“My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike,” he tweeted. “Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I’m going to delay the return of ‘Real Time,’ for now, and hope they can finally get this done.”

HBO confirmed manufacturing is on maintain, however declined to remark additional.

Maher said in mid-September that he deliberate to carry the present again “unfortunately” with out writers. “The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns,” he wrote on X, previously often called Twitter, on the time.

The Writers Guild of America has been hanging towards the studios for greater than 130 days, prioritizing higher pay and safety towards developments in synthetic intelligence. The Screen Actors Guild started their strike in July and members have been picketing outdoors manufacturing firm places of work to make their case for higher residual pay within the streaming period.

Since the Hollywood strike started, tv’s late-night collection have been out of manufacturing. Five late-night speak present hosts — together with Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and Jimmy Kimmel — have been producing a podcast referred to as “Strike Force Five,” which they stated raises cash for workers who’re at the moment out of labor due to the strike.

On Sunday, Drew Barrymore introduced that she would postpone the return of her daytime speak present “The Drew Barrymore Show” after a number of writers picketed outdoors the present’s taping final week. In an Instagram publish, Barrymore stated the present’s return can be delayed till the strike ended. Hours later, different daytime speak reveals paused their return to tv, together with “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” which had introduced plans to renew manufacturing shortly after Barrymore made her announcement.

Barrymore introduced on Sept. 10 that the “The Drew Barrymore Show” would return amid the strike, prompting backlash on social media from writers and followers alike. Critics referred to as her a “scab” for bringing her present again regardless of the picket strains. The WGA East denounced her determination and stated it will protest till the manufacturing got here to a halt.

Writers protested outdoors of her present, handing out help pins and chanting phrases like, “CBS! You are a mess!” and “We expect more from Drew Barry—more!” Two viewers members with WGA help pins have been requested to depart the present’s taping. In the next days, the National Book Awards rescinded its invitation to Barrymore to host its subsequent ceremony.

Quite a few daytime speak reveals stay on the air regardless of the strike, together with “The View.” The sport present “Jeopardy!” additionally introduced it deliberate to return for its fortieth season through the use of recycled questions.