Late night shows could be back on soon

Today’s NY Times reports David Letterman’s Worldwide Pants has been working on a deal that would return his show – with writers – to the air in the near term. Letterman is working as an independent agent apart from the AMPTP – and can do so because he owns his show (and Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show). NYT also says Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien may announce a plan to break ranks and get back on the air January 2nd. Jon Stewart is also hoping for an interim agreement like Letterman’s, but that could be harder because Stewart doesn’t own The Daily Show.

ALSO: The WGA is set to tell the AMPTP that it wants to negotiate with each media company separately.