VIDEO : Paramount Pushes Back Heathers Reboot

A month after its rebranding from Spike TV, Paramount Network has its first major programming change.
The Viacom-owned cable network has opted to push its satirical reboot of 1980s cult hit Heathers from its March 7 premiere for a launch later this year. A formal date has not been determined.
The decision to push the series ? and cancel its planned March 6 premiere in New York ? comes as the cable network wants to be respectful to the victims and families and loved ones following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead. "Paramount Network?s original series Heathers is a satirical comedy that takes creative risks in dealing with many of society?s most challenging subjects ranging from personal identity to race and socio-economic status to gun violence," Paramount Network said in a statement Wednesday. "While we stand firmly behind the show, in light of the recent tragic events in Florida and out of respect for the victims, their families and loved ones, we feel the right thing to do is delay the premiere until later this year."
The Parkland shooting appears to have inspired a bigger response from the media and most corners of American industry the than any of the many school attacks in the U.S. that preceded it. The outspoken survivors of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have been on TV calling for legislative action to prevent gun violence and are organizing a March 24 March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. Their efforts have inspired big action, from Dicks Sporting Goods' decision to stop celling assault riles to multiple companies severing ties with the NRA.