There are not many set dates yet, but it’s expected a number of shows, including “Saturday Night Live,” will return by the second week of October.
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As the Writers Guild of America strike nears its apparent end following a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, questions about when daytime talk shows and late-night comedy would return were immediate, but there aren’t many solid dates yet as audiences eagerly await the return of popular shows.Key Facts
Late-night talk shows like The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night With Seth Meyers will likely return “a few days after the strike is officially over,” according to Deadline, and Variety reported it could be as soon as October 2; however, the shows may look different at first as the Screen Actor’s Guild strike continues and actors aren’t able to promote their projects.
Daytime talk shows like The Talk and The Drew Barrymore Show—both of which planned to come back without writers while the strike was ongoing, but reversed course after receiving backlash—will likely return around the same time as late-night shows, media outlets are reporting.
