 Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, production of the series was halted by December 19, 2007, and only twelve episodes of the original thirteen-episode order were produced.Once the Writers' Strike ended, CBS announced that "Moonlight" would return on April 25, 2008 with four new episodes, to be part of the series' first season.On May 13, 2008, CBS announced that "Moonlight" was officially cancelled.