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The decision to forgo the live studio audience was done as a precaution amid concerns over 'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek, who is battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

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00:00Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are forging on without an audience.

00:05Sources say that both shows, which are scheduled to tape to mid-April, are taking

00:09extra precautions due to the growing concern over coronavirus and will go on without

00:13a live studio audience. The decision to forego a live audience was reportedly done

00:18as a precaution for Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, who is currently battling stage 4

00:22pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment and chemotherapy.

00:26The average audience member for both Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! is over 60 years old

00:30and a study cited by the CDC notes that those above 60 are at a higher risk of getting

00:35ill from the virus. The CDC recommends that older adults and people who have serious

00:39chronic medical conditions avoid crowds and stay home as much as possible during this

00:44outbreak period. Concerns also arose because tickets to boat shows are frequently handed

00:49out as prize packages for audience members flying in from out of state. Several states,

00:53including California and New York, have declared a state of emergency due to the virus.

00:58Additional events have been canceled or postponed, such as South by Southwest and the

01:02Game Developers Conference, while some films are pushing release dates including the 25th

01:06James Bond film, No Time to Die, which has been delayed until November.

01:10For more on the story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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