Name That Tune is indeed filmed in front of a live audience, and it was also filmed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. While that may concern pandemic-conscious people around the world, the show has taken a variety of extra precautions in order to film safely. The most major of those precautions is filming the show in Australia, where the pandemic is much more under control than it is in the U.S.
In addition to filming in Australia, the show is also adhering to a variety of other protocols to ensure that all of its production crew, cast, and audience members are entirely safe. Thus far, the decision to film in front of a live audience seems to be working. If the show remains safe, many other productions may wind up moving to countries where the pandemic is more under control.
"[Being in] Australia to film it, the live band, the live audience, it felt like being at a live concert every taping, every night," host Jane Krakowski told TV Insider about filming the show. "And the audiences really appreciated it and loved it."