With WGA negotiations getting close to settled, ABC is planning the return of several of the productions. According to Ausiello of TVGuide:

Hollywood moguls expected to be announced sometime this week, my moles at Grey’s tell me that production on the show is expected to resume in early March. The plan is to shoot four or five episodes to air in April/May. A similar scenario is expected to play out at two other ABC hits, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters. Conversely, freshman shows that have already been given full-season pickups (i.e. Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Samantha Who?) will likely restart production over the summer ahead of a fall relaunch.

Though we’ll miss shows like Daisies and Samantha Who?, it is understandable that they want to wait until the fall. Also, it’s a good thing that they aren’t leaving shows like Grey’s with the abrupt pre-strike endings.

Hopefully the other networks follow a similar approach.