The WGA will vote to accept a new contract on Tuesday and "Showrunners" (the writers in charge of shows…) may return to work on Monday according to AP. The new contract was hammered out by the WGA reps and several higher-ups on the production side.

According to the AP, the contract includes the following provisions:

"It provides union jurisdiction over projects created for the Internet based on certain guidelines, sets compensation for streamed, ad-supported programs and increases residual payments for downloaded movies and TV programs,’ the report says.

"Writers would get a maximum flat fee of about $1,200 for streamed programs in the deal’s first two years and then get a percentage of a distributor’s gross in year three — the last point an improvement on the directors deal, which remains at the flat payment rate. "

"Both writers and directors guild deals include a provision that compensation for ad-supported streaming doesn’t kick in until after a window of between 17 to 24 days deemed "promotional" by the studios.

Some writers have balked at that, saying Internet traffic is heaviest in the first few days."

For people who don’t really give a crap about this, which is about 95% of the population, the bottom line is most shows that have been around more than a year, like The Office, 30 Rock, CSI, etc. will air fresh episodes around Aprl and or May according to TVGuide. New shows may remain new, not reappearing until the fall.

For more information on returning shows, check this TVGuide episode:

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Wga-Strike-Favorite/800032698