The CW

The CW
Founded	September 17, 2006
President	Mark Pedowitz
Company	ViacomCBS Warner Bros. Entertainment
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 ViacomCBS) and Warner Bros. Entertainment.

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 is a spinoff of a 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 is a target demographic One Tree Hill achieves that Everwood does 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-Depth

• Program Listing: A complete listing of shows that aired new episodes on The CW.

Primetime Shows (2020-2021 Season)

Primetime

New and returning series 4400 (Season 1) All American (Season 4) Batwoman (Season 3) Black Lightning (Season 4) DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Season 7) The Flash (Season 8) Killer Camp (Season 1) Legacies (Season 4) Legends of the Hidden Temple (Season 1) Nancy Drew (Season 3) Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Season 8) Riverdale (Season 5) Supergirl (Season 6) Walker (Season 2) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Season 10) World's Funniest Animals (Season 2) Midseason series All American: Homecoming (Season 1) Charmed (Season 4) DC's Stargirl (Season 3) Dynasty (Season 5) Great Chocolate Showdown (Season 1) In the Dark (Season 4) Kung Fu (Season 2) Masters of Illusion (Season 9) Naomi (Season 1) Roswell, New Mexico (Season 4) Superman & Lois (Season 2) Would I Lie to You? (Season 1)

Summer series (2022)

Canceled/ended in 2020-21 The Outpost (Season 4) The Republic of Sarah (Season 1)

Non-Primetime

Daytime talk / game / reality shows

Saturday morning children's shows (One Magnificent Morning) Chicken Soup for the Soul's Hidden Heroes (Season 3) Did I Mention Invention? (Season 1) Ready, Set, Pet (Season 1) This Old House: Family Edition (Season 2) Welcome Home (Season 1)

Current Primetime Schedule

Day	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30
Monday	All American		4400
Tuesday	DC's Stargirl		Supergirl
Wednesday	DC's Legends of Tomorrow		Batwoman
Thursday	Walker		Legacies
Friday	Penn & Teller Fool Us		Nancy Drew
Saturday	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	World's Funniest Animals	World's Funniest Animals
Sunday	Legends of the Hidden Temple		Masters of Illusion	Masters of Illusion

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
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/E.W. Scripps/CBS owned-and-operated stations

Nexstar, E.W. Scripps and CBS own and operate the following CW affiliates:

DMA	Location	Call	Digital	Virtual	Owner
1	New York City NY	WPIX	11		E.W. Scripps
2	Los Angeles CA	KTLA	31	5	Nexstar
4	Philadelphia PA	WPSG	31	50	CBS
5	Dallas/Ft. Worth TX	KDAF	32	33	Nexstar
6	Washington D C	WDCW	15	50
7	Houston TX	KIAH	38	39
8	San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose CA	KBCW	45	44	CBS
10	Atlanta GA	WUPA	36	69
11	Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota FL	WTOG	44
13	Seattle/Tacoma WA	KSTW	11
14	Detroit MI	WKBD	14	50
16	Miami/Fort Lauderdale FL	WSFL	27	39	E.W. Scripps
17	Denver CO	KWGN	34	2	Nexstar
20	Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto FL	KMAX	21	31	CBS
21	St. Louis MO	KPLR	26	11	Nexstar
22	Portland OR	KRCW	33	32
24	Pittsburgh PA	WPCW	11	19	CBS
50	New Orleans LA	WNOL	15	38	Nexstar

External Sites

• Official website for The CW
• List of The CW affiliates (table) article on Wikipedia