In a surprise development, YES Network and Comcast on Monday night reached a new carriage agreement, coming to terms on a deal just hours before the regional sports network was set to go dark in Xfinity households across northern New Jersey,

A last-minute deal will keep the Yankees games on Comcast cable. The games were going to leave if a deal was not reached by end of Monday.

The YES Network is currently in a carriage dispute with Comcast with the future between the pair uncertain. CEO Jon Litner joined the