Before March 15 , 2020 , Cuomo reduced the crowd restriction to 50 people in the state of New York on the recommendation of CDC .
On March 12 , 2020 , New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a statewide emergency declaration which disallows crowds of 500 or more people until April 12.Broadway Goes Dark Amid Coronavirus Concerns Playbill , March 12 , 2020 Cuomo lowered the number tyo 50 people on March 16 per a recommendation from the CDC.Coronavirus : NY , NJ , CT coordinate restrictions on restaurants , limit events to fewer than 50 people CNBC , March 16 , 2020 Also on March 12 , California Governor Gavin Newsom banned gatherings of more than 250 people , effective until March 31.California governor calls for all public gatherings to be canceled due to coronavirus New York Post , March 12 , 2020 Starting on March 12 , a number of game and talk shows produced in the United States announced they would begin filming without a studio audience .
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on television