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The 'Vice' parody episode, originally set to premiere Thursday, depicted journalists being killed.
Another cable network is altering its schedule in the wake of Wednesday's Virginia TV station shooting.
IFC will delay a Vice-inspired episode of its first-year satire series Documentary Now that was set to air Thursday night, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
The episode, titled "Dronez: The Hunt for El Chingon," follows courageous journalists who travel to Mexico to track down a drug lord. During the episode, reporters are killed, which is why IFC is pushing back the airdate.
"In light of yesterday's tragic events, IFC decided to air "Kunuk" as tonight's episode of Documentary Now! in place of "Dronez," said the network in a statement. "Our thoughts are with the victims."
The network has not yet announced a new airdate for the "Dronez" episode.
IFC follows in the footsteps of USA Network, which announced Wednesday the decision to push back the season finale of hacker drama Mr. Robot one week to Sept. 2 because of similarities between the plot and Wednesday's tragic events.
Reporter Alison Parker was killed on live TV Wednesday while conducting an interview for WDBJ, the CBS affiliate in Roanoke, Virginia. Photographer Adam Ward and Vicki Gardner, the individual who was being interviewed by Parker, were also shot. Ward died from his injuries, while Gardner is in stable condition. The gunman, former WDBJ employee Vester Lee Flanagan II, shot himself after the attack and died of his injuries at a nearby hospital.
Starring Saturday Night Live alums Seth Meyers, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen, Documentary Now parodies famous a different documentary in every episode ranging from Grey Gardens to The Thin Blue Line.
The series airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. on IFC.
