Hollywood has gone into lockdown amid the raging Los Angeles fires, with a string of television shows pausing tapings on account of the crisis.
Beginning Tuesday, the area was struck by its worst windstorms in over a decade, fueling fires that have destroyed over 1,000 structures and claimed at least two lives.
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, and California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
One fire in the Pacific Palisades area has consumed a number of celebrity homes, including Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag’s house, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody’s residence and Ricki Lake’s oceanfront property.
Now it has emerged TV production is partly on hold, with a number of unscripted shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspending their shoot schedules over safety fears.
One of those series is the long-running CBS game show The Price Is Right, which typically films three episodes a day, according to Deadline.
Hollywood has gone into lockdown amid the raging Los Angeles fires, with a TV shows like The Price Is Right pausing tapings; Drew Carey is pictured filming the program
The Price Is Right is shot at Haven Studios in Glendale, within the evacuation zone of the eastern Eaton Fire, which has killed at least two civilians.
By late Wednesday morning, the Eaton Fire had spread across over 10,000 acres, according to an announcement by Angeles National Forest officials.
Meanwhile Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which shoots in the heart of Hollywood at the El Capitan Theatre, will air a repeat episode Wednesday night.
The original episode that was meant to be taped Wednesday would have featured Wicked star Cynthia Erivo and The English Teacher actor Brian Jordan Alvarez.
Another CBS program, the comedy panel show After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, has also had filming put on hold on account of the fires.
After Midnight, which is shot on the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Hollywood, will be airing repeats both Wednesday and Thursday.
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Price Is Right and After Midnight are all filmed with live studio audiences, which reportedly contributed to their decision to postpone filming so as not to put more people’s safety in jeopardy.
The lower lot of Universal Studios is closed for Wednesday, which means a number of scripted programs have also had to postpone filming.
Meanwhile Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which shoots in the heart of Hollywood at the El Capitan Theatre, will air a repeat episode Wednesday night
Another CBS program, the comedy panel show After Midnight hosted by Taylor Tomlinson, has also had filming put on hold on account of the fires
Hacks, starring Jean Smart (right) and Hannah Einbinder (left), has also seen filming put on hold as the lower lot of Universal Studios is closed for the day
These include the sitcoms Hacks starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, Loot starring Maya Rudolph and Happy’s Place starring Reba McEntire.
Ted, a sitcom adaptation of the smash hit 2012 movie about a foul-mouthed teddy bear, has also had to pause shooting amid the fires.
So has Suits: LA, the upcoming spin-off of the original legal drama Suits, which marked Meghan Markle’s biggest acting role prior to meeting Prince Harry.
The Universal Studios theme park is closed Wednesday because of the fires, as has Six Flags Magic Mountain on account of the strong winds.
A number of high-profile red carpet events that were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday have also been canceled, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
These include the Los Angeles premiere of the new sports biopic Unstoppable starring Jennifer Lopez, which was meant to take place Tuesday.
An awards season event for the Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez, with a cast that includes Selena Gomez, was also scuttled Tuesday.
Wednesday events for the police procedural TV series On Call, the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man and the hospital show The Pitt have been called off as well.