Letterman may return as writers shift tactics – Yahoo! News
if Worldwide Pants can reach an interim agreement with the WGA, new versions of “Late Show with David Letterman” could return in January, according to The New York Times.
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WorldWide Pants is an independent producer and can sign an interim deal outside the WGA and AMPTP talks. The company also produces “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” on CBS.
In a separate statement, a CBS spokesman said the network respected the intent of WorldWide Pants to serve its own interests and those of its employees.
“However, this development should not confuse the fact that CBS remains unified with the AMPTP, and committed to working with the member companies to reach a fair and reasonable agreement,” said CBS spokesman Chris Ender.
Earlier this week, show business newspaper Daily Variety reported that NBC’s “Tonight Show” and “Leno’s program and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” also may be back on air by January. An NBC spokeswoman could not be reached on Saturday.
May it be so, as Dave and Ferguson are two favorites around Casa PoliBlog.
