What will happen to your favorite shows?
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The strike will take an immediate toll on television viewers’ favorite programs, dealing a setback to shows that are written day to day -- such as Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’ -- as well as scripted programming already underway or about to go into production.
Soap operas would theoretically start disappearing from the airwaves soon, since most have episodes to last them only until the end of the year. But during the 1988 strike, producers wrote in place of striking writers and soaps stayed on the air.
Prime-time scripted series have episodes through mid-January or early February, depending on how many reruns they space out in the next few months. Unscripted shows -- such as ‘Survivor,’ ‘The Amazing Race’ and, when it returns in January, ‘American Idol’ -- would continue uninterrupted.
Here’s a look at where many shows stand: