Around the same time the show aired, many viewers received a message which read, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” on their phone, as the app went dark.

The shutdown of TikTok in the US has sent the users flocking to alternative platforms and marketing firms. As the ban took effect, users took to social media to express their disappointment and uncertainty about the platform's future.

After TikTok users flocked to RedNote in fear of the TikTok ban, many are worried that RedNote will be banned in the U.S. next.

Trump has said he has a "warm spot" for the app, a distinct change of heart after his first administration first called for a ban on TikTok.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held their first phone talks in four years Friday. According to Trump, he spoke with Xi about TikTok, just hours before the Supreme upheld a law set to ban the social media platform in the United States in less than 48 hours.