On December 18 , the WGA announced it would not issue waivers for the Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards ( Oscars ) ceremonies . In an act of solidarity , SAG also decided not to support the Golden Globes as well . Labor experts stated that this move was " an attempt by the guild to bring the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers back to the bargaining table . " The People 's Choice Awards , which was also denied a waiver , stated it would have to revamp the format of the ceremony by releasing a taped ceremony for January 8 telecast on CBS , instead of airing it live as usual . As a result of the changes which were made , the telecast was viewed by just 6 million viewers , the lowest ratings ever in the show 's history at the time . This was down from 11.3 million viewers the previous year
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2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike