The highly anticipated anniversary season of Survivor kicked off in February as 20 former and beloved winners began their treacherous 39-day battle for a groundbreaking $2 million prize . Since then, its been a run of ups and downs with old-school and new-school players attempting to outwit, outplay and outlast their competition on a remote island in Fiji.

Little did the producers know, however, COVID-19 would be the lowest blow yet.

Amid the pandemic thats seen Hollywood productions completely shut down , reality series that usually go live toward the end of their runs need to rejigger plans. How will CBS celebrate the culmination of a momentous winners-only season if the contestants are in mandatory quarantine? And how will NBC and ABC air The Voice and American Idol live performances if hosts, judges, contestants and crew are being told to self-isolate at home? Since they cant move ahead with typical shooting schedules, showrunners are imagining up new ways to conclude their seasons and they all involve going virtual.

Instead of hosting a reunion show in front of a live studio audience filled with castaways, their families and fans, Survivor host Jeff Probst will read the final votes and announce the champion of Season 40s Winners at War over video chat on May 13. During the finale, Jeff will also virtually connect by video with all 20 players to discuss the highlights of the season, a CBS announcement said .

Probst told Entertainment Weekly that nothing is set in stone and producers are still exploring options on how to make the reunion as enjoyable, and functional, as possible. The special will follow a two-hour finale, which, like the rest of Season 40, was filmed last summer. Although the final episode usually airs with live check-ins from Probst from the reunion stage at CBS Television City, no plan has been made in terms of this years structure. But it can be presumed that during the start of the live portion, the three finalists will be shown on-screen from their homes while Probst announces a winner.

It may not be the ideal end for a season featuring the greatest, most respected players in Survivor history, but it will do.

We will, of course, do our best to make it fun, Probst promised. A traditional live finale would have been awesome, but hey, this is Survivor, and now were having to deal with a twist of our own. Well get it all sorted!