WGA Strike Shuts Down Late Night Talk Shows Effective Immediately

TV & Film

May 3

It’s more than just Hollywood and daytime TV being impacted by the WGA strike. Many late-night TV shows have also been put on hold as well. Some of the affected shows, including The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers will temporarily solve the problem by broadcasting reruns instead of new episodes. The Daily Show, which is still rotating hosts, has not yet announced what they will be doing.

Weekly shows are also left without writers. This includes HBO staples Real Time With Bill Maher, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, both of which will be put on hold. Like many of the previously mentioned more frequent shows, Saturday Night Live (SNL), will be airing reruns until further notice.

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