TV Stations Around the World Pay Respect to Joan Rivers

E! have released a brief statement regarding the future of 'Fashion Police', after the passing of host Joan Rivers;

'Right now we are mourning our beloved Joan. We will respond at a later date with programming updates.'

The show has already been pulled from the schedule for the next two weeks, replaced by Fashion week specials instead.

Other countries from around the world , are also set to pay tribute to the comedian, with Canadian broadcaster CBC announcing that they will not be airing the third episode in the current season of 'Just For Laughs'. The episode hosted by Rivers, also featured stand-up comedy from Papa, Laurie Elliott, Lynne Koplitz, Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood.

In Australia, ABC2 has cleared episodes of it's normal schedule to present classic episodes of shows that Joan has appeared in, over the coming nights, in tribute to the comedian.