The Devil is, As Always, In the Details
If you read our Forecasting the Strike Impact: By The Numbers, then you came to the right place to see our detailed breakdown of the network by network, show by show results of a prolonged writers strike. If you haven't read it yet, you should and then come back here.
As always, we welcome more information, either by email or comment.
| Network | Show | STD Average 18-49 Viewers, Live+SD (million) | Strike Effect | Total Viewers in Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL | 2.46 | Finished before 2008 | |
| ABC | SAT NIGHT FTBL PRE-GAME | 1.61 | Finished before 2008 | 4.07 |
| ABC | DANCING W/THE STARS-MON | 7.02 | No effect | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover:HOME ED. | 6.29 | No effect | |
| ABC | DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU | 5.77 | No effect | |
| ABC | BACHELOR, THE | 4.56 | No effect | |
| ABC | Extreme Makeover:HM ED-7P | 3.95 | No effect | |
| ABC | AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS | 3.31 | No effect | |
| ABC | 20/20-FRI | 2.59 | No effect | |
| ABC | Oprahs Big Give | No effect? | 33.48 | |
| ABC | GREYS ANATOMY | 11.09 | Reruns | |
| ABC | Desperate Housewives | 9.95 | Reruns | |
| ABC | Private Practice | 6.55 | Reruns | |
| ABC | BROTHERS & SISTERS | 6.54 | Reruns | |
| ABC | SAMANTHA WHO? | 5.93 | Reruns | |
| ABC | PUSHING DAISIES | 5.22 | Reruns | |
| ABC | BIG SHOTS | 4.94 | Reruns | |
| ABC | UGLY BETTY | 4.90 | Reruns | |
| ABC | DIRTY SEXY MONEY | 4.69 | Reruns | |
| ABC | CARPOOLERS | 3.85 | Reruns | |
| ABC | BOSTON LEGAL | 3.78 | Reruns | |
| ABC | CAVEMEN | 3.70 | Reruns | |
| ABC | WOMENS MURDER CLUB | 2.98 | Reruns | |
| ABC | MEN IN TREES | 2.43 | Reruns | 76.54 |
| ABC | According to Jim* | 2.97 | Unknown | |
| ABC | Miss/Guided | Unknown | ||
| ABC | Eli Stone | Unknown | ||
| ABC | Cashmere Mafia | Unknown, Postponed Indefinitely | ||
| ABC | Notes from the Underbelly | Unknown | ||
| ABC | October Road | Unknown | ||
| ABC | Lost * | 8.50 | Unknown, perhaps only 7 not 16 episodes | 11.47 |
| CBS | SURVIVOR: CHINA | 6.35 | Finished before 2008 | |
| CBS | CBS NFL NATL POST GAME | 5.14 | Finished before 2008 | 11.49 |
| CBS | KID NATION | 3.36 | No effect | |
| CBS | Power of 10 | No effect | ||
| CBS | Do You Trust Me | No effect | ||
| CBS | Million Dollar Password | No effect | ||
| CBS | The Captain | No effect | ||
| CBS | Jericho* | 3.69 | No effect on 7 episode mini-season | |
| CBS | 48 Hours Mystery | 2.22 | No effect? | |
| CBS | CRIMETIME SATURDAY | 1.90 | No effect? | |
| CBS | CRIMETIME SATURDAY 8PM | 1.60 | No effect? | 12.76 |
| CBS | CSI | 8.84 | Reruns | |
| CBS | CSI: MIAMI | 6.48 | Reruns | |
| CBS | Two and a Half Men | 6.44 | Reruns | |
| CBS | CSI: NY | 5.47 | Reruns | |
| CBS | Rules of Engagement | 5.43 | Reruns | |
| CBS | Criminal Minds | 5.41 | Reruns | |
| CBS | WITHOUT A TRACE | 5.27 | Reruns | |
| CBS | NCIS | 5.00 | Reruns | |
| CBS | Big Bang Theory, THE | 4.74 | Reruns | |
| CBS | How I Met Your Mother | 4.44 | Reruns | |
| CBS | UNIT, THE | 4.34 | Reruns | |
| CBS | COLD CASE | 4.24 | Reruns | |
| CBS | NUMB3RS | 3.82 | Reruns | |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | 3.64 | Reruns | |
| CBS | GHOST WHISPERER | 3.50 | Reruns | |
| CBS | SHARK | 3.45 | Reruns | |
| CBS | CANE | 3.43 | Reruns | |
| CBS | MOONLIGHT | 3.10 | Reruns | 87.02 |
| CBS | The New Adventures of Old Christine* | 4.50 | Unknown, a few episodes available? | |
| CBS | Amazing Race* | 4.40 | Unknown, began Nov 4 | |
| CBS | Big Brother | Unknown, potential Jan launch | 8.90 | |
| CW | BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-2 | 2.22 | No effect | |
| CW | Friday Night Smackdown | 1.88 | No effect | |
| CW | Farmer Wants a Wife | No effect | ||
| CW | Crowned: Mother of All Pageants | No effect | ||
| CW | AMERICAS Top Model-3 | 3.32 | No effect, will return for #4 | |
| CW | AMERICAS Top Model-3-ENC | 0.86 | No effect, will return for #4 | |
| CW | CW NOW | 0.38 | No effect? | 8.66 |
| CW | Smallville | 2.71 | Reruns | |
| CW | REAPER | 2.01 | Reruns | |
| CW | Gossip Girl | 1.82 | Reruns | |
| CW | The Game | 1.73 | Reruns | |
| CW | SUPERNATURAL | 1.69 | Reruns | |
| CW | GIRLFRIENDS | 1.49 | Reruns | |
| CW | EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS | 1.38 | Reruns | |
| CW | ALIENS IN AMERICA | 1.15 | Reruns | |
| CW | LIFE IS WILD | 0.54 | Reruns | |
| CW | ALIENS IN AMERICA-SUN | 0.52 | Reruns | 15.04 |
| CW | One Tree Hill* | 1.73 | Unknown | |
| CW | Pussycat Doll Presents | Unknown | 1.73 | |
| Fox | American Idol Wed | 16.02 | No effect | |
| Fox | American Idol Tues | 15.67 | No effect | |
| Fox | OT, THE | 5.61 | No effect | |
| Fox | Kitchen Nightmares | 4.01 | No effect | |
| Fox | SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER | 3.06 | No effect | |
| Fox | DONT FORGET THE LYRICS | 2.94 | No effect | |
| Fox | COPS 2 | 2.57 | No effect | |
| Fox | AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK | 2.50 | No effect | |
| Fox | COPS | 2.30 | No effect | |
| Fox | SMARTER THAN 5TH FRI-8P | 1.98 | No effect | |
| Fox | NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND | 1.77 | No effect | |
| Fox | Hells Kitchen | No effect | ||
| Fox | On the Lot | No effect | ||
| Fox | So You Think You Can Dance | No effect | ||
| Fox | Family Guy | 6.56 | No effect, episodes already completed? | |
| Fox | Simpsons | 5.82 | No effect, episodes already completed? | |
| Fox | KING OF THE HILL | 4.67 | No effect, episodes already completed? | |
| Fox | American Dad | 4.33 | No effect, episodes already completed? | |
| Fox | Simpsons-SUN 7:30P | 3.14 | No effect, episodes already completed? | |
| Fox | KING OF THE HILL-SUN 7P | 2.11 | No effect, episodes already completed? | 85.06 |
| Fox | HOUSE | 10.74 | Reruns | |
| Fox | BONES | 4.61 | Reruns | |
| Fox | BACK TO YOU | 3.70 | Reruns | |
| Fox | TIL DEATH | 3.53 | Reruns | |
| Fox | K-VILLE | 3.28 | Reruns | 25.86 |
| Fox | Anchorwoman | Unknown | ||
| Fox | Canterbury Law | Unknown | ||
| Fox | Return of Jezebel James | Unknown | ||
| Fox | Rules of Starting Over | Unknown | ||
| Fox | Sarah Connor Chronicles | Unknown | ||
| Fox | New Amsterdan | Unknown, does it exist at all? | ||
| Fox | PRISON BREAK | 4.53 | Unknown, may end season in Dec | |
| Fox | 24* | 6.63 | Unknown, unknown # episodes ready | 11.16 |
| NBC | NBC Sunday Night Football | 8.66 | Finished before 2008 | |
| NBC | SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK | 5.85 | Finished before 2008 | |
| NBC | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 | 4.48 | Finished before 2008 | |
| NBC | FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 | 2.43 | Finished before 2008 | 21.42 |
| NBC | DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED | 3.80 | No effect | |
| NBC | 1 vs. 100 | 3.46 | No effect | |
| NBC | DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI | 2.83 | No effect | |
| NBC | American Gladiators | No effect | ||
| NBC | My Dad is Better than Your Dad | No effect | ||
| NBC | Celebrity Apprentice | No effect | ||
| NBC | Amne$ia | No effect | ||
| NBC | Biggest Loser 4 | 4.22 | No effect, expanding from 90 minutes to 2 hours | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 3.57 | No effect, Sunday mid-season | |
| NBC | PHENOMENON | 3.98 | No effect? | 21.86 |
| NBC | HEROES | 8.06 | Reruns | |
| NBC | OFFICE | 6.90 | Reruns | |
| NBC | Law And Order:SVU | 6.55 | Reruns | |
| NBC | BIONIC WOMAN | 5.84 | Reruns | |
| NBC | E.R. | 5.30 | Reruns | |
| NBC | MY NAME IS EARL | 4.79 | Reruns | |
| NBC | CHUCK | 4.40 | Reruns | |
| NBC | JOURNEYMAN | 4.23 | Reruns | |
| NBC | LIFE | 4.20 | Reruns | |
| NBC | 30 Rock | 4.16 | Reruns | |
| NBC | LAS Vegas | 3.36 | Reruns | |
| NBC | FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS | 2.77 | Reruns | |
| NBC | LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT | 2.00 | Reruns | |
| NBC | SINGING BEE | 2.91 | Reruns, uses union writers | 65.47 |
| NBC | MEDIUM | 3.85 | Unknown | |
| NBC | Law & Order | 3.46 | Unknown | |
| NBC | Lipstick Jungle | Unknown | ||
| NBC | SCRUBS | 5.00 | Unknown, final season | 12.31 |
*average viewer data from the end of the 2006-2007 season.
Cashmere Mafia is postponed indefinitely.
Nielsen TV Ratings Data: ©2007 Nielsen Media Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
What effect will this strike have on Blood Ties? Blood Ties is written by Canadian Writers.
What effect will this strike have on Blood Ties? Blood Ties is written by Canadian Writers.
Susan, I don't know. We have limited information on individual show's special situations, but are happy to receive it from anyone who'd like to share.
Susan, I don’t know. We have limited information on individual show’s special situations, but are happy to receive it from anyone who’d like to share.
i'm curious to know how the daytime shows will be affected. It's been said that the strike may actually improve the writing on the soaps in daytime once the scabs come in. I'm sort of curious to see what develops in that area.
i’m curious to know how the daytime shows will be affected. It’s been said that the strike may actually improve the writing on the soaps in daytime once the scabs come in. I’m sort of curious to see what develops in that area.
I am very concerned about the fate of the CBS show “Moonlight” by the writer's strike?
As of todays date 11/13; how many new episodes do they have stockpiled?
Due to it's storyline the show took a while to gain momentum. I feel it is well written and very well acted by Alex O'Loughlin and Sophia Myles in particular.
Thanks, in advance, for your feedback.
Christine, there are reportedly 4 more shows left before they'll have to start reruns.
I am very concerned about the fate of the CBS show “Moonlight” by the writer’s strike?
As of todays date 11/13; how many new episodes do they have stockpiled?
Due to it’s storyline the show took a while to gain momentum. I feel it is well written and very well acted by Alex O’Loughlin and Sophia Myles in particular.
Thanks, in advance, for your feedback.
Christine, there are reportedly 4 more shows left before they’ll have to start reruns.