The 100-day writers’ strike is becoming a distant nightmare, but not every network has fully recovered. FX, for instance, has yet to announce return dates for summer mainstays Rescue Me and Damages. Nor has it decided whether to order third seasons of The Riches and Dirt, both of which just finished poorly-rated seasons. "It’s a combination of the strike having us scrambling, and trying to figure out what shows are compatible where," says FX President John Landgraf. He predicts a January return (at the earliest) for Damages, which stars Glenn Close (pictured), and a spring berth for Rescue Me. Now for the good news: Fans of the Denis Leary firefighter series can get a fix this summer by watching 10 five-minute original "minisodes" in the show’s usual summer slot. And The Shield returns for its final season Sept. 2.
FX's 'Damages,' 'Rescue Me' return in 2009 -- at earliest
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What about Nip/Tuck?
F/X needs to pick up Moonlight, Jerico and Journeyman, along with renewing Nip/Tuck, The Riches and Dirt. How awesome would that be?!
Boo!
what about its alway sunny in philly thats the only thing worth it on f/x
WHAT THE F..K, I LOVE DAMAGES…SOB!
Damages is the best show. Please bring it back before I start to remember how terrible Rose Byrne is and refuse to watch it!
ABC cancels half of what I watch and now no Damages this year. I think I’ll put my TVs on ebay and forget about it.
I hope they leave Dirt on. Its a guilty pleasure of mine.
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writers on several songs. You get better odds of getting struck by lightning while buying a winning lottery ticket. What you see above is just the tip of the iceburg, and only deals with
this years contest, last year’s contest is even worse. (10 of the 2007 Top 20 Finalist had working relationships with Judge Paula Abdul, Judge Randy Jackson, Host Ryan Seacreast,
Bandleader Rickey Minor, Idol Producer Clive Davis, American Idol, Fox Television …… IF someone will only check out my webpage you would find everything I’m saying has links
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I hope they renew the Riches. I looked forward it eagerly every week.
Not going to lie, I was really hoping Damages would come back this summer, because I get cheap cable at school and it doesn’t include FX. I guess I will be making friends with someone with cable.
I’m waiting for Damages to return to t.v. Even after the writer’s strike is over lots of other shows came back with new episodes??? Now I hear it will be expected to return 1/2009??? What are you crazy? You’ll have to show the season again for us to remember what previously happened??? !!!!! sooooooooo i’m waaaaaaaiting!!!
Damages was so good glenn close is the bomb and won a grammy. I was so into it and it left you really on the edge of your seat, the last episode. Ok I love Desperate HOUSEWIVES.Grey’s anantomy, army wives,Saving Grace on TNT and Damages why do thye alway mess with all the good stuff on tv and put on all this reality crap come on executives of tnt, FX abc and lifetime we love these shows and desperate housewives was the shortest season ever what the hell?
Please bring back Rescue Me. need my hunk firefighter fix
I sure do miss Tommy, glad Rescue me
will be back soon.
I sure do miss Tommy, glad Rescue me
will be back soon.
NO DAMAGES TILL 2009?? Ther’s nothing worth watching since it left FX
FX has to bring Damages back. It was the best thing ever on TV. I wouldn’t have felt gyped if I paid $9 a week and saw each episode at the movies. Not enough people even knew it was on TV. Get the DVD of 1st season at Best Buy and pass it along to fiends/family.
Damages was my number one television series of 2008. Glenn Close was BAD!!! I looked forward to watching the show every week and I can’t wait to watch the new season.
“Damages”? The best drama on television in a long while! And despite competition from some might fine television drama, it is the best!
HURRY UP WITH THE RETURN OF DAMAGES!!! THIS IS THE BEST THRILLER, ON-THE-EDGE OF YOUR SEAT, KEEP-YOU-GUESSING SHOW IN A VERY LONG TIME.
KEEP UP THE GREAT WRITING AND CONTINUE WITH THE GREAT CAST.
LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR.
I absolutely loved Damages. The best drama in years. Glen Close is great!I can’t wait til it starts up again.
want to see more of the tv series Dirt, Riches, and Damages. They are great.
I hope they have a Season 1 marathon.
Thank you so much…a friend of mine told me Damages was not going to be renewed. I am so thrilled, I absolutely could not wait for the next episode. Was so disappointed that no one else that I worked w/ watched it. It was the best show I have ever seen, each episode was movie quality with the acting (Glenn Close), and the script. I thought I was reading a mystery/suspense novel and just couldn’t put it down.
I missed season 2..can i buyt it? and when does it come on again?
Love the show..I’m a lawyer and its the only legal show I watch
the email address has 2 vs not a w.
Thanks
I sincerely hope that you do not cancel ‘The Riches’. I love the characters of the show and was looking forward to another season. I hope you give it more time to catch on. I love the characters. I am surprised it did not do better in the ratings.
p.s. I am thrilled you are bringing back Damages. Thank you!
So very happy to hear Damages is returning. Was very bummed when it did not come on in the summer. It is an extremely thrilling show. Keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole time. What a great cast. Glenn Close and Ted Danson were AWESOME. The show can’t come soon enough for me!!