Desperate Housewives is now one of the latest casualties of the controversial writers' strike. Marc Cherry, creator of the ABC dramedy, admits that he and his Schreiben team have honored their fellow Writers Guild of America members and come out on strike. Unfortunately for fans, this could signify an early end to the current season of the show.

Frustrated supporters of the Zeigen will just have to wait to see how an upcoming episode with a massive cliffhanger turns out as the program’s Schreiben team has only accomplished work on nine episodes, which means that they’ll be running out in the next...