CBS pulls ‘Mike & Molly’ season finale due to Oklahoma tornado

Monday’s Oklahoma tornado has already affected prime time, with CBS pulling the season finale of the sitcom “Mike & Molly.�

Titled “Windy City,� the episode uses a fictional tornado that threatens Chicago as a plot point. “[A]s a tornado descends on Chicago, Mike and Molly each confess important news to each other,� is how the plot summary on TVRage.com describes it.

But viewers will have to wait. A tornado on Monday afternoon struck an Oklahoma City suburb, causing massive devastation.

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“Due to the tragic events this afternoon in Oklahoma, we are pre-empting tonight’s season finale of ‘Mike & Molly,’ which has a related story line,� CBS wrote in a statement. “A repeat broadcast of ‘Mike & Molly’ will run in the time period. The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date.�

The practice of delaying shows due to current events has become more common lately.

NBC’s “Hannibal� and ABC’s “Castle� both had episodes pulled following the Boston bombings last month. After the Sandy Hook shootings last year, SyFy yanked an episode of “Haven� and Fox delayed “Family Guy� and “American Dad� due to concerns over “sensitive content.�

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