LIVE with Kelly and Ryan: Talk show goes without a studio audience due to coronavirus

“As you can see things are a little different today given the developing situation in New York with the coronavirus. The decision was made to suspend audiences from our show,” Seacrest explained.

“We don’t have our regular studio audience, except for some of our producers who are obviously being punished for something” Ripa lightheartedly stated, as the camera panned to two small rows of a few show producers standing in.

“That shouldn’t stop everyone from watching at home, because let’s face it, you can’t go anywhere else” Ripa continued, putting a humorous and positive spin to the changes happening.

“Our show must go on” she said.