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VERONICA MARS Gone!! THE OC’s Josh Schwartz In!! ONE TREE To Midseason!! Lotsa Reality! CW’S FALL SLATE!!
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The CW announced its fall schedule Thursday, its first without “Veronica Mars.”
Instead, fall brings three new hourlongs, two new reality shows and a sitcom.
NEW HOURLONGS
* “Gossip Girl,” from writer-producers Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage (“The OC”), is about rich prep school teens on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
* “Reaper,” from writer-producers Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters (“Ed,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”), is about a guy who learns on his 21st birthday that his parents sold his soul, and now has to serve as Satan’s bounty hunter, chasing down souls fleeing Hell. Kevin Smith ("Clerks II") directed the pilot.
* “Life Is Wild,” from writer-producer Michael Rauch (“Love Monkey”), is about a blended New York family that finds itself uprooted when the veterinarian father takes a job inside a South African game preserve.
NEW SITCOM
* “Aliens in America,” from writer-producer Moses Port (“Just Shoot Me,” “Mad About You”), is about a Pakistani teen who comes to live with a Wisconsin family via an international student exchange program.
NEW REALITY
* “CW Now,” from producers Lisa Gregorish and Mike Miller (“Extra”), is a magazine show for young adults. The CW is considering running it without traditional commercials, but with lots of product placement.
* “Online Nation,” from producers David Hurwitz ("Fear Factor") and Paul Cockerill ("Trigger Happy TV," "Jimmy Kimmel Live"), is a magazine show about what’s going on in the Internet.
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THE CW KICKS OFF ITS SECOND SEASON WITH SIX NEW SERIES
NETWORK FRESHENS FALL SCHEDULE WITH THREE NEW DRAMAS, NEW COMEDY AND TWO NEW REALITY SERIES
New Drama "Gossip Girl," Based on Bestselling Book Series, To Follow "America's Next Top Model" on Wednesdays
Returning Hit "Beauty and The Geek" Leads Into Comical New Drama "Reaper" on Tuesdays
Comedy Block Remains on Monday Night With Three Returning Favorites and New Comedy "Aliens In America"
On Sunday, Two New Series, "Online Nation" and "CW Now," Bring Hottest Internet Videos and Latest Trends to Television, Followed by New Family Drama "Life Is Wild," Filming Entirely in South Africa
Returning Hits "Smallville" and "Supernatural" and The WWE's "Friday Night Smackdown!" Anchor Thursday and Friday
Midseason Series Include Returning Hits "One Tree Hill" and "Pussycat Dolls Present" and Two New Reality Series, "Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants" and "Farmer Wants A Wife"
New Series from Esteemed Producers Josh Schwartz ("The O.C."), Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), Mark Gordon ("Grey's Anatomy"), Kevin Smith ("Clerks") and Tom Spezialy ("Desperate Housewives") Fill the Fall Schedule
May 17, 2007 (New York, New York) - The CW Network unveiled the schedule for its 2007-2008 season today at Madison Square Garden before more than 3,000 advertisers, affiliates and national media. The announcement was made by Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment, The CW.
"Our new shows have attitude and a sense of fun, and they're going to define this network," said Ostroff. "With that in mind, The CW is adding six new series to our schedule this fall. With established shows anchoring four nights and providing a launch pad for new programs, we will also have stability on our successful Thursday and Friday lineups. Shows that can be enjoyed by the whole family will air on Mondays and Sundays in the 8:00-9:00 hour, with the 7:00-8:00 hour on Sunday providing an innovative showcase for both viewers and advertisers."
On Wednesday nights, the network's top-rated series, AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, showed double-digit growth last season and was the number one show in the timeslot with women 18-34. AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL will return in its successful 8:00-9:00 p.m. slot, followed by the premiere of the new drama GOSSIP GIRL from 9:00-10:00 p.m. From "The O.C." producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, GOSSIP GIRL is based on the best-selling young-adult book series of the same name. The show features an ensemble cast of new and veteran actors, including Blake Lively ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") and Leighton Meester ("Surface"), and focuses on the struggle for social supremacy among teens from both sides of the tracks in a posh Manhattan prep school. The fun, sexy and dramatic hour is a perfect companion piece for TOP MODEL'S strong female audience, making Wednesday "Girls Night In" on The CW.
Stability is the key on Thursday and Friday nights. On Thursday - television's most competitive night - SMALLVILLE and SUPERNATURAL deliver a good mix of male and female viewers. On Friday, the wildly popular FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN! rules the night with two hours of original wrestling extravaganzas 52 weeks a year. SMACKDOWN! was last season's number-one show in male viewers, giving the network a lock on young men on the night leading into the weekend.
Sundays will kick off the 7:00-8:00 p.m. hour with two new reality shows. At 7:00 p.m., CW NOW will premiere as the ultimate source for everything hip, hot and happening in youth culture. From the producers of the entertainment magazine show "Extra," CW NOW utilizes eye-catching graphics and visuals in a fast-paced mix of celebrity gossip and current fashion and lifestyle trends. Advertisers can participate by incorporating their brand into the fabric of the show, expanding on the network's success last season with content wraps. At 7:30 p.m., The CW is turning couch potatoes into mouse potatoes with ONLINE NATION, a series that takes the best of the web's user- generated video and makes it available to television audiences. At 8:00 p.m., the new family drama LIFE IS WILD brings the beauty and drama of Africa to television. The show will be filmed entirely in South Africa, with a diverse cast of American, British and South African actors, and will feature film-quality production values. LIFE IS WILD is the story of a dysfunctional blended family from New York who moves to a rural South African town and finds they must rely on each other more than they ever did back home. The 9:00 p.m. hour will continue last season's successful strategy of an encore presentation of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL.
The popular Monday night comedy line-up returns with three favorites and one new series. From 8:00-8:30 p.m., the critically acclaimed EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS returns with a first-time ever guest appearance by the show's co-creator and executive producer, Chris Rock. EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS provides the perfect lead-in for the ground-breaking new fish-out-of-water comedy ALIENS IN AMERICA, about a 16-year-old Wisconsin boy, Justin Tolchuk (Dan Byrd, "The Hills Have Eyes"), whose mother decides to improve his social status at school by importing an exchange student to be his friend. When the student turns out to be a Pakistani Muslim teenager named Raja (Adhir Kalyan, "Fair City"), issues of diversity, tolerance and coming of age in America take center stage in this sweet and insightful comedy.
The Monday comedy block continues with GIRLFRIENDS and THE GAME, the two highest-rated scripted shows on television among Africa-American adults and women 18-34, helping to make The CW the number one-rated programming option for African-American viewers on Monday nights.
On Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., the hit reality series BEAUTY AND THE GEEK, from executive producers Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, will return with a new crop of beauties and geeks in this funny and poignant social experiment competition. The devilish new drama REAPER will follow at 9:00 p.m. With executive producers Michelle Fazekas, Tara Butters, Mark Gordon, Deb Spera, Tom Spezialy and executive producer/director Kevin Smith, this humor-filled adventure is the story of a slacker named Sam (Bret Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") who learns that his parents accidentally sold his soul to the devil before he was born, forcing him into a new life as the devil's bounty hunter. Ray Wise ("24," "The Closer") plays Satan, and Tyler Labine ("Boston Legal," "Invasion") plays Sam's best friend Bert "Sock" Wysocki.
MIDSEASON
In a strategy designed to give producers time to make a significant creative change, the hit drama ONE TREE HILL will be held until midseason. When it returns, the story will have advanced four years and the characters will have already graduated from college. Online digital diaries will premiere in the fall, allowing fans to learn what happened during the college years, and will lead into the midseason series return.
Midseason reality series include a second season of the popular PUSSYCAT DOLLS PRESENT, which averaged eight-million viewers a week in its premiere season, along with two new reality concepts. On FARMER WANTS A WIFE, a real-life farmer will search for a wife from the big city, and on CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS, mother/daughter teams must work together to win a beauty pageant. The three reality shows will enable the network to schedule original reality series in key time periods over the entire season.
Following is The CW's 2007-2008 primetime schedule, a night-by-night breakdown and accompanying details on all the programs.
THE CW's 2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS
8:30-9:00 PM ALIENS IN AMERICA (New Series)
9:00-9:30 PM GIRLFRIENDS
9:30-10:00 PM THE GAME
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM BEAUTY AND THE GEEK
9:00-10:00 PM REAPER (New Series)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00-10:00 PM GOSSIP GIRL (New Series)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SMALLVILLE
9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL
FRIDAY
8:00-10:00 PM FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM CW NOW (New Series)
7:30-8:00 PM ONLINE NATION (New Series)
8:00-9:00 PM LIFE IS WILD (New Series)
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (Encore Presentation)
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 P.M. "EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS"
Returning for its third season, this hit comedy was inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock. Rock also serves as the narrator of this hilarious, touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York, during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused into a predominantly white middle school two hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of middle school. This responsible, resilient adolescent brings a distinct, funny spin to his everyday trials and traumas, in the Golden Globe- and People's Choice-nominated comedy EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS. The single-camera comedy series stars Tyler James Williams ("Unaccompanied Minors") as Chris, Terry Crews ("The Longest Yard") as Julius, Tichina Arnold ("Martin") as Rochelle, Tequan Richmond ("Ray") as Drew, Imani Hakim as Tonya and Vincent Martella ("Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo") as Greg. EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS is a production of CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. in association with Chris Rock Enterprises, Inc. and 3 Arts Entertainment. Co-creator and narrator Chris Rock ("Head of State"), co-creator and writer Ali LeRoi ("Head of State"), Michael Rotenberg ("King of the Hill"), Dave Becky ("Lucky Louie") and Don Reo ("My Wife and Kids") are executive producers.
8:30-9:00 P.M. "ALIENS IN AMERICA" (New Comedy)
Justin Tolchuk (Dan Byrd, "The Hills Have Eyes") is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to make it through the social nightmare of high school in Medora, Wisconsin, with the help of his well-meaning mom Franny (Amy Pietz, "Caroline in the City"), aspiring-entrepreneur dad Gary (Patrick Breen, "Kevin Hill"), and his popular sister Claire (Lindsey Shaw, "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"), who is sweetly unaware of how good-looking she is. When Franny signs up for the school's international exchange student program, she pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. However, when the Tolchuk's exchange student arrives, he turns out to be Raja Musharaff (Adhir Kalyan, "Fair City"), a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim. Despite the cultural chasm between them, Justin and Raja quickly develop an unlikely friendship that just might allow them to navigate the minefield that is contemporary high school. It's going to be a very interesting year for Raja, Justin, his family and the entire population of Medora. ALIENS IN AMERICA is from CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. and Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Tim Doyle ("Jake in Progress"), Moses Port ("Just Shoot Me," "Mad About You") and David Guarascio ("Just Shoot Me," "Mad About You"). Luke Greenfield ("The Girl Next Door") directed the pilot.
9:00-9:30 P.M. "GIRLFRIENDS"
Returning for its eighth season, GIRLFRIENDS provides an open, honest exploration of the hot-button issues about family, friends, relationships and careers facing women today through the lives and loves of three Los Angeles women. Taking on universal subjects that interest all women with fearlessness and sincerity - whether it's learning to date after divorce or balancing friendships and a new marriage - GIRLFRIENDS treats them all with tenderness, care and respect. The series stars Tracee Ellis Ross ("Hanging Up") as Joan Clayton, Golden Brooks ("Beauty Shop") as Maya Wilkes, Persia White as Lynn Searcy and Reggie Hayes ("Getting Personal") as William Dent. GIRLFRIENDS is a production of Happy Camper Productions and Grammnet Productions in association with CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier," "The Game"), creator Mara Brock Akil ("The Game," "Moesha," "The Jamie Foxx Show") and Regina Hicks ("Sister, Sister") serve as executive producers.
9:30-10:00 P.M. "THE GAME"
Returning for its second season, THE GAME is a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the wives and girlfriends of pro-football players. This comedy tackles the way these women deal with egos, groupies and image consultants and shows how THE GAME is really played among the women behind the athletes. The series stars Tia Mowry ("Sister, Sister") as Melanie Barnett, Coby Bell ("Third Watch") as Jason Pitts, Pooch Hall ("Miracle's Boys") as Derwin Davis, Hosea Chanchez ("For Your Love") as Malik Wright, Brittany Daniel ("White Chicks") as Kelly Pitts and Wendy Raquel Robinson ("The Steve Harvey Show") as Tasha Mack. THE GAME is a production of Happy Camper Productions and Grammnet Productions in association with CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier," "Girlfriends"), creator Mara Brock Akil ("Girlfriends," "Moesha," "The Jamie Foxx Show") and Steve Stark serve as executive producers.
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 P.M. "BEAUTY AND THE GEEK"
Returning for its fourth cycle, BEAUTY AND THE GEEK is from the producing team of Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. The hit social experiment pairs eight beautiful and socially savvy women with eight intellectually endowed, but socially stunted men. Living at opposite ends of the social spectrum, the geeks try to pass their brains on to the beauties, while the beauties provide social skills to the geeks. One couple will make it to the end and walk away gifted and gorgeous with a cash prize of $250,000. BEAUTY AND THE GEEK is from fox21, produced by Katalyst and 3 Ball Productions with executive producers Ashton Kutcher & Jason Goldberg ("Guess Who," "Punk'd"), Nick Santora ("Prison Break," "The Guardian," "The Sopranos"), J.D. Roth ("The Biggest Loser," "For Love or Money") and Todd A. Nelson ("The Biggest Loser," "For Love or Money").
9:00-10:00 P.M. "REAPER" (New Drama)
For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") wondered why his parents went so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices, Sam's mom (Allison Hossack, "Falcon Beach") and dad (Andrew Airlie, "The L Word") always let him get by with the least possible effort, while at the same time pressuring his younger brother Keith (Kyle Switzer, "15/Love") to excel. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a dead-end job and now wastes endless hours playing video games and wishing he had the guts to ask out his pretty co-worker, Andi (Nikki Reed, "Thirteen," "The O.C."). Everything in his slacker world changes the day Sam turns 21 and discovers the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they sold his soul to the devil before he was born. Satan himself (Ray Wise, "24," "The Closer") drops by to personally explain that Sam must now serve as his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and returning them to Hell. At first, Sam refuses to accept his bizarre fate, but after getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, Sam realizes that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are very, very bad. Armed with a constantly changing series of vessels - starting with a Dirt Devil mini-vacuum - to collect the escapees, Sam immediately finds that the work is dangerous and frightening, even with the goofball help of his friends and fellow slackers, Bert "Sock" Wysocki (Tyler Labine, "Boston Legal," "Invasion") and Ben (Rick Gonzalez, "Coach Carter"), along with Sock's former-girlfriend-turned-paralegal, Josie (Valarie Rae Miller, "Dark Angel"). Still, as weird and scary as his life has become, Sam is surprised to find that he somehow feels good about his newfound "mission" - removing evil-doers from the world and sending them back where they belong. With his friends and his trusty vessel-of-the-week at his side, Sam is ready to face his destiny as the Reaper. REAPER is from ABC Studios with executive producers Michelle Fazekas ("Ed," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), Tara Butters ("Ed," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), Mark Gordon ("Grey's Anatomy," "Criminal Minds"), Deb Spera ("Criminal Minds"), Tom Spezialy ("Desperate Housewives") and Kevin Smith ("Clerks," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"). Kevin Smith also directed the pilot.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 P.M. "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL"
Returning with its ninth cycle, the runaway runway hit series features supermodel Tyra Banks. The show gives real people an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of supermodeling. With mentoring by Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion-industry gurus, young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes must endure a highly accelerated modeling boot camp and face weekly tests to determine who will make the cut as they vie for a professional modeling contract. The executive producers are Ken Mok ("Making the Band"), Tyra Banks and Daniel Soiseth ("Hell's Kitchen"). The reality series was created by Tyra Banks and developed by Mok and Kenya Barris. AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with Bankable Productions.
9:00-10:00 P.M. "GOSSIP GIRL" (New Drama)
The privileged prep school teens on Manhattan's Upper East Side first learn that Serena Van Der Woodsen (Blake Lively, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") is back in town the way they learn all the important news in their lives - from the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl. No one knows Gossip Girl's identity, but everyone in this exclusive and complicated vicious circle relies on her text messages for the latest scoop. Serena's closest friend, Blair (Leighton Meester, "Surface"), is just as surprised as everyone else to find that Serena has suddenly ended her self-imposed exile to boarding school and returned to Manhattan. The tension between Blair and Serena isn't lost on Gossip Girl, who is determined to uncover and fuel any and all scandals. Does it involve Serena's brother Eric (Connor Paolo, "One Life to Live"), Blair's boyfriend Nate (Chace Crawford, "The Covenant") or Nate's buddy Chuck (Ed Westwick, "Children of Men")? Maybe it has something to do with Dan (Penn Badgley, "John Tucker Must Die") and his sister Jenny (Taylor Momsen, "Spy Kids 2," "How The Grinch Stole Christmas"), whose middle-class background keeps them on the fringes of this exclusive clique. Even the parents - from Serena's mother Lily (Kelly Rutherford, "Melrose Place"), a former ballerina/rock-groupie, to Nate's high-powered father Howie "The Captain" Archibald (Sam Robards, "The West Wing"), to Dan and Jenny's dad Rufus (Matthew Settle, "Brothers and Sisters"), a former rocker turned art gallery owner - are aware that their sons and daughters are constantly checking their Sidekicks to read Gossip Girl's latest sightings and overheard tidbits. Overriding all the shifting friendships, jealousies and turmoil in this wealthy and complex world, the central mystery remains -- Who Is Gossip Girl? Based on the popular series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, GOSSIP GIRL is from Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Paramount Television Inc. with executive producers Josh Schwartz ("The O.C.") & Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein ("Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"). Mark Piznarski ("Veronica Mars," "Friday Night Lights") directed the pilot.
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 P.M. "SMALLVILLE"
Returning for its seventh season, this new interpretation of the enduring Superman mythology and its classic characters blends realism and adventure into an exciting action series. Fourteen years ago, a meteor shower burst from the heavens, raining destruction on the unsuspecting citizens of Smallville, Kansas. From the ashes of tragedy, emerged Clark Kent. Struggling to come to grips with his emerging superpowers, while battling the strange events that have plagued this idyllic Midwest hamlet since the meteor shower, Clark slowly learns to embrace his destiny. SMALLVILLE chronicles Clark's journey toward becoming the Man of Steel and his relationships with girl-next-door Lana Lang, future love Lois Lane and soon-to-be arch-nemesis Lex Luthor. The series stars Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang, Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, Erica Durance as Lois Lane, Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan, John Glover as Lionel Luther and Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen. Reinterpreting the Superman mythology from its roots, SMALLVILLE was developed for television by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar ("Shanghai Noon," "Spiderman 2"), based on the DC Comics characters. Gough and Millar serve as executive producers, along with Ken Horton, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola, Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson and Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer. The series is produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television. Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.
9:00-10:00 P.M. "SUPERNATURAL"
Returning for its third season, this haunting series follows Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers bound by tragedy and blood to their dangerous, other-worldly mission. Together, Sam and Dan journey into the dark world of the unexplained to find and destroy the demon that killed their mother. Crisscrossing the lonely and mysterious back roads of the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, the Winchester brothers encounter creatures that most people believe only exist in folklore, superstition and nightmares. Following the clues in their father's journal, Dean and Sam take on his crusade to hunt down the evil that preys upon the innocent in the darkest corners of America. The series stars Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester. SUPERNATURAL is from Warner Bros. Television in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision, with executive producers McG ("Charlie's Angels," "The O.C."), Eric Kripke ("Boogeyman"), Robert Singer ("Midnight Caller") and Kim Manners ("The X-Files").
FRIDAY
8:00-10:00 P.M. "FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!"
The internationally popular, totally outrageous FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN! delivers all-new, action-packed shows and specials 52-weeks a year. As the number one show on Friday night for young men, this unique, bigger-than-life two-hour saga continues to ratchet up the drama and intensify the classic rivalries between some of the WWE's biggest Superstars as they put on an astonishing display of high-flying, hard-hitting athleticism. The executive producer is Kevin Dunn. Taped before frenzied crowds all over the United States, the series is a production of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 P.M. "CW NOW" (New Reality Series)
CW NOW blends news and entertainment to create the ultimate source for everything that's hip, hot and happening right now in the world of young adults. With a team of experts focusing on the topics and trends that appeal specifically to The CW generation, this new series will feature informative and entertaining reports on the hottest fashions, the coolest music, the must-see movies and the must-have gadgets and technology. CW NOW will be everywhere young adults are: from cyberspace profiling the best of the web, to hitting the streets and getting inside the most popular hotspots. With young adults' insatiable appetite for all things celebrity, each episode will report on the latest news and gossip from inside the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Moving at a rapid-fire pace and utilizing eye-catching graphics and visuals, CW NOW fits perfectly with the on-demand lifestyle of adults 18-34. CW NOW is a co-production of Telepictures Productions and Warner Horizon Television with executive producers Lisa Gregorisch ("Extra") and Mike Miller ("Extra").
7:30-8:00 P.M. "ONLINE NATION" (New Reality Series)
Young adults have taken their quest for fame into their own hands as the amount of user-generated entertainment continues to explode across the internet. Now The CW is giving them a nationally televised stage to show off what they've got. ONLINE NATION scours the nearly infinite number of websites, blogs and user-generated materials on the internet to find the best, the hottest, the unique and sometimes, the flat-out bizarre, and presents it on The CW audience's other favorite screen: the TV screen. This fun, irreverent weekly series features everything and anything that has captured the attention of the online world, from the most popular sites to the addictive viral videos being shared by millions, to insights from the digital tastemakers. Born of the internet and tailored specifically for this generation, this series also features an innovative interactive element as viewers will be able to see what others are saying and communicate with them live on the air. The CW is turning mouse potatoes into couch potatoes by putting all the greatest internet clips in one ready-to-use package. ONLINE NATION is from Room 403 Productions with executive producers David Hurwitz ("Fear Factor") and Paul Cockerill ("Trigger Happy TV," "Jimmy Kimmel Live").
8:00-9:00 P.M. "LIFE IS WILD" (New Drama)
Katie Clarke (Leah Pipes, "Clubhouse") may never forgive her veterinarian father, Danny (Brett Cullen, "Ghost Rider," "Friday Night Lights"), for dragging their entire blended family out of New York City to spend a year living in a broken-down lodge called The Blue Antelope in a game reserve deep inside South Africa. Everyone in the family, including Katie's 11-year-old brother Chase (K'sun Ray, "Smith"), Danny's second wife Jo (Judith Hoag, "Armageddon"), her rebellious teenage son Jesse (Andrew St. John, "General Hospital") and 7-year-old daughter, Mia (Mary Matilyn Mouser, "Eloise"), is sure Danny has lost his mind. But Danny's reasons go beyond his desire to keep his troubled family together while making a difference in the lives of the people and animals of South Africa: his deceased first wife Claire grew up at The Blue Antelope and it's still home to her reclusive father Art (David Butler). After just a few days in South Africa, the family has already encountered an injured lioness, a lost cub, and a gentle giraffe. They've also met a few locals, including a handsome young Brit, Oliver Banks (newcomer Calvin Goldspink) and his twin sister Emily (newcomer Tiffany Mulheron), whose father Colin Banks (Jeremy Sheffield), runs a safari business for wealthy tourists, and Tumelo (newcomer Atandwa Kani), a teen who dreams of becoming a veterinarian. While they are definitely outsiders, Katie and the rest of the family are nevertheless beginning to love the breathtaking vistas of the bush country and the vibrant culture enveloping them. A year in this strange but beautiful place might not be so bad after all. LIFE IS WILD is a production of CBS Paramount Network Television Inc., Warner Bros. Television and Company Pictures, an All 3 Media Company, with executive producers Michael Rauch ("Love Monkey," "Beautiful People"), Charlie Pattinson ("Wild at Heart," "Shameless") and George Faber ("Wild at Heart," "Skins"). Bryan Gordon ("The Office," "Curb Your Enthusiasm") directed the pilot.
9:00-10:00 P.M. "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" (Encore Presentation)
Returning with its ninth cycle, the runaway runway hit series features supermodel Tyra Banks. The show gives real people an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of supermodeling. With mentoring by Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion-industry gurus, young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes must endure a highly accelerated modeling boot camp and face weekly tests to determine who will make the cut as they vie for a professional modeling contract. The executive producers are Ken Mok ("Making the Band"), Tyra Banks and Daniel Soiseth ("Hell's Kitchen"). The reality series was created by Tyra Banks and developed by Mok and Kenya Barris. AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with Bankable Productions.
MIDSEASON
"ONE TREE HILL"
Returning for its fifth season to the town of Tree Hill, this drama revolves around the lives of two young men, Lucas and Nathan, who have little in common aside from their love for hoops and the fact that they share the same father. The star of the high school basketball team, Nathan hails from a wealthy family, while his half-brother Lucas is the only child of a single mom. The inhabitants of Tree Hill have witnessed Lucas' metamorphosis from loner to high school basketball star, Nathan and Haley's troubled marriage, and Peyton and Brooke's tumultuous friendship. While the teenagers struggle to find their places in the world, the adults in Tree Hill continue to deal with the residue of decisions they made years ago. The series stars Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott, James Lafferty as Nathan Scott, Hilarie Burton as Peyton Sawyer, Bethany Joy Galeotti as Haley James, Paul Johansson as Dan Scott, Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis, Barbara Alyn Woods as Deb Scott, Barry Corbin as Whitey Durham and Moira Kelly as Karen Roe. ONE TREE HILL is from executive producer and show creator Mark Schwahn ("Coach Carter"), executive producers Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola ("Smallville") and Greg Prange for Tollin/Robbins Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
"CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS" (New Reality Series)
Judges Carson Kressley ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"), former Miss U.S.A. Shanna Moakler ("Dancing with the Stars," "Meet the Barkers"), and television personality Cynthia Garrett referee an eight-episode competition that dares to pit mother/daughter teams against each other in a no-holds-barred beauty pageant. CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS explores one of the most emotional and volatile relationships as mothers and daughters from all walks of life must compete together - and against other mother/daughter teams - in order to win. Faced with challenges that focus on preparing them for the pageant show finale, the women will have to brand a 'style' for their mother/daughter team via clothing and swimwear, create ways of expressing a point of view about issues in the world, and practice for the big pageant dance number. Not only do good looks, talent and a penchant for world peace have to run in the family, each team must also have patience, teamwork and a healthy sense of humor. In the end, one mother/daughter team will be "crowned" the winner and will receive a valuable prize package, including a $100,000 cash award, and, of course, a fabulous pair of tiaras. CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS is a production of Fox Television Studios, with creator/executive producer Laurie Girion ("Cheerleader Nation," "Last Comic Standing 2").
"FARMER WANTS A WIFE" (New Reality Series)
The CW cultivates romance a l "Green Acres" with FARMER WANTS A WIFE, a comedic reality series designed to help one farm boy find the city girl of his dreams. Based on the hit British format, this first U.S. version will find a charming, hard-working farmer who is happy with his life but lacking romance and wondering if he might find happiness with a woman from the city. The show's producers will search the nation's cities to select a group of 10 women who have had it with bad dates in the big city and are open to making a big change. The group will consist of women looking for an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and wondering if a country man with country values might offer a more attractive lifestyle. FARMER WANTS A WIFE will bring these city women to the country farmer. The ladies will have to impress him with their heart and their newfound "love" of the country life, or they'll be sent back to the city. Are these city girls ready for the realities of life and work on a farm - driving a tractor, taking care of very large farm animals and attending bingo night? Through a series of challenges, group activities, shocking eliminations and cozy dates, 10 fast-lane women will see how they match up with a back-roads guy on the path to true love. FARMER WANTS A WIFE is from Fremantle Media North American (FMNA) and Super Delicious LLC with executive producers Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Adam Cohen, Cara Tapper, and Joanna xVernetti.
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NETWORK FRESHENS FALL SCHEDULE WITH THREE NEW DRAMAS, NEW COMEDY AND TWO NEW REALITY SERIES
New Drama "Gossip Girl," Based on Bestselling Book Series, To Follow "America's Next Top Model" on Wednesdays
Returning Hit "Beauty and The Geek" Leads Into Comical New Drama "Reaper" on Tuesdays
Comedy Block Remains on Monday Night With Three Returning Favorites and New Comedy "Aliens In America"
On Sunday, Two New Series, "Online Nation" and "CW Now," Bring Hottest Internet Videos and Latest Trends to Television, Followed by New Family Drama "Life Is Wild," Filming Entirely in South Africa
Returning Hits "Smallville" and "Supernatural" and The WWE's "Friday Night Smackdown!" Anchor Thursday and Friday
Midseason Series Include Returning Hits "One Tree Hill" and "Pussycat Dolls Present" and Two New Reality Series, "Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants" and "Farmer Wants A Wife"
New Series from Esteemed Producers Josh Schwartz ("The O.C."), Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), Mark Gordon ("Grey's Anatomy"), Kevin Smith ("Clerks") and Tom Spezialy ("Desperate Housewives") Fill the Fall Schedule
May 17, 2007 (New York, New York) - The CW Network unveiled the schedule for its 2007-2008 season today at Madison Square Garden before more than 3,000 advertisers, affiliates and national media. The announcement was made by Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment, The CW.
"Our new shows have attitude and a sense of fun, and they're going to define this network," said Ostroff. "With that in mind, The CW is adding six new series to our schedule this fall. With established shows anchoring four nights and providing a launch pad for new programs, we will also have stability on our successful Thursday and Friday lineups. Shows that can be enjoyed by the whole family will air on Mondays and Sundays in the 8:00-9:00 hour, with the 7:00-8:00 hour on Sunday providing an innovative showcase for both viewers and advertisers."
On Wednesday nights, the network's top-rated series, AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, showed double-digit growth last season and was the number one show in the timeslot with women 18-34. AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL will return in its successful 8:00-9:00 p.m. slot, followed by the premiere of the new drama GOSSIP GIRL from 9:00-10:00 p.m. From "The O.C." producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, GOSSIP GIRL is based on the best-selling young-adult book series of the same name. The show features an ensemble cast of new and veteran actors, including Blake Lively ("The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") and Leighton Meester ("Surface"), and focuses on the struggle for social supremacy among teens from both sides of the tracks in a posh Manhattan prep school. The fun, sexy and dramatic hour is a perfect companion piece for TOP MODEL'S strong female audience, making Wednesday "Girls Night In" on The CW.
Stability is the key on Thursday and Friday nights. On Thursday - television's most competitive night - SMALLVILLE and SUPERNATURAL deliver a good mix of male and female viewers. On Friday, the wildly popular FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN! rules the night with two hours of original wrestling extravaganzas 52 weeks a year. SMACKDOWN! was last season's number-one show in male viewers, giving the network a lock on young men on the night leading into the weekend.
Sundays will kick off the 7:00-8:00 p.m. hour with two new reality shows. At 7:00 p.m., CW NOW will premiere as the ultimate source for everything hip, hot and happening in youth culture. From the producers of the entertainment magazine show "Extra," CW NOW utilizes eye-catching graphics and visuals in a fast-paced mix of celebrity gossip and current fashion and lifestyle trends. Advertisers can participate by incorporating their brand into the fabric of the show, expanding on the network's success last season with content wraps. At 7:30 p.m., The CW is turning couch potatoes into mouse potatoes with ONLINE NATION, a series that takes the best of the web's user- generated video and makes it available to television audiences. At 8:00 p.m., the new family drama LIFE IS WILD brings the beauty and drama of Africa to television. The show will be filmed entirely in South Africa, with a diverse cast of American, British and South African actors, and will feature film-quality production values. LIFE IS WILD is the story of a dysfunctional blended family from New York who moves to a rural South African town and finds they must rely on each other more than they ever did back home. The 9:00 p.m. hour will continue last season's successful strategy of an encore presentation of AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL.
The popular Monday night comedy line-up returns with three favorites and one new series. From 8:00-8:30 p.m., the critically acclaimed EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS returns with a first-time ever guest appearance by the show's co-creator and executive producer, Chris Rock. EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS provides the perfect lead-in for the ground-breaking new fish-out-of-water comedy ALIENS IN AMERICA, about a 16-year-old Wisconsin boy, Justin Tolchuk (Dan Byrd, "The Hills Have Eyes"), whose mother decides to improve his social status at school by importing an exchange student to be his friend. When the student turns out to be a Pakistani Muslim teenager named Raja (Adhir Kalyan, "Fair City"), issues of diversity, tolerance and coming of age in America take center stage in this sweet and insightful comedy.
The Monday comedy block continues with GIRLFRIENDS and THE GAME, the two highest-rated scripted shows on television among Africa-American adults and women 18-34, helping to make The CW the number one-rated programming option for African-American viewers on Monday nights.
On Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m., the hit reality series BEAUTY AND THE GEEK, from executive producers Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, will return with a new crop of beauties and geeks in this funny and poignant social experiment competition. The devilish new drama REAPER will follow at 9:00 p.m. With executive producers Michelle Fazekas, Tara Butters, Mark Gordon, Deb Spera, Tom Spezialy and executive producer/director Kevin Smith, this humor-filled adventure is the story of a slacker named Sam (Bret Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") who learns that his parents accidentally sold his soul to the devil before he was born, forcing him into a new life as the devil's bounty hunter. Ray Wise ("24," "The Closer") plays Satan, and Tyler Labine ("Boston Legal," "Invasion") plays Sam's best friend Bert "Sock" Wysocki.
MIDSEASON
In a strategy designed to give producers time to make a significant creative change, the hit drama ONE TREE HILL will be held until midseason. When it returns, the story will have advanced four years and the characters will have already graduated from college. Online digital diaries will premiere in the fall, allowing fans to learn what happened during the college years, and will lead into the midseason series return.
Midseason reality series include a second season of the popular PUSSYCAT DOLLS PRESENT, which averaged eight-million viewers a week in its premiere season, along with two new reality concepts. On FARMER WANTS A WIFE, a real-life farmer will search for a wife from the big city, and on CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS, mother/daughter teams must work together to win a beauty pageant. The three reality shows will enable the network to schedule original reality series in key time periods over the entire season.
Following is The CW's 2007-2008 primetime schedule, a night-by-night breakdown and accompanying details on all the programs.
THE CW's 2007-2008 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS
8:30-9:00 PM ALIENS IN AMERICA (New Series)
9:00-9:30 PM GIRLFRIENDS
9:30-10:00 PM THE GAME
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM BEAUTY AND THE GEEK
9:00-10:00 PM REAPER (New Series)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00-10:00 PM GOSSIP GIRL (New Series)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SMALLVILLE
9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL
FRIDAY
8:00-10:00 PM FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM CW NOW (New Series)
7:30-8:00 PM ONLINE NATION (New Series)
8:00-9:00 PM LIFE IS WILD (New Series)
9:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL (Encore Presentation)
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 P.M. "EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS"
Returning for its third season, this hit comedy was inspired by the childhood experiences of comedian Chris Rock. Rock also serves as the narrator of this hilarious, touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York, during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused into a predominantly white middle school two hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of middle school. This responsible, resilient adolescent brings a distinct, funny spin to his everyday trials and traumas, in the Golden Globe- and People's Choice-nominated comedy EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS. The single-camera comedy series stars Tyler James Williams ("Unaccompanied Minors") as Chris, Terry Crews ("The Longest Yard") as Julius, Tichina Arnold ("Martin") as Rochelle, Tequan Richmond ("Ray") as Drew, Imani Hakim as Tonya and Vincent Martella ("Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo") as Greg. EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS is a production of CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. in association with Chris Rock Enterprises, Inc. and 3 Arts Entertainment. Co-creator and narrator Chris Rock ("Head of State"), co-creator and writer Ali LeRoi ("Head of State"), Michael Rotenberg ("King of the Hill"), Dave Becky ("Lucky Louie") and Don Reo ("My Wife and Kids") are executive producers.
8:30-9:00 P.M. "ALIENS IN AMERICA" (New Comedy)
Justin Tolchuk (Dan Byrd, "The Hills Have Eyes") is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to make it through the social nightmare of high school in Medora, Wisconsin, with the help of his well-meaning mom Franny (Amy Pietz, "Caroline in the City"), aspiring-entrepreneur dad Gary (Patrick Breen, "Kevin Hill"), and his popular sister Claire (Lindsey Shaw, "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"), who is sweetly unaware of how good-looking she is. When Franny signs up for the school's international exchange student program, she pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. However, when the Tolchuk's exchange student arrives, he turns out to be Raja Musharaff (Adhir Kalyan, "Fair City"), a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim. Despite the cultural chasm between them, Justin and Raja quickly develop an unlikely friendship that just might allow them to navigate the minefield that is contemporary high school. It's going to be a very interesting year for Raja, Justin, his family and the entire population of Medora. ALIENS IN AMERICA is from CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. and Warner Bros. Television with executive producers Tim Doyle ("Jake in Progress"), Moses Port ("Just Shoot Me," "Mad About You") and David Guarascio ("Just Shoot Me," "Mad About You"). Luke Greenfield ("The Girl Next Door") directed the pilot.
9:00-9:30 P.M. "GIRLFRIENDS"
Returning for its eighth season, GIRLFRIENDS provides an open, honest exploration of the hot-button issues about family, friends, relationships and careers facing women today through the lives and loves of three Los Angeles women. Taking on universal subjects that interest all women with fearlessness and sincerity - whether it's learning to date after divorce or balancing friendships and a new marriage - GIRLFRIENDS treats them all with tenderness, care and respect. The series stars Tracee Ellis Ross ("Hanging Up") as Joan Clayton, Golden Brooks ("Beauty Shop") as Maya Wilkes, Persia White as Lynn Searcy and Reggie Hayes ("Getting Personal") as William Dent. GIRLFRIENDS is a production of Happy Camper Productions and Grammnet Productions in association with CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier," "The Game"), creator Mara Brock Akil ("The Game," "Moesha," "The Jamie Foxx Show") and Regina Hicks ("Sister, Sister") serve as executive producers.
9:30-10:00 P.M. "THE GAME"
Returning for its second season, THE GAME is a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the wives and girlfriends of pro-football players. This comedy tackles the way these women deal with egos, groupies and image consultants and shows how THE GAME is really played among the women behind the athletes. The series stars Tia Mowry ("Sister, Sister") as Melanie Barnett, Coby Bell ("Third Watch") as Jason Pitts, Pooch Hall ("Miracle's Boys") as Derwin Davis, Hosea Chanchez ("For Your Love") as Malik Wright, Brittany Daniel ("White Chicks") as Kelly Pitts and Wendy Raquel Robinson ("The Steve Harvey Show") as Tasha Mack. THE GAME is a production of Happy Camper Productions and Grammnet Productions in association with CBS Paramount Network Television Inc. Kelsey Grammer ("Frasier," "Girlfriends"), creator Mara Brock Akil ("Girlfriends," "Moesha," "The Jamie Foxx Show") and Steve Stark serve as executive producers.
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 P.M. "BEAUTY AND THE GEEK"
Returning for its fourth cycle, BEAUTY AND THE GEEK is from the producing team of Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg. The hit social experiment pairs eight beautiful and socially savvy women with eight intellectually endowed, but socially stunted men. Living at opposite ends of the social spectrum, the geeks try to pass their brains on to the beauties, while the beauties provide social skills to the geeks. One couple will make it to the end and walk away gifted and gorgeous with a cash prize of $250,000. BEAUTY AND THE GEEK is from fox21, produced by Katalyst and 3 Ball Productions with executive producers Ashton Kutcher & Jason Goldberg ("Guess Who," "Punk'd"), Nick Santora ("Prison Break," "The Guardian," "The Sopranos"), J.D. Roth ("The Biggest Loser," "For Love or Money") and Todd A. Nelson ("The Biggest Loser," "For Love or Money").
9:00-10:00 P.M. "REAPER" (New Drama)
For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") wondered why his parents went so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices, Sam's mom (Allison Hossack, "Falcon Beach") and dad (Andrew Airlie, "The L Word") always let him get by with the least possible effort, while at the same time pressuring his younger brother Keith (Kyle Switzer, "15/Love") to excel. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a dead-end job and now wastes endless hours playing video games and wishing he had the guts to ask out his pretty co-worker, Andi (Nikki Reed, "Thirteen," "The O.C."). Everything in his slacker world changes the day Sam turns 21 and discovers the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they sold his soul to the devil before he was born. Satan himself (Ray Wise, "24," "The Closer") drops by to personally explain that Sam must now serve as his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and returning them to Hell. At first, Sam refuses to accept his bizarre fate, but after getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, Sam realizes that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are very, very bad. Armed with a constantly changing series of vessels - starting with a Dirt Devil mini-vacuum - to collect the escapees, Sam immediately finds that the work is dangerous and frightening, even with the goofball help of his friends and fellow slackers, Bert "Sock" Wysocki (Tyler Labine, "Boston Legal," "Invasion") and Ben (Rick Gonzalez, "Coach Carter"), along with Sock's former-girlfriend-turned-paralegal, Josie (Valarie Rae Miller, "Dark Angel"). Still, as weird and scary as his life has become, Sam is surprised to find that he somehow feels good about his newfound "mission" - removing evil-doers from the world and sending them back where they belong. With his friends and his trusty vessel-of-the-week at his side, Sam is ready to face his destiny as the Reaper. REAPER is from ABC Studios with executive producers Michelle Fazekas ("Ed," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), Tara Butters ("Ed," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"), Mark Gordon ("Grey's Anatomy," "Criminal Minds"), Deb Spera ("Criminal Minds"), Tom Spezialy ("Desperate Housewives") and Kevin Smith ("Clerks," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"). Kevin Smith also directed the pilot.
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 P.M. "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL"
Returning with its ninth cycle, the runaway runway hit series features supermodel Tyra Banks. The show gives real people an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of supermodeling. With mentoring by Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion-industry gurus, young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes must endure a highly accelerated modeling boot camp and face weekly tests to determine who will make the cut as they vie for a professional modeling contract. The executive producers are Ken Mok ("Making the Band"), Tyra Banks and Daniel Soiseth ("Hell's Kitchen"). The reality series was created by Tyra Banks and developed by Mok and Kenya Barris. AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with Bankable Productions.
9:00-10:00 P.M. "GOSSIP GIRL" (New Drama)
The privileged prep school teens on Manhattan's Upper East Side first learn that Serena Van Der Woodsen (Blake Lively, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants") is back in town the way they learn all the important news in their lives - from the blog of the all-knowing albeit ultra-secretive Gossip Girl. No one knows Gossip Girl's identity, but everyone in this exclusive and complicated vicious circle relies on her text messages for the latest scoop. Serena's closest friend, Blair (Leighton Meester, "Surface"), is just as surprised as everyone else to find that Serena has suddenly ended her self-imposed exile to boarding school and returned to Manhattan. The tension between Blair and Serena isn't lost on Gossip Girl, who is determined to uncover and fuel any and all scandals. Does it involve Serena's brother Eric (Connor Paolo, "One Life to Live"), Blair's boyfriend Nate (Chace Crawford, "The Covenant") or Nate's buddy Chuck (Ed Westwick, "Children of Men")? Maybe it has something to do with Dan (Penn Badgley, "John Tucker Must Die") and his sister Jenny (Taylor Momsen, "Spy Kids 2," "How The Grinch Stole Christmas"), whose middle-class background keeps them on the fringes of this exclusive clique. Even the parents - from Serena's mother Lily (Kelly Rutherford, "Melrose Place"), a former ballerina/rock-groupie, to Nate's high-powered father Howie "The Captain" Archibald (Sam Robards, "The West Wing"), to Dan and Jenny's dad Rufus (Matthew Settle, "Brothers and Sisters"), a former rocker turned art gallery owner - are aware that their sons and daughters are constantly checking their Sidekicks to read Gossip Girl's latest sightings and overheard tidbits. Overriding all the shifting friendships, jealousies and turmoil in this wealthy and complex world, the central mystery remains -- Who Is Gossip Girl? Based on the popular series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, GOSSIP GIRL is from Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television and CBS Paramount Television Inc. with executive producers Josh Schwartz ("The O.C.") & Stephanie Savage ("The O.C."), Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein ("Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"). Mark Piznarski ("Veronica Mars," "Friday Night Lights") directed the pilot.
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 P.M. "SMALLVILLE"
Returning for its seventh season, this new interpretation of the enduring Superman mythology and its classic characters blends realism and adventure into an exciting action series. Fourteen years ago, a meteor shower burst from the heavens, raining destruction on the unsuspecting citizens of Smallville, Kansas. From the ashes of tragedy, emerged Clark Kent. Struggling to come to grips with his emerging superpowers, while battling the strange events that have plagued this idyllic Midwest hamlet since the meteor shower, Clark slowly learns to embrace his destiny. SMALLVILLE chronicles Clark's journey toward becoming the Man of Steel and his relationships with girl-next-door Lana Lang, future love Lois Lane and soon-to-be arch-nemesis Lex Luthor. The series stars Tom Welling as Clark Kent, Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang, Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, Erica Durance as Lois Lane, Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan, John Glover as Lionel Luther and Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen. Reinterpreting the Superman mythology from its roots, SMALLVILLE was developed for television by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar ("Shanghai Noon," "Spiderman 2"), based on the DC Comics characters. Gough and Millar serve as executive producers, along with Ken Horton, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola, Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson and Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer. The series is produced by Tollin/Robbins Productions, Millar/Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television. Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster.
9:00-10:00 P.M. "SUPERNATURAL"
Returning for its third season, this haunting series follows Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers bound by tragedy and blood to their dangerous, other-worldly mission. Together, Sam and Dan journey into the dark world of the unexplained to find and destroy the demon that killed their mother. Crisscrossing the lonely and mysterious back roads of the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, the Winchester brothers encounter creatures that most people believe only exist in folklore, superstition and nightmares. Following the clues in their father's journal, Dean and Sam take on his crusade to hunt down the evil that preys upon the innocent in the darkest corners of America. The series stars Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester. SUPERNATURAL is from Warner Bros. Television in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision, with executive producers McG ("Charlie's Angels," "The O.C."), Eric Kripke ("Boogeyman"), Robert Singer ("Midnight Caller") and Kim Manners ("The X-Files").
FRIDAY
8:00-10:00 P.M. "FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN!"
The internationally popular, totally outrageous FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN! delivers all-new, action-packed shows and specials 52-weeks a year. As the number one show on Friday night for young men, this unique, bigger-than-life two-hour saga continues to ratchet up the drama and intensify the classic rivalries between some of the WWE's biggest Superstars as they put on an astonishing display of high-flying, hard-hitting athleticism. The executive producer is Kevin Dunn. Taped before frenzied crowds all over the United States, the series is a production of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 P.M. "CW NOW" (New Reality Series)
CW NOW blends news and entertainment to create the ultimate source for everything that's hip, hot and happening right now in the world of young adults. With a team of experts focusing on the topics and trends that appeal specifically to The CW generation, this new series will feature informative and entertaining reports on the hottest fashions, the coolest music, the must-see movies and the must-have gadgets and technology. CW NOW will be everywhere young adults are: from cyberspace profiling the best of the web, to hitting the streets and getting inside the most popular hotspots. With young adults' insatiable appetite for all things celebrity, each episode will report on the latest news and gossip from inside the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Moving at a rapid-fire pace and utilizing eye-catching graphics and visuals, CW NOW fits perfectly with the on-demand lifestyle of adults 18-34. CW NOW is a co-production of Telepictures Productions and Warner Horizon Television with executive producers Lisa Gregorisch ("Extra") and Mike Miller ("Extra").
7:30-8:00 P.M. "ONLINE NATION" (New Reality Series)
Young adults have taken their quest for fame into their own hands as the amount of user-generated entertainment continues to explode across the internet. Now The CW is giving them a nationally televised stage to show off what they've got. ONLINE NATION scours the nearly infinite number of websites, blogs and user-generated materials on the internet to find the best, the hottest, the unique and sometimes, the flat-out bizarre, and presents it on The CW audience's other favorite screen: the TV screen. This fun, irreverent weekly series features everything and anything that has captured the attention of the online world, from the most popular sites to the addictive viral videos being shared by millions, to insights from the digital tastemakers. Born of the internet and tailored specifically for this generation, this series also features an innovative interactive element as viewers will be able to see what others are saying and communicate with them live on the air. The CW is turning mouse potatoes into couch potatoes by putting all the greatest internet clips in one ready-to-use package. ONLINE NATION is from Room 403 Productions with executive producers David Hurwitz ("Fear Factor") and Paul Cockerill ("Trigger Happy TV," "Jimmy Kimmel Live").
8:00-9:00 P.M. "LIFE IS WILD" (New Drama)
Katie Clarke (Leah Pipes, "Clubhouse") may never forgive her veterinarian father, Danny (Brett Cullen, "Ghost Rider," "Friday Night Lights"), for dragging their entire blended family out of New York City to spend a year living in a broken-down lodge called The Blue Antelope in a game reserve deep inside South Africa. Everyone in the family, including Katie's 11-year-old brother Chase (K'sun Ray, "Smith"), Danny's second wife Jo (Judith Hoag, "Armageddon"), her rebellious teenage son Jesse (Andrew St. John, "General Hospital") and 7-year-old daughter, Mia (Mary Matilyn Mouser, "Eloise"), is sure Danny has lost his mind. But Danny's reasons go beyond his desire to keep his troubled family together while making a difference in the lives of the people and animals of South Africa: his deceased first wife Claire grew up at The Blue Antelope and it's still home to her reclusive father Art (David Butler). After just a few days in South Africa, the family has already encountered an injured lioness, a lost cub, and a gentle giraffe. They've also met a few locals, including a handsome young Brit, Oliver Banks (newcomer Calvin Goldspink) and his twin sister Emily (newcomer Tiffany Mulheron), whose father Colin Banks (Jeremy Sheffield), runs a safari business for wealthy tourists, and Tumelo (newcomer Atandwa Kani), a teen who dreams of becoming a veterinarian. While they are definitely outsiders, Katie and the rest of the family are nevertheless beginning to love the breathtaking vistas of the bush country and the vibrant culture enveloping them. A year in this strange but beautiful place might not be so bad after all. LIFE IS WILD is a production of CBS Paramount Network Television Inc., Warner Bros. Television and Company Pictures, an All 3 Media Company, with executive producers Michael Rauch ("Love Monkey," "Beautiful People"), Charlie Pattinson ("Wild at Heart," "Shameless") and George Faber ("Wild at Heart," "Skins"). Bryan Gordon ("The Office," "Curb Your Enthusiasm") directed the pilot.
9:00-10:00 P.M. "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL" (Encore Presentation)
Returning with its ninth cycle, the runaway runway hit series features supermodel Tyra Banks. The show gives real people an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of supermodeling. With mentoring by Tyra Banks and exposure to high-profile fashion-industry gurus, young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes must endure a highly accelerated modeling boot camp and face weekly tests to determine who will make the cut as they vie for a professional modeling contract. The executive producers are Ken Mok ("Making the Band"), Tyra Banks and Daniel Soiseth ("Hell's Kitchen"). The reality series was created by Tyra Banks and developed by Mok and Kenya Barris. AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment in association with Bankable Productions.
MIDSEASON
"ONE TREE HILL"
Returning for its fifth season to the town of Tree Hill, this drama revolves around the lives of two young men, Lucas and Nathan, who have little in common aside from their love for hoops and the fact that they share the same father. The star of the high school basketball team, Nathan hails from a wealthy family, while his half-brother Lucas is the only child of a single mom. The inhabitants of Tree Hill have witnessed Lucas' metamorphosis from loner to high school basketball star, Nathan and Haley's troubled marriage, and Peyton and Brooke's tumultuous friendship. While the teenagers struggle to find their places in the world, the adults in Tree Hill continue to deal with the residue of decisions they made years ago. The series stars Chad Michael Murray as Lucas Scott, James Lafferty as Nathan Scott, Hilarie Burton as Peyton Sawyer, Bethany Joy Galeotti as Haley James, Paul Johansson as Dan Scott, Sophia Bush as Brooke Davis, Barbara Alyn Woods as Deb Scott, Barry Corbin as Whitey Durham and Moira Kelly as Karen Roe. ONE TREE HILL is from executive producer and show creator Mark Schwahn ("Coach Carter"), executive producers Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola ("Smallville") and Greg Prange for Tollin/Robbins Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
"CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS" (New Reality Series)
Judges Carson Kressley ("Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"), former Miss U.S.A. Shanna Moakler ("Dancing with the Stars," "Meet the Barkers"), and television personality Cynthia Garrett referee an eight-episode competition that dares to pit mother/daughter teams against each other in a no-holds-barred beauty pageant. CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS explores one of the most emotional and volatile relationships as mothers and daughters from all walks of life must compete together - and against other mother/daughter teams - in order to win. Faced with challenges that focus on preparing them for the pageant show finale, the women will have to brand a 'style' for their mother/daughter team via clothing and swimwear, create ways of expressing a point of view about issues in the world, and practice for the big pageant dance number. Not only do good looks, talent and a penchant for world peace have to run in the family, each team must also have patience, teamwork and a healthy sense of humor. In the end, one mother/daughter team will be "crowned" the winner and will receive a valuable prize package, including a $100,000 cash award, and, of course, a fabulous pair of tiaras. CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS is a production of Fox Television Studios, with creator/executive producer Laurie Girion ("Cheerleader Nation," "Last Comic Standing 2").
"FARMER WANTS A WIFE" (New Reality Series)
The CW cultivates romance a l "Green Acres" with FARMER WANTS A WIFE, a comedic reality series designed to help one farm boy find the city girl of his dreams. Based on the hit British format, this first U.S. version will find a charming, hard-working farmer who is happy with his life but lacking romance and wondering if he might find happiness with a woman from the city. The show's producers will search the nation's cities to select a group of 10 women who have had it with bad dates in the big city and are open to making a big change. The group will consist of women looking for an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and wondering if a country man with country values might offer a more attractive lifestyle. FARMER WANTS A WIFE will bring these city women to the country farmer. The ladies will have to impress him with their heart and their newfound "love" of the country life, or they'll be sent back to the city. Are these city girls ready for the realities of life and work on a farm - driving a tractor, taking care of very large farm animals and attending bingo night? Through a series of challenges, group activities, shocking eliminations and cozy dates, 10 fast-lane women will see how they match up with a back-roads guy on the path to true love. FARMER WANTS A WIFE is from Fremantle Media North American (FMNA) and Super Delicious LLC with executive producers Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Adam Cohen, Cara Tapper, and Joanna xVernetti.
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Can they still make a decision before June 15th or is the show truly DOA?
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FUCK THE CW! VErONICA MARS DIDN'T NEED WOMEN! IT NEEDED SUPPORT! FUUUUUUUUCK!!!
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Rob Thomas said so. On tvguide.com. He lost all of his writers they took different jobs. it's gone. Fuck the CW!
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She´s gone?
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Nuff said
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Glad they kept that one..that shit is pretty damn good. A hell of a lot better than frickin teen private eye Veronica Mars. GAYYYYYYY!!!!
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Ya better get your heads out of your collective asses and break the fantastic news that veronica mars is coming back!! come on....please...i'll suck yo dick mang!! i'll even give you my cheeseburger....fuck that....the CW sucks the dirtiest of all dirty balls....truly a great show gone the way of arrested development.....
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What is that? Nobody watches that piece of shit show!
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sheesh...let it go already! its announce today that she is doing the narration for that new show Gossip Girl. Veronica Mars is GONE!!
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jeeze!!
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One of the best shows on TV. King Joss and Court Jester Smith agree...to bad it's gone *cries*
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the cw has just proven what i've believed all along: that they do, in fact, go ass to mouth, every time.....all the time.
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don't even watch smallville
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Is there a still a chance of a June 15th VM resurrection? And jojo--the Simpson character's voices are regularly part of second shows. It's not unprecedented.
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So did the CW like Rob Thomas's idea of advancing Veronica Mars four years "so much" that they asked for it to be applied to One Tree Hill and are giving the producers of that show time to carry it out? If so RT and all VM fans really got stiffed.
I wish there was a way to punish networks for this kind of crap. (yeah I know there's nothing to be done.) -
Really, this is an example of the dumbing down of the US. VM was a great show and I will catch the finale next week. To quote Robert E. Lee, "Too bad!!!"
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I mean shit...this is the only damn show from the WB that will still be on next season...obviously people are watching it and liking it..as opposed to damn Veronica Mars!!
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Talk about being too chickenshit to admit the cancellation of their most (only?) critically acclaimed show to the press/critics, which will inevitably scrutinize the decision. Everybody gets that it's over and a Pussycat Dolls performance just rubbed it in the audience's faces. I guess they've just decided the network will never get any respect so they may as well milk their cheap, trashy programming for all its worth. Farmer Wants a Wife? Dear God.
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...i'm gonna go ahead and take a big esparagus stinkin' piss on its grave. Fuck it. One tree hill indeed...
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Is what is wrong with Hollywood! Oh good I have your attention (usually the word porn works.)
The analogy, even when the pron industry thinks they are doing something original it still goes through the same motions and Hollywood suffers from the formula virus.
When will the studios "get" that it is a new era? How many tv boxed sets do these a**holes have to sell before they realize that they don't even need to air the f*cking shows! They don't need to broadcast them at all! Yes, they make a lot of money on advertisers but yes they would make their money by releasing new shows and continuation of cancelled shows on DVD or for download!
Ratings are low on Veronica Mars? Make 6 episode mini-series straight to DVD!
If I could make a 12 episode low budget tv show and sell it on dvd direct through my web site, then why could major studios do the same with their resources? The answer is simple, because they might lose money if they try something different! I refuse to watch new serial shows because few networks support the shows to at least a resolution. And while we are talking about ratings I dare Hollywood to stop using the Nielsen ratings system and devise a new system that would track anyone and everyone who agrees to it through their cable boxes. Let's just see which shows get canceled then? I plan on watching Veronica Mars on DVD because that is how I have watched Prison Break, Nip/Tuck, and many more and yes I paid for them Hollywood because I hate piracy as much as you do! Give the fans a break and start giving them a resolution to the shows they invest their time in and you might see fewer pissed off viewers. My time is precious and what I will do is watch shows I know have a resolution and what I won't do is play Hollywood's rules like it is the 1950's through the 1970's. A NEW ERA JACKASSES! We don't watch shows when you tell us to, we watch them on Tivo when it fits our schedules and if we don't like your entertainment, we make out own! Technology is boss, not a bunch of coked up, 25 year old movie execs who don't know who Humphrey Bogart is!!!! -
Smallville just lost its memory space on my DVR. A weak gesture indeed, but I am only one man. Gotta start somewhere.
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Nothing to look forward to on the CW next season, except Supernatural. Smallville should have ended by now, I really don't care about it anymore.
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FUCK YOU DAWN OSTROFF! You took away my GG closure, and you fucking ended VM after a season in which you fucked with Rob Thomas way too much. FUCK YOU and may your network fail to such an extent that you get the pink slip.
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I remember when it was on Fox and got cancelled after 13 episodes. Back then it was called Brimstone and had the guy that plays Lex Luthor's father as the Devil.
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thats the truth.
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All the buzz about this show is going to come true! There was no show I was more excited to see make the 2007-2008 season roster than this show. It is the Bachelor meets Hee Haw. That's television gold my friends. It was well worth bumping Veronica Mars to make sure there is room for this show. Seriously. I can't believe they actually cancelled Veronica Mars, but mindless crap like Farmer Wants Wife can be a midseason show. If there is a Television God, that show is cancelled by it's first commercial break.
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You would think that being in last place since its inception and remaining in last place for the foresee-able future would embolden the CW to perhaps take a chance on quality. Apparently not...
Of the new shows, the CW Now is an obvious attempt to corral the tweeners on Sunday night before they go back to school on Monday because..yeah..they have all the purchasing power in a household...and they'll be able to rush right out on a Monday night to buy all the stuff that's shown and get into all those hot clubs..
I knew it was just a matter of time before someone would premiere a You Tube series, but I thought it would be in partnership with Google....I predict that it will be entertaining but most people will ignore it because its aimed at the people who have....duh!...already seen these videos on the internet!!
And has any America's Top Model ever got a job modeling?
Crowned..Farmer Wants a Wife...incredibly stupid...who cares..
And if the Pussycat Dolls stays on for few more go rounds, how many members will they wind up with..30?
The only non-exploitative quality show they have on right now is Everybody Hates Chris....I'll have to reserve my judgment on their other new shows until I see them...but gee....CW..if you are trying to commit career and television suicide there are easier and less costly ways.... -
I have no qualms deleting my Season Passes for all CW programming. Let's face it: It's all suck nowadays anyway. I can always watch Smallville when it reaches DVD, and every episode is exactly the same these days so I wouldn't miss much if I stopped watching entirely. I feel bad for you, Rob. A truly great show... completely unrealized. I hope you and all your writers (especially Enbom, he's awesome!)find great new gigs, but that won't lessen the pain this causes. CW is truly the bottom rung of television programming and they have made certain that they will remain so for the forsseeable future. They simply won't have me contributing to their embarassing ratings any longer.
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Yaaaay!
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May 17, 2007 4:53:19 PM CDT
I knew Pussycat Dolls and Beauty & the Geek were back!
by cyberbeavis1326
Mainly cause 1, I watched those closely. 2, I went to a B & TG season 4 casting call. (I can't comment on what happened.) Thanks for telling me it's on before "House."
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smallville is boring and terribly cliched. i used to download the epsiodes and keep them. then i downaload and watched an deleted. then i started just watching streams of it. now i fast forward all the lana/ lex bits and all obvious rubbish, allowing me to watch a 5-10 minute episode
y'know why smalville doesnt deserve a talkback? cause its rubbish, just like the network its on
Farewell Veronica, like space above and bwyond, kitchen confidential, wonderfalls, firefly and angel, gone before your time -
just so I can continue to ignore the very existence of the network that's standing over the slain, mutilated corpse of a hot blonde PI, bloodied axe in hand. Of course, even if it is any good, it'll get replaced by... shit, probably "Ow, My Balls!" What's this Brimstone thing, anywho? If Fox cancelled it, it must be good. =D
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I miss VM already. It looks to me like O'Toole is missing from the Smallville cast listing. No Ma Kent next year. Also, Welling, Rosenbaum, Mack and Kruek are all listed, so no big death tonight?
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Just got home from work and a bazillion things to say.
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So they cancel Veronica Mars (a great show that just needed a little push in the right direction after this season), keep Smallville (a piece of shit that died two seasons ago), and introduce some new horrible nonsense like Gossip Girls and something about a "blended New York family". At least this will put the nail in their coffin a little sooner.
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Seriously what is this shit?!
Not that I cared too much about Veronica Mars, but I'm really don't think that filling up your entire schedule with nearly as much REALITY SHIT as you do actual programing. The WB and now the CW has made one misstep after another ever since it started. Sure, it was a new network and it gave us shows like Buffy, Angel, ect... but they seem to let them go in favor of more shows they will just let die a few seasons in.
I wish that networks, or netlets in this case, would realize that if they are going to stick us with shit reality shows then they should start to run a three hour primetime like the big networks. Maybe then they could keep shows like Veronica Mars for more than one or two seasons.
Better yet, the netlets in my area run the news at 10pm, so why not run their primetime an hour earlier and start at 7pm. It might take a while to catch on but once it does it means netlets would have an extra hour of real programing instead of reruns that advertisers might actually want to jump on.
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voiceover stuff up their asses. It just seems they're emulating the Florida Marlins, post-World Series win, and having a fire sale; unloading their expensive series for stuff with little overhead cost (i.e., reality shit).
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.....with only a few minor mis-steps. I love it and am happy its back. Only show i watch on c/w.
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We'll miss VM. But hey, at least we got decent 2.5 years out of it, better than Rob Thomas's other show (which, believe it or not, was actually better than VM)
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And wandered a little deeper into the Vaste Wasteland. Not to forget these folks also deep sixed EVERWOOD a year ago. While no VM, it was still heads above reality shows. Unless SMALLVILLE finds some new direction, may as well block that whole channel. Sadly, stupidity reigns with the masses and they control what stays and what goes. This could get worse as the way cable systems operate is beginning to change. They are under growing pressure to charge for each individual channel instead of bundling many specialized channels at one inclusive rate. As logical as that sounds, the result could be that many quality special interest channels might have to fold because of lack of revenue. The end result being we might have far fewer choices and be even more at the mercy of mass mediocrity.
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now is occupied by Beauty and the fucking GEEK.
If that doesn't tell you how committed to quality TV the CW is, then maybe the Pussycat Sluts opening the upfront presentation this morning by singing 'Dont'cha Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me' raises the red flag instead. -
Rock should not guest-star in Everybody Hates Chris. I don't care if it's a flashforward or him in disguise playing a different character. Either way it will disrupt the atmosphere of the show. He's great as a narrator and it should stay that way.Also, I'm in the UK so I'd like to know - has Hidden Palms started yet?
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This is her tribute to GG, in full: "While we're sad to see Gilmore Girls go, the truth is Beauty and the Geek actually performed better among young adult viewers."
The CW became dead to me at the moment I read that comment. Gilmore, like 'em or not on here, was a bedrock for the WB and CW. It was good most of the time. In season 5, it was epic, thanks to Lauren Graham putting on an acting clinic every fracking week back then. Hey Dawn, how's that decision to swap Everwood for 7th Heaven looking now?? -
and who involved could possibly be prettier than Kristen Bell? Relegated to voiceovers... sheesh.
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Make it so.
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Still, 3 seasons is a good run, more would have been nicer but season 3 was showed some serious signs of network interference so better to end it now before they were asked to re-tool it entirely.
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I posted my highly detailed and thoughtful dissertation on my current opinion of the CW in the previous TB, so I won't repeat myself. But here's one last tip o' the hat to show I genuinely looked forward to each week it aired.
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Rot in HELL CW!!
Suburban white Christian middle-class America won't save your ass! They sure didn't save Jerry Fallwell! BOO HOO! -
could be Ma if she's not listed on next year's castlist.
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Just to liven the musical interludes up?
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what in the world on the CW makes you think any Christian would watch that. Surburban, middle class no taste in nothing white America maybe, but there is plently of "offensive" stuff to Christians on there that most don't watch the CW.
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go ahead and cancel supernatural as well, so that I can forget about this poor excuse for a channel all together.
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I'm not particularly clued-up about American TV, but I have some queries about the UPN/WB merger to form CW. Am I right in thinking that, before the merger, UPN and WB each played in about 50% of the markets? And, so, the combined channel now has a larger potential audience than UPN or WB had individually.But, despite this, I have read that some shows do worse now than they did on the pre-merger UPN. Despite the CW having a larger potential audience than UPN did (I'm thinking specifically of Everybody Hates Chris, but not just that show).Am I wrong or misinformed about any of this? If not, why do fewer people now watch the same show despite more people being able to tune in? Is The CW really that bad?
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Hate the game. Face the truth, any sort of boycott is just not going to work. As any business, all that a company cares about is making profit. The way you get profit is by delivering product to costumer. Now, if you are on this site, you are neither product, nor customer. You are a parasite that feeds of the byproducts of their labor and they could care less if your DVR records their show or not. Their customers are ad agencies and their product is eyeballs on the ad part of the show. Invention of DVR made everyone with brains and money to buy one IRRELEVANT to that business model. Thats why American Idiol will always be a better show for TV network than VM, Drive, Firefly, or any other show that costs a lot of $$ to product and requires some inteligence to be interested in. So watch whatever scraps CW produces that you can stomach and enjoy them while they exist - and remember that you watching or not watching it does not mean SQUAT to CW. Now if you REALLY want to change this, cancel your cable and push for and support the direct to consumer projects like DVD and digital downloads (Amazon, iTunes, etc) It will be a while before this will be mainstream, but it IS coming. Besides re-packaged TV content, there is new Babylon 5 direct-to-DVD series coming, and there is talk of a Dead Like Me direct-to-dvd movie. Direct-to-consumer products are the only way to ensure that good shows keep being made and not constantly under threat of being canceled after 2 episodes or being tinkered with by the TV studios.
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This is total BS! VM was the only damn Chick show that I actually watched.. I'm pissed! What the hell are they thinking!!!
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i'm so glad the moronic cunts at the CW cancelled VMars, the most intelligently written, best acted show on tv to make room to shovel more stupid horseshit reality tv and another rip-off of the piece of garbage that was "Sex & the City". Great move guys. Guess i'll just be spending even more time with my XBox next fall.
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Here's a link to a story about Jenna (luckily the injury doesn't sound too bad): http://tinyurl.com/2gkv5z
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Fucking CW!!! Just write off one the best shows on tv right now and bring in the pussycat sluts..morons!!
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if only to stop reading these whiney talkbacks. I tried several times, but never found it more than a bad, unrealistic and overrated show. It will only be missed by the 12 people who watched it. It won't even be a footnote in TV history.
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and no Veronica!?!?!!! They cancelled their only good show!!!! I can't believe I ever thought melding these two networks was a good idea.
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but only under protest for the cancellation of Veronica Mars. the CW can go fuck themselves.
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Will there even be a season 3 dvd? If so, then I hope there's some more stuff on it *coughaudiocommentarybyThomas,Bell,Colantonicough*.
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"Now if you REALLY want to change this, cancel your cable and push for and support the direct to consumer projects like DVD and digital downloads (Amazon, iTunes, etc) It will be a while before this will be mainstream, but it IS coming."
Even though I'm in my early 40's, television has survived pretty much everything thrown at it. It will survive the Bachelor: Green Acres tripe. TV is immovable, and that's not an endorsement of it, especially after the events of this week, where a lot of shows that I enjoyed took the proverbial bullet. It just is. Nothing will replace it, nothing short of a digital Cultural Revolution, mebbe. -
There was a time when same was said about radio, when it was the source of all sorts of shows. These days radio is very much alive, but it is nothing like what it was. There are barely any shows on the radio, just music and talk, TV replaced it as the primary fiction/scripted show delivery. But I think you are right in that I don't think it will go away completely, it will just change to mainly deliver news and information, while fiction moves on to the next medium.
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for attention by posting negative barbs regarding Veronica Mars.
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Release was announced today on TVSHOWSONDVD.COM. I think it's coming out late August or early September.
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FUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKK!!!
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I assure you if the CW decided it wanted VM: Quantico, Rob Thomas could put together an amazing writing staff in a day. That said, I'm not holding my breath for more VM goodness.
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Didn't anyone notice Senor Smith directed the pilot of Reaper??? I for one plan to sample that one, not for the originality of the concept but because of who's behind the camera.
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Not to worry about her. The Gossip Girl VO work won't keep her away from the Judd Apatow-produced movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She's got at least one more movie lined up after that, and two in post.
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I care so much.
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SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!! LET YOUR WARM HANDS BREAK RIGHT THROUGH!!!
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Finally...frickin Bizarro Clark!!! BADASS!!!!!!
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But when their first post-finale concert happened in Atlanta (they're touring with Christina Aguilera right now), she was a no-show. True story.
Hence, the second cycle next year. -
Can I get a witness?!
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but, I'd have to say that by far tonight's Smallville season finale was the strangest thing I've seen on that series.
The "cliffhanger" introduction of Bizarro?
Not just the way they did it, okay the way they did it was just odd. Of course you know that everything will be back to normal next season as the series draws to a close but come on. Bizarro?
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No GG and no Veronica=who gives a shit? Those two were the only remaining survivors of the handful of great WB/UPN shows and now theyre both dead.
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I wish more people watched it. It really is just a kickass show.
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Supernatural gets 3rd season, not quite making up for parent CBS axing "Jericho" but close enough. "Jericho" would have done well on CW.
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I admit I don't ask a lot of Smallville from week to week. It often lets me down, but man! After hearing Veronica was gone for good I did need a pick me up. And Smallville delivered! Bizarro!! That was awesome! (You know we should at least get a talkback for the season finales.)
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I love Kristin Kreuk to death ( I used to be married to her y'know. ;) ), but I hope Lana is really dead. She was needed to drive the wedge between Clark and Lex, but now, there's no point. Please don't drag the "Clana" thing any further. Of course we all know, she wasn't in the car when it exploded, because of the van that passed while she was supposedly getting in. *yawn* Didn't they do that same trick sort of two weeks ago on the 40's-ish episode while Lex was switching vehicles? Also, what was up with that forced accent Kreuk was trying to pull off in that one? Yikes.Glover needs to grow the hair out again (That mane was to die for!), and hopefully he'll have a larger role next season.Not too sad about Ma Kent leaving. There just wasn't anything for her to do.When Lois was "killed" and Chloe was crying over her, I was crossing my fingers and hoping that they listened to the outcrys of fans and have Sullivan just assume the identity of Lane or sumthin in honor of her fallen cousin. But no, botox girl gets phoenix downed by a tear drop. Lame. God I hate Durance. Of course, the Jimmy thing prevented that from ever happening.The Bizarro deal, just like Martian Manhunter was a bit "meh" (RECAST MANHUNTER WITH THE DUDE THAT PLAYED CURTIS ON 24!!!), and don't get me started on the crap makeup they slapped on Welling for B. I've seen better facepaint in the WWE. Seriously guys, you're gonna have to add some texture to it, and tone down the colors a bit, it looked awkward.Overall, the finale wasn't bad, in fact it was better than what I had expected. But still, since there wasn't a real strong build up to things like other years, it was probably the weakest finale of the series. (Welling has stepped up on his acting though, not Emmy worthy by any means, but still light years better than Routh as Supes.)I just hope that Heroes has ignited a creative fire under the shows ass, because I want them to go balls out next season and make us Supes fans happy. And most importantly, try their best to show everyone, including the WB, that IT is the Superman property that should have the film franchise.
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Sun: Sopranos/Entourage, Mon: Heroes/24, Tues: Veronica Mars/The Shield, Wed: LOST, Thurs: The Office.........................................so basically out of the 8 shows I watch now, only two will be on come fall. At least I heard they are moving It's Always Sunny in Philedelphia to the fall.
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Is this the worst season for tv, all networks, ever? At least within my feeble memory.
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Season 7 (next season) will be his last.
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i mean, besides ostroff herself? maybe it just that the sites and boards i frequent are biased, but except for a handful of people pleased that supernatural and smallville are returning - no one is at all interested in the cw. especially the new shows.
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The van driving between Lionel and Lana just before the explosion was a big neon sign reading "Faked Death Scene," which was really disappointing because Lana really needs to die. Obviously, no one expected Lois to die (and Durance's Lois is light-years better than Kreuk's Lana), but the Teardrop Resurrection power was incredibly lame and Chloe had better be back next season.
The Martian Manhunter was wasted and I couldn't help but wonder why he didn't at least try to retrieve his insides. No guts, I guess...HAH. And yes, the Bizarro makeup (or was it CGI?) was bad, but at least we finally got some semblance of Bizarro. With all the Kryptonite around, you'd think we'd see Metallo...
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last season.
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it's a great show.
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like last year. BTW Ackles and Padelicki are very good actors.
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