Late night is going to be a little quieter very soon.
In a coordinated move announced Wednesday, late-night shows produced out of New York City announced they would soon begin taping without live, in-studio audiences out of concerns overThe TBS program “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,” which tapes once a week, will be the first to suspend in-studio audiences beginning Wednesday evening. It will be followed by HBO’s John Oliver-hosted “Last Week Tonight,” which will tape without an audience Sunday.
Beginning Monday, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Late Night With Seth Meyers” and “The Daily Show,” which all air multiple times a week, will forgo audiences. Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” will also cease taping before a live audience until further notice, according to a separate statement from a network spokesperson.
In its announcement, CBS noted that there were no developments at the Ed Sullivan Theater, where “The Late Show” is taped, to cause concern for anyone who has attended the show in recent weeks or plan to attend the remainder of this week. Likewise, Comedy Central said, “There have been no developments at ‘The Daily Show’s’ studio to cause concern for audience members.”
The moratorium extended to NBC’s “Today” and “Today With Hoda & Jenna & Friends” morning programs, which will suspend live audiences beginning Thursday.by Walt Disney Television with its daytime offerings. “The View,” “Live With Kelly and Ryan,” and “The Tamron Hall Show,” all taped without a studio audience on Wednesday — and will proceed as such until further notice — due to increasing concerns surrounding the coronavirus.
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