There's been a lot more specific information released this week about your favorite TV shows. TV Guide has an excellent list (updated hourly) that can probably tell you everything you need to know (at least as far as it's been decided for some shows).
Suffice it to say, hour long shows with lots of special effects were more heavily affected by the strike than quickly and cheaply-produced sitcoms. Most of the movie studios seemed to cope with the writer's strike relatively well. Some films were shot without re-writes and others were simply delayed a few months. I've seen some announcements of films being released 3-6 months later than originally planned but little has been noteworthy.
I'm glad the writers were compensated for the work they do in various areas and formats, but if I were them, I'd be nervous about striking anytime in the future. Both the television and film industries managed rather well without them and another work stoppage may need to be significantly longer – perhaps longer than the writers themselves can bear.
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