Coronavirus Interrupts TV: Which Seasons Will Be Shortened?
Since February, TVLine has thrown a lot of information at you about which series will (and won't) be affected by the coronavirus pandemic. We're now here to help by doing what we all must in a time of crisis: organize our asses off. In our case, that means compiling an exhaustively comprehensive and up-to-the-minute list of TV shows and noting how, if at all, their production has been impacted.
For some programs (quite a few, actually), the news is good. Modern Family, for instance, had already wrapped its final season before one studio after another began shutting down. For other shows, the news is... ummm, less good. Among the series experiencing interrupted seasons are Supernatural and Empire, both of which are currently airing their own farewell seasons.
To find out whether — and, if so, just how — the series on your must-watch list are being affected by coronavirus shutdowns, scroll through the slides below.
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9-1-1
All 18 episodes completed; current third season (which resumed airing on March 16) not impacted.
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A MILLION LITTLE THINGS
All 19 episodes completed; current second season not impacted. (Season finale aired Thursday, March 26.)
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AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
All 13 episodes completed; upcoming final season (premiering Wednesday, May 27) not impacted.
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BETTER CALL SAUL
All 10 episodes had finished filming; current fifth season not impacted. (Season finale aired Monday, April 20.)
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BETTER THINGS
All 10 episodes had finished filming; current fourth season not impacted.
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BLACK-ISH
All 23 episodes had finished filming; current sixth season not impacted.
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BLINDSPOT
All 13 episodes had finished filming; upcoming final season (premiering Thursday, April 30) is not impacted.
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BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
All 13 episodes had finished filming; current seventh season not impacted.
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HAWAII FIVE-0
All 22 episodes completed; the final season, which concluded on April 3, was not impacted.
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HOMELAND
All 12 episodes had finished filming; current final season not impacted.
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HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER
All 15 episodes had finished filming; the final season (which resumed on Thursday, April 2) is not impacted.
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KILLING EVE
All eight episodes had finished filming; the current third season was not impacted.
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LEGENDS OF TOMORROW
All 15 episodes (including "Crisis on Infinite Earths" Part 5) had been completed; current fifth season not impacted.
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MANIFEST
All 13 episodes had finished filming; the second season (which concluded April 6) was not impacted.
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MODERN FAMILY
All 18 episodes had finished filming; the final season (which concluded April 8) was not impacted.
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OUTLANDER
All 12 episodes completed; current fifth season not impacted.
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ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO
All 13 episodes completed; current second season (which premiered March 16) is not impacted.
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SCHITT'S CREEK
All 14 episodes completed; the final season (which concluded April 7) was not impacted.
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SINGLE PARENTS
All episodes had finished filming; current second season (which resumed Wednesday, April 15) is not impacted.
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STATION 19
All 16 episodes had finished filming; current third season not impacted.
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THE 100
All 16 episodes had finished filming; the upcoming final season (premiering Monday, May 20) is not impacted.
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THE CONNERS
All 20 episodes had finished taping; current second season not impacted.
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THE GOOD DOCTOR
All 20 episodes had finished filming; the third season (finale aired March 30) was not impacted.
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THE MASKED SINGER
All episodes had finished filming; current third season not impacted.
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THE ROOKIE
All 20 episodes completed; current second season not impacted.
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THIS IS US
All 18 episodes completed; Season 4 (which concluded March 24) was not impacted.
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WESTWORLD
All 8 episodes completed; current third season (which premiered March 15) is not impacted.
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WILL & GRACE
All 18 episodes had finished filming; the final season (series finale aired April 23) was not impacted.
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ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST
All 12 episodes had finished filming; current first season not impacted.
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STUMPTOWN
All 18 episodes completed; the first season (which concluded March 25) was not impacted.
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SURVIVOR
All episodes had finished filming; current Winners at War season not impacted (though the "live" finale/reunion show will now feature remote interviews). Production on Seasons 41 and 42 currently postponed.
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MAGNUM P.I.
All episodes had finished filming; current second season not impacted.
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ALL RISE
Production was halted as the CBS drama was nearing the end of its Season 1 order. The May 4 virtually-produced pandemic episode will serve as the season finale.
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BATWOMAN
Nineteen of 22 episodes had finished filming when production shut down. A shortened season is likely. Update: Episode 20 will actually serve as the season "finale."
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BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA
Production was halted as the Chuck Lorre comedy was nearing the end of its Season 1 order. Its finale (Episode 20) aired on April 13.
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BULL
Production was halted as the Michael Weatherly-led drama was nearing the end of its 22-episode order. A marginally shortened season is likely.
charmed
CHARMED
Roughly 20 of 22 episodes had finished filming when production shut down; the status of the remaining episodes is TBD.
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CHICAGO FIRE
Production was halted on Dick Wolf's Windy City procedural as it was nearing the end of its 23-episode Season 8 order. Season finale (Episode 20) aired April 15.
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CHICAGO MED
Production was halted on the third entry in Dick Wolf's Windy City franchise as it was nearing the end of Season 5's 23-episode order. Season finale (Episode 20) aired April 15.
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CHICAGO P.D.
Production was halted on the Chicago Fire spinoff as it was nearing the end of its 23-episode Season 7 order. Season finale (Episode 20) aired April 15.
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DYNASTY
Twenty of 22 episodes had finished filming when production was shut down; production on remaining two Season 3 episodes is TBD.
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EMPIRE
Eighteen of 20 episodes had finished filming when production was shut down. Ersatz "series finale" aired Tuesday, April 21 (though a "proper" sendoff may be down the road, maybe).
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FBI: MOST WANTED
Production was halted on Dick Wolf's FBI spinoff as it was nearing the end of its Season 1 order. CBS is expected to forgo the remaining unproduced episodes, with the marginally shortened season airing its finale on May 5.
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FBI
Production was halted on the Dick Wolf procedural as it was nearing the end of its Season 2 order. Update: This season's 19th episode will serve as the finale, airing Tuesday, March 31.
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GOD FRIENDED ME
Production was halted just shy of the CBS dramedy's Season 2 order. Now cancelled, a two-hour series finale airs April 26.
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GREY'S ANATOMY
Twenty-one of 25 episodes had finished filming when production was shut down; the status of Season 16's remaining four episodes is TBD. Update: "Season finale" aired April 9.
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LAST MAN STANDING
Twenty-one of 22 episodes had finished taping when production was shut down. Erastz Season 8 finale airs April 30.
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MACGYVER
Production was halted as the CBS drama neared the end of its Season 4 order. A marginally shortened season is likely.
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NCIS: LOS ANGELES
Production was halted as the CBS procedural neared the end of its 24-episode order. A marginally shortened Season 11 is likely.
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PRODIGAL SON
Production was halted just shy of the rookie drama's 22-episode order; the status of the remaining Season 1 episodes is TBD. Update: "Season finale" airs Monday, April 27; the season will be cut short by two episodes.
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RIVERDALE
Twenty of 22 episodes had finished filming when production was shut down. A marginally shortened Season 4 is likely.
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SUPERGIRL
The show was midway through filming its season finale (Episode 20) when production shut down. A rejiggered version of Episode 19, which includes a bit of footage originally filmed for Episode 20, will serve as the fifth season finale.
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SUPERNATURAL
Only 13 of 20 episodes were completed when production shut down, bringing a premature halt to the final season on March 23 (full details here).
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SUPERSTORE
Twenty-one of 22 episodes had finished filming when production shut down; current fifth season ended with Episode 21 (full story here).
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S.W.A.T.
Twenty-one of 22 episodes had finished filming when production was shut down. A marginally shortened Season 3 is likely.
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THE BLACKLIST
Eighteen of 22 episodes had finished filming when production was shut down. A shortened season is likely.
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THE FLASH
Twenty of 22 episodes had finished filming when production was halted; the status of the remaining Season 6 episodes (resuming April 21) is TBD.
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THE GOLDBERGS
Production was halted just shy of the ABC comedy's Season 7 order; the status of the remaining episodes is TBD.
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THE GOOD FIGHT
Roughly 8 of 10 episodes had finished filming; production on the remaining two Season 4 episodes is TBD.
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Twenty of 21 episodes had finished taping; current second season will likely run one episode short.
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THE RESIDENT
Production was halted just shy of the medical drama's 23-episode order; the status of the remaining Season 3 episodes is TBD. Update: This season's 20th episode, which aired April 7, served as the "season finale."
the-voice
THE VOICE
All taped shows have been completed; the status of live shows, slated to kick off Monday, May 4, is TBD.
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YOUNG SHELDON
Production was halted just one episode shy of the Big Bang Theory spinoff's 22 episode order. "Season finale" airs April 30.
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NCIS: NEW ORLEANS
Production was halted as the CBS procedural neared the end of its 24-episode order. A marginally shortened Season 6 is likely.
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NCIS
Production was halted as the CBS procedural neared the end of its 24-episode order. Update: "Season finale" (aka Episode 19) aired April 14.
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SEAL TEAM
Work came to a halt while the CBS drama was simultaneously in production on Season 3's final 2 episodes (No. 21 and 22). A marginally shortened season that ends with Episode 20 is likely.
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LAW & ORDER: SVU
As showrunner Warren Leight revealed on Twitter, the long-running NBC procedural halted production four episodes shy of its 24-episode order. Update: "Season finale" aired April 23.
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LEGACIES
Production on the show's second season has halted. "Season finale" aired March 26.
american-idol
AMERICAN IDOL
Episodes will continue to air as scheduled through the beginning of the live shows, which are slated to kick off in mid-April. Live episodes will be recorded/judged from homes.
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NANCY DREW
The CW mystery drama was nearing completion of its 22-episode Season 1 order when production came to a halt. Expect a marginally shortened season. Update: "Season finale" aired April 15.
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NEW AMSTERDAM
The NBC medical drama was believed to be nearing completion of its 19th or 20th episode (of 22) when production shut down. Update: Because a pandemic-themed episode was shelved, the season ended with 18 episodes, with the finale airing April 14.
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THE BOLD TYPE
Production on the Freeform drama was halted as it was nearing the end of its 18-episode order. Season 4 will now conclude with Episode 16.