“Jeopardy!” & “Wheel of Fortune” to Tape Without Studio Audiences Due to Coronavirus
LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 09: “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek speaks as he is inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Achievement in Broadcasting Dinner at the Encore Las Vegas on April 9, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. NAB Show, the trade show of the National Association of Broadcasters and the world’s largest electronic media show, runs through April 12 and features more than 1,700 exhibitors and 102,000 attendees. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
On Monday, the popular game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune said they would begin taping without studio audiences in response to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. A person close to the shows says that the move is “being taken out of an abundance of caution.” The shows are taped months in advance at a studio in Culver City, California, so it’ll be a while before the unattended shows air.
Last week, CBS announced that it was suspending production on The Amazing Race in response to the potentially deadly virus.
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