We already knew that Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien would be returning to host their late-night shows on Jan. 2 [1], and now it looks like all the other major talk show hosts might be ready to join them.

Jimmy Kimmel will definitely be back on the air then. [2] He issued a statement on Tuesday saying "Though it makes me sick to do so without my writers, there are more than a hundred people whose financial well-being depends on our show. It is time to go back to work."

David Letterman and Craig Ferguson are looking to return Jan. 2 as well — but Letterman is hoping to find a way to bring their writers along, too. Letterman's Worldwide Pants production company, which owns both shows, is trying to make its own deal with the Writers Guild of America [3]. There's at least one report that the hosts will return, writers or not [4], but a statement from Worldwide Pants says returning with writers is the company's only focus. [5]

One question that's still not answered: Will any of these late-night shows be able to book guests? Guests would have to cross a picket line to make their appearances, and — as with the Golden Globes [6] — many actors might not be willing to do that.

Photos courtesy of CBS [7] and Source [8]