The airing of the pilot episode of Vice Ganda’s new game show, “Everybody, Sing!”, billed as the first community singing game show with over 100 participants, has been postponed.

In the live March 13 episode of ABS-CBN's noontime show “It’s Showtime”, the ace comedian cited the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the reason behind the cancellation.

“Sa gitna po ng kasalukuyang public health issue, ipinaabot po ng ‘Everybody, Sing!’, ang bagong programa po na ihu-host ko sana sa Linggo... na postponed po muna ang pag-ere ng aming pilot episode sa Linggo, sa March 15,” said the TV host.

Vice Ganda went on: “So, paumanhin na hindi niyo muna mapapanuod ang Everybody, Sing! sa Sunday hangga’t hindi pa po kumakalma ang mga pangyayari dulot ng COVID-19.

“Sa puntong ito, ang kaligtasan ng lahat, lalong lalo na po ng mga kalahok namin na isang daang mga Pilipino sa Everybody, Sing! ang aming pinapangalagaan at binibigyan ng atensyon, kabilang na rin po ang mga artists, ang lahat ng contestants ang production team, at ang aming utmost priority talaga ay ang kaligtasan ng lahat.

“Maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong pang-unawa at suporta, mga Kapamilya.”

According to Vice Ganda, previous episodes of his talk show, "Gandang Gabi Vice", will air in the timeslot.

“Everybody, Sing!” also released an official statement on its social media accounts regarding the postponement.

READ: READ: Dahil sa kasalukuyang isyu na kinakaharap ng publiko dulot ng COVID-19, nagdesisyon ang team ng “Everybody Sing!” na i-ere ang pilot episode ng palabas sa ibang petsa.

Maraming salamat sa inyong pag-unawa at suporta, Kapamilya. #EverybodySingPH pic.twitter.com/2VWdoZ8JAM

— Everybody, Sing! (@everybodysingph) March 13, 2020

“Everybody, Sing!” is part of ABS-CBN’s lineup of TV programs, movies, and streaming platform releases for the year.

It is set to replace Vice Ganda’s late night talk show “Gandang Gabi Vice” after nearly 10 years on air since its premiere in March 2011.