Survivor gets taken off fall schedule by CBS due to coronavirus pandemic stalling production in Fiji

Survivor has been taken off the fall schedule by CBS due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Production on season 41 of the reality competition series was delayed in March, but producers were hoping that filming could take place in Fiji in time for a fall premiere.

CBS and officials in Fiji were still evaluating the best time to begin production amid heightened health and safety concerns, according to an article Tuesday by Variety.

The Amazing Race will take the Wednesday night 8pm time slot from Survivor by moving up an hour and SEAL Team will move into the 9pm slot.

SWAT will air at 10pm this fall after it was originally scheduled to be held for midseason programming.

Survivor was the first show to be yanked from the fall schedule since the broadcast networks unveiled their lineups earlier this year.

CBS revealed its fall schedule in May and it relied heavily on scripted shows resuming production.

The network for midseason was still holding Undercover Boss and the new drama series Clarice about FBI Agent Clarice Starling after the events of Silence Of The Lambs.

CBS was scheduled to debut two new shows this fall, including B Positive and a reboot of The Equalizer starring Queen Latifah.

Survivor is executive produced by Jeff Probst, Mark Burnett and Matt VanWagenen.

It premiered on May 31, 2000 in the United States and ushered in a new era of reality TV programming with its wild popularity among viewers.

Probst, 58, has hosted the show since its inception.

The host earlier this month told The Hollywood Reporter they were ‘still discussing’ the safety measures that would be installed when filming eventually takes place and admitted they did not yet have a plan.