The CW

The CW
Founded	September 17, 2006
President	Mark Pedowitz
Company	CBS Corporation 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 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 (2017–2018 Season)

Primetime

New and returning series Arrow (Season 6) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 3) DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Season 3) Dynasty (Season 1) The Flash (Season 4) Jane the Virgin (Season 4) Riverdale (Season 2) Supergirl (Season 3) Supernatural (Season 13) Valor (Season 1) Midseason series The 100 (Season 5) Black Lightning (Season 1) iZombie (Season 4) Life Sentence (Season 1) The Originals (Season 5)

Summer series Masters of Illusion (Season 6) Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Season 5) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Season 6)

Canceled/ended in 2016–2017 Frequency (Season 1) No Tomorrow (Season 1) The Vampire Diaries (Season 8)

Non-Primetime

Daytime talk / game / reality shows The Robert Irvine Show (Season 2)

Saturday morning children's shows (One Magnificent Morning) Brain Games: Family Edition (Season 1) Chicken Soup for the Soul's Hidden Heroes (Season 3) Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan: Family Edition (Season 4) This Old House: Family Edition (Season 1)

Current Primetime Schedule

Day	7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30
Monday			Penn & Teller: Fool Us		Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Tuesday			The 100		The Outpost
Wednesday			Burden of Truth		The Originals
Thursday			Supernatural		Black Lightning
Friday			Masters of Illusion	Masters of Illusion	Penn & Teller: Fool Us

Outside of the One Magnificent Morning block on Saturday mornings, the CW does not air network programming on the weekends. 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 will begin programming on Sundays in prime time in October 2018.

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	Calling Dr. Pol	Calling Dr. Pol	Dog Town, USA	Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan: Family Edition	Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan: Family Edition	Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan: Family Edition	Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan: Family Edition	Save Our Shelter	Dream Quest	Hatched

Afternoon and Evening

Day	3:00	3:30
Weekday	The Robert Irvine Show

Late Night

The CW does not have late night network programming.

External Sites

• Official website for The CW
• List of CW affiliates