"In July, NBC announced some fall scheduling updates that included "1 vs. 100"s season two premiere being temporarily delayed.In late 2007, as a result of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, NBC announced that "1 vs. 100" would return as a winter replacement sometime in January, and the series debuted its second season on January 4, 2008, with a revamped new set and payout structure.