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ABC’s American Idol is supposed to start airing live performance shows in just a couple of days. But last week, prep work, including rehearsals with the finalists, was suspended, and the contestants were sent home to be with their families amid escalating coronavirus pandemic.
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Imagine a world where talent show contestants have to perform in front of their mirrors rather than live audiences or where a Bachelorette can only speak...
ABC’s American Idol is supposed to start airing live performance shows in just a couple of days. But last week, prep work, including rehearsals with the finalists, was suspended, and the contestants were sent home to be with their families amid escalating coronavirus pandemic.
More from DeadlineCoronavirus: TV Shows That Have Halted Or Delayed Production Amid OutbreakActor Arrested For Allegedly Peddling Fake Coronavirus CureActor Mark Blum Dies Of Covid-19: Broadway, 'Desperately Seeking Susan' Star Was 69
Imagine a world where talent show contestants have to perform in front of their mirrors rather than live audiences or where a Bachelorette can only speak...
- 3/26/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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