2. Charley Belcher of Good Day Tampa Bay had to calm his jumpy dog throughout his segment:

Reporting from home means you still have to take care of your “kids.” Bowser got a little nervous after my wife had to go into work today...and he jumped into my lap right before a live shot! Gotta love live TV! #AllInThisTogether #WorkFromHome pic.twitter.com/cLSVw4Owq6

— Charley Belcher FOX (@CharleyBelcher) March 26, 2020

3. Hobie Artigue — the sports guy from Minnesota's Fox news station — had his big dog Boris crawl into his lap moments prior to his live piece:

When your gargantuan dog crawls in your lap right before a @FOX9 live shot, sometimes you just gotta go with it...

Thanks for rolling with things, @kscullinfox9! pic.twitter.com/YWDAMi70U0

— Hobie Artigue (@HobieFOX9) March 20, 2020

4. Arkansas' KATV News journalist Shelby Rose used a tiny catnip to keep her cat, Zooey, busy she worked:

My cat Zooey doesn’t understand personal space & meows every two seconds, so @brianemfinger thought of a way to keep her preoccupied during our live shot last night. Enjoy😂 pic.twitter.com/TKRRYB0D1U

— Shelby Rose (@KATVShelby) March 26, 2020

5. Dougie the dog crashes into CBS Boston news anchor Chris McKinnon’s live shoot

the moment when @chrisWBZ's dog Dougie crashed his at-home liveshot today during @WBZ This Morning! pic.twitter.com/3upiuLuzxy

— Sean Barnacoat (@BarnacoatWBZ) March 27, 2020

6. Joy Wang from KOB 4 Eyewitness News had no difficulties with her new "colleague" who snoozed all through the whole thing:

First LIVESHOT on a cell phone. From home. New coworker was unimpressed. Slept through the whole thing. #StayHome4NM pic.twitter.com/oRG6INtVhj

— Joy Wang (@JoyKOB) March 27, 2020

7. MSNBC analyst Peter Baker’s dog popped right in during his live appearance:

Congrats to @peterbakernyt for creating a worthy successor to BBC Dad, this time with his pet dog. pic.twitter.com/4lJrH9eGYK

— Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) March 23, 2020

8. Jason Adams, ABC Tampa Bay's meteorologist, had his kitty Ninja run behind him while he was talking about the weather:

Ninja!! 😹😹😹 https://t.co/6dzDR1erqM

— Jason Adams (@JasonAdamsWFTS) March 27, 2020

9. PBS News Hour's William Brangham went live on air with his cat sleeping calmly in the background:

That sly girl snuck into the shot without me even noticing... 😼 https://t.co/dzXUjO0biQ

— William Brangham (@WmBrangham) March 25, 2020

10. CBS Denver's Makenzie O'Keefe put up a sign alerting his family not to enter the room while she was live on-air:

At @CBSDenver were doing our part as reporters to work remotely, or in my case tonight, from my home! Had to play it safe during the live shot 😂 #COVID19Colorado #StayHome pic.twitter.com/wBPFou8WnG

— Makenzie O'Keefe (@makenziepokeefe) March 24, 2020

11. NBC News' Kate Snow did her own hair and makeup:

Getting ready for my first at-home liveshot @todayshow. (It takes a lot. I miss the pro help). My story this morn is about retirees, students and medical professionals who haven’t been in a hospital for a while now jumping in to help with coronavirus. #HeedingTheCall pic.twitter.com/6DdNAzyHVV

— Kate Snow (@tvkatesnow) March 26, 2020

12. Heather Crawford from the First Coast News used her kid as a stand-in while she set up the shot:

First night working from home. First time running my own live shot. See you at 11pm on First Coast News. #newreality @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/1MKk4gYYO8

— Heather Crawford (@HeatherFCN) March 24, 2020

13. MacGyver would be envy of how CBS News' Jericka Duncan created a tripod for her segment:

You do what you have to do to cover the story. #liveshot #prayingforpeace pic.twitter.com/RWA7KKJWPV

— Jericka Duncan (@Jerickaduncan) March 24, 2020

14. News 5 Cleveland's Jade Jarvis was very inventive when it comes to lighting:

My super high-tech live shot set up this morning #WFH pic.twitter.com/7KkJZ1zMxh

— Jade Jarvis (@jadejarvisTV) March 26, 2020

15. KCEN News' Nick Canizales went live from the game room:

When you have to work from home, the only place suitable for a LIVE shot is the game room! pic.twitter.com/vWZDzEGPE2

— Nick Canizales (@NickCanizales) March 21, 2020

16. WMAZ News' Kayla Solomon did a healthy food piece live from her own kitchen:

First at home live shot complete ✅ pic.twitter.com/SZOlkt6sfx

— Kayla Solomon (@KSolomonReports) March 25, 2020

17. Ira Glass of This American Life taped his show in his new studio:

Recording this week’s show (well, I closed the closet doors while I read my narration). @ThisAmerLife pic.twitter.com/SrTO0hsgyz

— Ira Glass (@iraglass) March 22, 2020

18. WCNC Charlotte's Vanessa Ruffes used her deck so she could have the skyline in the background:

Live shots at home part II - Nightside edition. @VanessaRuffes @wcnc pic.twitter.com/RQsPq3wjKz

— Lucas Bogg (@LucasBoggPhotog) March 20, 2020

19. NBC Los Angeles meteorologist Shanna Mendiola made a Weather Center in her home.

This is WILD! When your lady’s the first meteorologist ever with a freakin’ WEATHER CENTER inside the apartment! #SaferAtHome #ShelterInPlace #CoronavirusLockdown #COVID19 @ShannaNBCLA @nbcla pic.twitter.com/1VVCabg3xC

— Brian Tong (@briantong) March 24, 2020

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