Many are still in shock over the horrific terrorist attacks that rocked Paris over the weekend, which killed 129 people and have left hundreds injured.Deadlinereports that CBS is pulling planned episodes ofSupergirlandNCIS: Los Angeles, which were set to air tomorrow that center onterrorist attacks. The news comes just one day after HBO cancelled aU2concert special that was slated to air live from the AccorHotels Arena in Paris yesterday.
TheSupergirlepisode entitledHow Does She Do It?followsKara Zor-El(Melissa Benoist) dealing with a series of bombings in National City. The episode will be replaced with their Thanksgiving episodeLivewire, which was originally set to air on November 23. It isn’t known if the network will airHow Does She Do It?at a later date, or if it has been completely pulled from the show’s first season lineup.
Livewirecenters on Kara’s Thanksgiving, which may be ruined when she suspects her foster mother, Dr. Danvers (Helen Slater), who is coming to town, disapproves of her new role as a superhero. Also, when an accident transforms a volatile CatCo employee into the villainousLivewire, she targets Cat andSupergirl.Brit Morganguest stars as Leslie Willis/Livewire andHelen Slaterguest stars as Dr. Eliza Danvers, Kara’s foster mother.
TheNCIS: Los Angelesepisode entitledDefectorsrevolved around a ISIS recruitment, theterroristorganization believed to be responsible for the Paris attacks.Defectorswill be replaced byInternal Affairs, which was originally slated to air on December 10. LikeHow Does She Do It?, it isn’t known ifDefectorswill air at a later date, or if it will be pulled from the schedule indefinitely.
In related news, ABC is still airing its new episode of the terrorism-themed freshman seriesQuantico, while Showtime is still airing its new episode ofHomelandtonight as well. The news comes a few days after NBC cancelled its latest live episode of Undateable in the wake of these horrifying attacks. What do you think about CBS pulling these terrorism-themed episodes?
