Through picket signs

When the entertainment industry scribes descended on Los Angeles with their picket signs Monday, it gave a whole new meaning to “November sweeps.” In a month when the networks usually show off their big guns -- a wedding and (gasp) death on “Ugly Betty,” a crossover episode between “CSI” and “Without a Trace” -- TV viewers will have another reason to wonder, “What will happen to my favorite show?” Most networks air repeats in December around the low-viewership holiday period, so most shows will not run out of original material until at least mid-January, if a strike lasts that long. The following is a list of where many series stand:

Late night

“The Colbert Report,” “The Daily Show” and “Saturday Night Live”: Will go into repeats immediately.

“The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien”: Will go into repeats immediately.

“The Late Show With David Letterman” and “The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson”: Will go into repeats immediately.

“Jimmy Kimmel Live”: Staffed with WGA writers, so it would probably go to repeats. But Kimmel might decide to wing it and do the show himself.

“Nightline”: Will remain live and in originals.

ABC

“Lost”: Expected to have eight out of 16 episodes ready. Midseason, none has aired yet.

“Grey’s Anatomy”: Expected to complete 11 episodes.

“Cavemen”: Expected to have 12 out of 13 episodes completed; has not received an order for a full season.

“Men in Trees”: Has five episodes left over from last season, 10 new episodes shot, four more scripts to shoot; adds up to 19 out of 27 for the season.

“Boston Legal”: Will have 14 or 15 of 22 episodes.

“Cashmere Mafia”: Will have seven episodes out of an order of 13.

“The View”: Will continue uninterrupted, according to a spokesman.

“Dirty Sexy Money”: Expected to have from 11 to 13 episodes completed.

“Brothers & Sisters”: Expected to have either 11 or 12 episodes completed.

“Eli Stone”: Will have 13 of 13 ordered. Midseason premiere date is undetermined.

CBS

“Moonlight”: Expected to have 11 out of 12 episodes completed; has not received an order for a full season.

“Criminal Minds”: Will have completed 12 of 22 episodes.

“Cane”: Expected to complete all 13 episodes; has not yet received an order for a full season.

“Jericho”: Will have all seven of seven episodes.

“CSI: Miami”: Will have 13 out of 24 episodes.

NBC

“30 Rock”: Has nine out of 22 episodes completed, with several days of shooting for the 10th episode scheduled for this week.

“Heroes”: Will have completed up to 11 episodes.

“Friday Night Lights”: Expected to complete 15 of 22 episodes.

“Scrubs”: Expected to complete 12 of 18 episodes.

“Medium”: Will have nine of 22 episodes.

“Journeyman”: Expected to complete 13 of 13 episodes; has not yet received an order for a full season.

CW

“Everybody Hates Chris”: Expected to complete 22 of 22 episodes.

“Gossip Girl”: Expected to complete 13 of 22 episodes.

“Supernatural”: Has 10 to 12 episodes completed. Those shows also have roughly five scripts that are ready to shoot.

“America’s Next Top Model,” “Beauty and the Geek” and new shows such as “Crowned.”: Among a number of reality shows that have already been ordered up, meaning they are covered for the rest of the season.

Fox

“24”: Will have eight or nine out of 24 episodes completed. Midseason, none has aired yet.

“Prison Break”: Has scripts through Episode 13; now shooting Episode 11.

USA

“In Plain Sight”: New show; episodes are nearly wrapped.

“Psych” and “Monk”: Enough scripts in hand to guarantee a full second half of each season.

“Law and Order: Criminal Intent”: Expected to complete 11 of 22 episodes.

“Burn Notice”: Scheduled to start production of Season 2 in January.

“Starter Wife”: Scheduled to start production in March.

FX

“Thirty Days”: Completed, not expected to be affected.

“Nip/Tuck”: Fifth season, the 22 episodes were planned for two cycles: 14 to run from now to February and eight next year. All 14 in the first cycle have been written. Only the second cycle would be affected.

“The Shield”: The final season is written, no date set for airing.

“Dirt” and “The Riches”: Production is underway, and they could be affected.

“Rescue Me”: Fifth season, just announced, would be affected since production is expected to start in early 2008.

“Damages”: No word yet on whether it would be picked up.

HBO

“Entourage” and “Big Love”: Are in the writing stages and were scheduled to air in the summer of 2008.

“True Blood” and “12 Miles of Bad Road”: Have begun production.

“The Wire”: Completed and will air as scheduled.

“In Treatment”: New series will air as scheduled.

Showtime

“Dexter,” “Californication,” “Brotherhood” and “Weeds”: Unaffected. Have either ended or are ending their season runs.

“The Tudors”: Returns for its second season in March; completed production last week on 12 episodes.

TNT

“The Closer”: Not expected to be affected.

“Saving Grace”: Not expected to be affected.

“Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”: Not expected to be affected.

“10 Items or Less”: Second season will begin Jan. 15, as scheduled.