OK, I know this is a little weird. I just watched Leno in real time and am now watching Dave. So consider the context of what follows. … (One semi-rude joke included)

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Here's the official word from the Writers Guild as posted on the WGAW Web site:

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have issued the following statement regarding Contract 2007 negotiations:
“The Writers Guild has reached a binding independent agreement today with Worldwide Pants that will allow Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to return to the air with their full writing staffs. This is a comprehensive agreement that addresses the issues important to writers, particularly New Media. Worldwide Pants has accepted the very same proposals that the Guild was prepared to present to the media conglomerates when they walked out of negotiations on December 7.

It’s time for NBC-Universal to step up to the plate and negotiate a company-wide deal that will put Jay Leno, who has supported our cause from the beginning, back on the air with his writers.”

For more on the deal, see Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood Daily.

The anticipated return of David Letterman to the airwaves with his writers appears to be running into some kind of trouble. Here's the statement from the Writers Guild Web site:

Representatives from Worldwide Pants [Letterman's production company] and the Writers Guild of America, West and the Writers Guild of America, East met today. A lively exchange of information took place. The WGAW and WGAE will not comment further.

Nikki Finke adds a statement from Worldwide's Rob Burnett:

"We had a substantive discussion today with the WGA and look forward to continuing these talks next week."

If only for last night's "Top 10 Signs Your Newspaper Is In Trouble"":

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His Top 10 list for Dave, from tonight's show, after the jump …

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