Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers suspend production
One day after choosing to tape shows without studio audiences, three major late-night talk shows have decided to suspend production of new episodes until at least March 30 due to the coronavirus risk.
Late Thursday, CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" announced plans to postpone three original episodes planned for next week, leading into a week-long scheduled hiatus during the week of March 23. The show will monitor the situation, with plans to return March 30.
Earlier Thursday NBC's “The Tonight Show” with Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers' “Late Night,” said they would suspend production through their previously planned hiatus, also scheduled for the week of March 23.
NBC said it will monitor the situation before making a decision about when to resume production.
In daytime talk, "The Wendy Williams Show" informed staffers late Thursday that production will be put on hold indefinitely.
On Thursday, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" became the latest – and last – major talk shows to go audience-free as officials seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus. They will stop hosting studio audiences with Monday's shows, when the syndicated "Ellen DeGeneres Show," also based in Los Angeles, also goes crowd-free.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/03/10/coronavirus-concerns-jeopardy-wheel-of-fortune-nix-live-audience/5012683002/
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