strike’s over, so who’s out?

With the writer’s strike officially over, Tinseltown is in a frenzy with exactly when all of the shows are coming back (if they even are). Take a look at a summary below of the rumored fates of your favorites. TV Guide has an hourly-updated webpage here that keeps you informed on many shows and the Los Angeles Times had a great grid here arranged by network. A great article over the general aftermath of the strike can be found here.

• 24: Season 7 postponed until January ’09.
• 30 Rock: Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.
• Battlestar Galactica: Returns April 4 with first half of 20-episode final season. Production on second half could start as early as March. Airdate for those TBD.
• The Big Bang Theory: Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.
• Big Love: Expected to go into production on Season 3 in the spring. Airdate info is TBD.
• Bionic Woman: Most likely dead.
• Boston Legal: One pre-strike episode remains. Expected to shoot 8 additional episodes to air in April/May.
• Cane: Most likely dead.
• Desperate Housewives: Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to air in April/May.
• Dirty Sexy Money: No new episodes until fall; three remaining pre-strike episodes will undergo some tweaking and kick off fall run.
• ER: Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.
• Grey’s Anatomy: Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to air in April/May.
• Heroes: No new episodes expected until fall.
• House: Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to begin airing in its new Monday time slot on April 28.
• Law & Order SVU: Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 15.
• Lost: Five pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.
• The Office: Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.
• Saturday Night Live: Returns Feb. 23 with Tina Fey as host.
• Smallville: Three remaining pre-strike episodes will air March 13, 20 and 27. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 17.
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

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