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After the Strike, Networks Prime the Prime-Time Pump

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The next night, both "CSI" and "Without a Trace" unveil the first of six new episodes. And that Friday, April 4, "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numb3rs" will each air their first of six new episodes.

On April 8, "NCIS" is back with the first of seven new episodes. "Moonlight" starts airing the first of four new episodes on April 11.

Mid-season drama "Swingtown," which had yet to debut, has resumed production, the network said.

Missing from the CBS lineup are "The Unit," "Cane" and "Shark," which made way for strike fill-ins "Big Brother" and "Dexter," and resuscitated "Jericho." "Shark" will produce four more episodes.

Marking the comeback of NBC's scripted fare is an hour's worth of the comedy series "My Name Is Earl," on Thursday, April 3.

One week later, "30 Rock," "The Office," "Scrubs" and "ER" will be back. "Lipstick Jungle" will complete its run in the "ER" time slot on March 20.

"Law & Order: SVU" returns April 15. The "Law & Order" mother ship plows into its stash of new episodes starting Wednesday, April 23.

Mid-season "Medium" continues its current run on Monday nights.

Fox, meanwhile, expects to tinker with its current schedule only slightly now that the writers' strike is over. The network plans to unveil a summer schedule this week.

Monday, ABC said it had ordered more episodes of "Brothers & Sisters," "Desperate Housewives," "Dirty Sexy Money," "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Private Practice," "Pushing Daisies," "Samantha Who?" and "Ugly Betty."

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