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CBS’ ‘The Amazing Race’ Shuts Down Production Due to Coronavirus

29 Février, 2020, 04:56 | Auteur: Christine Menetries
  • Production on CBS show'Amazing Race suspended due to coronavirus

In the face of growing coronavirus fears, production on world-travel competition series "The Amazing Race" has been halted, the network said Friday.

The Amazing Race just hit a serious roadblock: CBS has suspended production on Season 33 of the globe-trotting reality hit over concerns about the coronavirus, according to our sister site Variety.

All the show's staff and contestants are returning home, a CBS spokesperson tells TIME in an emailed statement.

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"At this time, no Racers or anyone on the production team travelling with them have contracted the virus, or shown symptoms, and we are not aware of anyone being exposed to it", the statement said. Filming on the show's 33rd season was in its early stages.

"Amazing Race" is among the first television shows to have production disrupted due to coronavirus.

No production re-start date has been announced; the upcoming Season 32 is already in the can, but a premiere date has not been set. CBS promised that all involved would continue to be monitored after returning home. China has the majority of confirmed cases and has reported more than 2700 deaths.

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