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Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:14 PM Mar 2020

Coronavirus Concerns Prompt 'Jeopardy!', 'Wheel of Fortune' to Tape Without Live Audiences

“Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune” will not tape in front of live audiences in the near term, a person familiar with the situation tells Variety, as the continued spread of coronavirus poses a risk to guests as well as immunocompromised “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, who last year was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

Both Sony Pictures Television shows are currently scheduled to tape episodes through mid-April on the studio’s Culver City lot.

The studio’s cautiousness comes in response to several factors, per the source, including: Trebek’s health, since his condition puts him at greater risk of contracting the illness; the show’s live audience, which typically tends to skew older; and out-of-town audience members, many of whom travel by air to attend the taping.

ABC, NBC and CBS thus far have not changed their talk-show protocols, but concerns about coronavirus — or COVID-19, as it is also known — have been steadily hammering the industry.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/coronavirus-jeopardy-wheel-of-fortune-tape-without-live-audience-1203528383/

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Coronavirus Concerns Prompt 'Jeopardy!', 'Wheel of Fortune' to Tape Without Live Audiences (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 OP
Colbert was joking about the virus and crowds ... Jarqui Mar 2020 #1
That should make the season finale of Survivor interesting. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #2
Better be safe mcknzAlex Mar 2020 #3

Jarqui

(10,110 posts)
1. Colbert was joking about the virus and crowds ...
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:16 PM
Mar 2020

while his live audience laughed along ...

I was a little embarrassed for him .. Steven did not join those dots of hypocrisy

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
2. That should make the season finale of Survivor interesting.
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:44 PM
Mar 2020


The last hour has always been with the entire cast in front of a live audience.

mcknzAlex

(10 posts)
3. Better be safe
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 01:06 AM
Mar 2020

I have heard that Tom Hanks test result was positive. It is for the safety of people, I don't see any problem with that.

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