Complex sentence: In order to conceal this from the viewing audience, the producers had him remain seated at his podium throughout each episode of "3oaM," not moving around; likewise, the contestants were not shown walking away from, or toward, their seats.
Split into simpler sentences: In order to conceal this from the viewing audience, the producers had him remain seated at his podium throughout each episode. Likewise, the contestants were not shown walking away from, or toward, their seats.