Nov 7, 2007 2:59 pm US/Pacific
Shows Affected By WGA Strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
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WGA members and other union supporters picketed outside of CBS's Studio Center lot in Studio City, which is also the home of CBS 2/KCAL 9 News.
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Networks said the following shows will immediately go into reruns because of the writers strike:
NBC: • "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
• "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "Last Call with Carson Daly"
CBS: • "Late Show with David Letterman"
• "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"
Comedy Central: • "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"
• "Colbert Report"
Networks and publicists cited these other impacts:
• FOX's "24" will be postponed indefinitely to ensure an uninterrupted run.
• Filming For NBC's "The Office" has reportedly stopped because star Steve Carell has refused to cross the picket lines of striking writers.
• "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" will air new episodes on Monday and Tuesday that were filmed before the strike.
• FOX's "Back To You" will not return from a planned hiatus Wednesday.
• Production of FOX's "Til Death" will stop immediately.
• Production of CBS's "Rules of Engagement," "The Big Bang Theory," "Two and a Half Men," and "The New Adventures of Old Christine" will stop immediately.
• ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" will air as usual Monday and Tuesday.
• Production of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" will stop Wednesday.
• CBS soap operas such as "The Young and the Restless," "Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns" will continue uninterrupted for several months with completed scripts.
• ABC's "The View" talk show will continue uninterrupted because of contingency plans made before the strike.
• ABC soaps, including "All My Children," "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital," have been written into the new year and will not be interrupted.
• "The Oprah Winfrey Show" doesn't employ union writers and will continue uninterrupted.
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