Late Night Talk Shows Could Return As Soon As Early October, Post-WGA Strike
variety.comMichael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As the WGA strike draws to a close, first stop on the road to normalcy will be late night — where producers are already plotting a return to air within the next two to three weeks. “We want to come back ASAP,” said one late night insider.
Added another: “I think everybody’s leaning forward, like they’re ready to go…. I would look for them to return on October 2 or October 9.
I think that they are going to be very motivated to get their crews working again.” According to insiders, some late night producers are already emailing staff members about coming back to work ASAP — perhaps as soon as Tuesday, depending on what happens next at the WGA.
Because talk shows fall under SAG-AFTRA’s network code deal, which isn’t a part of the talent guild’s current strike, that should allow the hosts (who are all on strike as members of the Writers Guild) to come back immediately, or at least after the WGA membership approves the new deal.
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