Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers agree to extend writers' pay following strike

The Late Night show staffers are in for good news as its hosts and the networks have agreed to raise their pay.

The development comes a day after writers all over Hollywood called for a strike after failing to reach a deal with production studios on a new contract.

NBC, who homes The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers have agreed to pay their staff through the end of next week.

Meanwhile, Fallon and Meyers will also pay for their crews for a third week.

Speaking on the Monday episode of Late Night, Meyers pledged his support to the staff, saying, “I love writing. I love writing for TV. I love writing this show. I love that we get to come in with an idea for what we want to do every day and we get to work on it all afternoon and then I have the pleasure of coming out here.”

He noted that although “no one is entitled to a job in show business,” the people who have a job are “entitled to fair compensation.”

“They are entitled to make a living. I think it’s a very reasonable demand that’s being set out by the guild. And I support those demands,” he added.