Letterman may return as writers shift tactics
523706
Talk show host David Letterman has  been pursuing a deal with Hollywood's striking writers that  would allow his late-night television show to restart  production, his company said on Saturday.
413853
A fully bearded David Letterman opened his first show in two months by walking out amid dancing girls holding picket signs for striking TV writers. "I know what you're thinking," Letterman said of his mostly white beard. "You think Dave looks like a cattle-drive cook."
86402
A deal may bring Mr. Fallon back to the network and put him in position to be a prime contender for Conan OâBrienâs job as host of NBCâs âLate Nightâ show.
335932
Fans of David Letterman can expect fresh Top Ten lists next week.  Worldwide Pants, the comedian's production company, reached an interim agreement Friday with the Writers Guild of America allowing The Late Show With David Letterman to return to the ...
387382
The agreement will allow the late-night star to resume his show on CBS starting Wednesday with his team of writers on board, even as the writersâ strike continues.
360508
Rival talk show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman are fighting again, turning up the heat on the serious business of late-night comedy ratings.
652016
Striking Hollywood writers could be back at work as early as Monday for the first time in three months if they embrace terms of a tentative contract deal that union leaders are expected to present them this weekend.
21998
David Letterman doesn't even need writers to have fun with this one. The late-night comic's representatives met with striking writers on Friday in an attempt to reach a deal that will allow the "Late Show" to return to the air with its writing staff.
15335
Jon Stewart was back Monday night for the first time since the Hollywood writers strike began, but he took care to draw a clear distinction between the show he was returning with and the show he hosted until two months ago
410056
The storied rivalry between Jay  Leno and David Letterman takes a new twist on Wednesday when  the two stars of U.S. late-night television return to the air  two months into a bitter strike by TV and film writers.
13166
As striking screenwriters keep late-night talk shows in reruns, Hollywood publicists have been scrambling to find new ways to promote star-driven movies.
128107
David Letterman and Jay Leno were set to return to the air Wednesday night, two months after writers went on strike.
222417
Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS Wednesday.
122390
Robin Williams will be David Letterman's first guest upon the return of his "Late Show" on CBS Wednesday. The appearance of a Hollywood A-lister who can talk a mile a minute may be Letterman's way of quickly trying to draw a distinction between his show and his late-night rivals, who are without writers and may also have trouble booking major entertainers as guests.
322181
Late-night TV comedian David Letterman  on Wednesday kicked off the return of his show from a two-month  hiatus in support of striking screenwriters, boasting his was  the "only show on the air" with union-backed jokes.
74343
David Letterman, who infrequently appears on anyone's show but his own, will make a guest appearance next month on "Live With Regis and Kelly."
374703
Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart all plan returns to late-night television the next two weeks, but aside from their familiar faces, viewers may not recognize much.