Production on big-name TV shows is set to resume now that the dust has settled after six months of labor actions. According to The Hollywood Reporter, since the SAG-AFTRA strike ended on Nov. 9 (which the agreement still needs to be ratified by the AMPTP) and cleared actors to work again, it has also pushed for prep work to be done to bring back all the best in TV. Media companies are arranging to get their broadcast shows running just in time for the holidays and to catch up for lost time.
Since writers’ rooms have been open for six weeks, following the end of the Writers Guild of America’s strike on Sept.27, the first series to return is NBC’s Night Court, produced by Warner Bros. TV and Universal Television, and will premiere on Nov.13.
Others on the list include CBS’s FBI and NBC’s Chicago series, both from Dick Wolf and Wolf’s Entertainment, which are aiming for the week after Thanksgiving to start broadcasts. The next few weeks should give sufficient time for network shows to be up and running by the first quarter of 2024.
During the week of Nov.27, ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS’s Young Sheldon are set to return. Some other series currently do not have a premiere date, such as ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, CBS’s Bob Hearts Abishola, and another ABC series The Rookie, to name a few.
TV shows will also air well into December and January. Series like Blue Bloods, CSI: Vegas, NCIS, and NCIS: Hawaii are returning in early December. ABC’s 911 and The CW’s All American: Homecoming are returning in January.
Interestingly, most shows will compress their season episodes from 10-13 rather than the standard 18-22 episodes per season.
These dates are still being determined and could change in the future, which can be due to how long prepping for a series could last. To see the complete list of what’s coming back to mainstream TV, head to The Hollywood Reporter.