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Study: Strike Didn't Stop TV Usage

Hollywood Reporter   |  James Hibberd   |   April 4, 2008 08:17 AM

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During the WGA strike, TV fans barely left the couch. According to a new study, strike-era viewers managed to increase the amount of time spent watching DVDs, playing video games and surfing the Internet while continuing to watch as much...

Why The Strike Hurt ABC And CBS The Most

Michael Learmonth | Posted February 21, 2008 | Media

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Michael Learmonth

The writers strike may be over, but the ratings pain it caused for the broadcast networks isn't. Nielsen ratings are down 20% so far in February at ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and the CW, due to patchwork TV schedules of reality and game shows.

Who's getting hurt the worst? Those...

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Jay Leno Weathers Strike, Comes Out On Top

Los Angeles Times   |  Meg James   |   February 15, 2008 07:52 AM

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The strike by the Writers Guild of America ended not a moment too soon for Jay Leno. After 100 days, the guests were wearing thin. Larry the Cable Guy made his fourth appearance just this week on NBC's "The Tonight...

Did The New York Times' Strike Reporter Use Unnamed Sources To Dramatize His Stories?

New York Press   |  David Blum   |   February 14, 2008 07:03 PM

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Last Thursday night, as Michael Cieply put the finishing touches on his gripping 1,260-word narrative for the next day's New York Times, he felt a mix of exhaustion and exhilaration. His scoop on a possible endgame in the crippling three-month...

'24' Fans Must Wait Until Jan. 2009

AP   |   February 14, 2008

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NEW YORK — Fans of the Fox drama "24" will have to wait until next January to see Jack Bauer again, this television season's most prominent casualty of the Hollywood writers strike. The network has committed to air a full...

Return Dates And Number Of Episodes Left For 30+ Shows

Entertainment Weekly   |  Dan Snierson   |   February 14, 2008 10:57 AM

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Now that the writers' strike is over, see at a glance when your favorite TV shows will be back with new episodes, and how many will be produced BACK TO YOU (Fox) RETURNS Feb. 26 EPISODES TO AIR 11 INSIDE...

Colbert Welcomes Back His Writers — With Help From Tiki, Judy Miller, Kevin Bacon, And Baryshnikov

Huffington Post   |   February 14, 2008 07:26 AM

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With the vote to end the strike made official on Tuesday, writers returned to work yesterday — and while scripted TV shows will come back at varying points (see here), "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" both returned to...

If They IMed: Writers And Producers

236.com   |   February 13, 2008 08:19 AM

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Pending a vote by the WGA, it looks like the writers' strike is finally over. Who won? Hard to say, other than Nikki Finke, of deadlinehollywooddaily.com, and, of course, America, which got to spend more time with "The Biggest Loser...

Rumor: NBC May Sue Writers Guild Over Canceled Golden Globes

Deadline Hollywood Daily   |  Nikki Finke   |   February 13, 2008 07:58 AM

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I'm told by sources that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and NBC are on the verge of taking legal action against the WGA for actions leading to the cancellation of this year's Golden Globes. Really, could Jeff Zucker possibly be...

Writers Vote to End 3-Month Strike

AP   |  LYNN ELBER   |   February 12, 2008

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LOS ANGELES — A devastating, three-month walkout that brought the entertainment industry to a standstill ended Tuesday when Hollywood writers voted to lift their union's strike order and return to work Wednesday. The move allows some TV series to return...

Who Won The Writers' Strike?

New York Times   |  David Carr   |   February 12, 2008 08:26 AM

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When the Writers Guild of America held its annual awards ceremony Saturday night in Manhattan, it felt more like a victory celebration. So after a long and bitter strike, the writers won, right? On points, yes, probably. On principle, certainly....

Shows Learn Their Fate As Strike Ends, Cancellations Begin

Variety   |   JOSEF ADALIAN, MICHAEL SCHNEIDER   |   February 12, 2008 08:04 AM

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As showrunners flip on the lights and scribes once again occupy long-abandoned writers' rooms, network and studio execs are still figuring out what lives, what dies -- and when it all comes back. ABC got the ball rolling Monday, renewing...

Strike Over, When Does New TV Return?

AP   |  FRAZIER MOORE   |   February 11, 2008

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NEW YORK — No more writers on picket lines. No more network TV bosses scrambling for replacement shows. But enough about them. What about us? Two simple questions prey on every viewer's mind: When will my favorite scripted programs be...

WGA Strike Primer: The Deal Offer

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted February 11, 2008 | Entertainment

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Robert J. Elisberg

A much-shorter version of this appeared on UnitedHollywood.com, written quickly under the threat of intense deadline. Sorry for the length here -- but hey, the strike went on for 3-1/2 months. That's a lot of pavement to cover.



It was just Saturday...

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Writers' Union Declares "Huge Victory" With New Contract, Strike Coming To An End

LA Weekly   |  Nikki Finke   |   February 10, 2008 04:37 PM

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SUNDAY 12:30 PM: At the WGA's news conference today, union leaders declared the new contract is "a huge victory for us". Trumpeted WGAW President Patric Verrone, "This is the first time we actually got a better deal in a new...

Striking Writers May Head Back To Work This Week

ABC News   |  BRIAN ROONEY   |   February 10, 2008 01:23 PM

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Striking writers on both the East and West coasts appear to be giving two thumbs up to a deal that would end the three-month long strike by the Writers Guild of America. Leaving a meeting attended by at least 1,000...

Hollywood Writers Consider Studio Offer

AP   |  LYNN ELBER   |   February 9, 2008

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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work, an offer the union's East Coast president said he was endorsing. A...

Eisner On The Strike: "It's Over. They Made A Deal"

Silicon Alley Insider   |  Michael Learmonth   |   February 8, 2008 07:48 AM

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Former Disney chairman Michael Eisner said on CNBC this evening that both sides have shaken hands on a deal, and all that's left is for the Writers Guild of America members to ratify the deal. "It's over. They made the...

Abrupt Finales For FX Shows Due To Strike

Hollywood Reporter   |  Nellie Andrews   |   February 7, 2008 08:21 AM

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There will be less "Dirt" and "Riches" on FX's schedule this year. In a sign of what's in store for the series -- whose production was impacted by the writers strike -- FX has opted not to produce more episodes...

Writers' Strike Could End As Early As This Week

AP   |  Lynn Elber   |   February 5, 2008 07:21 AM

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An agreement to end the three-month-old Hollywood writers strike could be ready in time to avoid disrupting the Oscars but studios and the union are still haggling over the precise language, two people familiar with the talks said. The Writers...
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