I don't know about you, but I feel like it's Christmas in February, what with all the TV news I read on my feeds daily. My TV is alive again! Thanks to the fact that the strike is now over and we're seeing confirmation of when series returns.
From EW:
BACK TO YOU (Fox)
RETURNS Feb. 26
EPISODES TO AIR 11
INSIDE SCOOP Three eps were shot pre-strike; eight more will follow. An Xmas-themed script may be changed. (Santa becomes Easter Bunny?)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
RETURNS March 17
EPISODES TO AIR 9
BONES (Fox)
RETURNS April 14
EPISODES TO AIR 4+
INSIDE SCOOP Four eps are in the can, and Bones will shoot at least six more; the extra episodes have yet to be scheduled.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5
COLD CASE (CBS)
RETURNS March 30
EPISODES TO AIR 5
CRIMINAL MINDS (CBS)
RETURNS April 2
EPISODES TO AIR 7
CSI (CBS)
RETURNS April 3
EPISODES TO AIR 6
CSI: MIAMI (CBS)
RETURNS March 24
EPISODES TO AIR 8
CSI: NY (CBS)
RETURNS April 2
EPISODES TO AIR 7
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5
ER (NBC)
RETURNS April 10
EPISODES TO AIR 6
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (NBC)
RETURNS Possibly in fall
EPISODES TO AIR To be determined
INSIDE SCOOP NBC is weighing whether to bring back this low-rated critics' pick; if not, it could wind up on another network.
GHOST WHISPERER (CBS)
RETURNS April 4
EPISODES TO AIR 6
GOSSIP GIRL (The CW)
RETURNS Early April
EPISODES TO AIR 5 or 6
INSIDE SCOOP Pssst! The CW is strongly considering running new episodes of this cult freshman serial over the summer.
GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5
HEROES (NBC)
RETURNS Fall 2008
EPISODES TO AIR 22+
INSIDE SCOOP Heroes plans to resume production in April; extra episodes could air next season. Story focus: supervillains on the loose!
HOUSE (Fox)
RETURNS To be determined
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5 planned
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (CBS)
RETURNS March 17
EPISODES TO AIR 9
LAW & ORDER: SVU (NBC)
RETURNS April 15
EPISODES TO AIR 5 or 6
LOST (ABC)
CURRENTLY AIRING For 10 episodes
INSIDE SCOOP Lost will take a break in mid-March before resuming the next month; the 16-episode season arc will be told in 13 episodes.
MOONLIGHT (CBS)
RETURNS April 11
EPISODES TO AIR 4
MY NAME IS EARL (NBC)
RETURNS April 3
EPISODES TO AIR 8+
INSIDE SCOOP On Earl's list: Atone for his absence. There's talk of expanding some of these eight episodes into hour-long affairs.
NCIS (CBS)
RETURNS April 8
EPISODES TO AIR 7
NUMB3RS (CBS)
RETURNS April 4
EPISODES TO AIR 6
THE OFFICE (NBC)
RETURNS April 10
EPISODES TO AIR 5 or 6
PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)
RETURNS Fall 2008
EPISODES TO AIR 13+
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (CBS)
RETURNS April 14
EPISODES TO AIR 6
SAMANTHA WHO? (ABC)
RETURNS Late March
EPISODES TO AIR 6+
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (NBC)
RETURNS Feb. 23
EPISODES TO AIR To be determined
SHARK (CBS)
RETURNS To be determined
EPISODES TO AIR 4
SMALLVILLE (The CW)
CURRENTLY AIRING For 8 episodes
30 ROCK (NBC)
RETURNS April 10
EPISODES TO AIR 5
INSIDE SCOOP What's in store? Spills Tina Fey via e-mail: ''Liz has a pregnancy scare.'' Even better, ''Jack may get called to serve his country.''
24 (Fox)
RETURNS Early '09
EPISODES TO AIR 24 (duh!)
INSIDE SCOOP For once, Jack Bauer isn't running out of time. Eight eps are done, and production will resume soon for an uninterrupted '09 season.
TWO AND A HALF MEN (CBS)
RETURNS March 17
EPISODES TO AIR 9
UGLY BETTY (ABC)
RETURNS Late April
EPISODES TO AIR 4 or 5
INSIDE SCOOP Exec producer Silvio Horta says a few plotlines will have to be tweaked. Which makes us wonder: Early labor for Wilhelmina?
WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS)
RETURNS April 3
EPISODES TO AIR 6
Saturday Night Live returns Feb 23 with host....TINA FEY! And then March 1, they will have Ellen Page (Juno).
