‘24′ Officially Slated For 2009 Return
Posted on February 17, 2008
In news that shouldn’t surprise anybody, Fox has confirmed that their hit drama, 24, will return in January 2009 to ensure that they can air the entire seventh season of the show uninterrupted. The latest season was set to air last month, but the WGA strike, which started all the way back in November, halted production, and subsequently, they had only eight complete episodes.
“A January 2009 start seemed the best way to comply with viewers’ wishes that a season’s episodes run without interruption to conclusion”, read a statement from Fox. Anticipation was high surrounding Jack Bauer’s latest day of a nightmare, which sees the show relocated to Washington D.C. from Los Angeles, but this delay represents the strike’s biggest casualty thus far.
The CW also announced that they have decided not to order any more Girlfriends episodes, meaning that the comedy will bow out without a fanfare. However, NBC said that 30 Rock, The Office, Scrubs, and ER will all return with fresh episodes on April 10, with My Name Is Earl one week earlier on April 3 with a one-hour special. New material for One Tree Hill, Smallville, Supernatural, Gossip Girl, and Reaper will start airing between April 14 and April 24, while pretty much all of the CBS dramas, including the CSIs, Criminal Minds, and Ghost Whisperer, have been slated for late March/early April returns.
CBS Renews ‘CSI’s, ‘Big Bang’, And Seven More
Posted on February 15, 2008
Following NBC’s announcement just a couple of days ago that the network is renewing Chuck, Life, and Heroes, CBS decided to follow suit and name eleven shows that have earned berths to the 2008-09 season, including ratings-juggernaut CSI, along with its two spin-offs, Miami and NY, and freshman half-hour comedy The Big Bang Theory.
Cold Case, Criminal Minds, Ghost Whisperer, NCIS, Numb3rs, Two and a Half Men, and Without a Trace also have reason to celebrate, as they join the previously announced Survivor and The Amazing Race in the renewals list.
However, there was notably no mention for other comedies, How I Met Your Mother, The Rules of Engagement, and The New Adventures of Old Christine, giving the impression that CBS wants to see how strong their ratings are for their end-of-season episodes before picking them up. Also missing were Shark, The Unit, and freshmen series Cane and Moonlight.