For real this time: the Writers Guild of America strike is over. The final deal between the writers and studios is complicated, as union wage deals tend to be. The gist is that writers will be getting a small slice of the internet revenue pie, just not as much as they originally asked for. But that’s how compromises work: win-win-win. Sometimes.

The real winners are, hopefully, we the TV viewing audience. And our award will be delivered, well, some time within the next few weeks. Possibly months. As if TV wasn’t already a confusing patchwork of schedules, we’re now forced to read TV-columnist tea leaves to find out when shows are coming back. The most comprehensive list I’ve seen so far is this continually-updated post from New York magazine. (But I ask you, New York magazine, whither comes It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia?) Here’s the short list of what matters to us here at ScreeNerd:

Battlestar Galactica: First part of the final season begins on April 4, the rest will inexplicably air in the fall or in 2009. (WTF? Just run the whole frakking season.)

Heroes: No new episodes until this fall.

Lost: Already in progress, but the total episode order for the year will likely be cut down from 16 to 13 episodes. The show could benefit from a compressed season anyway, forcing them to cut the extra fluff.

The Office: Will air 6 to 7 new episodes, beginning on April 10.

Pushing Daisies: No new episodes likely until the fall.

Reaper: Will produce 6 to 8 new episodes; no indication of when they will air.

Weeds: Will start up again this summer.

One thing I will miss about the strike is the incredibly watchable time-wasting on late-night shows like Conan O’Brien, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report. And when those three guys conspire to waste time together, well, it’s pretty hilarious. Check it out after the jump: