Broadcast TV Faces a Ticking Clock as Strike Grinds On

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The window to produce shortened seasons of popular scripted shows for midseason dwindles as AMPTP and WGA talks turn contentious

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The writers' strike could affect advertisers' plans for the fall. (Image: Christopher T. Smith/TheWrap, Getty Images)

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As Hollywood chiefs lumber their way through labor negotiations, the broadcast networks under their purview face an increasingly tight deadline to get production of their scripted programming up and running in time to air in early 2024. Given the rocky restart of contract talks between the AMPTP and WGA, hope for timely resolution is quickly dwindling.

Insiders who spoke to TheWrap offered a variety of scenarios on how quickly filming could pick back up — all depending on just how long it takes for any resolution to Hollywood’s historic double strike to emerge.

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