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The CW
| The CW | |
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| Founded | September 17, 2006 |
| President | Dennis Miller |
| Company | Nexstar Media Group (87.5%)
Warner Bros. Entertainment (12.5%) |
| Notable Series | Arrow
The Flash Supernatural The Vampire Diaries Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
The CW is a US broadcast network that began broadcasting on September 17, 2006. It was the product of a merger of the networks The WB and UPN. Its acronym comes from the first letters of CBS Corporation (now Paramount Global) and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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History
During the 2006–2007 upfronts, it was revealed that The CW only had two new shows set to premiere in the fall, one of which was a spinoff of a then-current show. Another two new shows were set to premiere during midseason, but one of them, Hidden Palms, was pushed to the summer. In a surprising move, The CW opted to renew low-rated One Tree Hill over the higher-rated and more acclaimed family drama Everwood, possibly in an effort to appeal to younger viewers, which was a target demographic One Tree Hill achieved that Everwood did not.
In its first season, the only new drama launched by The CW, Runaway, was cancelled after only three episodes. At the 2007–2008 upfronts, cult and critic favorite Veronica Mars was not renewed. Also cancelled were long-running shows Reba, Gilmore Girls and 7th Heaven.
In 2022, Nexstar Media announced plans to acquire a 75% stake in the CW, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. retaining a joint 25% minority stake. The acquisition was finalized on October 3, 2022. As part of a deal made with CBS during the sale, eight Paramount-owned CW affiliates dropped the network on September 1, 2023 to become independent stations. In late 2023, Nexstar purchased Paramount's 12.5% stake in the CW, increasing its own ownership stake to 87.5%.
In-Depth
- Program Listing: A complete listing of shows that aired new episodes on The CW.
Primetime Shows (2024-2025 Season)
Primetime
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Non-Primetime
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Current Primetime Schedule
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
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| Monday | Superman & Lois | Totally Funny Animals | Totally Funny Kids | |||
| Tuesday | WWE NXT | |||||
| Wednesday | Sullivan's Crossing | Inside the NFL | ||||
| Thursday | Scrabble | Trivial Pursuit | ||||
| Friday | Bob Hearts Abishola | Bob Hearts Abishola | Bob Hearts Abishola | Bob Hearts Abishola | ||
| Saturday | College football | |||||
| Sunday | The CW Movie | |||||
Some CW affiliates may pre-empt certain network shows to weekend airing due to carriage of live sports events, special programming of local interest or breaking news coverage. The CW, which previously programmed on Sundays in prime time until 2009 (when it turned its network time slots over to its affiliates to program as they wished), began programming on Sundays in prime time again in October 2018. It began programming on Saturdays in prime time in September 2021 in exchange for the end of its CW Daytime program block (the time slots of which have been returned to its affiliates).
Current Non-Primetime Schedule
Morning
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
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| Saturday | Jack Hanna's Into the Wild | Jack Hanna's Into the Wild | Jack Hanna's Into the Wild | This Old House Trade School | Chicken Soup for the Soul's Animal Tales | Did I Mention Invention? |
Afternoon and Evening
The CW no longer has daytime programming on weekdays due to the network's decision to return the time slots formerly occupied by the CW Daytime block to its affiliates in exchange for programming two hours of prime time on Saturday nights beginning in September 2021.
Late Night
The CW does not have late night network programming.
Nexstar owned-and-operated stations
Nexstar owns and/or operates the majority of the following CW affiliates:
| DMA | Location | Call | Digital | Virtual | Owner |
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| 1 | New York City NY | WPIX | 11 | Mission Broadcasting Nexstar (operator) | |
| 2 | Los Angeles CA | KTLA | 31 | 5 | Nexstar |
| 4 | Philadelphia PA | WPHL | 17 | ||
| 5 | Dallas/Ft. Worth TX | KDAF | 32 | 33 | |
| 6 | Washington D C | WDCW | 15 | 50 | |
| 7 | Houston TX | KIAH | 38 | 39 | |
| 8 | San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose CA | KRON | 7 | 4 | |
| 10 | Atlanta GA | WPCH | 31.6/19.6 | 17 | Gray Television |
| 11 | Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota FL | WTTA | 9 | 38 | Nexstar |
| 13 | Seattle/Tacoma WA | KOMO | 30 | 4 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 14 | Detroit MI | WADL | 27 | 38 | Mission Broadcasting Nexstar (operator) |
| 16 | Miami/Fort Lauderdale FL | WSFL | 27 | 39 | E.W. Scripps |
| 17 | Denver CO | KWGN | 34 | 2 | Nexstar |
| 20 | Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto FL | KQCA | 23 | 58 | Hearst Television |
| 21 | St. Louis MO | KPLR | 26 | 11 | Nexstar |
| 22 | Portland OR | KRCW | 33 | 32 | |
| 24 | Pittsburgh PA | WPNT | 21 | 22 | Sinclair Broadcast Group |
| 50 | New Orleans LA | WNOL | 15 | 38 | Nexstar |
External Sites
- Official website for The CW
- List of The CW affiliates (table) article on Wikipedia
