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How Is 'American Idol' Going to Go Live During the Pandemic? The Producers Say They Have a Plan For That

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Imagine filming a summer action blockbuster in your basement. Or trying to pull off a heavyweight boxing match with the fighters in two different states.

That's basically the challenge facing the team behind American Idol as the show prepares to switch from pre-taped segments to live shows on April 26.

Of course, they cant't actually go live because of social distancing rules imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so producers have had to get very, very creative this time around to keep season 18 afloat amid the most challenging conditions in show history."There was never a conversation about completely scrapping this season with ABC,” Trish Kinane, Idol's showrunner/executive producer and president of entertainment at Fremantle tells.

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