Nickelodeon to Postpone 2020 Kids’ Choice Awards Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

By Elaine Low

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The stars will have to wait to get slimed.

Nickelodeon is pushing back the date of its annual Kids’ Choice Awards, joining the growing list of live events, conventions and conferences that are being canceled or postponed amid a global pandemic that has seen over 1,200 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the U.S.

“The Kids’ Choice Awards scheduled for March 22, 2020, in Los Angeles is being postponed in consideration of the safety and well-being of every person involved with the show, which is our top priority,” said a spokesperson. “We will have further information about a new date in the future.”