Taking to her Instagram, original co-host of “The Real,” Loni Love, told fans straight up why she thinks the show is being canceled. According to Love, the demise of the show was not due to any feuding or bad blood. Instead, Love blamed the pandemic. “In the end ‘The Real’ cast and crew did everything we could to scale the show down,” she wrote in a text-image. “We shot 7-8 shows in three days, no audience, made a conference room into a studio, but in my opinion Covid costs killed this show.” Love also thanked the fans for the “great ride” and the studio for keeping it going for eight seasons.
While Hollywood has mostly been able to adapt to the strain of the pandemic, there’s no denying that it’s been a huge burden on the industry, and everyone has had to struggle. Other shows that were shut down or canceled due to COVID include, per Entertainment Weekly, “Drunk History,” “GLOW,” and “The Society.” Derek Waters, creator of “Drunk History,” wrote on Instagram, “Sad to see it end but my god am I thankful for all it did.”