Here's How Coronavirus Is Affecting Your Favorite Television Shows

From shows like Survivor and Riverdale halting production to filming late-night shows without an audience, here's how coronavirus is impacting what's on your TV.

Grey's Anatomy

In a note to the staff, the executive producers wrote that "out of an abundance of caution," they were stopping production of the show for at least two weeks.

Ellen

Yesterday, Ellen tweeted the following: "I have some news. For now, I’ll be shooting my show with no studio audience. To everyone who was looking forward to coming, I'm so sorry. But I’m doing this for the health of my fans, my staff and my crew. (It has nothing to do with a warrant for my arrest in the state of Florida.)" As of today, the show was airing a "The Best of Ellen" episode.

Riverdale

After a crew member tested positive for coronavirus, the entire Riverdale production has been shut down. We don't know yet how this will impact the rest of the show's fourth season.

The Wendy Williams Show

As of March 11, Wendy had ditched her audience and replaced them with the staff from her show. While they don't quite fill the entire audience, they definitely fill the role of her "cohosts." Ask Wendy has gotten somehow juicier knowing they're basically employees asking their boss for advice.
Survivor



While Season 40 is currently airing on CBS, production of Seasons 41 and 42 has been delayed due to the coronavirus. Season 41 was set to film in Fiji starting at the end of March. Jeff Probst sent a note to the Survivor crew where he explained "though Fiji has no reported cases and is beautifully remote, our crew numbers over 400 and are flying in from over 20 different countries, creating a need for more time to fully analyze and create our new production safety plan."