Elliott Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 https://tvline.com/2020/03/17/american-idol-postponed-delayed-coronavirus-suspends-production/ Filming has been halted to ensure that contestants can get home to their families, according to a source; the rest of the production is working remotely, and has been since last week. For now, episodes will continue to air as scheduled through the beginning of the live shows, which were slated to kick off in mid-April, but producers will continue to evaluate things on a week-to-week basis. (Idol currently airs Sundays and Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgm Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 This is wrong on so many levels. Since there is a travel ban right now, i doubt highly that they california would let idol send them home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarmenSandiego Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Disappointed but unsurprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaKD Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 5 hours ago, wgm said: This is wrong on so many levels. Since there is a travel ban right now, i doubt highly that they california would let idol send them home. There’s no current ban on domestic travel. However, if one were put in place, the producers wouldn’t want to have everyone stuck in LA with no show to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie_On Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 There was no way around this. Too many people from too many states. No way to have a live audience. AGT and SYTYCD have postponed production as well. The Voice will have to as well if the virus isn’t under control by the time they film live shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarmenSandiego Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Carrie_On said: There was no way around this. Too many people from too many states. No way to have a live audience. AGT and SYTYCD have postponed production as well. The Voice will have to as well if the virus isn’t under control by the time they film live shows. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I have a feeling this season will be pushed back into the fall or scrapped. I'm worried. I love Idol and I love these contestants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarmenSandiego Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, frederick said: I have a feeling this season will be pushed back into the fall or scrapped. I'm worried. I love Idol and I love these contestants. Being pushed back into the fall would be the better option. I don’t want this season scrapped, since I have several favorites already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytake1 Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 14 minutes ago, CarmenSandiego said: Being pushed back into the fall would be the better option. I don’t want this season scrapped, since I have several favorites already. If it returns at all, it likely won't be until next year. ABC has 2 big challenges with the Fall - finding time on it's schedule and Katy's pregnancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperman Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 they could just give it DWTS's slot in the Fall, and just skip a year of DWTS. then go back to business as normal in 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 hours ago, mytake1 said: If it returns at all, it likely won't be until next year. ABC has 2 big challenges with the Fall - finding time on it's schedule and Katy's pregnancy. That's what I'm worried about it. If it doesn't return in the fall or sooner, I think the show will just be cancelled for good and not come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frederick Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 6 hours ago, CarmenSandiego said: Being pushed back into the fall would be the better option. I don’t want this season scrapped, since I have several favorites already. I have several favorites too, and this could be one of the best seasons tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyace16 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 This is definitely getting cancelled for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Wallace Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 3/19/2020 at 7:15 PM, CarmenSandiego said: Being pushed back into the fall would be the better option. I don’t want this season scrapped, since I have several favorites already. On 3/19/2020 at 7:34 PM, mytake1 said: If it returns at all, it likely won't be until next year. ABC has 2 big challenges with the Fall - finding time on it's schedule and Katy's pregnancy. Yeah this makes the most sense. Being push back to the summer could be workable but highly unlikely as the virus will still be in effect. I don't really know for Fall - unless they can find a certain night/schedule for it. 21 hours ago, pepperman said: they could just give it DWTS's slot in the Fall, and just skip a year of DWTS. then go back to business as normal in 2021. Oooh I really hope that isn't the case. Idol already took DWTS spring slot.... so Idol taking DWTS spring and fall slot would be too much for me/other DWTS fans. I would love for the rest of this season to continue in some kind of way but I think it would likely be scrapped and could start all over again next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperman Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I just saw an Idol commercial where they said "The live shows are right around the corner!" or something like that. The person making that promo clearly didn't get the memo.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgm Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Idol goes foward, they are pre taping the semi finals and they go live. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgm Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Got the pre taping from mjs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelseyW Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hmm. This virus can suck it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 American Idol 18: Coronavirus Edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1key Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 hours ago, wgm said: Idol goes foward, they are pre taping the semi finals and they go live. Do u have a link to the article? I cant find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234567890 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 hours ago, wgm said: Idol goes foward, they are pre taping the semi finals and they go live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 hours ago, wgm said: Idol goes foward, they are pre taping the semi finals and they go live. No they aren't. 9 hours ago, wgm said: Got the pre taping from mjs No you didn't. https://www.mjsbigblog.com/when-does-american-idol-2020-start-full-season-18-schedule.htm Her most recent update was last night which is still saying production has been suspended indefinitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelaKD Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 10 hours ago, wgm said: Idol goes foward, they are pre taping the semi finals and they go live. #1: They sent the semi-finalists home. #2. They suspended production and laid off the crew. #3. Even if #1 and 2 weren’t true, pre-taping would still violate the California lock-down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytake1 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 11 hours ago, wgm said: Idol goes foward, they are pre taping the semi finals and they go live. WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!! 11 hours ago, wgm said: Got the pre taping from mjs NO, YOU DID NOT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgm Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 11 hours ago, mytake1 said: WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!! NO, YOU DID NOT!!! yes i did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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