( Family Law and Bump, it’s worth noting, were acquired by Pedowitz.) While The CW, under former CEO Mark Pedowitz, had focused on year-round homegrown originals and a mix of lower-cost programming in the summer, Nexstar has instead bulked up on the latter with entries including British drama The Rising, Australian entry Barons, Canadian comedies Son of a Critch and Run the Burbs, Canadian dramas Moonshine and Family Law, and Aussie comedy Bump, all of which aired elsewhere within the past two years. Other sources note that no matter how many homegrown originals The CW winds up with, none will feature episode counts of more than 13, with Walker already confirmed for its shortest order to date. (Full disclosure: My wife co-created Gotham Knights.)Īs for the rest of The CW’s fall slate, the network has Lea Thompson in The Spencer Sisters, which aired earlier this year in Canada fellow Canadian import Sullivan’s Crossing, starring former network favorites Chad Michael Murray ( One Tree Hill) and Gilmore Girls grad Scott Patterson and the HBO Max castoff unscripted dating series FBoy Island. Schwartz, sources say, wants to keep at least one DC show on the network with a move to HBO Max possible for the veteran (and pricey) Superman & Lois. Homecoming, it’s worth noting, also has a lucrative streaming deal for Warners with Netflix. All American: Homecoming and the DC Comics dramas Superman & Lois and rookie Gotham Knights remain on the bubble as sources say The CW and Warners are reviewing costs for all three programs. Also returning is Walker, with a 13-episode order that will keep star Jared Padalecki on the network and CBS Studios with at least one original on what remains of The CW. Sources say The CW’s early renewal decision for All American was part of Nexstar’s deal with Warners as the studio continues to profit from the show’s lucrative streaming deal with Netflix for the series from exec producer Greg Berlanti. (Though it’s fair to expect there won’t be a third season of 61st Street, given the costs of making a cable show compared to programming The CW has already canceled and the fact that everyone’s deals have expired.) The basic-cable network initially ordered two seasons of the series but dropped the already-produced sophomore run as part of a wave of cancellations tied to tax write-offs, with the second season scheduled for 2024 on The CW. Vance-led legal drama that aired its first season in April 2022 on AMC. The CW’s fall schedule will feature 61st Street, the Courtney B. Nexstar president Dennis Miller (no, not that one) and entertainment president Brad Schwartz (formerly of Pop TV) are set to outline The CW’s first Nexstar-controlled schedule and strategy on Thursday with a breakfast in New York for press, though it’s unclear if the network is formally pitching media buyers. “When they announce a fall schedule next week, mostly of the Canadian shows, this AMC drama and FBoy Island, they will have turned the clock back 25 years and truly turned it into the Used Parts Network,” one industry stalwart tells The Hollywood Reporter. The CW Outlines New Approach to Scripted Development: "It's a Mix of Everything"
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