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(Reuters) - A strike by Hollywood screenwriters seeking a greater share of revenues from entertainment on the Internet in their next contract already has halted work on a number of popular TV shows.

Following is a list of shows on which production has ceased after five days of the strike:

* "Desperate Housewives" (ABC)

* "The Office" (NBC)

* "Two and a Half Men" (CBS)

* "Back to You" (Fox)

* "'Til Death" (Fox)

* "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS)

* "Rules of Engagement" (CBS)

* "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)

* "Carpoolers" (ABC)

Shows already off the air or in rerun

* "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" (NBC)

* "Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS)

* "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

* "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central)

* "The Colbert Report" (Comedy Central)

* "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (NBC)

* "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" (CBS)

* "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (ABC)

* "Last Call With Carson Daly" (NBC)

Launches postponed:

* "24" (Fox) 7th season

* "Cashmere Mafia" (ABC) new series (Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bill Trott)

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