UNLIKE ANY OTHER SPRING TV SEASON, THE end of the Writers Guild strike this year means that all of our favorite scripted shows are once again available. Television aficionados spent months with only a partial lineup to keep us satisfied, but now a host of new and returning shows helps make up for lost time.

Beginning on Monday, March 24, cable station ABC Family airs 12 new episodes of “Greek,” which portrays the inner workings of a college fraternity. “Greek’s” gay character, Calvin, struggled to keep his sexuality a secret throughout the early episodes, but is outed by his best friend and must adjust to life as a gay frat boy.

Gay-inclusive ABC drama “Brothers & Sisters” returns to the air with the first of four new episodes on April 20. The members and associates of the Walker family continue to run their businesses, run for office, and run to and from each other. Gay Walker Kevin, played by Matthew Rhys, is back alongside popular cast members Sally Field, Rob Lowe, Calista Flockhart and Balthazar Getty.

“PROJECT RUNWAY’S” SEASON HAS reached its end, but reality TV continues its always homo-friendly bevy of guilty pleasures. Bravo’s other addictive competition, “Top Chef: Chicago,” began anew March 12. Seasons past included a bevy of queer contestants, and this one is no different. Lesbian contestants are part of the lineup, and “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’s” Ted Allen returns as a judge.

Sci-fi fans can rejoice that “Battlestar Galactica,” and hot lesbian character Gina, come back on April 4 on the premiere episode of season four. One character, Starbuck, is back from the dead, and the rest of the ship’s crew struggle to understand how it could be possible.

In yet another genre, sketch comedy lovers can rejoice that one of the genre’s best and most unusual troupes returns to TV.

“Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat” finds Amy Poehler and company back on Comedy Central on Friday, March 21. The special, a televised version of their New York City live performance, shows off the group’s improv skills and comic sensibilities.

More in line with much-missed gay sketch show “Kids in the Hall” is IFC’s “The Whitest Kids U’ Know,” already underway. Now in their second season, the five cute straight boys specialize in the kind of deadpan absurdist humor that would make Dave Foley proud. Added bonuses: they like to dress in drag, and their parody song, “Totally Gay For America,” points out the stupidity of the country’s unequal marriage rights laws.

THE MOST OVERTLY GAY CONTENT can still be found on queer TV stalwarts Here! and Logo. Logo again broke new ground with its dating show “Transamerican Love Story.” Refreshing in its lack of sensationalism, “Transameri-can” Calpernia Addams is captivating audiences this spring as she uses a process of elimination to find a man.

Here! also has fun new releases to complement the breezy spring weather. “The Ben and Dave Show” is a talk show with two openly gay hosts, Ben Harvey and Dave Rubin, that started on March 14. They troll Craigslist ads and gossip about celebrities who need to come out. The format reflects Harvey’s years as a radio personality and Rubin’s experience in virtually every New York comedy club.

A pair of interesting documentaries round out the spring TV season on Cinemax in June. The Oscar-winning Best Documentary Short “Freeheld” follows the difficulties that dying New Jersey police officer Laurel Hester had in transferring her pension to partner Stacie Andree. The film illuminates the legal battles that gay men and lesbians fight every day.

On a less political note, “When I Knew” is a documentary about the moments when people realized that they were gay. It’s based on a popular book of the same name by Robert Trachtenberg and features a number of men and women and their stories, utilizing vintage photographs and home movies.