Use Wednesday as a example, Jenna Ortega was booked to film Season 2, which was scheduled when the Strike happened, then she was booked to film a movie or two after the season was due to be completed filming.
So the show had to wait for her availability.
Same for Stranger Things, Season was filming when the strike happened, Millie Brown had to film two movies back to back after the season was due to be completed, so they had to wait for her, probably a few other actors also.
Broadcast shows did not have this issue, since they have a set filming schedule, usually July/August till March/early April, hence why we only received 10-13 episodes after the strike, for the 23/24 Season (more like just the 2024 Season).
Ratings are still dropping for Broadcast/Cable Channels, due to continuing to lose subscribers (6 Million Paid Live TV in 2024, expected to lose 7-8 Million in 2025).
But it is expected that more than half of the audience will watch those shows on streaming services than on Paid Live TV.
For example, Paramount + now has about 78 Million subscribers, vs Paid Live TV at, currently, 68 Million, so a possible bigger audience for CBS, plus the fact they are in 4K on P+, vs 1080i on Cable/Satellite.
So where would a lot rather watch, I have obviously picked P+.
Except streaming services are still gaining subscribers, both here and the rest of the world, the longer wait is not affecting them.