TV Talk: The End is Near.

An end to the strike is imminent:

"The tentative deal officially announced early Saturday morning between striking writers and Hollywood studios, networks and production companies — all but ending a three-month-old strike — has already made the threat of an actors’ strike this summer less likely. By Saturday afternoon, a pair of warring actors’ unions were trying to make amends with each other and prepare for joint contract negotiations that could suddenly prove smoother than most had dared predict a few days earlier.

Movie and television writers will almost certainly be back at work on Wednesday, pending the results of a Tuesday vote, in person or by faxed proxy, on whether to lift the strike. On Sunday, the governing boards of Writers Guild of America leaders unanimously approved the provisional deal with production companies, making approval by members likely."

Hallelujah, Praise the Lord and Pass the Remote!

So, where do we go from here? What does this mean for our favorite shows? Will they be back with more episodes this season? Or will we have to wait until the fall? And then there's the question of whether they'll be back at all. TV Guide's Michael Ausiello has compiled a chart of the latest new on all current network shows. Please check it out to see what will be happening with your favorites.

According to Ausiello:

24 will not be returning until the fall
Heroes' fate is TBD
Pushing Daisies will not return until the fall
Back to You's future is TBD
CSI will have 4 to 7 new episodes aire in April and May
LOST may have an additional 6 episodes to air after this batch of 8 are finished (yay!)
And Bionic Woman is never coming back. EVER. Yay.

As Michael points out, this information is constantly changing so please be sure to visit his column regularly for updates.

I'm happy. And it's not just the Valium I'm taking for my back, either.

But it helps.