Bones Shuts Down Production Due to Boreanaz's Flu

• Oct 5, 2009 05:21 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Bones

Bones shut down production on Monday because David Boreanaz came down with the flu.

Boreanaz: What if Bones and Booth never get together?

Executive producer Hart Hanson jokingly implied that swine flu was to blame for the 40-year-old Boreanaz's absence. "First time in Bones history we are shut down from production," Hanson tweeted. "Damn swine flu! That's gonna cut into Christmas hiatus."

Booth and Bones make TVGuide.com's list of 15 TV couples who should hook up

Boreanaz called in sick on Monday, but with nothing more than a seasonal flu, a studio rep tells TVGuide.com.

"We expect him back tomorrow," Hanson later tweeted.