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The rescheduled episode of "Supergirl," a new television show
about a young, female superhero, dealt with bombings in the
fictitious National City and had been scheduled to run on
Monday, the network said in a statement. In its place, CBS will
air an episode focusing on the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.
"NCIS Los Angeles," a law enforcement drama, had been scheduled
to air an episode on Monday about women recruited by extremist
organizations. In its place the network said it will broadcast
an episode unrelated to warfare or religious extremism.
CBS was not alone in modifying its plans to honor Paris victims.
Lionsgate Films, a division of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, on
Sunday said it was scraping red carpet interviews at the Los
Angeles premiere of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2." The
studio said it was doing so "out of respect for the very recent
events in Paris."
"Saturday Night Live," NBC's comedy sketch show, opened with a
subdued tribute to Paris, with cast member Cecily Strong
delivering a message of "love and support" in French.
In the worst attacks in France since World War Two, suspected
Islamist militants on Friday killed at least 129 people and
injured 352 in coordinated attacks across Paris, targeting a
packed concert hall, bars and a soccer stadium in a rampage of
gunfire and bombings.
CBS did not say when the episodes that were pulled would run.
Entertainment companies sometimes delay, swap or cancel movies
or television episodes after tragic events.
The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York's World Trade Center and
the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., for example, led to the
cancellation or rescheduling of many movies and shows dealing
with extreme violence or large-scale attacks.
A Paris concert scheduled for Saturday night by Irish band U2
was canceled due to the state of emergency across France, and
the American rock band Foo Fighters canceled the rest of its
European tour on Saturday.
(Editing by Frank McGurty and Leslie Adler)
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