Networks Announce Return of TV Shows, Post-Writer’s Strike

The writer’s strike is over, and all I can say is… thank you Lord! As a result, the major networks have started to release press releases detailing what to expect over the last couple of months. Many people feared that TV shows would be done for the season, but apparently the networks were more worried… As a result, many TV shows are returning this spring. The good news is that Lost, which was originally scheduled for only eight episodes, will now air 13 episodes (albeit with a break in March). The bad news is that Heroes will not return until the fall.

NBC:

• Medium (Mondays, 10-11 p.m. ET), Continues current run
• My Name Is Earl (Thursdays, 8-8:30 p.m. ET), Resumes April 3 with one-hour episode
• 30 Rock (Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. ET), Resumes April 10, 5 episodes
• The Office (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET), Resumes April 10, 5-6 episodes
• Scrubs (Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET), Resumes April 10
• ER (Thursdays, 10-11 p.m. ET), Resumes April 10
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Tuesdays, 10-11 p.m. ET), Resumes April 15
• Law & Order (Wednesdays, 10-11 p.m. ET), Resumes April 23
• Heroes - not until the fall!

CBS:

• How I Met Your Mother, March 17, 9 episodes
• The Big Bang Theory, March 17, 9 episodes
• Two and a Half Men, March 17, 9 episodes
• CSI: Miami, March 24, 8 episodes
• Cold Case, March 30, 5 episodes
• Criminal Minds, April 2, 7 episodes
• CSI: NY, April 2, 7 episodes
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, April 3, 6 episodes
• Without a Trace, April 3, 6 episodes
• Ghost Whisperer April 4, 6 episodes
• Numb3rs, April 4, 6 episodes
• Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, April 8, 7 episodes
• Moonlight, April 11, 4 episodes
• Rules of Engagement, April 14, 6 episodes
• Shark, TBA, 4 episodes

CW:

• Smallville, April, 5-6 episodes
• Supernatural, April, 5-6 episodes
• One Tree Hill, April, 5-6 episodes
• Reaper, April, 5-6 episodes

ABC

• Lost, 5 additional episodes

Fox

• Bones, April 14, 4+ episodes
• House, TBA, 4+ episodes

Sci-Fi

• Battlestar Galactica, April 4, 10-14 episodes (14 episodes are currently filmed out of a total of 20, rumors are that Sci-Fi may split into two 10-episode seasons)

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