Carson Daly Doesn't Care About Writers or Strikes, Will Cross Picket Lines

In a bid to save late night television programming as we knew it, the Carson Daly show will jump the gun on production in the coming days; WGA strike settlement or no, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The late night talk shows have taken a big hit since the Writers' Strike began three weeks ago as insomniacs nationwide discover that Nightline never actually went off the air. Viacom's Comedy Central is losing its late night audience to new programming like TBS' Frank TV.

Employees of Leno, Ferguson, Letterman, etc. are supposedly still being paid, but perhaps Daly's production company is putting its foot down and promising pay after the first of the month only if the show goes on?

Carson, forgive us for forgetting that you're even still on the air -- you best be taking good care of your writers to pull a stunt like this. Then again, might the reemergence of Last Call mark the beginning of the end?

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