'South Park' postpones new episode hours before broadcast; creators say 'this one's on us'

"South Park" announced its latest episode is postponed hours before the Wednesday night broadcast as fans speculated Charlie Kirk's killing factored into the decision.

"South Park" fans have to face the disappointment of a Wednesday night without a new episode from their favorite animated mischief makers.

Show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker said Wednesday, hours before the episode was set to air, that they didn't finish it in time and that "this one's on us." They thanked both the network and fans for "being so understanding."

“Apparently when you do everything at the last minute, sometimes you don’t get it done,” they said in a statement posted to Instagram, announcing that the episode had been postponed.

The episode is now set to broadcast next Wednesday.

Both men recently signed a deal reportedly worth $1.5 billion to produce 50 episodes of their popular satirical cartoon for Paramount.