The Future of the Spring TV Season

Started by Atomm · 7 posts · 1,023 views

  1. #1
    I pulled this from the TV Guide website. It is supposedly only tenative and subject to change.

    Bubba, you'll be happy to know that Gossip Girl is going to release 5 more episodes this season..... 😈

    Oh and if I sound angry, it's because I'm jaded. I stopped paying attention to TV a while back, finally start to get back into it and this happens. I feel screwed. And if you didn't hear, the writers get a max of $800 or 2% or a max of 40K for Internet revenue generating shows they wrote.

    Even better, the sudio's told Wall Street that they expected the Internet to generate a Billion dollars, then told the writers that they had no way of knowing if they would even make any money from the Internet. Ummm, isn't that a SEC violation there bubs?


    Here is my cliffnotes version:

    Heroes: Returns in the fall.
    Chuck: Returns in the fall.
    Pushing Daisies: Returns in the fall.

    Jericho: 7 episode season, with future fate TBD.

    Lost: 2 episodes aired with 5 prestrike episodes moving forward with a rumored 5 more episodes to be released for the current season. (BASTARDS! I want all 23! And don't you dare make us wait until 2009 FFS! ed.)

    Burn Season: Returns for a second season this summer. I am glad to hear that as I really liked this show.

    Journeyman: Appears to be DOA. Dang it, this was a great show!

    Battlestar Galactica: 10 Episodes ready to go with final 10 TBD. Again, they better not milk this. MFers!

    Reaper: 3 Prestrike episodes remain. Not sure I've heard when they planned on airing them, with an expected 5 more episodes this season.

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    A few shows not on the list:

    Deadzone: Cancelled without warning. Again, another great summer SciFi show building up over the whole series to a great ending.


    4400: No word that I have been able to find, but this was really starting to get good. Another summer flick I hope they finish.

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    The List

    24
    Season 7 postponed until January '09.

    30 Rock
    Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.

    Aliens in America
    Eight pre-strike episodes remain and will air March 2 to March 23 and April 27 to May 18.

    Army Wives
    Season 2 debuts in June.

    Back to You
    Two pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot up to 8 additional episodes, the first of which airs April 16.

    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.

    Big Shots
    No new episodes expected. Ever.

    Bionic Woman
    No new episodes expected. Ever.

    Bones
    Four pre-strike episodes are scheduled to begin airing April 14. Expected to shoot 2 to 6 additional episodes. Airdate for those is TBD.

    Boston Legal
    One pre-strike episode remains. Expected to shoot 8 additional episodes to air in April/May.

    Brothers & Sisters
    Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to air in April/May.

    Burn Notice
    Production on Season 2 expected to get under way in late April. New episodes could start airing as early as July.

    Cane
    No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.

    Chuck
    No new episodes until fall.

    The Closer
    Expected to kick off its fourth season this summer.

    Cold Case
    Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on March 30.

    Criminal Minds
    Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 2.

    CSI
    Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

    CSI: Miami
    Expected to shoot 8 new episodes to begin airing on March 24.

    CSI: NY
    Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 2.

    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.

    Everybody Hates Chris
    Twelve pre-strike episodes remain, the first of which airs on March 2. No additional episodes expected for this season.

    Friday Night Lights
    No new episodes expected for this season. Future TBD.

    The Game
    Four pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 9 additional episodes.

    Ghost Whisperer
    Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 4.

    Girlfriends
    No new episodes expected this season, although a special one-hour series finale is being discussed.

    Gossip Girl
    Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 21.

    Greek
    Kicks off second half of Season 1 (which will now consist of 12 episodes, up from 8) on March 24. Renewed for Season 2.

    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.

    How I Met Your Mother
    Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

    Jericho
    Seven episodes remain. No additional episodes expected for this season.

    Journeyman
    No new episodes expected. Ever.

    Las Vegas
    No new episodes expected for this season.

    Law & Order
    Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 23.

    Law & Order: CI
    Expected to shoot an indeterminate number of episodes to air in spring.

    Law & Order: SVU
    Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to begin airing on April 15.

    Life
    No new episodes until fall.

    Life Is Wild
    No new episodes expected. Ever.

    Lost
    Five pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to air in April/May.

    Medium
    Five pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot 7 additional episodes for this season.

    Men in Trees
    Eleven pre-strike episodes remain, the first of which airs Feb. 27. No additional episodes expected this season.

    Moonlight
    Expected to shoot 4 new episodes to begin airing on April 11.

    My Name Is Earl
    Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

    NCIS
    Expected to shoot 7 new episodes to begin airing on April 8.

    The New Adventures of Old Christine
    Seven pre-strike episodes remain. No additional episodes expected this season.

    Nip/Tuck
    Season 5 concludes Feb. 19. Production on the show's eight-episode sixth season expected to start up this summer. Airdate TBD.

    Numbers
    Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 4.

    October Road
    Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

    The Office
    Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 10.

    One Tree Hill
    Five pre-strike episodes remain, the last of which airs on March 18. Expected to shoot 6 additional episodes to begin airing on April 14.

    Prison Break
    Its season has wrapped. Not yet renewed for fall.

    Private Practice
    No new episodes until fall.

    Pushing Daisies
    No new episodes until fall.

    Reaper
    Three pre-strike episodes remain, the last of which airs on March 27. Expected to shoot 5 additional episodes to begin airing on April 22.

    The Riches
    Seven-episode second season kicks off March 18.

    Rules of Engagement
    Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 14.

    Samantha Who?
    Three pre-strike episodes remain. Expected to shoot an additional 3 episodes to air this spring, likely after Dancing with the Stars.

    Saturday Night Live
    Returns Feb. 23 with Tina Fey as host.

    Scrubs
    Five pre-strike episodes remain and will begin airing on April 10. Up to four additional episodes may be shot; unclear whether they'll air on NBC or go straight to DVD.

    Shark
    Expected to shoot 4 new episodes. Airdate TBD.

    The Shield
    Final season already shot. Airdate TBD.

    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.

    Supernatural
    Final pre-strike episode airs Feb. 21. Expected to shoot 4 additional episodes to begin airing on April 24.

    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
    Three pre-strike episodes remain. Future beyond that TBD.

    'Til Death
    Final pre-strike episode airs March 25. Returns with additional new episodes on April 16.

    Two and a Half Men
    Expected to shoot 9 new episodes to begin airing on March 17.

    Ugly Betty
    Expected to shoot 5 new episodes to air in April/May.

    The Unit
    No additional episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.

    Without a Trace
    Expected to shoot 6 new episodes to begin airing on April 3.

    Women's Murder Club
    No new episodes expected this season. Future beyond that TBD.
  2. #2
    Somewhat cool. A couple shows i watch appear the to be finishing off the season with more episodes.
  3. #3
    I'm disappointed that Bionic Woman and Journeyman are done. I enjoyed both shows. Pretty much everything else I watch is done till the fall except Lost and NCIS.
  4. #4
    Did you give up on Reaper?

  5. #5
    Never watched it to start with 😀
  6. #6
    Oh.....

    I wish Chuck would return this season. It was really getting good.....

  7. #7
    I'm looking forward two only 2 of the whole list. heros and battlestar. but I agree with Atomm on BSG, they should not drag it out. Needs to be friggin good if it's to go on another 20 episodes. Reach earth, and some aftermath maybe.
    ...and from what I've seen so far Starbuck goes friggin insane. yay. *evil, mouse-like chuckle*