The Fox network and the cable network Syfy both quietly changed episodes of series planned for this weekend because of the killings at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., on Friday.
Syfy did not broadcast a scheduled episode Friday night of the show “Haven” because it contained scenes that involved violence in a school.
The Fox network decided on Saturday that it would replace the planned episodes of two animated series, “Family Guy” and “American Dad,” which were to be broadcast Sunday night.
The network made no official statement on the reason, but one executive confirmed that the decision was made because the content of the episodes could have been seen by some viewers as insensitive in light of the events in Connecticut.
In both cases, the networks scheduled repeats to fill those hours.
Bill Carter writes about the television industry. Follow @wjcarter on Twitter.
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