FACTBOX-TV shows hit by Hollywood writers strike(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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