Coronavirus impact on TV productions in the U.S. 2020
According to the most recently available data, Disney TV Studios had shut down productions of 16 of its TV pilots as of March 2020 as a direct result of the coronavirus outbreak. Media venues and companies across the country have been closing down in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus and to protect its employees, with Netflix and Apple among platforms to temporarily halt the production of upcoming shows and series. NBCUniveral had suspended or sped up the season wrap schedules for 35 television productions due to COVID-19, a number which includes both scripted and unscripted TV series as well as daytime talk shows. The source also noted that Warner Bros. Television Studios had canceled some of its 70 series which were in production or due to begin.