Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ:
Ọgbaghara malitere n'etiti Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) na Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). A na-eche na mwakpo ahụ bụ ịmanye ihe ngosi telivishọn iji kwụsị oge ha n'oge, n'ihi na ọ gaghị enwe edemede n'ọdịnihu ruo mgbe e ruru nkwekọrịta. N'ihi nkwụsị nke onye edemede, naanị iri na abụọ n'ime ihe omume iri abụọ na abụọ enyere iwu ka e chere na a ga-emepụta. N'ịbụ ndị njedebe dị nso, Mark Schwahn kwuru, "Ọ bụ ezie na anyị nwere ọhụụ ọhụrụ isii fọdụrụnụ, ọ dịghị onye na-enwe obi ụtọ banyere njedebe nke nkwụsị ahụ karịa ka anyị nọ na One Tree Hill". Na February 5, 2008, "One Tree Hill"'s ratings bụ nke abụọ naanị na "Smallville" maka ihe nkiri ederede na CW. Schwahn gara n'ihu na-ekwu na "anyị ga-achọ ohere iji gaa n'ihu oge ise, ma ọ bụrụ na nkwekọrịta ọhụrụ nke WGA kwadoro, enwere olile anya na anyị ga-enwe ike ime nke ahụ. Ọ bụrụ na ọ bụghị, anyị ga-ahụ gị maka oge isii. " Na February 15, CW kwupụtara na a ga-ewepụta ihe omume isii ọzọ iji mechie oge n'ihi nkwubi okwu nke nkwụsị.