Late-Night Talk Shows Set Their Return Dates After Writers Strike Resolved | THR News Video
Late Night has set the return dates for their talk shows as the writers strike comes to an end. The four network talkers — ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', CBS' 'Late Show With Stephen Colbert' and NBC's 'Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' and 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' — will all be back on the air Monday, Oct. 2. HBO's 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' will be back one day earlier settling back into its usual Sunday night spot on Oct. 1.
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00:00 Late Night has set the return dates for their talk shows
00:02 as the writer's strike comes to an end.
00:04 The four network talkers, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live,"
00:08 CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert,"
00:11 NBC's "Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,"
00:13 and "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
00:15 will all be back on the air Monday, October 2nd.
00:17 HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"
00:19 will be back one day earlier,
00:21 settling back into its usual Sunday night spot
00:23 on October 1st.
00:25 The five hosts who created the "Strike Force 5" podcast
00:28 to raise money for their out-of-work staff
00:30 made the joint announcement on the show's Instagram account.
00:32 The Writers Guild of America voted on Tuesday
00:35 to end the strike,
00:36 allowing its members to return to work.
00:38 The contract still has to be ratified through a vote
00:40 set to take place in early October.
00:42 Late Night shows were among the first programs to shut down
00:45 after the WGA called its strike on May 2nd.
00:48 Daytime talk shows that employ WGA writers,
00:50 such as "The Drew Barrymore Show,"
00:52 are also likely to return soon,
00:54 though dates have yet to be announced.
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