Bustamante left YTV after 16 years to become a full-time reporter for Entertainment Tonight Canada, on YTV's sister network Global. On March 22, 2019, Watson left YTV and her hosting duties of The Zone and The Zone Weekend. On March 23, 2019, Litzinger started co-hosting The Zone Weekend. On September 3, 2019, Tyra Sweet joined The Zone. She left the show in 2022. On October 26, 2019, Suknanan left The Zone and The Zone Weekend to be on Canada's Drag Race as his drag alter ego Priyanka. He later won the first season of the show. In March 2020, Alex Wierzbicki joined The Zone. Around the same time, the COVID-19 lockdowns were implemented in Canada. The Zone continued in the place of the hosts' room, called "Zone From Home" On June 6th, 2022, Melony Manikavasagar joined The Zone. On October 13, 2022, Alex Wierzbicki announced his departure from The Zone to move on to different projects. His final segment aired on October 31st. Set Changes When The Afterschool Zone began as a regular block on September 2, 1991, the set consisted of a multicoloured living room with abstract shapes and a map of Canada. In late 1993, when the block was renamed to "The Zone", the set featured a grey background with YTV written on the walls and a TV next to the host that showed what was being broadcast on TV. In 1994, the set was changed to a more common, all-blue set with graffiti and eyeballs. In this set, you can see the red lizard with the 1991–1994 YTV wordmark. In 1994, Snit was added. From 1998 to late 1999, the set was changed to have a purple and black spiral floor with The Zone logo in the middle and green walls. A large rotating fan was built into the wall. There was a couch and chairs for the host and guests. Later, a toilet with a TV inside was added. In November 1999, it was changed to a subway train set that featured a TV set and Metro print ads-styled block bumpers of The Zone. There is also an orange checkerboard floor. The change coincided with a change in hosts. In 2002 the set was changed to match YTV's 2002 look. The set was redesigned to feature a new logo of The Zone. There is also a silver fan. In 2007, after Sugar left, the subway train