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Leno, Conan to Return Jan. 2

Late-night talk shows gear up to air without striking writers

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 17, 2007 12:16 PM CST
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(Newser) – “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” will return with new episodes on January 2 after 2 months off the air because of the Writers Guild strike, CNN reports. The shows will return without their usual writers, but "I will make clear, on the program, my support for the writers," O'Brien said in a statement.

"Both Jay and Conan have supported their writers during the first two months of this WGA strike and will continue to support them," said an NBC exec.." However, there are hundreds of people who will be able to return to work as a result of Jay's and Conan's decision." Conan and Leno have been paying their non-writing staff out of pocket since the strike began.

In this file photo, originally released by NBC, Late Night with Conan O'Brien star Conan O'Brien listens to the audience May 12, 2006, in Chicago, where he moved his show for a week. (AP Photo/NBC, Dana EdelsonFile)
In this file photo, originally released by NBC, "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" star Conan O'Brien listens to the audience May 12, 2006, in Chicago, where he moved his show for a week. (AP Photo/NBC,...   (Associated Press)
Host Jay Leno, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of The Tonight Show, announces that in 2009, he will be turning over the mike to NBC's Conan O'Brien, in this Sept. 27, 2004 file photo in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater, File)
Host Jay Leno, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of "The Tonight Show," announces that in 2009, he will be turning over the mike to NBC's Conan O'Brien, in this Sept. 27, 2004 file photo in Burbank,...   (Associated Press)
Conan O'Brien is seen in this undated file photo.
Conan O'Brien is seen in this undated file photo.   (Getty Images)
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