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| 6 | [[caption-width-right:300:''[[{{Slogans}} Dare to defy.]]'']] |
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| 8 | [[https://www.cwtv.com The CW Network]], majority owned by station megagroup Nexstar Media Group and minority-owned by [[Creator/{{ParamountGlobal}} Paramount]] (formerly [=ViacomCBS=]) and Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery through Creator/WarnerBros (hence the initials, as the C is for Creator/{{CBS}} and the W is for Warner), is the result of the 2006 merger of Warner Bros.'s Creator/TheWB and Creator/{{CBS}}' Creator/{{UPN}}. This is a network that is ''utterly'' about demographics. Specifically, that demographic which spends more time online than it does watching the tube. A pretty smooth move, since reaching young adults means giving them something to talk about on the Internet (hence their 2009–12 slogan "TV To Talk About", and their previous "TV Now" slogan, which is the network's admission they don't care if you watch on TV or online). |
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| 10 | Nearly all of The WB's and UPN's best-known programs -- ''Series/GilmoreGirls'', ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'', ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'', ''Series/OneTreeHill'', ''Series/VeronicaMars'' -- were carried over from those networks. To fit all these shows – and add some newer ones – on the new lineup, The CW initially used The WB's scheduling model – six nights a week of primetime shows (five hours on Sundays, and two hours Monday through Friday), two hours in daytime on weekdays and five hours on Saturday mornings, the latter of which consisted of Creator/KidsWB lineup carried over from The WB – as UPN had no Sunday primetime, weekday daytime or children's programming at its end. The CW eventually turned over its Sunday night lineup (which languished in the ratings since the network's launch thanks in part to the success of NBC's ''Sunday Night Football'' the fall in which The CW launched) to its affiliates in 2009, following a disastrous time-lease deal with production company Media Rights Capital, and then abdicated one hour of its daytime lineup in 2010. It wasn't until the network started to become profitable that it decided to return to airing on Sundays in 2018, and even then it's only a two hour block like the weeknight lineup, with no network programming appearing in the 7 P.M. hour like the Big Four. The CW [[https://tvline.com/2021/05/13/the-cw-adds-saturday-night-programming-fall-2021/ began airing on Saturday primetime in the 2021-22 season]], marking the first time that the slot was filled since the network started broadcasting in 2006. |
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| 12 | The network struggled during its first few years, to the point that the Tribune Company, owner of key affiliates like New York's WPIX and Los Angeles' KTLA, dropped CW branding on its CW stations; for example, WPIX (formerly branded [=CW11=]) has reverted to PIX 11 (a modernization of the the name it carried back when it was an independent station), while Denver's KWGN (formerly branded [=CW2=]) developed an AudienceAlienatingEra of calling itself "[[TotallyRadical The Deuce]]" with a younger image for a couple years, including removing their older news personalities and attempting to make themselves hip (which made it worse. It's now branded as the comparably staid "Colorado's Own Channel 2"). On top of that, notable affiliate group Pappas Telecasting partly blamed The CW's crappy performance as a factor in its 2008 bankruptcy, which also forced the company to sell off quite a few stations (including some affiliated with other networks), with KCWK in Walla Walla, Washington even being shut down. Furthermore, an attempted expansion to Guam in 2009 ended with the affiliate (newborn low-power station KTKB) dead in less than two years, though it would ultimately return the following year. |
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| 14 | Because Tribune Media never maintained a stake in The CW, the CBS Television Stations division served as the network's owned-and-operated stations. |
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| 16 | Later, though, The CW finally found its footing, with original hits such as ''Series/{{Gossip Girl|2007}}'', ''[[Series/{{BeverlyHills90210}} 90210]]'' (a SequelSeries to the '90s Creator/{{Fox}} show), ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' and ''Series/{{Nikita}}'', in addition to a number of still-popular shows from the WB/UPN days (''Supernatural'', ''Top Model''), and for a while, the network seemed to be more content aiming for the teen/young adult niche (which they do spectacularly well in) than going for broader appeal like the major networks.[[note]]This is why the previous CW president got ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'' off the network; even though it had the network's highest ratings by a wide margin, it wasn't translating into a ratings bump for the rest of its lineup due to wrestling's demographic being vastly different than, say, ''Gossip Girl'''s.[[/note]] However, new CW president Mark Pedowitz has stated that he sees the network as a general 18-34 network, citing the success of ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' with said demographic, followed by the early success of the revival of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' (in the middle of the doldrums of summer, no less), and while it still trails far behind the Big Four (in 2020, it didn't even make it to the top 20 networks by viewership, trailing not only the Big Four but also Creator/{{Ion|Television}} and Spanish-language Creator/{{Univision}} and Creator/{{Telemundo}}), The WB and UPN generally had much of the same ratings at their respective highs, and the network has been recovering from its torrid early years nicely. The network in fact doesn't really care about television UsefulNotes/{{ratings}} and has admitted as such, knowing many of their viewers catch their shows through the network's website, {{Creator/Hulu}} and {{Creator/Netflix}}, something that hurts reading the Nielsen chart (and as the general manager of a CW station), but is planning for the probable future reality of television. |
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| 18 | The launch of this network was the death knell for [[MinorityShowGhetto African-American-cast sitcoms]] on network television for several years, as it removed UPN, the only broadcast network that was still committed to running those types of programming. When UPN merged with the WB, the latter network's sensibilities wound up dominating, causing black-focused shows like ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'' and ''Series/{{The Game|2006}}'' to get lost in their new network home's identity. While ''The Game'' was lucky enough to make a ChannelHop to Creator/{{BET}} (and became that network's biggest show ever in the process), other shows of its ilk, such as ''Series/{{Girlfriends|2000}}'' and ''All of Us'', saw themselves getting [[{{Cancellation}} bumped off]]. |
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| 20 | The network's weekday "daytime" block, where Kids' WB used to be, was never really that. Over the years, it's been home to an ever declining quantity of talk shows, starting with Tyra Banks, then down to Dr. Drew, then a show with radio host Bill Cunningham that may as well have been [[Series/TheJerrySpringerShow Jerry Springer]] and Steve Wilkos without the fighting. That show departed the airwaves in September 2016 to make way for a show of the same ilk by ''Series/RestaurantImpossible'' host Robert Irvine. ''The Robert Irvine Show'' suffered from InvisibleAdvertising, and was ultimately canned in 2018 after two seasons of abysmal ratings, to be replaced by ''Springer'' repeats, of all things (an option existed for Jerry to make new episodes for the CW [[MoneyDearBoy for the right price]]; he chose instead for his personal sanity to do a less draining court show). The daytime slot was programmed by Tribune as an [[TheArtifact artifact]] of their former ownership interest in The WB and its importance in owning the largest CW affiliates. Tribune was bought out by Nexstar Media Group in 2019 after a failed attempt by Sinclair Broadcasting, and in 2021, the remaining hour was returned to the affiliates in exchange for the Saturday night time slot, ending a block that had been around since 1995 on The WB. |
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| 22 | Finally, The CW is also notable for boasting Creator/SabanBrands' Creator/{{Vortexx}}, the last SaturdayMorningCartoon block to air new shows. In May 2014, they announced its airtime was being sold to Litton Entertainment for yet ''another'' one of their EdutainmentShow blocks, similar to the blocks they've programmed for [[Creator/{{AmericanBroadcastingCompany}} ABC]]-owned/affiliated stations and sister network CBS. That block premiered in October 2014, marking the {{end of an era}}. |
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| 24 | After ''Smallville'' ended, more live-action shows based on Warner Bros.' Creator/DCComics properties have found a home on The CW. These shows have established a live-action DC SharedUniverse for the first time ever -- notably, around the same time Warner Bros. is [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse doing the same for DC movies]], but The CW got theirs out first. Fans have nicknamed this universe the "Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}" after ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', the series that started it all, though The CW officially termed it "The [=CWverse=]". It got even larger in May 2016, when ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'', which did OK but not life-changing ratings for CBS, was given over to the CW based on the momentum of a successful ''Supergirl''[=/=]''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' crossover. Since then, the series has expanded considerably, encompassing [[CashCowFranchise seven live-action series, a pair of animated series, books, merchandise, and an annual crossover event that has been held since 2014]]. |
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| 26 | At the 2016 upfronts, Tribune and the CW came to a new agreement to renew their stations for five more years, though both parties agreed to let Tribune flagship WGN in Chicago disaffiliate from the network due to voluminous sports conflicts and a news and programming schedule that can easily beat Fox affiliate WFLD, even without the CW (WGN's news audience is more traditional and broad, which caused havoc for programming flow from primetime; ironically WGN lost its sports rights to cable at the end of 2019). WPWR, the Creator/MyNetworkTV affiliate in that market, took over the CW rights in Chicago for three years, with WCIU then taking over the affiliation in the fall of 2019. The Hulu arrangement ended the same month to make way for a much-improved app experience, along with a renewal of the Netflix agreement that will see the full seasons of series hit that service a mere couple weeks after the end of their latest seasons. Beginning with the Fall 2019 broadcast season, new shows on the network will have their streaming rights sold individually; to date, most new series stream on Creator/HBOMax. |
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| 28 | In January 2022, it was reported that Nexstar was considering buying the majority stake at The CW. The sale was confirmed in August 2022, with Nexstar buying 75% of the network's stake, while Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount will share the remaining 25%. In the lead-up to the network upfronts of that year, The CW cut a solid half of its scripted programming, many of which had middling ratings but scored profitable streaming deals for Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount. With the sale, both companies will still supply programming for The CW, but their interests will no longer be above those of the network. The sale was completed in October of that same year, with every single CW station that Nexstar owns became O&Os (including WPIX, KTLA and KWGN) of the network. |
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| 30 | After buying the network, Nexstar announced its intent to radically alter the network to appeal to a broader demographic, specifically intending to attract older viewers less likely to watch CW shows through streaming (and arguably more importantly, more likely to stick around after the programming for local news, either produced in house or, in most cases, outsourced from another station in the market), in order to make it profitable for the first time in its history by 2025. To this end, they've planned to slash the network's budgets drastically and rely more on reality shows and imports, with any scripted programming going out of its old wheelhouse of young adult dramas and into other genres like sitcoms and police procedurals. It's also begun to jump into sports broadcasting for the first time, signing a time buy deal with LIV Golf to air the upstart golf league's matches on weekends, with Friday rounds airing exclusively on The CW app. They also bought the rights to several ACC games and the NASCAR Xfinity Series (beginning in 2025). |
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| 32 | Nontheless, in May 2023, CBS, despite maintaining a minority stake in the network, [[https://deadline.com/2023/05/cbs-stations-eight-drop-cw-go-independent-this-fall-1235357388/ announced its intention to drop The CW from its stations that had been affiliated with the network]][[note]]of those markets, only Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Sacramento currently have Nexstar-owned stations, though later that month, Nexstar would announce its intentions to acquire the operations of [=MyNetworkTV=] affiliate WADL TV-38 in Detroit, another CBS-owned CW market, while Mission Broadcasting would buy the license[[/note]] that September and revert those stations back to being independent stations (it had done a similar move with the removal of [=MyNetworkTV=] from WSBK and WBFS in September 2022), largely stemming from those stations' refusals to clear LIV Golf broadcasts[[note]]Tegna-owned CW affiliates, including WCCT and the second subchannel of KFMB; as well as WCIU, also refused to clear LIV Golf[[/note]], forcing Nexstar to arrange with other stations in those markets to air the broadcasts. Shortly after, The CW renewed their affiliation deals with Hearst Television which added KQCA (channel 58) in Sacramento to switch to that network alongside new carriage deals with Sinclair and Gray Television. However, Detroit was severely impacted when WADL dropped the affiliation after ''only one month'' because TV-38's sale to Mission wasn't completed by that time and current owner and station founder Adell Broadcasting threatened legal action when the E.W. Scripps Company signed a deal with the CW to be affiliated with WMYD (channel 20, and coincidentally the market's previous [=MyNetworkTV=] affiliate). |
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| 34 | Being a newer network, The CW has a few bugs to work out with carriage in some markets, albeit not to the extent of [=MyNetworkTV=] and Ion. Several smaller markets go for a national feed called Creator/TheCWPlus, which mixes syndicated shows with network programming (and is the basic successor to The WB 100+ Station Group, the small-market feed of co-predecessor The WB). HD tends to depend on the market (some have HD, some don't), and many stations are cable-exclusive. It also has a substantial amount of stations that lie on digital subchannels, which again may or may not be HD, and most are CW Plus affiliates. Unlike [=MyNetworkTV=] though, airing its shows in primetime (except for sports and news situations) is compulsory, meaning seeing ''The Flash'' as 3 a.m. filler is a virtual impossibility. |
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| 36 | The network also owns CW Seed, a streaming platform that hosts both acquired and first-run content focusing mainly on animation, comedy, and game shows. Originally part of the main CW website, it was spun-off into its own app in 2013. |
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| 38 | !!The CW original programming |
| 39 | |
| 40 | '''Bold''' denotes ongoing or upcoming series. |
| 41 | [[index]] |
| 42 | * ''Series/The100'' (2014-2020) |
| 43 | * '''''Series/OneHundredDaysToIndy''''' (2023-) [[note]]docuseries on the [[UsefulNotes/IndyCar Indianapolis 500]], co-produced with Penske Entertainment and VICE World News[[/note]] |
| 44 | * ''Series/FortyFourHundred'' (2021-2022) |
| 45 | * ''Series/SeventhHeaven'' (2006-2007) [[note]]Originally The WB.[[/note]] |
| 46 | * ''[[Series/BeverlyHills90210 90210]]'' (2008-2013) |
| 47 | ** ''Series/MelrosePlace'' (2009-2010) |
| 48 | * '''''[[UsefulNotes/PowerFiveConferences ACC]] on The CW''''' (2023-present) |
| 49 | * '''''Series/AllAmerican''''' (2018-present) |
| 50 | ** '''''Series/AllAmericanHomecoming''''' (2022-present) |
| 51 | * ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'' (2006-2015) [[note]]Originally UPN; moved to Creator/VH1. This was the first show to air new episodes on the network; it and ''WWE Smackdown'' (which aired later in the week) were the only ones not to air repeats during The CW's launch week of September 17-23, 2006.[[/note]] |
| 52 | * Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} |
| 53 | ** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (2012-2020) |
| 54 | ** ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' (2014-2023) [[note]]Currently the longest-running original show on the network (i.e., not inherited from The WB/UPN or saved from other networks).[[/note]] |
| 55 | ** ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'' (2016-2022) |
| 56 | ** ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'' (2016-2021) [[note]]Originally CBS[[/note]] |
| 57 | ** ''Series/{{Black Lightning|2018}}'' (2018-2021) [[note]]Originally unrelated to the setting, the titular character made his debut on the 'verse during ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths|2019}}''[[/note]] |
| 58 | ** ''Series/{{Batwoman|2019}}'' (2019-2022) |
| 59 | ** '''''Series/SupermanAndLois''''' (2021-2024)[[note]]Retroactively made to take place in its own universe separate from the main Arrowverse[[/note]] |
| 60 | * ''[[Series/BeautyAndTheBeast2012 Beauty & the Beast]]'' (2012-2016) |
| 61 | * ''Series/BeautyAndTheGeek'' (2006-2008) [[note]]Originally The WB[[/note]] |
| 62 | * ''Series/{{Capture}}'' (2013) |
| 63 | * ''Series/TheCarrieDiaries'' (2013-2014) |
| 64 | * ''Series/{{Charmed|2018}}'' (2018-2022) |
| 65 | * ''Series/{{Containment}}'' (2016) |
| 66 | * ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'' (2015-2019) |
| 67 | * ''Series/{{Cult}}'' (2013) |
| 68 | * ''Series/{{Dynasty|2017}}'' (2017-2022) |
| 69 | * ''Series/EmilyOwensMD'' (2012-2013) |
| 70 | * ''Series/EverybodyHatesChris'' (2006-2009) [[note]]Originally UPN[[/note]] |
| 71 | * ''Series/{{Frequency|2016}}'' (2016-2017) |
| 72 | * ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' (2006-2007) [[note]]Originally The WB. It was followed by a Netflix miniseries in 2016, which was later broadcast on The CW in 2020 to fill its fall programming.[[/note]] |
| 73 | * ''Series/{{Girlfriends|2000}}'' (2006-2008) [[note]]originally UPN[[/note]] |
| 74 | ** ''Series/{{The Game|2006}}'' (2006-2009) [[note]]moved to BET[[/note]] |
| 75 | * ''Series/{{Gossip Girl|2007}}'' (2007-2012) [[note]]The network also broadcast the pilot of the [[Series/GossipGirl2021 2021 revival]] a day after it debuted on Creator/HBOMax.[[/note]] |
| 76 | * ''Series/{{Gotham Knights|2023}}'' (2023) |
| 77 | * ''Series/HartOfDixie'' (2011-2015) |
| 78 | * ''Series/{{Hellcats}}'' (2010-2011) |
| 79 | * ''Series/HiddenPalms'' (2007) |
| 80 | * ''Series/InTheDark'' (2019-2022) |
| 81 | * '''''Inside The [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]''''' (2023-present) |
| 82 | * ''Series/IZombie'' (2015-2019) |
| 83 | * ''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' (2014-2019) |
| 84 | * ''Series/{{Kung Fu|2021}}'' (2021-2023) |
| 85 | * ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'' (2021-2022) |
| 86 | * ''Series/LifeUnexpected'' (2010-11) |
| 87 | * ''[[Series/MadTV1995 MADtv]]'' (2016) [[note]]Short-lived revival of the Fox series, last broadcast in 2009.[[/note]] |
| 88 | * ''Series/TheMessengers'' (2015) |
| 89 | * ''Series/{{Nancy Drew|2019}}'' (2019-2023) |
| 90 | ** ''Series/{{Tom Swift|2022}}'' (2022) |
| 91 | * ''Series/{{Naomi|2022}}'' (2022) |
| 92 | * ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' (2010-2013) |
| 93 | * ''Series/NoTomorrow'' (2016-2017) |
| 94 | * ''Series/OhSit'' (2012-2013) |
| 95 | * ''Series/OneTreeHill'' (2006-2012) [[note]]Originally The WB[[/note]] |
| 96 | * ''Series/TheOutpost'' (2018-2021) |
| 97 | * ''Series/{{Pandora}}'' (2019-2020) |
| 98 | * '''''Series/PennAndTellerFoolUs''''' (2014-present) [[note]]Originally Creator/{{ITV}}. The CW began airing new episodes of the show from 2015 onward.[[/note]] |
| 99 | * ''Series/{{Privileged}}'' (2008-2009) |
| 100 | * ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' (2007-2009) |
| 101 | * ''Series/{{Reba}}'' (2006-2007) [[note]]Originally The WB[[/note]] |
| 102 | * ''Series/{{Reign}}'' (2013-2017) |
| 103 | * ''Series/TheRepublicOfSarah'' (2021) |
| 104 | * ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' (2011-2012) |
| 105 | * ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' (2017-2023) |
| 106 | ** ''Series/KatyKeene'' (2020) |
| 107 | * ''Series/RoswellNewMexico'' (2019-2022) |
| 108 | * ''Series/SaveToWin'' (2016-2017) |
| 109 | * ''Series/TheSecretCircle'' (2011-2012) |
| 110 | * '''''Series/{{Sight Unseen|2024}}''''' (2024) [[note]]Co-production by Creator/{{CTV}} and The CW[[/note]] |
| 111 | * ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (2006-2011) [[note]]Originally The WB[[/note]] |
| 112 | * '''''Series/SonOfACritch''''' (2023-present) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{CBC}}, co-produced with The CW starting with season 3[[/note]] |
| 113 | * ''Series/StarCrossed'' (2014) |
| 114 | * ''Series/{{Stargirl|2020}}'' (2020-2022) [[note]]For the first season, the episodes aired a day after each new ones debuted on the Creator/DCUniverse streaming service. In July 2020, it was announced that the show would move to The CW starting with its second season.[[/note]] |
| 115 | * '''''Series/SullivansCrossing''''' (2023-present) [[note]]Originally broadcast on Creator/{{CTV}}, co-produced with The CW starting with season 2[[/note]] |
| 116 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' (2006-2020) [[note]]Originally The WB. Currently the longest-running show on the network. Until its end, it was also [[LastOfHisKind the last remnant of anything carried over from The WB or UPN]].[[/note]] |
| 117 | ** ''Series/TheWinchesters'' (2022-2023) |
| 118 | * ''Series/{{The Tomorrow People|2013}}'' (2013-2014) |
| 119 | * ''Series/TwoSentenceHorrorStories'' (2019, 2021-2022) |
| 120 | * ''Series/{{Valor}}'' (2017-2018) |
| 121 | * Franchise/TheVampireDiariesUniverse |
| 122 | ** ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' (2009-2017) |
| 123 | ** ''Series/TheOriginals'' (2013-2018) |
| 124 | ** ''Series/{{Legacies}}'' (2018-2022) |
| 125 | * ''Series/VeronicaMars'' (2006-2007) [[note]]Originally UPN; later moved to Hulu[[/note]] |
| 126 | * '''''Series/{{Walker|2021}}''''' (2021-present) |
| 127 | ** ''Series/WalkerIndependence'' (2022-2023) |
| 128 | * ''Film/TheWaltonsHomecoming'' (2021) |
| 129 | ** ''Film/AWaltonsThanksgiving'' (2022) |
| 130 | * '''''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway''''' (2013-present) [[note]]Revival; last aired on [[Creator/{{Freeform}} ABC Family]][[/note]] |
| 131 | * '''''Series/{{Wild Cards|2024}}''''' (2024) [[note]]Co-production between the CW and Creator/{{CBC}}[[/note]] |
| 132 | * ''Series/WouldILieToYou'' (2022) [[note]]American version of the British game show of the same name.[[/note]] |
| 133 | * '''''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}''''' (2024) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/USANetwork[[/note]] |
| 134 | * ''Wrestling/WWESmackdown'' (2006-2008) [[note]]Originally UPN[[/note]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | !!Other shows with first-run broadcast rights on The CW (include domestic and foreign shows) |
| 137 | * ''Series/EighteenToLife'' (2010) [[note]]Originally aired on CBC. Only the first six episodes were broadcast on The CW.[[/note]] |
| 138 | * '''''Series/SixtyFirstStreet''''' (2024) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{AMC}}, season 2 was produced but the series was canceled by AMC, which also didn't air the second season. The CW acquired both seasons for air.[[/note]] |
| 139 | * ''Series/{{Barons}}'' (2023) [[note]]Originally aired on [[Creator/AustralianBroadcastingCorporation The ABC]]. Aired for four episodes before being pulled from its slot. The series is now only available on the CW app.[[/note]] |
| 140 | * ''Series/{{Bump}}'' (2022-2023) [[note]]Originally available on Australian streaming service Stan. The CW began airing the series in 2022. However, it pulled the second season from the air after five episodes. It is now only available on the CW app.[[/note]] |
| 141 | * ''Series/BurdenOfTruth'' (2018-2021) [[note]]Originally aired on CBC.[[/note]] |
| 142 | * '''''Series/ChildrenRuinEverything''''' (2023-present) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{CTV}}; originally streamed in the U.S. on The Roku Channel[[/note]] |
| 143 | * '''''Series/TheConners''''' (2024-present) [[note]]acquired in 2023 as [[https://deadline.com/2023/12/the-conners-repeats-the-cw-acquisition-deal-premiere-date-1235680133/ part of a deal from the production company behind the series]].[[/note]] |
| 144 | * ''Series/{{Coroner}}'' (2020-2022) [[note]]Originally aired on CBC.[[/note]] |
| 145 | * '''''Series/{{The Chosen|TVSeries}}''''' (2021, 2023-present) [[note]]Angel Studios, also syndicated internationally. The CW started airing the series proper beginning on July 16, 2023, though it had actually aired its Christmas special on December 23, 2021.[[/note]] |
| 146 | * ''Series/{{Dates}}'' (2015) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/Channel4.[[/note]] |
| 147 | * ''Series/DeadPixels'' (2020-2021) [[note]]Originally aired on [[Creator/Channel4 E4]][[/note]] |
| 148 | * ''Series/EveryoneElseBurns'' (2023) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{Channel 4}}, was renewed for a second season by The CW and Channel 4, but was pulled from The CW schedule in November 2023 after three episodes from season 1 aired.[[/note]] |
| 149 | * '''''Series/{{Family Law|2021}}''''' (2022-present) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/GlobalTelevisionNetwork.[[/note]] |
| 150 | * ''Series/TheLAComplex'' (2012) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{CTV}}.[[/note]] |
| 151 | * '''''Series/{{Moonshine}}''''' (2023-present) [[note]]Originally aired on CBC.[[/note]] |
| 152 | * '''''Series/{{Ride}}''''' (2024-present) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/HallmarkChannel, canceled after 1 season. The CW bought the first season to air in December 2023[[/note]] |
| 153 | * ''Series/TheRising'' (2023) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{Sky}}.[[/note]] |
| 154 | * ''Series/RunTheBurbs'' (2023) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{CBC}}, but was pulled from the schedule in November 2023.[[/note]] |
| 155 | * ''Series/{{Seed}}'' (2014) [[note]]Originally aired on Creator/{{Citytv}}. Only two episodes were broadcast before The CW pulled the show because of low ratings.[[/note]] |
| 156 | * '''''Series/TheSpencerSisters''''' (2023) [[note]]Originally broadcast on Creator/{{CTV}}.[[/note]] |
| 157 | * ''Series/{{Swamp Thing|2019}}'' (2020) [[note]]Originally streamed on DC Universe.[[/note]] |
| 158 | * ''Series/{{The Swarm|2023}}'' (2023) [[note]]Originally aired on [[UsefulNotes/GermanTVStations ZDF]].[[/note]] |
| 159 | * ''Series/{{Taskmaster}}'' (2020) [[note]]Originally aired on [[Creator/{{UKTV}} Dave]]. The CW had ordered Series 8 and 9 to fill out their 2020 summer slot but pulled the show after one episode because of low ratings. They later released the entirety of Series 8 on CW Seed.[[/note]] |
| 160 | * ''Series/TellMeAStory'' (2020) [[note]]Originally streamed on [[Creator/ParamountPlus CBS All Access]].[[/note]] |
| 161 | * ''Series/{{Trickster}}'' (2021) [[note]]Originally aired on CBC.[[/note]] |
| 162 | * ''Series/WellingtonParanormal'' (2021-2022) [[note]]Originally aired on [=TVNZ=]. Joint US distribution with Creator/HBOMax; episodes premiere first on the network, then on the streaming service a day later.[[/note]] |
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| 164 | !!CW Seed original programming |
| 165 | * ''WesternAnimation/ConstantineCityOfDemons'' (2018-19) [[note]]Five short episodes were initially streamed on the website, which were compiled for a feature-length DVD release, containing 20 minutes worth of new material. The feature was broadcast on the main network under the name ''Constantine: The Legend Continues'' on October 15, 2018, before being made available back on the CW Seed website as a two-part miniseries, replacing the original five shorts.[[/note]] |
| 166 | * ''WesternAnimation/FreedomFightersTheRay'' (2017-18) |
| 167 | * ''WebVideo/{{Husbands}}'' (2013) [[note]]Originally streamed on Website/YouTube.[[/note]] |
| 168 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Vixen}}'' (2015-16) [[note]]The entire series was broadcast as a feature-length film on the linear network on August 30, 2017.[[/note]] |
| 169 | [[/index]] |
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| 171 | !!Tropes associated with the network: |
| 172 | * CashCowFranchise: It has the Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} as a whole, with ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' being the #1 show for years (it has since lost its crown to others, although it remains the premier Arrowverse series). ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' was a ratings darling when it still aired, raking in so much revenue that it helped to bankroll other series for the network, and would have probably kept getting renewed had its stars decided to extend their contracts. |
| 173 | * ComMons: Like The WB, the network used to be forced to make do with cable-exclusive stations, though it has largely moved to over-the-air subchannels. |
| 174 | * ContentWarnings: The CW commonly precedes syndicated broadcasts of Creator/SethMacFarlane's cartoons like ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' with a viewer discretion advisory reminding that the program may be unsuitable for children under 14, which can be seen [[https://youtube.com/watch?v=kkqtIzkCkRk here]]. |
| 175 | * DevelopmentHell: |
| 176 | ** The network ordered the reality game series ''The Frame'' in late 2010, and nothing has been heard of it since. |
| 177 | ** In 2012, it was announced that the network was pursuing a ''Series/{{Smallville}}''-style Franchise/WonderWoman series called ''Amazon'', which would have focused on a teenage version of Diana in the years before she actually became Wonder Woman. Initial casting began after Allan Heinberg wrote the script, with the CW aiming for a debut during the 2014/2015 television season. The project was eventually put on hold in favor of ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'', and was later shelved indefinitely. The announcement of the DCEU ''{{Film/Wonder Woman|2017}}'' film seems to have ensured the project will never see the light of day, as DC/WB generally dislikes having conflicting live-action versions of their characters.[[note]] For instance, a planned Harley Quinn appearance on ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' was nixed to avoid confusion with the ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'' movie.[[/note]] |
| 178 | ** Another ''Smallvile''-style DC series called ''The Graysons'' was in the works at The CW for a while. The series would've focused on a young [[AdaptationNameChange DJ Grayson]] in the years leading up to the murder of his parents and his subsequent transformation into Comicbook/{{Robin}}. The CW ordered a pilot, but the whole series was scrapped for not fitting with WB's plans for the Batman franchise at the time. |
| 179 | ** In 2012, there was a discussion regarding the possibility of a ''Film/BattleRoyale'' adaptation for TV, but [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents a spate of high profile school shootings]] have made it extremely unlikely that the show (which would have focused on high school students killing each other with weapons) will ever make it to air. |
| 180 | ** The reboot of ''Series/TalesFromTheDarkside'' was first confirmed in 2013. A pilot was shot in 2015, but was not picked up to series. |
| 181 | ** ''Literature/TheSelection'' was optioned twice, starting from before the first book was even published, but The CW passed on both of them. |
| 182 | ** ''Eight Days a Week'' was picked up for the 2007-2008 season. Unfortunately, the writers' strike put that show to a halt before any post-pilot episodes were produced. |
| 183 | ** In 2015, a dystopian SettingUpdate for ''Literature/LittleWomen'' was announced, but the show was ultimately never produced. |
| 184 | ** A live-action adaptation of ''Franchise/ThePowerPuffGirls'' was planned to air in 2021, but poor test screenings of the pilot led The CW to shelve it for the season and order a new pilot, though the adaptation would be cancelled anyway following the sale of The CW to Nexstar. |
| 185 | * FountainOfExpies: Zoom's appearance on ''Series/{{The Flash|2014}}'' ended up inspiring several more black-clothed, deep-voiced [[KnightOfCerebus Knights of Cerebus]] on other CW shows, including [[Series/{{Arrow}} Prometheus]], [[Series/{{Riverdale}} Black Hood]], and [[Series/Supergirl2015 Reign]]. ''The Flash'' itself followed the trend with Cicada. |
| 186 | * FusionDance: The network is a merger of The WB and UPN. With few exceptions, its shows are either produced by Warner Bros., CBS, or both. |
| 187 | * KidsBlock: The CW 4Kids, which became Toonzai, and then Vortexx before Litton's takeover of the block as One Magnificent Morning. |
| 188 | * LiveActionAdaptation: The Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}, most prominently, but there is also ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', the second live-action series based on an Franchise/ArchieComics property (after ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch''), and the first to focus on the core characters of [[ComicBook/ArchieComics the titular comics]]. |
| 189 | * NetworkRedHeadedStepchild: |
| 190 | ** ''Series/{{Reba}}'' (starring Music/RebaMcEntire) fit this role during its run. While the network was lasering in on the young, hip, and urban demographic, ''Reba'' stood out as a much more traditional, conservative sitcom. The show almost didn't make the WB-to-CW jump, but when they realized the show was already renewed through season six and that the "kill fee" for canceling the show early would have been more expensive than making a season six, they ordered a shorted 13-episode final season to fill contractual obligations and quietly ignored it as much as they could. Even some [[http://variety.com/2007/scene/news/tv-success-depends-on-quality-network-1117965959/ industry professionals]] said the show would have been a sure hit on another network. |
| 191 | ** The CW had zero interest in renewing its deal for ''Wrestling/WWESmackDown'' once the UPN merger was done, despite garnering the network's highest ratings by a wide margin (nearly double that of the rest of the lineup). With the CW's focus at the time going squarely for mostly 16 to 24-year-old females and its lineup reflecting it, this meant that none of ''[=SmackDown=]'''s ratings were translating over to anything else on the network, which led to the then-CW president walking away from it. |
| 192 | ** ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' is '''nothing''' like any of the shows it is promoted with. Reviving the show has been hailed as a great decision for the network, now known mostly for soapy dramas and superhero shows. However, the network chooses to air most of the episodes during the summer (when most of their shows are on hiatus) or whenever a hole needs to be filled in the schedule.[[note]]for what it's worth, Creator/{{ABC}} treated the late '90s-mid 2000s version similarly; they were particularly fond of stuffing it into the perpetually unstable Thursday 8pm slot between the cancellation of ''Series/VengeanceUnlimited'' in February 1999 and the premiere of ''Series/ThreatMatrix'' in September 2003, because it pulled ''just enough'' viewers against the juggernauts ''Series/{{Friends}}'' and (from 2000 onwards) ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' to turn a small profit on its low budget[[/note]] |
| 193 | ** The same can easily be said for ''Masters of Illusion'' and ''Series/PennAndTellerFoolUs''. |
| 194 | * OnlyBarelyRenewed: |
| 195 | ** The merger of The WB and UPN into The CW led to several cases of this, as executives decided it would be better for the network to find its legs with proven properties instead of rolling the dice with new series. |
| 196 | *** The executives at The WB were long gesticulating about the fate of ''Series/SeventhHeaven'', whether to renew the show or stop it at Season 10. A year before the launch of the new network, the show was canceled, but in May the next year it was unexpectedly revived for a final season at The CW. The last-minute decision caused Season 11 to have its budget lessened, actors departing or missing for episodes, and a reschedule from Monday to Sunday. |
| 197 | *** The network intended to cancel ''Series/{{Reba}}'' after its fifth season as it decided to laser in on the young, trendy, urban audience. However, they realized that the show had already been renewed for a fifth '''and''' sixth season the year before, and the "kill fee" they'd have to pay producers for breaking this contract would have cost more than actually making a sixth season. It got renewed for a 13-episode sixth season, ignored as much as possible, and disappeared soon after. |
| 198 | *** The first two seasons of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' went through this. Season 1 aired on the WB during its last year before it was reformatted into the CW and the decision to keep it wasn't made until long after the finale had aired. Likewise, its ratings for the second season were pretty low even for the CW's early standards, and the decision to renew it hadn't been made until long after Season 2 wrapped up. |
| 199 | ** ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' was the lowest-rated show on the CW for most of its second season, it got renewed regardless, it's rumoured to be because of international sales. The ratings dropped even lower in the 3rd season, but it still got renewed for a final 6-episode run. |
| 200 | ** ''[[Series/BeautyAndTheBeast2012 Beauty & the Beast]]'' got terrible ratings in its second season, was the CW's lowest-rated series in 2014, and was yanked off the schedule to air the rest of its episodes in the summer. Somehow it still got renewed for a third season. |
| 201 | ** According to the network president, The CW's decision to renew nearly its entire slate of shows from the 2020-21 season for its 2021-22 season was [[https://deadline.com/2021/02/the-cw-major-renewal-move-new-seasons-12-shows-walker-1234686788/ less about ratings and more about seeking safety in an era of COVID-19 uncertainty]], as most of those shows hadn't even been aired at the time. |
| 202 | * ProductionPosse: A ''network''-wide example. A lot of shows on The CW tend to employ the same pool of actors. |
| 203 | ** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', which stars Creator/StephenAmell who previously had minor roles on ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' and ''Series/NineOhTwoOneOh'' as well as Creator/WillaHolland who had a recurring role on ''Series/GossipGirl'' and Creator/KatieCassidy who also had roles on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' and ''Gossip Girl''. |
| 204 | ** Stephen Amell's cousin [[Creator/RobbieAmell Robbie]] was previously the main star in the short-lived ''Series/TheTomorrowPeople2013'' before recurring as Firestorm in ''The Flash''. |
| 205 | ** ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'', which consists of actors playing characters from ''Arrow'' and ''The Flash''. When Season 2 started, they brought in Creator/MaisieRichardsonSellers from ''Series/TheOriginals'' to play Vixen. Season 3 added Creator/CourtneyFord, who actually had to briefly juggle between starring in ''Supernatural'' seasons 13 and 14 (in which she recurred) and ''Legends'' seasons 3 and 4. |
| 206 | ** When ''Series/{{Supergirl|2015}}'' moved to the network, they hired Creator/{{Chris Wood|Actor}} from ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''Series/{{Containment}}'', and ''Series/TheCarrieDiaries'' as a series regular. |
| 207 | ** ''Series/{{Frequency|2016}}'' stars Creator/{{Peyton List|1986}} who was on ''The Flash'' and ''90210''. |
| 208 | ** ''Series/StarCrossed'' stars Creator/MattLanter from ''90210'' and Creator/MaleseJow from ''The Vampire Diaries'' as well co-star Creator/SusanWalters in a recurring role. Jow, Walters and regular Greg Finlay would let book roles on ''The Flash''. |
| 209 | ** Creator/AlexanderCalvert, who recurs in ''Arrow'' season 4, later appears as a main character in ''Supernatural'' from season 13 onward. |
| 210 | ** Before ''Supernatural'' ended its final season, Creator/JaredPadalecki was already tapped to star in ''Series/{{Walker|2021}}'', whose cast includes many of the same actors who had starred in ''Supernatural'', including Padalecki's wife [[Creator/GenevievePadalecki Genevieve]] and Creator/MitchPileggi, and other The CW shows such as Creator/LindseyMorgan (''Series/The100''), Creator/MollyHagan (''Series/JaneTheVirgin'' and ''Series/IZombie''), and Creator/OdetteAnnable (''Supergirl''). |
| 211 | * ReleaseDateChange: The initial production shutdown caused by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic forced the network to delay its programming by several weeks to assess the situation. When it became clear that the shutdown would last for longer than expected, it ended up radically shifting the network's plans for its 2020-21 television season, as virtually its ''entire'' slate of scripted programming were moved from Fall 2020 to Winter, Spring, or even Summer 2021. Only ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' (which already had its last several episodes delayed by six months), ''Series/{{Pandora}}'', and ''Series/TheOutpost'' escaped unharmed. The network had to acquire programs from other networks or countries so its 2020 fall premiere wouldn't be filled solely by repeats. |
| 212 | * RepeatingAd: |
| 213 | ** If you watched [=TheCW=][[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] in 2010, you could not watch one ad break without seeing many ads for Sketchers shoes, or one ad repeated twice. A common example of this was when [=TheCW4Kids=] aired the network premiere of TMNT: Turtles Forever. An ad for "Twinkle Toes" shoes played, followed by a "Sketch-Air" ad, and then 2 more "Twinkle Toes" ads! It got even more repetitive when [=TheCW4Kids=] showed off new shows and seasons in their "Friday Fall Preview", hosted by Sonic the Hedgehog. Every ad break was either a "Sketch-Air" ad or a "Twinkle Toes", with the only exception being [=TheCW4Kids=]' own ads. |
| 214 | ** In early December 2016, Pizza Hut had a habit of airing an ad featuring a singing snowman during what seemed like every break on The CW - or at least during the original airing of the ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'' episode "Who Needs Josh When You Have a Girl Group?". |
| 215 | ** These [[https://www.ispot.tv/ad/Azxv/speedy-cash-keep-your-keys-and-your-car SpeedyCash]] ads will usually appear twice in a commercial break on WWHO (The CW 53). |
| 216 | ** On one episode of America's Heartland on WSYX-TV (ABC 6) around December, a commercial for a Saturday morning cartoon block on WWHO-TV called [=KidsClick=] played three times in one commercial break, which repeated twice in a row that same break. It didn't help at the time that the same ad was playing on every commercial break on The CW during local programs such as ''Judge Faith'' and ''The Bill Cuttingham Show'', and even showed up on a primetime airing of ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer''. The commercials started shortly after Scary Larry was ditched. |
| 217 | * {{Revival}}: |
| 218 | ** ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' was revived as ''90210''. Original cast members Creator/ShannenDoherty, Tori Spelling, and Creator/JennieGarth have all reprised their roles (if only for guest parts), and Jason Priestly set to direct an episode. The same also happened for the similar ''Series/MelrosePlace'', although it only lasted a season. |
| 219 | ** ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' was revived in 2013 after a six-year hiatus, with its regulars Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady, and Colin Mochrie all returning. |
| 220 | * ScrewedByTheNetwork: |
| 221 | ** The first thing the network did after The WB and UPN finalized their agreement to merge was to can all black-focused sitcoms from its predecessor UPN, the only major network that still gave a damn about them. And can it did; three such shows were canceled at the beginning, while any other survivors were killed off the first few years of the network's life. |
| 222 | *** ''Series/OneOnOne'' was the most notable victim. Originally created to replace the similarly-axed ''Moesha'', it ended up suffering the same fate (ExecutiveMeddling during the last season, an unresolved cliffhanger, etc.). The show's fifth and final season aired while UPN and The WB were in serious negotiations, which resulted in the decision for the mass canning. The series was canceled three days after the new network's debut, using the weak excuse that there were no available slots to air the show. Of course, nobody bought it. |
| 223 | *** ''Series/Girlfriends2000'', which survived the initial mass culling, was canceled after two years. It was one of the galling of all, as it had been one of the longest-running black-led sitcoms at the time of its end. Although the Writers' Strike was partly to blame, its fate dispelled any doubts that The CW was trying to focus solely on its white audiences. |
| 224 | ** ''Series/{{Reba}}'', despite high ratings, was cancelled by The CW due to the fact the show isn't what is considered the network's target demographic. Oddly enough, The WB renewed it for ''two'' more seasons, but CW, since it was new at the time, only gave it 13 episodes, and aired it on Sunday nights. |
| 225 | ** The last seasons of ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' and ''Series/VeronicaMars'' had so much executive meddling from Dawn Ostroff and the other people at UPN who somehow fell upward into the executive suite of the new network that the slam-dunk "Girl Power Tuesday"' dream lineup which had been gushed about by critics and fans at the time of the merger ended up failing miserably. This was due to The CW forcing the shows to hire writers that didn't know anything about either show's canon (certainly not helping was The CW not allowing Amy Sherman-Palladino to continue with ''Gilmore Girls''), insulting the intelligence of their fanbase by hyper-focusing on the lead actors of each show when both programs had been built on ensemble casts, forcing ''Veronica'' to abandon the season-wide arcs of the past for "[[PoliceProcedural crime of the week]]" episodes, and finally the "Content Wrap" (an advertising concept created by the network putting a brand front and center in a non-subtle way) deal with American Eagle Outfitters which forced the [[ProductPlacement Aerie Girls]] onto fanbases that considered them completely against the spirit of both series. |
| 226 | ** ''Life Is Wild'' premiered in a Sunday-night timeslot and was sure to be canceled after the first season. And then it '''did''', as well as ''Hidden Palms''. Both of them were victims of The CW deciding to throw out The WB's plan to expand their horizons and go into more expensive programming (UPN was infamous for spending as little on their shows as possible). As ''Life is Wild'' was shot on location in South Africa, it was screwed from the moment UPN and WB executives walked out together on January 24, 2006. |
| 227 | ** ''Aliens In America'', despite receiving good reviews and having decent ratings, got the worst treatment by not only being moved to Sundays but never even airing the later episodes. Needless to say, its ratings were pretty much destroyed (Doesn't help that the Writers Strike caused the last few episodes of its first and only season to never be finished). |
| 228 | ** The CW rented out the Sunday-night slots for the 2008-09 season to Media Rights Capital. The shows — ''4Real'', ''In Harm's Way'', ''Easy Money'', and ''Valentine'' - didn't get any advertising whatsoever. They scored such terrible ratings that The CW repossessed the timeslot and put in reruns of ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'' and ''Series/{{Jericho|2006}}'', plus movies. The ratings immediately jumped back to pre rent-a-block levels (although still test-pattern low), and after the season The CW gave up completely on Sundays for nearly ten years and gave the time back to their stations. It returned to Sundays in the fall of 2018, but with only two hours which were easier to program. |
| 229 | ** ''Series/TheGame2006'', spin-off of the aforementioned ''Girlfriends'', was canceled after three seasons despite getting solid ratings. BET then picked it up and gave it another go. For six whole seasons. Its debut on BET was the highest-rated sitcom premiere on cable TV in history, [[LaserGuidedKarma making the CW look foolish as a result]]. |
| 230 | ** While ''Series/{{Reaper}}'' did get the dignity of a second season, it still got screwed over by CW. Like the many other shows they screwed over, ''Reaper'' suffered mostly through lack of advertising. Go look at the ratings for each season 2 episode — they '''plummet''', and plummet hard, about halfway through. One cast member later mocked the network's protestations of innocence, saying "They say ''they're'' disappointed? ''We're'' disappointed!" and points out how the network basically refused to promote the show. |
| 231 | ** ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'''s two-part series finale was never aired; it was put on 4Kids' website to watch. The announcement that the last two episodes would be online was actually made ''immediately'' after the last broadcast. |
| 232 | ** Dawn Ostroff, the network's first president of entertainment, dislikes sci-fi and focused on shilling out dramas the likes of ''Series/NineOhTwoOneOh'' and ''Series/GossipGirl''. Needless to say, that spelled out trouble for The WB side (and you thought only UPN was screwed). |
| 233 | *** Ironically, one show that Ostroff ''tried'' to screw repeatedly and never succeeded in was ''Series/{{Smallville}}''. Repeatedly firing and replacing writers, sometimes ''in between seasons'', moving the show from its very popular timeslot on Thursday to [[FridayNightDeathSlot Friday]] for no reason, and cutting the budget of one season in half and giving it to ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'', it was obvious she just wanted this show to die. But despite all the changes, ''Smallville'' managed to hang onto good ratings and the series ended on its own terms and not on hers. |
| 234 | *** ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' received similar treatment, and people involved with the show have begun to publicly state that Ostroff was out to kill it. While it stayed on Thursdays and followed ''The Vampire Diaries'' up to Season 5, the following season it was moved to the FridayNightDeathSlot running against ''Series/{{Grimm}}'' and ''Series/{{Fringe}}''. ''Supernatural'' got the last laugh, however. The show survived the death slot for two full seasons and moved to Wednesdays. Ultimately, ''Supernatural'' ran for ''fifteen'' seasons, ending in 2020, while ''90210'' and ''Gossip Girl'' ended during the 2012-2013 season, a year after Ostroff resigned and replaced by Mark Pedowitz, who began reorganization of the network and -- get this -- actually likes sci-fi (thus the Franchise/{{Arrowverse}} was born). |
| 235 | ** Despite decent ratings, ''Series/TheSecretCircle'' was canned by The CW after one season. Apparently, it's not even going to get a DVD release, although the complete series is available for streaming on Netflix. Though the reason it lost out its spot to ''Series/HartOfDixie'' came down to cost: ''Hart of Dixie'' was much cheaper to produce with similar ratings. |
| 236 | ** The CW's entrance into the sports broadcasting industry with LIV Golf was tainted by circumstance. Since the network's existing affiliation contracts only covered prime time (and E/I programming, the only CW affiliates actually obligated to run the games. On top of that, LIV Golf itself is funded mainly by the Private Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth agency, prompting accusations from the news media of sportswashing given the country's highly publicized human rights violations. This, along with pressure from the PGA Tour against the upstart competitor, led to issues getting affiliates on board; in the end, most CW affiliates agreed to carry the games through various agreements with the network, but a few, most notably those owned by CBS and Tegna, refused, forcing the network to sign back-up deals with independent stations, those affiliated with [=MyNetworkTV=], or digital subchannels that mostly carry programming from diginets like Cozi TV or Antenna TV. |
| 237 | * SharedUniverse: |
| 238 | ** The network has become known since the 2010s for its interconnected Creator/DCComics-based superhero shows the fans dub the "Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}", which predated the more high-profile, theatrical Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse by a year. It came off the heels of ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', and its inaugural show, ''Series/{{Arrow}}'', was originally conceived as a ''Smallville'' spin-off. |
| 239 | ** Franchise/TheVampireDiariesUniverse spans three shows, though only one is ongoing. |
| 240 | ** ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'' exists in the same universe as ''Series/KatyKeene'' (which was directly launched from it) and Netflix's ''Series/ChillingAdventuresOfSabrina'' (per WordOfGod). |
| 241 | * TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: ''Blonde Charity Mafia'', a docusoap about three charity organizers in Washington, D.C., was originally developed at Creator/{{Lifetime}} before ending up on The CW. It was originally scheduled to air in summer 2009, but delayed to early 2010 before being shelved permanently. However, it did air on MTV channels in Australia and New Zealand in its entirety. |
| 242 | * StationIdent: The CW originally had idents and bumpers evoking the shape of its logo, with a lot of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwsulS6tq0Y curved stripes]] in green, white, and orange. |
| 243 | * TeenDrama: Carrying the legacy of The WB, the network is known for churning out these. |
| 244 | * UnCanceled: |
| 245 | ** When ''Series/SeventhHeaven'' was canceled by The WB after 10 seasons, its final episode got such unexpectedly stellar ratings The CW decided to revive it for one more season, unfortunately it wasn't too well-received by most and the ratings plummeted. |
| 246 | ** After ten years of nothing but repeats and some unaired material, the American version of ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' was revived by The CW in 2013, following its last airing on ABC Family. |
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