008
14 of 22
6[48]
cells: Breaking Bad
1
AMC
7 of 9
0
cells: Brothers & Sisters
2
ABC
February 17, 2008
April 20, 2008[12]
12 of 23
4[12]
[49]
cells: Cold Case
5
CBS
February 17, 2008
March 30, 2008
13 of 24[20]
5
cells: Criminal Minds
3
CBS
January 23, 2008
April 2, 2008.
13 of 25[50]
7
cells: CSI
8
CBS
January 10, 2008
April 3, 2008
11 of 24
6[51]
cells: CSI: Miami
6
CBS
January 14, 2008
March 24, 2008
13 of 24[20]
8
cells: CSI: NY
4
CBS
February 6, 2008
April 2, 2008
14 of 24[20]
7
cells: Desperate Housewives
4
ABC
January 6, 2008
April 13, 2008
10 of 23
7
cells: Dirt
2
FX
7 of 13
2
cells: ER
14
NBC
January 17, 2008
April 10, 2008
13 of 22[20][52]
6
cells: Family Guy
6
Fox
February 17, 2008
April 27, 2008
9 of 22
3
Show runner Seth MacFarlane said (Lois Kills Stewie) was the last episode produced under his watch and no more new episodes were ready after that.[53] However, Fox completed the three episodes written, voiced and animated for the production cycle without MacFarlane's final approval.
cells: Frank TV
1
TBS
December 18, 2007
5 of 8
0
cells: Friday Night Lights
2
NBC
February 8, 2008
15 of 22[15]
0
cells: The Game
2
The CW
February 4, 2008
March 23, 2008[16]
11 of 22[12]
9[54]
cells: Ghost Whisperer
3
CBS
January 18, 2008
April 4, 2008
12 of 22[20]
6
cells: Gossip Girl
1
The CW
January 9, 2008
April 21, 2008[16]
13 of 22[20]
5
cells: Grey's Anatomy
4
ABC
January 10, 2008
April 24, 2008
11 of 23
5[12]
cells: Heroes
2
NBC
December 3, 2007
September 22, 2008
11 of 24
0
cells: House
4
Fox
February 5, 2008
April 28, 2008[55]
12 of 24
4[55]
cells: How I Met Your Mother
3
CBS
December 10, 2007
March 17, 2008
11 of 22[12]
9
cells: King of the Hill
12
Fox
21 of 22[20]
cells: Las Vegas
5
NBC
February 15, 2008
19 of 22
0[56]
cells: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
9
NBC
January 22, 2008
April 15, 2008
14 of 22[20]
5
cells: Lipstick Jungle
1
NBC
March 20, 2008
7 of 13[20]
0
cells: Lost
4
ABC
March 20, 2008
April 24, 2008
8 of 16[57]
6
Two episodes lost to the strike added to season 5 and 6 respectively.[58]
cells: Medium
4
NBC
9 of 22[26]
7
cells: NCIS
5
CBS
January 15, 2008
April 8, 2008
11 of 24[20]
7[51]
cells: The New Adventures of Old Christine
3
CBS
March 17, 2008
March 24, 2008
8 of 13[12]
2
cells: Nip/Tuck
5
FX
14 of 22[59]
cells: Numb3rs
4
CBS
January 18, 2008
April 4, 2008.
12 of 24[26]
6
cells: The Office (US)
4
NBC
November 15, 2007
April 10, 2008
8 of 25[60]
6[61]
cells: One Tree Hill
5
The CW
March 18, 2008
April 14, 2008
12 of 22
6[62]
cells: Prison Break
3
FOX
February 18, 2008
13 of 22[20]
0
Returned for the fourth season.[63]
cells: Reaper
1
The CW
December 4, 2007
March 13, 2008
13 of 22
5.
cells: The Riches
2
FX
7 of 13
4
cells: Rules of Engagement
2
CBS
November 19, 2007
April 24, 2008
9 of 22[12]
4
cells: Samantha Who?
1
ABC
December 10, 2007
April 7, 2008
12 of 22[20]
3
cells: Scrubs
7
NBC
December 6, 2007
April 10, 2008
11 of 18[20]
2
Two episodes were produced after the strike — as indicated by production codes — that aired as part of the eighth season when the show moved to ABC. One of those two episodes, "My Nah Nah Nah", made use of unused footage from the incomplete twelfth episode of the seventh season that had its filming halted as a result of the strike.
cells: Shark
2
CBS
January 22, 2007
April 29, 2008
12 of 22[20]
4
cells: The Simpsons
19
Fox
22 of 23[64]
cells: Smallville
7
The CW
March 27, 2008
April 17, 2008[55]
15 of 22[65]
5[55]
cells: Supernatural
3
The CW
February 21, 2008
April 24, 2008[16]
12 of 22[20]
4
cells: 'Til Death
1
FOX
November 28, 2007
March 25, 2008.[45]
12 of 22[20]
3
cells: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
1
Fox
March 3, 2008
Fall 2008
9 of 13[20]
0
The second season was announced on April 22 and is due to be shown in the Fall.
cells: Two and a Half Men
5
CBS
November 26, 2008
March 17, 2008
10 of 24[20]
9
cells: Ugly Betty
2
ABC
January 24, 2008
April 24, 2008
13 of 23[20]
5
cells: The Unit
3
CBS
December 18, 2007
11 of 22[20]
0
cells: Without a Trace
6
CBS
January 17, 2008
April 3, 2008
12 of 24[20]
6

Questions about this table:
originalText: what season of lost was the writers strike
answer: answerTexts: 4