Colbert, Fallon and others will shoot without a studio audience indefinitely.
NEW YORK — Late-night television, which has long relied on studio audiences to energize hosts and cue viewers, is doing away with the practice for some of its most important shows in the wake of theNBC, CBS, TBS, HBO and Comedy Central have all announced that they will now shoot their New York-based late-night programs without an audience.
Sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter to track the outbreak. All stories linked within the newsletter are free to access. “The safety of our guests and employees is our top priority,” NBC said in a statement, which in addition to Fallon will also “suspend live audiences” for “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” “The company is hoping to do its part to help to decrease the rate of transmission in our communities,” it added.The news comes on the heels of “The View” and other daytime programs also shooting in an empty theater as officials seek to contain the spreading virus.
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