USA Network has delayed the premiere of its new sniper drama, Shooter, in the wake of a sniper’s July 7 ambush of Dallas police officers that left five dead and several others wounded.
USA Network itself delayed the Season 1 finale of Mr. Robot last August, because of a scene in which a man shot himself on live TV.
“In light of recent tragic events and out of respect for the victims, their families and our viewers, we have decided to postpone the premiere date for the upcoming USA Network series Shooter to July 26,” a USA Network rep said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
Shooter was to debut Tuesday, July 19; it will now bow a week later, on July 26.