Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwaka wacho wakagamuchira zviyero zvakakwirira zveShowtime; chikamu chekuongorora chakakwezva vanopfuura mamiriyoni evanhu, zvichipa chiteshi ichi zviyero zvaro zvakakwirira mumakore anenge maviri, apo mhedziso "Born Free" yakakwezva vateereri ve1.1 mamiriyoni evanhu muU.S. Paavhareji, mwaka wacho wakatariswa nevateereri mamiriyoni maviri pachiitiko chimwe nechimwe panguva yaro yekutanga kana uchifunga nezvevatariri veDVR. Nemhaka ye
2007<unk>2008 Writers Guild strike uye yakakurudzirwa nekubudirira kwechiratidziro uye kukwirira kwakakwirira pa Showtime, CBS, nyika yepasi rose nhepfenyuro yenhepfenyuro, yakazivisa muna December 2007 kuti yakanga iri kufunga kuparidzira shanduro yakashandurwa yemwaka wekutanga we "Dexter" nokuda kwekusununguka-ku-air broadcast. Yakatanga kutepfenyura musi waFebruary 17, 2008, uye nokudaro, "Dexter" yakava purogiramu yekutanga mumakore makumi maviri kuti iite pamhepo nhepfenyuro mushure mekuratidzwa pane premium cable channel. Munguva yekudzokororwa kwechiratidziro paCBS network muna 2008, zviyero zvacho zvaive zvakakwirira zvakanyanya, zvichisvika 8.2 mamirioni evaoni panguva yayo yekutanga muna Kukadzi, zvichipa network chiyero chayo chakanakisa mu10 p.m. nguva kubvira Zvita gore rapfuura. Mukati memavhiki ayo gumi nemaviri, yakaderera kusvika pamamiriyoni 7.1 kutanga kwaApril, uye kusvika pamamiriyoni 6.6 panguva yekupedzisira kwemwaka musi waMay 6.