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we did stories on how Covid-19 has been affecting the film industry with empty
theaters causing Hollywood to reshuffle their release dates and pause many
productions. While the television industry may be dancing in the streets about
empty movie houses; the virus is also presenting the networks with the same
production problems the film industry is dealing with. Across the globe TV
productions are being halted, altered, or shut down. Below is a list of some of
the affected shows:
Hundreds of shows have delayed or suspended production, including Apple’s The
Morning Show and Little America; Netflix shows including Russian Doll; the CW’s
Riverdale; NBC shows including the Chicago dramas and The Kelly Clarkson Show;
CBS shows including the NCIS dramas, The Amazing Race, and Survivor; and many
more.
Saturday Night Live also announced on March 16 that it would suspend its next
three shows, the first of which was scheduled for March 28, with John Krasinski
hosting. (Krasinski’s film A Quiet Place Part II, originally scheduled for
release on March 19, was also delayed.)
Late Night shows suspend production or tape without a studio audience:
Originally, on March 11, producers of shows including NBC’s The Tonight Show
(hosted by Jimmy Fallon) and Late Night With Seth Meyers, CBS’s Late Show With
Stephen Colbert, TBS’s Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, and Comedy Central’s
Daily Show (hosted by Trevor Noah) all announced they would begin taping without
a live studio audience on March 16. A day later, NBC announced that The Tonight
Show and Late Night would suspend production beginning the week of March 16;
Stephen Colbert also announced that the Late Show would suspend production. All
three shows were already scheduled to go into hiatus on March 23. On March 13,
Jimmy Kimmel Live also suspended production.
Disney suspends live-action production: On March 13, Disney announced that
production on its live-action movies would suspend production. Affected films
include The Little Mermaid, a Home Alone reboot, and Peter Pan. Earlier in the
day, production on Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings had been
suspended due to director Destin Daniel Cretton’s decision to self-isolate upon
advice of a doctor. (Marvel is owned by Disney.)
Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune tape without a studio audience: Though Sony
declined to comment, sources told the Hollywood Reporter on March 9 that
scheduled tapings of the shows would go forward without a live studio audience.
The measure was taken partly as a precaution for the health of Jeopardy host
Alex Trebek, who has stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Eurovision canceled: On March 18, the organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest
announced via Twitter that the 2020 edition of the event was canceled. The event
had been planned for May.
And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Virtually all broadcast, streaming,
cable, syndicated and international productions have also halted or suspended
production. We hope you like reruns.
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