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UPDATED Strike Chart: How Long Before Your Shows Go Dark?
Hugh Laurie by Adam Taylor/Fox; Heroes by Chris Haston/NBC; T.R. Knight by Scott Garfield/ABC
[UPDATED 2/8/08] There seems to be little doubt that the writers' strike will result in a shorter TV season, but just how short are we talking? Well, as you might've guessed, it varies from show to show. Those programs that are either highly efficient (Friday Night Lights) or have entered the season with a backlog of episodes (Men in Trees, Law & Order: SVU) will be in originals well into the new year. But series with tighter production schedules (i.e., nearly every half-hour comedy) will go dark almost immediately. Of course, figuring out how many episodes remain in your favorite shows' arsenals requires a lot of numbers crunching — and as I've come to learn, the only thing you Ausholes despise more than a Wednesday without AA is mathematics. With that in mind, I pulled together this incredibly handy (and 85 percent complete) cheat sheet. Keep in mind: The information below is subject to change, particularly if both sides get back to the bargaining table and resolve this frakkin' thing! (For ongoing WGA strike coverage, read TVGuide.com's Strike Watch blog.)
30 Rock: Ten episodes have been produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Aliens in America: Seventeen episodes have been produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Back to You: Nine episodes have been produced. Seven episodes have aired, so there are two left.
The Big Bang Theory: Eight episodes have been produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Bionic Woman: Eight episodes have been produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Bones: Twelve episodes have been produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Boston Legal: Fourteen episodes have been produced. Twelve episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Brothers & Sisters: Twelve episodes have been produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Carpoolers: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Cavemen: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are seven left.
Chuck: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Thirteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Criminal Minds: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Thirteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
CSI: Eleven episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
CSI: Miami: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Thirteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
CSI: NY: Fourteen episodes have been produced. Thirteen episodes have aired, so there is one left.
Desperate Housewives: Ten episodes have been produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Dirty Sexy Money: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are three left.
ER: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Thirteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Everybody Hates Chris: Twenty-two episodes were produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are 12 left.
Friday Night Lights: Fifteen episodes have been produced. Fourteen episodes have aired, so there is one left.
The Game: Fifteen episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Girlfriends: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Gossip Girl: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Thirteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Greek: Eight episodes have been produced. None have aired yet, so there are eight left.
Grey's Anatomy: Eleven episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Heroes: Eleven episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
House: Twelve episodes have been produced. Twelve episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
How I Met Your Mother: Eleven episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Jericho: Seven episodes have been produced. None have aired yet, so there are seven episodes left.
Kyle XY: Ten episodes have been produced. Four episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Las Vegas: Nineteen episodes have been produced. Sixteen have aired, so there are three left.
Law & Order: SVU: Fourteen episodes have been produced. Fourteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Life is Wild: Twelve episodes have been produced. Twelve episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Lost: Eight episodes have been produced. One episode has aired yet, so there are seven episodes left.
Medium: Nine episodes have been produced. Three episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Men in Trees: Nineteen episodes have been produced. Eight episodes have aired, so there are 11 left.
Moonlight: Twelve episodes have been produced. Twelve episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
My Name is Earl: Thirteen episodes have been produced (that includes two one-hour eps, which count double). Thirteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
NCIS: Eleven episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
The New Adventures of Old Christine: Eight episodes have been produced. One episode has aired, so there are seven left.
Nip/Tuck: Fourteen episodes have been produced. Twelve episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Numbers: Twelve episodes have been produced. Twelve have aired, so there are zero left.
October Road: Twelve episodes have been produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are three left.
The Office: Twelve half-hour episodes have been produced. Twelve half-hour episodes have aired, so there are zero half-hour episodes left.
One Tree Hill: Twelve episodes have been produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are six left.
Prison Break: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Private Practice: Nine episodes have been produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Pushing Daisies: Nine episodes have been produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Reaper: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Samantha Who?: Twelve episodes have been produced. Nine episodes have aired, so there are three left.
Scrubs: Eleven episodes have been produced. Six episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Shark: Twelve episodes have been produced. Twelve episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
The Shield: All 13 season-seven episodes have been produced. None have aired (the final season gets underway in '08), so there are 13 left.
Smallville: Fifteen episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are four left.
Supernatural: Twelve episodes have been produced. Ten episodes have aired, so there are two left.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles: Nine episodes have been produced. Four episodes have aired, so there are five left.
Ugly Betty: Thirteen episodes have been produced. Thirteen episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
The Unit: Eleven episodes have been produced. Eleven episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
Without a Trace: Twelve episodes have been produced. Twelve episodes have aired, so there are zero left.
• If your favorite show isn't included above, don't panic — it's not because I hate you. It's because I'm still trying to track down the info. As soon as I get it, I'll add it to the list.
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Nov 9, 2007 4:16 PM
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Thanks Mike for the info 
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Nov 9, 2007 4:44 PM
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WOW!! Thanks so much for doing the math for us Michael. It is much appreciated.
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Nov 9, 2007 4:45 PM
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how did you know that math is something us Ausholes fear? Thanks for the cheat sheet, but I'm afraid the writer's strike depression is already starting to kick in.
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Nov 9, 2007 4:47 PM
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Ausieman,
Please add Battlestar Galactica to your list! I really really really hope they get to fufill all the episode of their final season.
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Nov 9, 2007 4:58 PM
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Ok, I have a question? Say the writters strike goes on and the season is essentially over, once these episodes come out? All the shows are mid way through their seasons, some are new and some are established... Some of the shows likely won't make it, obviously. Recently, if a show hasn't made it, it usually is available on line or on DVD. What now? We aren't going to have any DVD releases or On-line avenues to view the show, because the show hasn't even been made, so all of these shows that are halfway through their season, we are basically just screwed (sorry I couldn't find a better term) if they don't survive. I like good TV, and because of that, most of the shows I watch are in jeopardy <Chuck, Journeyman, Bones- Friday Night? what the heck is Fox Thinking?, Reaper, Pushing Daisies (one of the few I like with a decent audience), Bionic Woman (it's getting better, but to what end, if it doesn't survive the strike), Life, Smallville (I am not worried about this show, It has enough history to survive the strike) and Supernatural>. I really want this to be resolved soon, I can't loose all of my good shows...
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Nov 9, 2007 5:11 PM
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Save the Writers - Save MY World!
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Nov 9, 2007 5:18 PM
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Thank you!! Thank you!! I've been waiting for someone to put this list together. But, don't forget One Tree Hill! Thanks again!
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Nov 9, 2007 5:25 PM
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Can you get some info on how many Women's Murder Club's are left? I love that show!!
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Nov 9, 2007 5:29 PM
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You know what's funny. You joked about having put all this work into a chart during your Ask Ausiello column and then you jokingly pointed to the LA Times chart.
Ironically now, 2 days later, you ended up having to work hard to produce a far more comprehensive list on your own.
Just thought I'd point that out.
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Nov 9, 2007 5:56 PM
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thanks so much for the time you took to write that out..it means a lot to us clueless people
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Nov 9, 2007 6:01 PM
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End the strike through activism!
THE FAN UNION
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Nov 9, 2007 6:30 PM
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Do you have any info about Moonlight?
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Nov 9, 2007 6:42 PM
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Whats the deal with Battlestar Galactica? We were told all the way last fall that the final season would start spring of 2008, so presumably they've already filmed much of it right? For that matter, I'm pretty sure the show is filmed up in Vancouver (along with Stargate Atlantis and formerly SG-1), so will shows produced/filmed in Canada even be affected by this strike?
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Nov 9, 2007 6:45 PM
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Another question - once the strike ends, how long will it take shows to get back on the air? I'm sure this varies from show to show, but if the strike ended on Dec. 31, for example, would we see new episodes later in the spring? Or would it take too long to get production going again, and would everyone just wait until next fall?
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Nov 9, 2007 6:50 PM
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