List of American television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

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This is a list of American television series whose production was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic led to the suspension of most television production from mid-March 2020 onward, in the largest disruption to U.S. television production since the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.

Production suspended, postponed and/or modified[]

These tables include series that adopted remotely-filmed and home-based productions for one or more episodes, or resumed studio-based production with additional safety protocols, such as reduced staff, lack of studio audience, alternate locations, and/or visible social distancing.

Unscripted[]

Name Network Reason Source
The $100,000 Pyramid ABC Season 5 postponed to May 2021 and filmed with no studio audience. [citation needed]
The Amazing Race CBS Season 33 production suspended after filming 3/12 episodes, sending contestants home. The premiere of season 32 was pushed back from May 20, 2020 to CBS's fall lineup, with new series Game On! moved up as a replacement. [1][2][3]
America's Funniest Home Videos ABC Final episodes of the season 30 filmed with no studio audience. An additional AFV@Home special was also produced from host Alfonso Ribeiro's home. Season 31 premiered on October 18, 2020. [4]
America's Got Talent NBC Season 15 auditions filming suspended on March 14, 2020; still premiered as scheduled; resumed filming of "Judge Cuts" round in a modified, remote format in June 2020.[5] Live rounds were broadcast from Universal Studios Hollywood with a mix of in-person and remote performances. To compensate for the format changes, the live rounds also expanded to four semi-final heats rather than three as in past seasons. In-studio production resumed for season 16 with no in-person audience. [6][7]
American Idol ABC Season 18 live shows suspended; competition resumed in a remote format beginning April 26, 2020. In-studio production resumed for season 19 with no in-person audience. [8][9]
American Ninja Warrior NBC Season 12 production postponed. Entire season was filmed behind closed doors at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis over four weeks in June–July 2020, rescheduled to a fall premiere. Season 13 production took place entirely in Los Angeles, California and Seattle, Washington, with the national finals filming in Las Vegas, Nevada in March 2021. [10][11]
The Bachelor ABC Season 25 began production in September 2020 and filming started in October 2020. The entire season was filmed at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pennsylvania due to quarantine safety protocols. [12]
Bachelor in Paradise ABC Season 7 postponed to August 2021. [13]
The Bachelorette ABC Season 16 pre-production suspended on March 13, 2020. Filming began in July 2020 with a premiere set for October 2020. The entire season was filmed at the La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, California due to quarantine safety protocols and travel restrictions. Season 17 began production on usual March 2021 date at Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. [14][15][13][16][17]
BattleBots Discovery Season 10 postponed to December 2020. [18]
Big Brother CBS Season 22 postponed to August 2020, live eviction shows conducted with no studio audience. Season 23 filmed with no studio audience. [19]
Card Sharks ABC Season 2 postponed to October 2020 and filmed with no studio audience. Season 3 filmed with no studio audience. [10][20][21][22]
The Challenge MTV Season 36 postponed to December 2020. [23]
Dancing with the Stars ABC Season 29 live shows took place with no studio audience. [24]
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Food Network Adopted a self-filmed Takeout format (as opposed to on-location filming), where restaurant chefs guide host Guy Fieri in preparing their dishes at home with provided ingredients. [25]
Escape the Night YouTube Originals Season 5 production postponed. [26]
Family Feud First-run syndication Production suspended after selected Los Angeles-based episodes were filmed with no studio audience on March 2020. Production relocated to Atlanta and resumed in August 2020; with set modifications for physical distance and no studio audience. Limited spectators are expected for 2021-22 season, which will again be held in Atlanta. [27][28][29][30]
Friends: The Reunion HBO Max Production postponed to April 2021. [31]
Hollywood Game Night NBC Filmed a home-based "Social Distancing Edition" special for Red Nose Day that aired on May 12, 2020. [32][33]
I Can See Your Voice Fox Production suspended after one episode filmed, resumed with no audience in August 2020. [34]
Jeopardy! First-run syndication Season 36 ended early after 190 of 230 episodes, and 40 episodes from that season were cancelled. Season 37 premiered as scheduled in September 2020, with set modifications for physical distance and no studio audience. Production was suspended again in November 2020, due to the November 8, 2020, death of host Alex Trebek from pancreatic cancer, but resumed on November 30, 2020 with guest hosts. [35][36][37]
Legendary HBO Max Finale filmed with no studio audience on July 9, 2020. Season 2 premiered on May 6, 2021. [38]
Let's Make a Deal CBS Season 12 production delayed, resumed with set modifications for physical distance and fewer audience members (who all play at some point during the show). Deals are also played with remote contestants in the virtual audience. Season 12 premiered with a primetime special on October 27, 2020, (the first of three to air through the end of 2020) prior to regular daytime episodes starting on November 16, 2020. [39]
Love Island CBS Season 2 postponed to August 2020, when the production moved from Fiji to The Cromwell Las Vegas. Season 3 filmed in Hawaii. [40][41]
The Masked Dancer Fox Production postponed until October 2020. [42]
The Masked Singer Fox Season 4 production relocated to Red Studios Hollywood, with logistical modifications. [43][44]
MasterChef Fox Season 11 suspended filming in March 2020 after planned 10 episodes had filmed and resumed in October 2020 with health and safety protocols. [45][46]
MasterChef Junior Fox Season 8 premiere postponed from summer 2020 to fall of that year, delayed indefinitely in favor of I Can See Your Voice. [47]
The Price is Right CBS Season 48 ended early after 164 of 190 episodes. 26 episodes from that season were cancelled. Season 49 production delayed, resumed with set modifications for physical distance and no studio audience. Season 49 premiered on October 27, 2020 (the first of three to air through the end of 2020) with first of two primetime episodes prior to regular daytime episodes starting on November 16, 2020. Series 49 production truncated to 150 episodes. It is expected Season 50 will start with limited audiences when filming begins in August 2021. [48][49]
The Real Housewives of Atlanta Bravo Season 12 reunion postponed on March 16, 2020 and filmed remotely on April 23, 2020. Season 13 began filming in mid-July 2020. In November of the same year, production on the series was halted after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19; production resumed the following month. [50]
RuPaul's Drag Race VH1 Season 12 finale and reunion conducted in a remote format. Season 13 filmed with protocols in place. [51][52][53]
Shark Tank ABC Production re-located to a quarantined "bubble" in Las Vegas. [54]
Supermarket Sweep ABC 2020 revival filmed with no studio audience and reduced personnel. [55]
Survivor CBS Season 40 (Winners at War) live season finale conducted in a remote format. Production for seasons 41 and 42 postponed to April 2021 and filmed with protocols in place for the crew, contestants, and people of Fiji. [56][57][58][59][60]
The Voice (English) NBC Season 18 playoffs conducted in a remote format beginning May 4, 2020. In-studio production resumed for season 19 with no in-person audience. [61][62]
La Voz (The Voice - Spanish) Telemundo Season 2 production suspended on March 2020, and resumed on June 2020. [63]
Wheel of Fortune First-run syndication Season 37 ended early with 167 of 195 episodes. 28 episodes from that season were cancelled. Season 38 premiered as scheduled in September 2020 with set modifications for physical distance and no studio audience. [36]
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ABC 2020 primetime revival filmed with no studio audience; the "Ask the Audience" lifeline was replaced with "Ask the Host". [64][65]

Scripted[]

Program Network Reason Source
American Crime Story FX Season 3 production suspended. [66]
American Horror Story FX Season 10 production postponed. [67]
Angelyne Peacock Production postponed. [68]
Animal Kingdom TNT Season 5 production suspended. [69]
Atlanta FX Season 3 production postponed. [70]
Barry HBO Season 3 pre-production suspended. [71]
Big Shot Disney+ Production suspended. [69]
Big Sky ABC Production postponed after casting was completed, filming relocated to Vancouver and resumed on August 24, 2020. [72][73][74]
Billions Showtime Season 5 production suspended, set to air a partial season. [75]
Black Monday Showtime Season 2 production suspended, set to air a partial season. [75]
The Bold and the Beautiful CBS Production suspended. Production resumed June 17, first-run episodes resumed July 20. First U.S. soap and first U.S. scripted television series to resume production and first-run episodes. [76][77]
The Brides ABC Production and casting halted, not going forward to production. [69][78]
Britannia Amazon Prime Video Production suspended. [79]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine NBC Season 8 production postponed and premiere delayed until 2021. [80]
Call Me Kat Fox Production suspended. [66]
Carnival Row Prime Video Production suspended. [81]
Chucky Syfy Production suspended. [82]
Claws TNT Production postponed. [83]
Clickbait Netflix Production suspended. [84]
The Conners ABC Season 3 production resumed on August 17. [85]
Days of Our Lives NBC Production suspended. Resumed on September 1. [86][87]
Doom Patrol HBO Max Season 2 production suspended. [69]
Euphoria HBO Season 2 filming was due to begin in the second quarter of 2020, but was postponed to a later date. [88]
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Disney+ Filming suspended; series premiere pushed back from August 2020 to late 2020, and again to March 19, 2021. Filming resumed in September 2020. [89][90][91]
Fargo FX Season 4 premiere postponed to September 27, 2020. [70][92]
Fear the Walking Dead AMC Season 6 post-production postponed. [93]
For All Mankind Apple TV+ Production suspended. [94]
The Flight Attendant HBO Max Production suspended. [83]
Foundation Apple TV+ Pre-production completed, filming postponed to a later date. [95]
General Hospital ABC Production suspended. Resumed on July 22, first-run episodes resumed August 3. [96][97]
Genius Nat Geo TV Production suspended. [7]
The Good Doctor ABC Season 4 production halted. Resumed on September 2, 2020. [98][99]
Gossip Girl HBO Max Production postponed. [100]
Grace and Frankie Netflix Production suspended. [101]
The Handmaid's Tale Hulu Production suspended. [102]
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Disney+ Season 2 production suspended. [103]
Home Before Dark Apple TV+ Season 2 filming suspended. Resumed on September 14. [104][105]
Kevin Can F*** Himself AMC Production suspended. [69]
The Lincoln Lawyer CBS Pilot production suspended after pre-production was nearly completed, did not move forward at CBS. Picked up for a series order by Netflix in January 2021. [106][107]
Lisey's Story Apple TV+ Production suspended. [94]
Little America Apple TV+ Production suspended. [108]
Loki Disney+ Filming suspended. Resumed in September 2020. [109]
Lucifer Netflix Season 5 finale production suspended, remaining episodes will premiere at a later date. [83]
The Morning Show Apple TV+ Season 2 filming suspended. [110]
Mr. Mayor NBC Casting and pre-production completed, filming postponed to a later date. [66]
Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet Apple TV+ Season 2 already completed casting, production suspended. [94]
Next Fox Production suspended after crew member diagnosed with the disease and tested positive; series premiere pushed back to Fox's fall lineup. [111][112]
The Orville Hulu Production suspended. Resumed on December 6, 2020. [113][114]
The Oval BET Production suspended. [69]
PEN15 Hulu Production suspended. [69]
Pennyworth Epix Production suspended. [83]
Pose FX Production suspended. [115]
Power Book II: Ghost Starz Production suspended, eventually resumed for a September 2020 premiere. [116][117]
Power Book III: Raising Kanan Starz Production suspended. [66]
Prank Encounters Netflix Production suspended. [69]
Queen of the South USA Production suspended. [66]
Queen Sugar OWN Production suspended. [83]
The Righteous Gemstones HBO Production suspended. [88]
Russian Doll Netflix Production suspended. [108]
Rutherford Falls Peacock Production suspended. [108]
Saturday Night Live NBC Season 45 production suspended for three weeks; resumed with a remotely-produced episode on April 11, 2020. [118]
Saved by the Bell Peacock Production resumed in August 2020. [85]
See Apple TV+ Production suspended. [94]
Servant Apple TV+ Production suspended. [94]
Sesame Street HBO Max Season 51 production halted. Resumed on September 28, 2020. [citation needed]
Sex/Life Netflix Production suspended. [69]
Shameless Showtime Season 11 production suspended. [119]
Sistas BET Season 2 production postponed, and completed July 25, 2020; first U.S. scripted primetime series to complete production of a season under safety protocols. [69][120]
Snowfall FX Production suspended. [70]
Snowpiercer TNT Production suspended. [88]
Star Trek: Discovery Paramount+ Season 4 production suspended. Production resumed November 2020. Production was delayed again in April 2021 when a key person was exposed off set. Production resumed again in May 2021. [121]
Stranger Things Netflix Season 4 production suspended. [122]
Succession HBO Season 3 pre-production suspended. [71]
Superman & Lois The CW Casting and pre-production completed, filming postponed and resumed on October 13, 2020. [66][74]
Supernatural The CW Season 15 (its final season) production suspended with two episodes to film and premiere date of all seven episodes pushed back to The CW's fall lineup. Production resumed on August 18, 2020. [123][124]
Suspicion Apple TV+ Production suspended. [66]
Tokyo Vice HBO Max Production suspended. [125]
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan Nickelodeon Production suspended. [69]
Untitled The Goonies pilot Fox Casting and pre-production completed, filming postponed to a later date. [66]
Varsity Blues Quibi Premiere postponed to a later date. [66]
Walker The CW Production postponed; Jared Padalecki is still committed to completing the final season of Supernatural. [126]
The Walking Dead AMC Season 11 postponed. Season 10 suspended with 15/16 originally-planned episodes complete, and season finale postponed to late-2020 due to post-production delays. On July 24, 2020, it was announced that six additional episodes would be produced for Season 10 to air in 2021, and the original season finale would premiere October 4. [127][93][128]
WandaVision Disney+ Production suspended. Resumed in September 2020. [109]
The Wheel of Time Prime Video Production suspended. [129]
The Witcher Netflix Production suspended. [130]
Y: The Last Man FX on Hulu Production suspended. [70]
You Netflix Production suspended. [131]
The Young and the Restless CBS Production suspended. Resumed on July 14, First-run episodes resumed August 10. [76][132][133]

Talk shows[]

Program Network Reason Source
Conan TBS Pre-scheduled hiatus began March 16, 2020; production resumed remotely on March 30, 2020. Commenced on-location filming from the Coronet Theatre in July 2020, with limited crew and no in-studio audience or guests (first U.S. late-night talk show to film out-of-home). Will use a studio audience for its final two weeks of episodes, making it the first of the Los Angeles-based late night shows to do so.[134] [135][136][137][138]
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Comedy Central Pre-scheduled hiatus began March 12, 2020; production resumed remotely on March 30, 2020, billed as The Daily Social Distancing Show. Continued to air new episodes until June 17, 2021, when Noah began an extended summer hiatus. [135][139][140]
Dr. Phil First-run syndication Resumed remotely. [141]
The Drew Barrymore Show First-run syndication First season produced with a virtual audience, and also employing chroma key studios to allow guests to film their appearances remotely, and be digitally inserted into the show's set in Los Angeles. [142]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show First-run syndication Season 17 production suspended; resumed remotely on April 6, 2020. Resumed in-studio production for season 18 in September 2020 with a virtual audience. In late-October 2020, the program began to admit 40 in-person audience members for each episode (alongside 30 remote audience members via individual screens placed among the seats). [143][144][145][146]
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TBS Season 5 production suspended; resumed remotely on April 1, 2020. [135][147]
Home and Family Hallmark Channel Production suspended until September 2020. Suspended again from late-December until March 29, 2021 pursuant to recommendations by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH), when it adopted a new format and announced that it would conclude its run in August 2021. [148][149][150]
Jimmy Kimmel Live! ABC Production suspended; resumed remotely on March 30, 2020. Returning to film with no audience at the Hollywood Masonic Temple on September 21, 2020, following a summer hiatus with guest hosts. Production returned to a remote format on January 4, 2021 pursuant to recommendations by the LAC DPH, before returning on January 25. [151][135][152][153][154]
The Kelly Clarkson Show First-run syndication Production suspended; new pre-recorded episodes from before mid-March 2020 resumed airing on April 6, 2020. New "Messages from Montana" segments filmed from Clarkson's Montana ranch began airing alongside episodes in late-March 2020, and aired a mix of first-run episodes not yet aired, as well as remote episodes from the ranch and Clarkson's home in Los Angeles. Resumed studio-based episodes with a virtual audience with its season 2 premiere in September 2020. [68][155][156][157]
The Late Late Show with James Corden CBS Production suspended; resumed remotely with a March 30 primetime special (HomeFest: James Corden's Late Late Show Special), then in its regular timeslot on April 13, 2020 (with an unscheduled break on April 29 and 30 due to an eye-related medical emergency). Returned to film at Television City with no audience and a reconfigured set beginning August 10, 2020. Production returned to a remote format for part of January 2021, pursuant to recommendations by the LAC DPH, before returning on January 25. [135][158][159][154]
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert CBS Pre-scheduled hiatus (originally intended for NCAA March Madness) began March 16, 2020; resumed remotely on March 30, 2020 as A Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Returned to film in an alternate studio at the Ed Sullivan Theater building on August 10, 2020 (modeled upon his personal office), before resuming full production with a studio audience on June 14, 2021.[160] [135][152][159][161]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver HBO Production suspended (program filmed at the CBS Broadcast Center, which was temporarily closed by CBS). One episode filmed from an alternate studio before resuming remotely on March 29, 2020. [135][162]
Late Night with Seth Meyers NBC Several March episodes cancelled; resumed remotely on March 30, 2020. Returned to film at NBC Studios on September 8, 2020 with no studio audience. [135][152][163]
A Little Late with Lilly Singh NBC The entirely of its 97-episode first season had already been filmed over three months in late-2019 (an arrangement designed to accommodate host Lilly Singh's other projects). On May 13, 2020, NBC renewed the series for a second season. Deadline Hollywood reported that the show's staff would wait until they receive approval by NBC and local authorities to perform in-studio filming, as they did not want to use a remote format. In December 2020, it was announced that season 2 was scheduled for a January 11, 2021 premiere, with a new filming location (a Los Angeles house), as well as a new showrunner and writing staff. [164][165][166]
Live with Kelly and Ryan First-run syndication Resumed remotely on March 23, 2020. Returned to WABC-TV's studios in September 2020 to begin season 33, with no studio audience and a wider desk for physical distancing (although with a split-screen effect at their desks designed to simulate a closer position). [167][168]
Rachael Ray First-run syndication Production suspended; resumed remotely on April 6, 2020. [169][170][145]
Real Time with Bill Maher HBO Production suspended; resumed remotely on April 3, 2020. Returned to studio on August 28, 2020 with no studio audience. Began admitting a small studio audience and in-studio panelists for its September 11 episode, marking one of the first U.S. talk shows to reintroduce a studio audience. [135][162][171][172]
Tamron Hall First-run syndication Production suspended; partially resumed on March 30, 2020. [173]
The Real First-run syndication Season 6 production suspended on March 6, 2020; the show had a previously scheduled four week spring break prior to the pandemic with prerecorded episodes filling up that time but resumed remotely on April 13, 2020 as The Real: From Home. [174]
The Talk CBS Season 10 production suspended on March 13, 2020; resumed remotely on March 30, 2020 as The Talk: @Home. Returned into an in-studio production without an audience on season 11, with a September 14, 2020 premiere date as scheduled. [175][176]
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon NBC Production suspended, resumed remotely on March 23, 2020. Returned to film at NBC Studios on July 13, 2020 from Studio 6-A with no studio audience (first U.S. late-night talk show to return to filming in a studio). Jimmy Fallon returned to Studio 6-B to resume tapings in front of a studio audience on March 22, 2021, and expanded to full capacity beginning June 9, 2021. [135][152][177][178]
The View ABC Initially continued studio-based production with set modifications, but its panelists began to migrate to remote appearances. [179][180]
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo Production suspended on March 13, 2020 after Andy Cohen tested positive for COVID-19; resumed remotely on March 30, 2020. The show returned to its Manhattan studio starting on October 11, 2020. [135][181]
The Wendy Williams Show First-run syndication Production suspended; new opening segments produced from home began augmenting reruns on April 13, 2020. The show returned to (an albeit empty) studio recording for its twelfth season, which premiered on September 21, 2020. [182][145]

Sports entertainment[]

Name Network Notes Source
AEW Dynamite TNT Touring arena broadcasts ended after March 11. Moved behind closed doors to Daily's Place in Jacksonville, Florida for the next two episodes, before filming content at a Norcross, Georgia gym (owned by AEW performers QT Marshall and Cody Runnels) in early-April. Returned to Daily's Place in May, and began to offer complimentary tickets to sponsors and staff before admitting ticketed spectators in late-August. AEW has generally filmed two weeks in two days to help wrestlers (one week live, one week taped). [183][184][185]
WWE Raw USA Touring arena broadcasts of WWE's weekly programs ended after March 9, the two programs and WWE pay-per-view events moved to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando with limited personnel and no audience beginning March 13. Beginning August 21, WWE main roster programs and pay-per-views returned to an arena setting ("WWE ThunderDome", initially at Amway Center, production was moved to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on December 11, and later Yuengling Center in Tampa after WrestleMania 37 in April 2021), still with no in-person audience but with a virtual audience on LED ribbon displays around the ring, and a larger-scale production. [186][187][188][189][190]
WWE SmackDown Fox
WWE NXT USA Initially remained at its home studio of Full Sail University in Winter Park, but with no studio audience. In October 2020, NXT re-located to the Performance Center arena, reconfigured as the "Capitol Wrestling Center" with a mix of in-person (primarily friends and family of performers, and limited outside attendance) and virtual audiences (the latter similar in implementation to the aforementioned ThunderDome). [191][192]

Animated[]

Name Network Reason Source
Archer FXX Season 11 premiere postponed to September 16, 2020 due to "production challenges and scheduling issues". [193][194][195]
Tooning Out the News CBS All Access Production suspended and then resumed remotely, with animators using Slack and Zoom to communicate.[196] [69]
Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy Netflix Season 1 English voice casting and production had already been completed but the foreign voiceover recordings were delayed. Originally planned for a June 2020 release, premiere date postponed worldwide to July 30, 2020. Another delay in the series is the third and final season of the series was originally rumored to be scheduled to be released on May 30, 2021 but it was pushed back to July 2021. [197][198]
Kid Cosmic Despite its original 2020 release, Rob Renzetti posted on Twitter that the series series would premiere the following year because "COVID slowed us down". [199]

Seasons ended prematurely[]

Unscripted and talk shows[]

Name Network Notes Source
E! News E! Went on indefinite hiatus in March, cancelled in August 2020 amid cutbacks across all NBCUniversal properties. [200]
In the Room
Pop of the Morning
Ink Master Paramount Network Season 13 concluded without its live finale; prize money split among the finalists. [201][202]
Lights Out with David Spade Comedy Central Suspended after 107 episodes. While suspended, the program was also cancelled by Comedy Central due to low viewership, but the network stated that it was open to selling it to another broadcaster. [139][203]
The Mel Robbins Show First-run syndication Season 1 production ended March 13 (program filmed at the CBS Broadcast Center, which was temporarily closed by CBS); the series had already been cancelled by its distributor in January 2020 due to low ratings. [129][204]

Scripted[]

Name Network Notes Source
All Rise CBS Season 1 ended early with 20/22 originally-planned episodes complete; a pandemic-themed 21st episode was filmed as a season finale using video conferencing. [83][205]
American Housewife ABC Season 4 ended early with 20/21 episodes complete. [115]
A.P. Bio Peacock Season 3 ended early with 8/10 episodes complete. [206]
Batwoman The CW Season 1 ended early with 20/22 episodes complete. [207][83]
The Blacklist NBC Season 7 ended early with 19/22 episodes complete; the 19th episode was completed as a season finale using voice-acted computer animation to replace unfilmed scenes. [208][209]
Blue Bloods CBS Season 10 ended early with 19/22 episodes complete. [210]
Bob Hearts Abishola CBS Season 1 ended early with 20/22 episodes complete. [83]
The Bold Type Freeform Season 4 ended early with 16/18 episodes complete. [69][208]
Bull CBS Season 4 ended early with 20/22 episodes complete. [211]
Charmed The CW Season 2 ended early with 19/22 episodes complete. [211][212][213]
Chicago Fire NBC Season 8 ended early with 20/23 episodes complete. [208]
Chicago Med NBC Season 5 ended early with 20/23 episodes complete. [208]
Chicago P.D. NBC Season 7 ended early with 20/23 episodes complete. [208]
Dynasty The CW Season 3 ended early with 20/22 episodes complete. [211][214]
Empire Fox Season 6 — its final season — ended early with 18/20 episodes complete. [215]
FBI CBS Season 2 ended early with 19/22 episodes complete. [216]
The Flash The CW Season 6 ended early with 19/22 episodes complete. [217][83]
God Friended Me CBS Season 2 ended early with 22 episodes complete, last completed episode reworked into a series finale after the series was additionally cancelled by CBS due to low viewership. [218][219]
The Goldbergs ABC Season 7 ended early with 23/24 episodes complete. [220]
The Good Fight Paramount+ Season 4 ended early with 7/10 episodes complete.. [208]
Good Girls NBC Season 3 ended early with 11/16 episodes complete. [221]
Grey's Anatomy ABC Season 16 ended early with 21/25 episodes complete. [222][223]
Last Man Standing Fox Season 8 ended early with 21/22 episodes complete. [113][224]
Law & Order: SVU NBC Season 21 ended early with 20/24 episodes complete. [208][225]
Legacies The CW Season 2 ended early with 16/20 episodes complete. [226][227]
MacGyver CBS Season 4 ended early with 13/20 episodes complete. [228]
Mom CBS Season 7 ended early with 20/22 episodes complete.
Mr. Mayor NBC Season 1 ended early with 9/13 episodes complete. [229]
Nancy Drew The CW Season 1 ended early with 18/22 episodes complete. [230][231]
NCIS CBS Season 17 ended early with 20/24 episodes complete. [211][232]
NCIS: Los Angeles CBS Season 11 ended early with 22/24 episodes complete. [211][232]
NCIS: New Orleans CBS Season 6 ended early with 20/24 episodes complete. [211][232]
New Amsterdam NBC Season 2 ended early with 18/22 episodes complete, with one episode pulled due to sensitivity issues. [68]
One Day at a Time Pop Season 4 ended early with 6/13 episodes complete. An animated special, "The Politics Episode", was produced remotely and premiered on June 16. On November 24, it was announced that the series had been cancelled, but the producers were attempting to find a new network for it. On December 8, it was revealed they were unsuccessful, officially cancelling the series. [233][234][235][236]
Prodigal Son Fox Season 1 ended early with 20/22 episodes complete. [237][208][238]
The Resident Fox Season 3 ended early with 20/23 episodes complete. [216]
Riverdale The CW Season 4 ended early with 19/22 episodes complete. [239][240]
Schooled ABC Season 2 ended early with 21/22 episodes complete. Series cancelled by ABC in May 2020. [241]
SEAL Team CBS Season 3 ended early with 20/22 episodes complete. [239]
Supergirl The CW Season 5 ended early with 19/22 episodes complete. [242][83]
Superstore NBC Season 5 ended early with 21/22 episodes complete. [208][243]
S.W.A.T. CBS Season 3 ended early with 21/22 episodes complete. [244]
The Neighborhood CBS Season 2 ended early with 22/23 episodes complete.
Young Sheldon CBS Season 3 ended early with 21/22 episodes complete. [83]

New thematic programming produced in the wake of the pandemic[]

This includes series that are set during the pandemic, or are otherwise designed around remote/at-home production.

Name Network Notes Source
90 Day Fiancé: Self-Quarantined TLC Spin-off of existing series, documenting the impact of the pandemic on franchise alumni.
Amy Schumer Learns to Cook Food Network [245]
The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever! ABC Spin-off of existing series; anthology recapping past seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette. Aired in place of The Bachelorette, which was delayed until Fall. [246]
E! Viewer conversations with celebrities. [247]
Celebrity Game Face E! Challenges played by celebrities via videoconferencing.
Celebrity Show-Off TBS Home-filmed videos submitted by celebrities. [248]
Celebrity Watch Party Fox Adaptation of the British series Gogglebox, where celebrities are filmed at home watching and discussing television programming. [249]
Connecting NBC Sitcom set during the pandemic, with all characters interacting via video conferences. [250]
HGTV Expert consultations and instruction with network personalities via video conferences, using materials shipped to participants' homes. The series primarily features the families of essential workers. [251][252]
Friday Night In with The Morgans AMC
Find Love Live TLC Video conferencing-based dating game show.
The Greatest #AtHome Videos CBS [253]
Haircut Night in America CBS Expert consultations and tips on hairdressing.
Hot Mess House HGTV Expert consultations via video conferences. [254][255]
iHeart Living Room Concert for America Fox Held in lieu of the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which was later cancelled. [256]
Love in the Time of Corona Freeform Romantic comedy miniseries set during the pandemic.
Married at First Sight: Couples' Cam Lifetime Spin-off of existing series. [257]
The Masked Singer: After the Mask Fox Aftershow for The Masked Singer. [258]
Restaurant: Impossible: Back in Business Food Network Spin-off of existing series; revisiting restaurants from previous episodes of the series to assist in their responses to the pandemic. [259][260]
RuPaul's Drag Race: Corona Can’t Keep a Good Queen Down VH1 Behind-the-scenes special chronicling the production of RuPaul's Drag Race season 13. [53]
Motor Trend [261]
TBS Home-filmed videos submitted by celebrities [262]

Series cancelled due to factors brought upon by the pandemic[]

Name Network Notes Source
GLOW Netflix Season 4 (its final season) production suspended in mid-March, about three weeks into filming. Cancelled in October 2020, citing budgetary and logistical issues brought upon by the pandemic (especially due to the large cast and physicality of the series, and turnaround time in comparison to the season 3 premiere). [263]
I Am Not Okay with This Netflix Cancelled in August 2020 citing budgetary and logistical issues brought upon by the pandemic. [264]
I'm Sorry TruTV Production suspended about two weeks into filming. Cancelled in August 2020 citing the pandemic.[265]
Messiah Netflix Cancelled on March 26, reportedly due to budgetary and logistical issues brought upon by the pandemic (including the number of different locations that were used for season 1 filming). [266][267]
On Becoming a God in Central Florida Showtime Season 2 production halted in March 2020, series cancelled by Showtime in October 2020 citing scheduling conflicts with its cast brought upon by the pandemic. [268][269]
Strahan, Sara, and Keke ABC Suspended on March 17 in favor of Pandemic: What You Need To Know, a special daytime newscast covering the onset of the pandemic. Although billed by ABC as a limited series, Strahan, Sara, and Keke never returned, and the show was later renamed GMA3: What You Need To Know to expand its scope into a general daytime newscast. Co-host Keke Palmer has stated that Strahan, Sara, and Keke had been cancelled, although ABC has not made any official statements regarding the program since. [270][271][272][273]
The Society Netflix Season 2 production had been postponed. Series cancelled in August 2020 citing budgetary and logistical issues brought upon by the pandemic. [264]
Stumptown ABC Was renewed for a second season and provisionally listed on ABC's fall schedule, but abruptly dropped by the network in mid-September after its production missed a deadline for a fall launch. Is being shopped by ABC Signature to other outlets. [274][275]
Queen Sono Netflix Was renewed for a second season, but production had postponed. The series was later cancelled in November 2020 due to the production challenges brought on by the pandemic. [276]

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