TV Decoder Blog: Shifting Shows Because of the Strike
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In the first episode of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," the contestants run a hot dog stand in Manhattan. The show will now premiere on Jan. 10, one week later than expected. (NBC) Underscoring the topsy-turvy nature of the networkâs strike schedules, ABC and NBC made tweaks to two midseason show premieres on Wednesday. Two series scheduled [...].
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The broadcast networks  have stepped up the stockpiling of scripted series in face of a  potential writers strike after their union&#39;s contract expires  at the end of next month.
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News programming has proved to be unpopular on network television, even as the writers' strike creates holes in prime time schedules, the Associated Press reports: With the exception of CBS ordering a few more ''48 Hours: Mysteries'' true crime yarns, the networks haven't looked to their news divisions to fill holes expected when viewers' favorite dramas [...].
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In the wake of the three-month Hollywood writers strike, television viewers are hungry for something Â anything Â new on TV, right? Not quite.
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I have no idea what television shows are on what night anymore. I have a vague idea that CSI is on Thursday, but that's a stretch. My world is a TiVo world, and I suspect it's going to get that way for everyone.
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Beginning this week, viewers will start to see changes with television networks.  * On Tuesday, the WB (WNYO, Channel 49) begins to be phased out.
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With an ongoing writers' strike forcing many TV shows into reruns, tube viewers are wondering what they are missing. Some shows are back in production with or without their writers, placing the strike at the forefront of many comedians' routines.
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HOLLYWOOD -- In the dizzyingly fast-paced world of network television, careers are reshaped in a day by executive fiat. In late-night television, however, a change was announced Monday that will take place at a stunningly glacial rate.
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The writersâ strike forced hosts like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert to improvise more than most viewers probably know.
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By Molly Willow, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 13--Hope you don't have plans next week: Your television needs you.
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The most sensational mystery in daytime may be how soap operas are being written at all, considering that nearly all of their writers are guild members on strike.
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LOS ANGELES  - A day before Writers Guild of America members vote on whether to end their three-month strike, the broadcast networks on Monday began firming up their production plans.
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The signs of labor unrest seen over the weekend may be a harbinger of things to come in an industry already buffeted by bankruptcies and structural change.
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As television and movie writers entered the third day of their strike against Hollywood producers, the walkout continued to complicate matters for the networks.
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With "American Idol" and Jay Leno back on the air in January, it may seem that all is right with television. But the industry is facing its worst labor crisis in two decades, a crippling writers strike that's reshaping the business of TV and threatening to permanently shift the viewing habits of millions of Americans.
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Broadcasting unions vote to ballot for strike action if planned BBC job cuts go ahead.
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Broadway stagehands vote to strike over proposed changes for union members, but for now the shows will go on.