From November 2007 to February 2008, reality TV exploded as the Writers Guild of America went on strike, shutting down dozens of shows on broadcasters and cable. Just over 15 years later, the WGA is on strike again, and the impact is already visible as the major networks look to the fall.Disney’s ABC network Autumn line-up announced There are no shows with new scripts at all.
ABC’s fall lineup has one new show, The Golden Bachelor, a variation on the popular Bachelor show focused on older attendees. The rest of the lineup includes shows like Celebrity Jeopardy, Bachelor in Paradise, Judge Steve Harvey, The Shark Tank, and reruns of Abbott Elementary.
When the writers went on strike in 2007, the WGA was concerned not only about compensation in general, but also about details such as DVD retention and the Guild’s involvement in the then-new world of streaming video content. Netflix as we know it now was only six months old at that point, and Killer Streaming had yet to establish (and perhaps lost) his television reputation. The previous deal did not allow for new forms of media, and the studio liked it. In short, a whole new world of streaming without nasty unions squeezing profits.
As GQ NotePrevious writers’ strikes have featured emerging technologies of the time, such as the then-new practice of showing movies on television in the 1960s and the advent of home video in the 1980s. With each new technology, writers must fight for a fair reward. This time, along with something like the balance of a streaming program, writing using AI has also been added. This is a one-time payment, rather than recurring payments for years like linear TV syndicated shows. But generally speaking, strikes Approved by 97.85% Of the 9,200 voting WGA members (approximately 79% of eligible WGA members), A more livable profit share of the show they lay the groundwork for.
ABC’s focus on fall reality and unscripted shows suggests the station expects the strike to continue for some time. At least long enough to have a significant impact on Fall programming. Reality shows existed before him in 2007, but the strike also hit hard on reality and unscripted shows that don’t rely on Guild-related screenwriters for production.
Here’s ABC’s fall line-up:
Monday
20:00 “Dancing with the Stars” (2 hours)
10pm “Golden Bachelor”
Tuesday
20:00 “Celebrity Crisis!”
21:00 “Bachelor in Paradise” (2 hours)
Wednesday
8 p.m. “Judge Steve Harvey”
21:00 “Abbott Elementary” (Encore)
21:30 “Abbott Elementary School” (Encore)
10 pm
“what would you do?”
Thursday
20:00 “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”
9:00 p.m. “Bet your luck”
10 p.m. “100,000 Dollar Pyramid”
Friday
20:00 “Shark Tank”
9:01 p.m. “20/20” (2 hours)
Saturday
7:30 p.m. college football
Sunday
7pm “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
20:00 “Wonderful World of Disney” (3 hours)
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