Late-Night Shows Return After Writers Strike as Actors Resume Talks That Could End Their Standoff

SAG-AFTRA member John Schmitt (2nd R) and others carry signs on the picket line outside Netflix in Los Angeles on Sept. 27, 2023. Chris Pizzello/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—Late-night talk shows began their return to the air after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike, while actors completed the first day of talks that could end their own long work walk-off.

CBS’s “ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” ABC’s “ Jimmy Kimmel Live! ” and NBC’s “ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ” were the first shows to leave the air when the writers strike began on May 2, and were among the first to return with fresh airings Monday night.