The Hollywood writers strike is over, but actors are still picketing, with negotiations set to resume Monday. After almost five months of labor unrest, fall TV is going to look a bit different this year. Letâs do the numbers. Sept. 29
Late-night shows, which have been on hiatus since the Writers Guild of America walked off the job, will be back on the air soon. HBOâs âReal Time with Bill Maherâ resumes today after a false start a few weeks ago, followed by âLast Week Tonightâ on Sunday. Network late-night shows all come back Monday â
RIP âStrike Force Five.â 14%
Just 14% of CBSâ primetime block (8 to 11 p.m. Eastern) will feature new scripted shows. Thatâs down from 77% in 2019 and even includes âYellowstone,â which the network ported over from cable. The Wall Street Journal did the numbers, hereâs a free link. Whatâs on instead? Reruns, reality shows, game shows and sports. 10
ABC plans to simulcast 10 additional âMonday Night Footballâ games with ESPN. More football on Mondays lets the network move reality around to fill out its primetime schedule. 20th
For example, ABCâs âBachelorâ spin-off, âThe Golden Bachelor,â is moving to Thursdays in lieu of âGreyâs Anatomy,â which saw its 20th season delayed indefinitely by the strikes.
90 minutes âSurvivorâ and âThe Amazing Raceâ are airing extended 90-minute episodes this season, which CBS announced in May in the early days of the WGA strike. Four(ish) months
The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards were postponed about four months, so we wonât know how the final seasons of âSuccessionâ or âTed Lassoâ fared until Jan. 15.
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