The CW Releases Mid-Season 2025 premiere dates

The CW  Midseason Winter  

            

          The CW has announced its mid-season plans.  Of note,  All American returns along with  season 2 of  Wild Cards.   The midseason also has a new series Good Cop/ Bad Cop. 

             The network's unscripted programming of Police 24/7 , Crime Nation,  Penn & Teller : Fool US  and Masters of Illusion  are also set to return.   NASCAR's Xfinity Series also starts on February 15.  

Here's the full details all times ET/PT /Denver/STL unless otherwise mentioned 

Thursday, January 23 

8-9pm  Police 24/7 (Season 2 Premiere) 

9-10pm  Crime Nation (Season 2 Premiere) 

Friday, January 24 

8-9pm Penn & Teller :Fool US (Season 11 Premiere) 

9-10pm Masters of Illusion (Season 11 Premiere) 

Wednesday, January 29 

8-9pm   All American (Season 7 Sneak Peek 

9-10pm  Inside the NFL (Original Episode) 

Monday, February 3

8-9pm  All American (Season 7 Premiere) 

9-9:30pm Trivial Pursuit (Encore Episode) 

9:30-10pm Scrabble (Encore Episode) 

Wednesday, February 5 

8-9pm Wild Cards (Season 2 Premiere) 

9-10pm Inside the NFL (Original Episode) 

Saturday, February 15 

5-8pm ET (LIVE) NASCAR XFINTY Series from Daytona International Speedway 

8-10pm  The 90's Boy Band Boom (Original Film) 

Wednesday, February 19 

8-9pm Wild Cards (Original Episode) 

9-10pm  Good Cop/ Bad Cop (Series Premiere) 

Saturday, February 22

8-10pm I am Joe Frazier (Original Film) 

Saturday, March 1 

8-10pm  I am Luke Perry (Original Film) 

Saturday, March 8 

8-10pm I am Raquel Welch (Original Film) 

Full Press Release after the jump 

The CW  Holidays  Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

            

        The CW has released its upcoming holiday programming schedule. That includes a new special  Best Christmas Movies Ever!  and returning favorites like Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer , The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade , and Penn  &Teller: Merry Fool Us. 

        The network will be doing network premieres of The Family Man  and The Grinch from 2018.   Here's a full look at their programming , all times are ET/PT/Denver/Saint Louis.  

  

Sunday November 10 

7-10pm  The Family Man 

Saturday, November 16 

8-10pm A Waltons Thanksgiving 

Sunday, November 17

7-10pm The Holiday 

Wednesday, November 27

8-9pm  Superman & Lois 

9-9:30pm The Conners (Holiday themed episode) 

9:30-10pm The Conners (Holiday themed episode) 

Friday, November 29 

8-9pm Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer 

9-9:30pm Children Ruin Everything (Season 4 Premiere) 

9:30-10pm Children Ruin Everything (Original Episode) 

Sunday, December 1 

7-9pm TBA 

9-10pm  Penn & Teller : Merry Fool Us

Monday, December 2 

8-9pm Superman  & Lois (Series Finale) 

9-10pm Trivial Pursuit (special Night) 

Saturday, December 7 

8-10pm  A California Christmas 

Sunday, December 8

7-9pm  Illumination Presents : Dr. Seuss' The Grinch 

9-9:30pm  The Conners (Holiday Themed Episode) 

9:30-10pm The Conners (Holiday Themed Episode) 

Monday, December 9 

8-10pm Best Christmas Movies Ever! 

Wednesday, December 11 

8-9pm Sullivan's Crossing (season 2 Finale ) 

9-10pm Inside the NFL 

Saturday, December 14 

8-10pm  The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 

Sunday, December 15 

7-9pm Christmas with The Chosen: Holy Night 

9-9:30pm The Conners 

9:30-10pm The Conners 

Wednesday, December 18

8-9pm Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer (Encore) 

9-10pm  Inside the NFL

Saturday, December 21

8-10pm The Walton's Homecoming 

Sunday, December 22 

7-9:30pm Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas 

9:30-10pm The Conners (Holiday Themed Episode) 

Thursday, December 26 

8-9pm  Scrabble  (Season 1 Finale) 

9-10pm Trivial Pursuit (Season 1 Finale) 

Full PR after the jump 

The CW 2024 Fall Premiere Dates

The CW   Fall TV Look 2024

         The CW has released their fall premiere dates for the 2024 season. 

   Inside the NFL and college football get to kick off the fall starting from August 30th.  The Chosen is back on the  line up with season 4, which returns September 1st.  Whose Line is it Anyway? is back September 6th.  The CW's first NASCAR race under the deal to air the Xfinity Series is September  20th. 

The WWE NXT moves to the CW on October 1st.   

             In October is when scripted programming gets on foot with Sullivan's Crossing and Joan starting on October 2nd.  The final season of Superman and Lois is October 17th. The Librarians :The Next Chapter, premieres October  24th. 

        The comedy , Children Ruin Everything returns on November 13th. The Monday night game shows start on October 7th. 

            Here's the details, all times ET/PT Denver and Saint Louis, unless otherwise noted

Friday, August 30 

8-9pm TBA 

9-10pm  Inside the NFL (Season 2 Premiere)

Saturday, August 31 

3-6:30pm ET/ 12-3:30pT  PAC-12 Football : Portland State at Washington State 

6:30-10pmET/ 3:30-7pt   PAC-12 Football : Idaho State at Oregon State

Sunday, September 1

8-9:30pm The Chosen (Season 4 Premiere) 

9:30-10pm TBA 

Friday, September 6

8-8:30pm  Whose Line Is It Anyway?  (Season 13 Premiere) 
8:30-9pm  Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Original Episode) 

Friday, September 20 

7pm-10pm ET/ 4pm-7pt NASCAR XFINTIY Series at Bristol Motor Speedway 

Tuesday, October 1 

8-10pm  WWE NXT (Network Premiere) 

Wednesday, October 2 

8-9pm Sullivan's Crossing (Season 2 Premiere) 

9-10pm Joan (Series Premiere) 

Monday, October 7

8pm Scrabble (series premiere) 

9pm Trivial Pursuit (Series Premiere) 

Thursday, October 17

8pm Superman & Lois (Season 4 Premiere) 

9pm Superman & Lois (Original Episode) 

Thursday, October 24

8pm  Superman & Lois (Original Episode) 

9pm The Librarians: The Next Chapter (Series Premiere) 

Wednesday, November 13

8pm Sullivan's Crossing (Original episode) 

9pm Children Ruin Everything (Season 4 Premiere) 

9:30pm Children Ruin Everything (Original episode) 

Press Release after the jump 

Fall TV 2024: The CW

The CW   Fall TV Look 2024  Upfronts 

       The CW's uncharted new world continues. Only two pre-Nexstar purchase series are on the line up in the fall, those include the final season of Superman & Lois and Whose Line Is It Anyway?.   All American, Walker, and Wild Cards are currently missing from the line up. "Wild Cards" is hoped to be picked up by the network, whilst "Walker" and "All American" are waiting over costs.   Family Law is also to be determined - it was renewed by home network, Global, in Canada in January.  Penn and Telller: Fool US has also not been officially renewed either.   Lots of uncertainty on that part of the CW. 

            The network is getting into game shows with a Monday night block based off two board games  with Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble.  The great WWE shift around continues, the CW rejoins working with it by having the program WWE NXT , which is moving from USA network, air on Tuesday Nights there.   

            Inside the NFL will be moving to Friday nights. In speaking of sports, the network has been getting rights to as much as they can.  They've picked up Pac-12 Football games, along with continuing ACC Football, NASCAR Xfintiy Series is also coming to the network.   Saturday Night, much like the other networks, will be sports night. 

        The scripted programming on the line up will  be on Wednesday and Thursday nights with  the return of Sullivan's Crossing , and a new series Joan.  Joan is a British crime drama and has six episodes, so the the CW will need something to fill the rest of the fall.  The final season of  Superman& Lois will air on Thursdays along with new series , The Librarians: The Next Chapter. 

 

    The CW Sunday Night Movie, will also be a continuing feature.   The CW does have two scripted shows waiting in the wings  Good Cop/Bad Cop and Sherlock's Daughter . 

Here's the full line up , all times ET/PT/Denver/Saint Louis , new series highlighted in blue 

Monday 

8pm  Trivial Pursuit 

9pm  Scrabble 

Tuesday 

8-10pm  WWE NXT (new to the CW) 

Wednesday 

8pm  Sullivan's Crossing (season 2) 

9pm  Joan 

Thursday 

8pm Superman & Lois (Season 4) 

9pm The Librarians: The Next Chapter 

Friday 

8pm  Whose Line Is It Anyway?  (season 13) 

8:30pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Original Episode) 

9pm Inside the NFL (season 2) 

Saturday

CW Sports Saturday

Sunday 

7-10pm  The CW Sunday Night Movie 

Full press release after the jump 

Fall TV Look 2024: What's New, What's Renewed, What's Ended?

Fall TV Look 2024 ABC CBS CW FOX NBC

Updated: May 23,2024 at 3:40 pm MT 

    

    It's our annual list of network TV moves either shows being renewed or canceled /ending. Also what's new? For disclosure, we are going to count reboot or one of those shows that are returning after ending as new , just to keep this list consistent.

Also to be determined is our list for shows that haven't been officially given a status.  Most scripted shows get final decisions by May. Unscripted shows flow on their own time.

ABC

Renewed

9-1-1
Abbott Elementary 

America's Funniest Home Videos

American Idol 

The Bachelor 

The Conners  (renewed for a final season) 

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Jeopardy! 

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

Dancing with the Stars 

Grey's Anatomy 

The Rookie 

Shark Tank 

What Would You Do? 

Will Trent 

Canceled

Not Dead Yet 

Station 19 
The Good Doctor 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
The Bachelor 

The Bachelor in Paradise 

The Bachelorette 

Celebrity Jeopardy! 

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

The Chase 

Claim to Fame 

Dancing with the Stars 

Generation Gap 

The Golden Bachelor 

The Great Christmas Light Fight 

Judge Steve Harvey 

Press your Luck 

The Prank Panel 
Shark Tank 

New Series

High Potential (moved to 2024-25 season) 

CBS

Renewed

48 Hours 

60 Minutes 

Elsbeth 

The Equalizer 

F.B.I  (renewed for 3 more seasons) 

F.B. I: International 

F.B. I: Most Wanted 

Fire Country 

Ghosts 

NCIS 

NCIS: Sydney 

The Neighborhood 

SWAT 

Tracker 

Canceled
Bob ❤️Abishola

Blue Bloods  

CSI: Vegas 

NCIS: Hawai'i 

So Help Me Todd 

Young Sheldon 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
The Amazing Race

Big Brother 

Big Brother : Reindeer Games 

Buddy Game s

The Challenge: USA 

Lingo 

Raid the Cage

Secret Celebrity Renovation 

Superfan 

Survivor 

Though as Nails 

New Series

Matlock (moved from the 2023-24 season to the 2024-25 season) 

Poppa's House (move to the 2024-25 season) 

 

CW 

Renewed

Family Law 
Sullivan's Crossing 

Wild Cards

Canceled
Bump 

Fantastic Friends 
Superman & Lois 

Walker 





To Be Determined
All American 

All American: Homecoming 

Crime Nation 

Sight Unseen 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series

FOX 

Renewed

9-1-1: Lone Star (show moved to fall 24-25) 

Accused (2nd season was delayed to 2024-25 season) 

Alert: Missing Persons Unit 

Animal Control 

Bob's Burgers 

The Cleaning Lady 

Family Guy 

The Floor 

The  Great North 

Grimsburg

Hell's Kitchen 

Krapopolis 

The Masked Singer 

The Simpsons 

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

Canceled

Housebroken 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
America's Most Wanted 

I Can See Your Voice 

Kitchen Nightmares 

MasterChef 

MasterChef Junior 

Name that Tune 

Next Level Chef 

Snake Oil 

So You Think You Can Dance 

Stars on Mars 

TMZ Investigates 

We Are Family 

Smack Down - Moving to USA Network in September 

New Series

Doc 

Rescue: Hi-Surf 

Universal Basic Guys/ The Hoagie BROS 

NBC

Renewed

Chicago Fire 

Chicago Med

Chicago P.D 

Dateline NBC 

Found 

The Irrational 
Law & Order 

Law & Order: SVU 

Lopez vs. Lopez

Night Court

Canceled

Extended Family 
La Brea 

Magnum PI

Quantum Leap  

Transplant  (CTV, the home network in Canada has ended it) (NBC plans to air final season at some point) 





Leaving to Peacock 

Law & Order : Organized Crime  (renewed) 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
AGT: Fantasy League 

American Ninja Warrior 
Deal of No Deal Island  -Renewed for new Season 

The Voice 

The Wall 

Weakest Link 

New Series

Dr. Wolf 

Happy's Place 

St. Denis Medical 

 

The CW Midseason 2024

The CW  Midseason 2024 

                

            The CW has released their mid-season plans.  

        Since the CW is more non-US made shows they were able to work around the strikes more and they will be able to start most of their mid season before the other networks.  

        The third seasons of comedies Children Ruin Everything, and Son of a Critch will premiere on January 11 and 25, respectively.  

        Detective  series, Wild Cards, will start on January 17th followed by season 3 of legal drama Family Law. 

       The documentaries I am will start on December 30 with  I am Burt Reynolds,  with the next ones rolling out on Saturdays and I Am Martin Luther King Jr. debuts on Monday, January 15. 

        True crime series Crime Nation premieres on Tuesday, February 20th for 2 hours. 

        Here's their full schedule details (yes there some TBA's in there) also all time are ET/ Saint Louis/ Denver/ and Pacific unless otherwise noted. 

       

Saturday, December 30 

4-8pm  2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl 

8-10pm I Am Burt Reynolds 

Saturday, January 6

8-10pm I Am Chris Farley 

Sunday, January 7th

7-9:30pm The Wedding Planner 

Thursday, January 11

8-8:30pm  Son of A Critch (Original episode) 

8:30-9pm  TBA 

9-9:30pm TBA

9:30-10pm Children Ruin Everything (Season 3 Premiere) 

Friday, January 12 

8-9pm Penn and Teller : Fool US (Original Episode) 

9-9:30pm Masters of Illusion (Original Episode) 

9:30-10pm World's Funniest Animals (Original episode) 

Saturday, January 13

8-10pm I Am Paul Walker 

Sunday, January 14 

7-10pm 29th Annual Critic's Choice Awards 

Monday, January 15 

8-10pm I Am  Martin Luther King Jr. 

Wednesday, January 17

8-9pm Wild Cards (Series premiere) 

9-10pm Family Law (Season 3 Premiere) 

Thursday, January 25 

8-8:30pm Son of A Critch (Season 3 Premiere) 

8:30-9pm  TBA 

9-9:30am TBA 

9:30-10am Children Ruin Everything (Original Episode) 

Tuesday, February 20

8-10pm  Crime Nation (Series premiere) 

Press Release after the jump

It's CW Affliaton Change Day

The CW  TV News 

           Today is Friday, September 1, 2023 and some more changes have happened at the CW. The network has been changing under its new ownership of Nexstar Media Group.  So far, that had been programming, leadership, and behind the scenes stuff.   Today marks another change to the network and that's how it's supplied in some areas of the country. 

   Back in May, CBS (the old C in the CW) announced that their 8 stations that had been part of the network since the 2006 launch would be dropping the network and going non-affiliated, from September 1st. 

     The stations affected in this were  WUPA-TV Atlanta,  KBCW-TV Bay Area, WKBD-TV Detroit, WPCW-TV Pittsburgh, WPSG-TV Philadelphia, KMAX-TV Sacramento, KSTW-TV Seattle, and WTOG-TV Tampa.  This meant in those markets  that Nexstar would have to find new affiliates for the CW network as CBS' plans were for non-affiliated stations.  Here's a look at those changes by market.

  

Atlanta 

      Atlanta is one of the areas where CBS owns a single station, but not a CBS affiliate. Instead, they owned a CW station that was a hold over from the days pre first Viacom merger that CBS ended up owning after the split.  WUPA-TV Channel 69 swaps from being CW69 to Atlanta 69 as a branding.  

   The CW will be finding a new home on Channel 17, PeachTree TV ,WPCH. This station is owned by Gray. For the historical note, WPCH was the station that Ted Turner bought and used later to launch TBS. This station will be affiliated with its first network ever.  It was also later owned by Warner as their only OTA station , but didn't join the CW (W being Warner) in 2006. 

      On WUPA, the station will replace the CW programming with 8pm local news (probably produced outside the market as before)  and 48 Hours  at 9pm.   Peach Tree TV is replacing local programming at 8pm and the local news at 9pm with the CW.   

      

BayArea (Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose) 

     
 In the Bay Area, the station KBCW TV will also be changing it's call letters to KPYX, and on air going from KBCW to KPIX+ after sister station KPIX-TV.   In speaking of KPIX-TV, the hours on KPYX-TV that held the CW will be replaced by 2 hours of news from KPIX at 8 and 9pm. Giving the area its only 8pm and 9pm newscasts.  Though, not CW leaving related the station will also be adding a morning newscast from 7-9pm: The Morning Edition from CBS NEWS Bay Area. 

           Nexstar didn't have to go far to find a CW replacement, they own local station KRON-TV "KRON 4" which airs My Network TV programming. They are switching to the CW , still branded as KRON 4.  They have replaced their 8pm and 9pm local news with CW programming. They are adding an 11pm newscast back to their line up along with 2pm news. 

Detroit 

     

   In the Detroit area, CBS owned WKBD is leaving the CW. They've changed their branding from CW50 to Detroit. Their primetime line up will include Family Feud at 8, and 48 Hours  at 9.  The CW will be moving to WADL-TV channel 38.  This station is currently in a sale to Mission Broadcasting to be run by Nexstar in the future, if approved. 

Philadelphia 

    
    In Philadelphia, WPSG is going back to a branding they had pre-UPN days and had been using on their CW logo "Philly 57".  They are replacing the CW with local news from sister station KYW-TV at 8pm and 48 Hours at 9pm. 

        Nexstar owns WPHL-TV "PHL 17"  and CW programming is moved there.  The station, like KRON-TV ran My Network TV after hours  so they are replacing off network sitcoms at 8 and 9pm.   

Pittsburgh 

   
   Like San Francisco/ Bay Area,  WPCW will be changing their call letters to be WPKD , in homage to sister station KDKA. Also they will be rebranded on air as KDKA+ . They will continue to air High School Football on Fridays, and will be adding an 8pm newscast in November, The 10pm news continues.  48 Hours will air at 9pm.  

      Nexstar doesn't own a station in Pittsburgh, but made a deal with Sinclair Broadcasting to have WPNT-22  - 22 The Point! air CW programming.  The station was airing My Network TV on normal timing (8-10pm) so the CW programming is replacing that.   

Sacramento 

     

   In Sacramento, KMAX-TV is changing from CW31 to KMAX 31.  The station is adding an 8pm newscast from sister station CBS 13 and  48 Hours at 9pm. 

       Nexstar owns  a station in the area, but they are dropping FOX programming from KTXL, instead, Hearst owned KQCA-TV channel 58 (MY 58) will be airing CW programming. The station aired My Network TV in the late hours and will continue to do that.   

Seattle 

    
    Like Atlanta, this is a market where CBS owns only a CW station, KSTW will be now Seattle 11 and airing Family Feud at 8 and 48 Hours at 9pm. 

        Nexstar, doesn't own a station here and they've made a deal with Sinclair to air CW programming on KOMO-TV's digital sub channel.   

Tampa Bay 

    

    Last, of the CW  stations , but not least. WTOG-TV is going to be Tampa Bay 44 . They are replacing CW programming with The Simpsons reruns at 8 and 48 Hours at 9pm. 

      Nexstar-owned WTTA , Great 38, will be now called CW Tampa Bay. Also with the CW programming being added, the hour long 8pm news from their sister station WFLA 8 will be moving to a half hour at 10pm, and Spanish language newscast Noticias Tampa Hoy  will be moving from 9pm to 10:30pm. Todo Tampa Bay moves to 11pm. My Network TV programming will still air after hours. 

  But, wait, There's More! 

        Non CBS related, but Sinclair station KOCB-TV Channel 34 in Oklahoma City will be leaving the CW network and instead Nexstar station KAUT-TV Channel 43 "Freedom 43" will be airing programming instead.   

    

The next age of the CW continues and interesting to see what else CBS will do with their independent stations. There is a chance that as regional sports cable networks seem to be getting hit hard, that they could pick up local teams

  

Sources: 

https://sbgi.net/the-cw-network-and-sinclair-expand-and-extend-affiliation-partnership/

https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and-stations/shows/stations/releases/?view=108406-cbs-to-transition-eight-company-owned-stations-from-affiliates-of-the-cw-to-independents-on-friday-sept-1

https://www.peachtreetv.com/2023/08/30/atlantas-peachtreetv-becomes-cw-affiliate/

https://www.kron4.com/news/kron4-new-network-new-newscasts-live-sports/

https://www.nexstar.tv/the-cw-and-sinclair-expand-and-extend-affiliation-partnership/

https://www.nexstar.tv/the-cw-and-gray-expand-extend-affiliation-partnership/

https://kfor.com/programming/kaut-tv-will-carry-cws-primetime-entertainment-and-live-sports/

https://www.kcra.com/article/the-cw-on-my58s-launch-on-sept-1-kqca/44954850

https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/nexstar-stations-in-philly-san-fran-and-tampa-to-become-cw-affiliates

The CW Fall Premiere Dates

The CW Fall TV Look 2023 

    I'm a bit late, but adding the post about the CW's fall premiere dates  anyway. 

        The CW's fall premieres are slightly different in a few ways.  A change from the announced fall line up  is that  the series  All American, won't be on the fall line up due to the continuing writers' and actors' strike.  Since May, the CW has also picked up The Chosen, which started airing in July and is planned to run until Christmas Eve. That made their Sunday Night line up different from planned as well. 

     Inside the NFL makes its official moves to the CW and kicks off , September 5 at 8pm. Another series pick up for Tuesdays will be The Swarm which will air following at 9pm.  

        Along with All American not being on the fall line up after all, 61st Street and the I Am documentary series have been pushed to mid season. 

        New Canadian drama shows Sullivan's Crossing and The Spencer Sisters will be taking up Wednesdays starting October 4. 

     Unscripted series, FBoy Island will take Thursday nights as planned at 8pm ET.  

 Other CW mainstays that were around before the Nexstar purchase; Penn & Teller :Fool US returns October 20 at 8pm, on Friday nights.    The Saturday line up of Masters of Illusion, and World's Funniest Animals returns October 28.  Whose Line Is it Anyway? will air Tuesdays starting November 14 at 9pm. 

    The Monday night comedies already airing will be joined by a new comedy  Everyone Else Burns on Monday October 16 at 9:30pm. 

Here's the full line up all times are ET/PT/Denver/Saint Louis

Tuesday, September 5

8pm Inside the NFL (Season Premiere) 

9pm  The Swarm  (Series Premiere) 

Wednesday, October 4 

8pm Sullivan's Crossing (Series Premiere) 

9pm The Spencer Sisters (Series Premiere) 

Thursday, October 12 

8pm FBOY Island (Season 3 Premiere) 

Monday, October 16

8pm Son of a Critch (Original Episode) 

8:30pm Run the Burbs (Original Episode) 

9pm Children Ruin Everything (Original Episode) 

9:30pm  Everyone Else Burns (Series Premiere) 

Friday, October 20

8pm  Penn & Teller: Fool US ( Season 10 Premiere) 

9pm Inside the NFL (Encore Episodes) 

Saturday, October 28

8pm Masters of Illusion (Season 10 Premiere) 

8:30pm Masters of Illusion (Original Episode) 

9pm  World's Funniest Animals (Season 4 Premiere) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Original Episode) 

Tuesday, November 14 

8pm Inside the NFL (Original Episode) 

9pm Whose Line is it Anyway? (Season 12 Premiere) 

9:30pm Whose Line is it Anyway (Original episode) 

The Press release after the jump

The Lookback: CW 4 KIDS +

Children's TV The Flashback The CW 

                When I started doing these posts about former network children's blocks, it was inspired by the end of the CW's block in 2014.  That marked the real full end of a traditional children's network block as ABC, CBS, FOX, and later NBC (but at the time was doing pre-school based shows) all decided to move away from the market.   The only reason why any network airs anything on Saturday that's "for kids" is because of government rules.  

             Our story here  will take us to the last era of the CW's children's traditional children's programming blocks. This means we will be looking at the block , who's ending inspired these series of posts in the first place and even the rewrites I did later on for some. (Not this one, this one is new fully).  This is a look at CW 4  Kids, Toonzai, and Vortexx. 

         But First, Kids WB! 

           In 2006 a big shake up happened where CBS Corporation which owned CBS and UPN and gained UPN after a split with Viacom decided to not have that anymore and work with Warner Bros. meaning Time Warner, to make a new network called the CW.   For the purposes of our post, the children's programming would still be Kids WB! ,  a carry over of the WB network block.  

            In fall 2006, ironically, Kids WB! was the most stable thing about networked children's programming besides 4kids TV on FOX, and what was left of ABC Kids on ABC.  This was going to be  a short lived thing, even though Kids WB was renewed for the 2007-08 season,  a month into that season an announcement was made.

             On October 2, 2007, CBS and Warner announced that in fall 2008 KIDS WB would be going away and being replaced  by a block produced by 4 Kids Entertainment. (source)  They made a 5-year deal (highly confident weren't they?) to give over the 5 hours of Saturday morning to the company.  It was announcement of the last in-house network children's department. They blamed the softening ad market and competition from cable networks. (Probably the CW's own half sister networks too)  Ironically, this would be the 2nd time a network children's programming block that launched in the 1990's would be replaced by a block from 4 Kids Entertainment. 

                   The original intention was to launch the block in fall of 2008, but for whatever reason they moved it to start on May 24, 2008.  

            It's the CW, but 4 KIDS! 

               Kids WB! signed off on May 17, 2008,  which was way before it was supposed to, and that feels like of they were in a hurry or something. The next week, The CW 4 Kids launched. Which is a name, the other block was called 4 Kids TV.  But if you look at May 24, 2008, there's not much difference to it versus Kids WB, the week before.   This wasn't just a random arrangement between CBS and Warner and 4 Kids. 4 Kids had been the licenser the Pokémon anime  which aired on Kids WB!  and a few other anime that aired both FOX and the WB. Funny enough, Pokémon had been moved to Cartoon Network by the time Kids WB washed their hands and went to 4 Kids.  

            The summer 2008 line up was some hold overs of the KIDS WB line up "Johnny Test" aired for a bit, before making a move to Cartoon Network and soon a new company would be making that series.  Will and Dewitt reruns ran, Tom and Jerry Tales. 

FALL TV 2023: The CW

The CW Fall TV Look 2023 Upfronts

                    

  It's been an interesting time for the CW, as the network had been sold to local TV station owner, Nexstar.  The network's fall line up will be dramatically different than its been for many years.  The network was for years a showcase for it's then two parent companies CBS and Warner using shows from their production companies.  This season, there will be only one show from that "All American".  "Walker", is the other series, that will be back in mid season. The rest of the line up is acquisitions from other countries, heavily Canada, and unscripted shows.   

            The status of  shows like "Gotham Knights",  "Superman &Lous", "All  American: Homecoming" haven't been given as of this writing.  CW unscripted shows like "Penn & Teller: Fool Us",  "Whose Line is it Anyway?" , "Masters of Illusion", and "World's Funniest Animals" are still on the line up. 

        The new line up brings something the CW hasn't aired in sometime: comedy series. These will air on a Tuesday Night line up: with "Son of the Critch" , "Run the Burbs", "Children Ruin Everything", and "Everyone Else Burns".   Drama series, that aren't "All American" are "61st Street" which was picked up from AMC, "Sullivan's Crossing", and "The Spencer Sisters".  Former (HBO) Max reality series FBOY Island moves to the CW. A spinoff series, "FGIRL Island" comes in the mid season. Sundays have been given over to "I AM" film documentary series. 

Here's the line up all times are ET/PT/ Denver/ Saint Louis unless otherwise noted.  All new series are highlighted in blue (uhh) 

Monday 

8pm All American 

9pm 61St Street  

Tuesday

8pm Son of a Critch

8:30pm Run the Burbs   

9pm Children Ruin Everything 

9:30pm Everyone Else Burns 

      

Wednesday 

8pm Sullivan's Crossing 

9pm  The Spencer Sisters 

Thursday 

8pm FBOY Island (Encore Epiosde)

9pm FBOY Island 

Friday 

8pm Penn & Teller :Fool Us

9pm  Whose Line Is It Anyway?

9:30pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Saturday 

8pm Masters of Illusion

8:30pm Masters of Illusion

9pm  World's Funniest Animals 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals 

Sunday 

8pm  I AM Films 

Press release after the jump 

The Lookback: Kids WB!

The Flashback 

             The door that FOX opened just by existing is something of a television historical note that, if not for television or the media around today, would not exist in its current form. In short, without FOX existing as a broadcast network, there would have been no The WB or UPN, and probably no major vertical integration mergers where a movie studio with a TV studio would be co-owned with a broadcast network. There would have been no Disney owning ABC.

   

             In 1993, well November 1993, Warner Bros. , a large movie and TV studio which would also be a a factor in many successful TV shows, including the soon to be big and popular "Friends" for NBC, was going to start their own broadcast network. Called The WB. Their primary partner, since WB didn't own local TV stations, compared to how Murdoch bought TV stations before launching FOX, would be Tribune Company. (Source)  Tribune owned major stations in  the top markets  and a few other locals. (like the owners of the local station in Denver KWGN)    They also owned a cable channel feed of Chicago's WGN, which would also be of help.  

   

       The WB was going to launch in January of 1995, and was coming a market that as different than FOX came in. There was way more cable competition, which was hurting local independent stations. Maybe having a network would help these stations, that was a theory. Even when though there was an explosion of new , mostly UHF, indie stations coming on in the 80's the market had worked for the content. Including weekday and non-Saturday children's programming. This gave us the Disney Afternoon , which birthed us FOX Kids.   FOX Kids history should be noted here benefited from Warner Bros. programming in their assent to a top spot. 

            The WB network launched January 11, 1995, the KIDS WB block didn't launch until September 9, 1995.  In theory, if anybody could launch a powerful kids with animation block would well Warner Brothers. Again, they had success on Fox with shows like "Animaniacs" , "Tiny Toon Adventures" , "Bat Man the animated series". If someone was to make up a theory that Warner saw how well their stuff was doing but not fully reaping the benefits and decided to go it on their own and here we go; that could make sense. 

     

          “People think networks produce shows and networks seem to take creative credit, when in fact, studios are the producers. Now people know who should take the bow, and that’s Warner Bros. Studios Animation.”

                                                                                                                            (source)  

      Those words from Jamie Kellner, the first head of The WB.   He was also the former Fox president. Maybe the magic of FOX would help the WB. Though our post is only about the Kids block.

   Kids WB, took FOX's model of being a Saturday Morning and Weekday block. When FOX came in there were 3 other blocks on Saturday morning, but NBC was bowing out,  but three's also Nickelodeon on cable to worry about.  In fact, cable is part of the WB more than FOX.  In many markets the WB didn't not exist, even in the early days. In some markets, the cable company would pipe in a close by one, especially like Colorado Springs already having KWGN-TV in Denver on cable systems. (Hometown talk)  Remember I also mentioned the WGN cable feed, which was also a WB network feed (unless a sports game took that out)  that means for a selection of people the WB was a cable network, not a broadcast network.  Of course, cable brings in local TV stations that do have over the air, but the WB might not be over the air in some areas.  FOX Kids would be accessible than Kids WB! in some markets.   In major top cities that wasn't a problem since the WB would even be on prime VHF stations like Channel 11 New York, Channel 5 LA, Channel 9 Chicago.  

more after the jump

Fall TV Look 2023: What's New, What's Renewed, What's Ended?

Fall TV Look  2023 ABC CBS CW FOX NBC

Last Updated  November 9  2023 at 8:50 PM MT 


It's our annual list of network TV moves either shows being renewed or canceled /ending. Also what's new? For disclosure, we are going to count reboot or one of those shows that are returning after ending as new , just to keep this list consistent.

Also to be determined is our list for shows that haven't been officially given a status so, it's

       

ABC 

Renewed 

Abbott Elementary 

America's Funniest Home Videos 

American Idol 

The Bachelor 

Bachelor in Paradise

Celebrity Jeopardy

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

The Conners 

The Good Doctor 

Grey's Anatomy 

Not Dead Yet

The Rookie 

Shark Tank 

Station 19 

Will Trent 

Canceled 

Alaska Daily 

A Million Little Things 

Avalon 

Big Sky

Home Economics 

The Company You Keep 

The Goldbergs 

The Rookie: Feds

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

The Wonder Years 

New Series 

9-1-1 (moving from FOX) 

 CBS 

Renewed 

Blue Bloods

Bob Hearts Abishola 

CSI: Vegas

The Equalizer 

FBI 

FBI: International 

Fire Country 

Ghosts

NCIS 

NCIS: Hawai'i 

So Help Me Todd 

S.W.A.T  (for a final season) 

Young Sheldon 

The Neighborhood 

Canceled 

East New York 

NCIS:LA 

True Lies 

Reality/News/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

60 Minutes 

48 Hours 

The Amazing Race 

Survivor 

Tough as Nails

New Series 

Elsbeth

Matlock

Poppa's House 

CW

Also will note that the CW has new ownership who could decide their own ways and other factors could come in to play. 

Renewed 

All American 

All American: Homecoming 

Walker 

Canceled 

The Flash

Gotham Knights 

Kung Fu 

Nancy Drew

Riverdale

Stargirl 

Superman & Lois 

Walker: Independence 

The Winchesters 

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series 

FOX 

Renewed 

9-1-1: Lone Star 

Accused 

Alert 

Animal Control 

Bob's Burgers (2 Seasons) 

The Cleaning Lady

The Great North 

Family Guy  (2 Seasons) 

Krapopolis (Renewed before first season premiered) 

The Simpsons  (2 seasons) 

Canceled 

9-1-1 (moving to ABC) 

Call me Kat

Fantasy Island 

Monarch

The Resident 

Welcome to Flatch 

To Be Determined 

Housebroken 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series 

Grimsburg 

NBC

Renewed 

Chicago Fire

Chicago Med

Chicago PD

La Brea

Lopez vs. Lopez

Law and Order

Law and Order: Organized Crime

Law and Order: SVU

Magnum PI  (second part of season 5 in mid season 2024) (ending after that) 

Night Court

Quantum Leap

Canceled 

American Auto 

The Blacklist

Grand Crew

New Amsterdam 

Young Rock 

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

American Ninja Warrior (2 seasons) 

New Series 

Found (moving to Fall 2023) 

St. Denis Medical 

The CW announces Midseason Premiere Dates

The CW  TVLookWinter2023   

UPDATED ON 12/14 with CW "Super Tuesdays" Information 

        The hard part of the CW now, is that with the new ownership, nothing with the current shows are that assured, but there maybe should be some ratings hopes.   The Winchesters  will move to a new time slot returning at 9pm ET on Tuesday, January 24.   Walker returns on January 12, with the midseason premiere of its spinoff series Walker Independence.   The two All American series get their resuming on January 23.  Penn& Teller: Fool Us continues its season, with Whose Line Is It Anyway? (which is ending)   On January 20. Kung Fu returns on February 8, it's 8pm Eastern lead in is still unknown. There are more dates expected.  

  UPDATED : December 14 : The return of CW's  Superman & Lois and brand new series Gotham  Knights have been set as part of a Tuesday Night line up, starting March 14, 2023. 

Here are the dates all times are ET/PT/ Saint Louis/ Denver 

Thursday, January 12

8pm  Walker (Midseason Return) 

8:30pm Walker Independence (Midseason Return) 

Saturday, January 14

8pm  Criss Angle's Magic With the Stars (Midseason Returns) 

9pm World's Funniest Animals (Midseason return) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode)

Sunday, January 15

7-10pm  The 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards 

Friday, January 20 

8pm Penn & Teller: Fool Us  (Midseason Return) 

9pm  Whose Line is it Anyway (Midseason Return) 

9:30pm Whose Line is it Anyway? (Encore episode) 

Monday, January 23

8pm All American (Midseason return) 

9pm  All American: Homecoming 

Tuesday, January 24 

8pm The Winchesters (Encore episode) 

9pm   The Winchesters (Midseason return) 

Wednesday, February 8 

9pm  Kung-Fu (Midseason Return) 

Saturday, February 11

8pm Masters of Illusion (Season 9 Premiere) 

8:30pm Masters of Illusion (Encore episode) 

9pm  World's Funniest Animals (Original Episode) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode) 

Tuesday, March 14 

8pm   Superman and Lois

9pm Gotham Knights 

Press Release after the Jump 

The CW Holiday Programming 2022

Holiday Christmas CW 

                The CW has  released their holiday programming for 2022.   With the success of  "A Waltons' Homecoming" last year they will have  "A Waltons' Thanksgiving".  There's also the return to CW staples likes "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer". 

Here's the full line up: all times are ET/PT/ Denver/ St. Louis unless otherwise noted. 

Sunday, November 20 

8-10pm  A Waltons Thanksgiving  (new)

Thursday, November 24 

8-10pm A Waltons Thanksgiving (Encore Presentation) 

Friday, November 25

8pm  Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer

9pm Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now!

Saturday, November 26

8-10pm Silent Night- A Song for the World  (new)

Thursday,  December 1

8-10pm  Freddie Mercury: The Final Act

Monday, December 5

8-10pm The Waltons' Homecoming 

Wednesday, December 7

8pm  DC's Stargirl (Season Finale)

9pm  Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2022 (new)

 

Thursday, December 8 

8-10pm   Silent Night- A Song for the World (Encore Presentation) 

Friday, December 9

8pm   Penn and Teller :Merry Fool US 

9PM Whose Line is it Anyway? (Original Episode) 

9:30  Whose Line is it Anyway? (Encore Episode)

Monday, December 12

8pm  Dogs of the Year 2022 (new)

9pm Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! (Encore Presentation) 

Wednesday, December 14

8pm Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (Encore Presentation) 

9pm  Masters of Illusion : Christmas Magic 2022 

Thursday,  December 15

8-10pm  Christmas Around the USA

Friday, December 16

8-10pm  The 90th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade 

Saturday, December 17

8-9:30pm I Heart Radio Jingle Ball

9:30pm  Whose Line is it Anyway?  (Encore Episode)

Monday, December 19 

8pm  Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2022 (Encore Presentation)

9pm  World's Funniest Animals: Christmas

Wednesday, December 21

8pm Beebo Saves Christmas 

9pm  World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode)  

Thursday, December 22 

8-9:30pm I Heart Radio Jingle Ball (Encore Presentation) 

9:30pm  Whose Line is it Anyway? (Encore Episode) 

Friday, December 23 

8pm  Granma Got Runover by A Reindeer (Encore Presentaion)

9pm  Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2022 (Encore Presentation) 

Saturday, December 24

8-10pm Christmas Around the World 

Sunday, December 25 

8-10pm Christmas Around the USA (Encore Presentation)

Monday, December 26 

8-10pm 25th Annual Family Film Awards 

Tuesday, December 27

8-10pm  Ocean Emergency: Currents of Hope

Wednesday, December 28

8pm  Dogs of the Year 2022 (Encore Presentation ) 

9pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Encore Episode)

Thursday, December 29

8pm Popstar's Best of 2022 

9pm  Masters of Illusion  (Encore Episode) 

9:30pm Masters of Illusion (Encore Episode)  

Friday, December 30 

8-10pm  I Heart Radio Music Festival Night 1 (Encore Presentation) 

Saturday, December 31

8-10pm  I Heart Radio Music Festival Night 2 (Encore Presentation) 

Press Release after the jump 

The CW Announces Fall Premiere Dates

TVLookFall 2022   The CW 

        The newer leaner uncertain future CW has released it's fall premiere dates.  In true CW fashion they will premiere their fall in October, minus DC's StarGirl which starts August 31.  

   

      The CW line up has debuts of new legal drama Family Law, A Walker spinoff prequel : Walker Independence, and a Supernatural prequel The Winchesters. 

  

 Here's the line up all  times ET/PT/ Denver and Saint Louis (unless other wise noted) 

       

Wednesday, August 31 

8pm DC's Stargirl 

9pm Wellington Paranormal (Original Episode) 

9:30  Wellington Paranormal (Encore Episode)

Sunday, October 2

8pm  Family Law (Series Premiere) 

9pm Coroner (Series Premiere) 

Wednesday, October 5

8pm DC'S Stargirl (Original Episode) 

9pm  Kung Fu (Season Premiere) 

Thursday, October 6 

8pm  Walker (Season Premiere) 

9pm  Walker : Independence (Series Premiere) 

Friday,  October  7

8-10pm  I heartradio Music Festival (night one) 

Saturday,  October 8 

8-10pm  I heartradio Music Festival (night two)

Monday,  October  10 

8pm  All American (Season Premiere) 

9pm All American : Homecoming (Season Premiere) 

Tuesday, October 11

8pm The Winchesters (Series Premiere) 

9pm Professionals (Series Premiere) 

Friday,  October  14 

8pm  Penn& Teller : Fool Us (Season Premiere) 

9pm  Whose Line is it Anyway? (Season Premiere) 

9:30pm Whose Line is Anyway? (Encore Episode)  

Saturday,  October  22

8pm   Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars (Series Premiere) 

9pm World's Funniest Animals (Season Premiere) 

9:30pm World's Funniest Animals (Original episode) 

Press Release after the Jump