• Mediaweek , Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:15 AM

With the conclusion of the writers strike, CBS says that original episodes of its scripted comedies and dramas will soon return to its broadcast schedule. The Tiffany Network says three of its Monday night comedies may be back as early as St. Patrick's Day, including episodes of "How I Met Your Mother," "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two and Half Men."

Drama "CSI: Miami" will return the following week with eight original episodes and "Cold Case" hits prime time again on March 30. Then, in April, the network hopes to return almost all of its other dramas to the schedule, including "Criminal Minds" the rest of the "CSI" franchise, "Without a Trace," "Ghost Whisperer," "Numb3rs" and "NCIS." All of those are expected to produce six or seven new episodes.

Absent from the schedule are "The Unit," "Cane" and "Shark," although the last is set to produce four new episodes to air on dates yet to be determined.

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