"Breaking Bad" had the order for its first season reduced from nine episodes to seven due to the strike, something the producers, in hindsight, said actually benefited them. Programmers once again turned to reality shows to help fill the void - including a winter edition of CBS' "Big Brother" - prompting writers to worry that some of the lost primetime real estate wouldn't be fully recovered.Ī number of what turned out to be long-running TV shows were impacted creatively, sometimes in unexpected ways. (Networks had accelerated the production pace in anticipation of the strike, which initially somewhat softened the blow.) The 2007 strike - which started in November and extended into February - brought many TV programs to a halt, resulting in strike-shortened seasons. Related: Writers inch closer to strike with guild vote Guild leaders have argued that as with past strikes, short-term pain might be necessary to secure a deal that would protect writers now and into the future. Perhaps foremost, networks fear that viewers who might drift away during a strike will be even harder now to lure back, thanks to the host of options available to them.įor their part, writers well remember the lost income they experienced in 2007. Still, a prolonged strike would have consequences, immediately shutting down late-night shows, potentially delaying the start of the TV season that begins in September, and casting a pall over their upfront presentations this month, in which they'll unveil new programming to advertisers. The studios are vast, multifaceted operations, which would enable them to weather a strike for a time, as they did a decade ago.
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