00:00Late Night has set the return dates for their talk shows as the writer's strike comes to an end.
00:06The four network talkers, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, CBS's Late Show with Stephen Colbert,
00:11NBC's Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, and Late Night with Seth Meyers will all be back on the air Monday, October 2nd.
00:18HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver will be back one day earlier, settling back into its usual Sunday night spot on October 1st.
00:25The five hosts, who created the Strike Force 5 podcast to raise money for their out-of-work staff,
00:30made the joint announcement on the show's Instagram account.
00:33The Writers Guild of America voted on Tuesday to end the strike, allowing its members to return to work.
00:38The contract still has to be ratified through a vote set to take place in early October.
00:42Late Night shows were among the first programs to shut down after the WGA called its strike on May 2nd.
00:48Daytime talk shows that employ WGA writers, such as the Drew Barrymore Show, are also likely to return soon,
00:54though dates have yet to be announced.
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