Drew Carey's Generous Gesture: Supporting Striking Writers with Free Meals

The Writers Guild strike had winners and losers, with Adam Conover, the anonymous Twitter account @ItsMeCarolAMPTP, Chris Keyser, Drew Carey, and Boots Riley emerging as winners. However, Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher faced backlash for restarting their talk shows during the strike. The State of California suffered a $5 billion impact on its economy due to the strikes, and some shows that were initially saved from cancellation were eventually canceled. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Disney CEO Bob Iger faced criticism, and several awards shows were affected by the strike.