USA Network announced that it is pulling tonight’s highly-anticipated season finale of Mr. Robot from the schedule because it contains a scene “similar in nature” to the shooting in Virginia earlier today, when 24-year-old reporter Alison Parker and 27-year-old photojournalist Adam Ward were killed during a live report by a former coworker.
Here is a fuller version of USA’s statement, via Deadline:
“The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today’s tragic events in Virginia. Out of respect to the victims, their families and colleagues, and our viewers, we are postponing tonight’s episode. Our thoughts go out to all those affected during this difficult time.”
The episode will be pushed back one week, to Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 10 p.m., and a rerun of last week’s penultimate episode will run in its place tonight.
(Via Deadline)
