Post-Strike Updates: Will Your Favorite Shows Produce More Episodes?

Now that the writers strike is over, the question we are all asking ourselves is whether or not the strike ended with enough time to produce more episodes of your favorite dramas before the season ends. Well, there's good news and there is bad news....

The Good News: Shows Producing New Episodes

ABC Shows

• Boston Legal - Returning April 8 with 6 episodes
• Brothers & Sisters - Returning April 20 with 4 episodes
• Desperate Housewives - Returning April 13 with five original episodes and a special two-hour finale (seven hours total)
• Grey's Anatomy - Returning April 24 with 5 episodes
• Lost - Returning April 24 with 5 episodes, bringing the season four total to 13. More on New Episodes
• Ugly Betty - Returning April 24 with 5 new episodes
• Women's Murder Club - Return date TBA with 3 new episodes

CBS Shows

• Cold Case - Returning March 30 with 5 episodes
• Criminal Minds - Returning April 2 with 7 episodes
• CSI - Returning April 3 with 6 episodes
• CSI: Miami - Returning March 24 with 8 episodes
• CSI: NY - Returning April 2 with 7 episodes
• Ghost Whisperer - Returning April 4 with 6 episodes
• Moonlight - Returning April 11 with 4 episodes
• NCIS - Returning April 8 with 7 episodes
• Numb3rs - Returning April 4 with 6 episodes
• Shark - Return TBA with 4 episodes
• Without a Trace - Returning April 3 with 6 episodes

Fox Shows

• Bones - Returning April 14 with 4 previously taped episodes, expected to produce 2-4 new episodes
• House - Returning April 28 with 4 new episodes

NBC Shows

• ER - Returning April 10 with at least 4 episodes
• Law & Order - Returning April 23 (unknown amount of new episodes)
• Law & Order: SVU - Returning April 15 (unknown amount of new episodes)

The CW

• Gossip Girl - Returning April 21 with 5 episodes
• One Tree Hill - Returning April 14 with 6 episodes
• Reaper - Returning April 22 with 5 episodes
• Smallville - Returning April 17 with 5 episodes
• Supernatural - Returning April 24 with 4 episodes

The Bad News: Shows Not Expected to Produce New Episodes This Season

• Medium

Confirmed: Not Producing New Episodes This Season

• 24 - Returning January 2009
• Chuck - Renewed for next season
• Dirty Sexy Money - Although 3 unaired episodes remain, they will air this fall when the show returns.
• Life - Renewed for next season
• Heroes - Renewed for next season
• Private Practice - Renewed for next season
• Pushing Daisies - Renewed for next season

Future Uncertain/Waiting to be Picked-up for Next Season

• Eli Stone
• Friday Night Lights
• Jericho
• Las Vegas
• Lipstick Jungle
• Men in Trees
• Prison Break
• Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Say Your Goodbyes - Likely to be Canceled

• Bionic Woman
• Cane
• Cashmere Mafia
• Journeyman - Production already shut down and sets "dead striked"
• Life is Wild
• October Road