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The CW showed off new trailers for its upcoming series including for newcomer Gotham Knights, its newest DC series from Berlanti Productions and WBTV. The show just landed a March 14 premiere date when it will bow after the Season 3 premiere of Superman & Lois. Superman & Lois, starring Tyler…

Old schoolers like the late Gil Schwartz of CBS used to hate it when the press would commandeer executive sessions at TCA in the aughts with questions about the death of broadcast TV. HBO had come to dominate the Emmys year after year and the perception was that programming on the Big Three just wasn’t…

Nexstar Media Group has appointed former Turner ad sales exec Michael Strober to the newly created position of EVP and Chief Revenue Officer. Strober will be responsible for “leading the reimagination and execution of a new advertising sales and go-to-market strategy for the company,” according to…

The musical documentary Silent Night—A Song For The World will re-air on the CW on November 26 beginning at 8 p.m. ET. An encore presentation is set for December 8 at 8 p.m. ET. Narrated by Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, Silent Night tells the story behind the titular song written and composed…

Another CW show is on its way out. Whose Line Is It Anyway? will wrap its 12th and final season this spring on the network. Longtime star Colin Mochrie tweeted that they will begin shooting the last season in January. Hey everyone. Hope you are enjoying the current season of Whose Line. In…

It’s a small success, but the CW will surely take it these days: Tuesday’s series premiere of The Winchesters was The CW’s most-watched debut so far this season in total viewers. The Supernatural spinoff averaged 757,000. It was the network’s most-watched series debut since Naomi on January 2022, and…

Two senior executives at the CW — Rick Haskins, president of streaming and chief branding officer, and finance chief Mitch Nedick — are departing the network as Nexstar assumes control. The exits were confirmed Monday by sources at the network, whose longtime CEO, Mark Pedowitz, announced this…

Shortly after news broke that Mark Pedowitz is stepping down as Chairman and CEO of the CW, effective immediately, the veteran TV executive sent a memo to his staff about his departure. “Together, we have accomplished so much,” Pedowitz wrote. “This upstart network with its unique blend of…

Riverdale and Diary of a Wimpy Kid actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life behind bars for the 2020 killing of his mother. He will be eligible for parole in 14 years. The by-the-book second-degree murder punishment was handed down September 21 by British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Kathleen Ker in Vancouver…

As it transitions to new ownership, the CW will likely not look dramatically different in the near term, but Nexstar Media Group intends to turn it into a more broad-audience and cost-conscious broadcast network. The company earlier today confirmed it is set to take a 75% ownership stake in the network, with previous…

The CW is about to enter a new ownership era, as local TV giant Nexstar Media Group has confirmed a pending deal to acquire a 75% stake in the 16-year-old broadcast operation. Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global will each retain a 12.5% ownership interest in the CW and continue to produce scripted content for…

Nexstar Media Group, the nation’s biggest station owner, which is currently said to be in the process of acquiring the CW, has extended the employment agreement of CEO Perry Sook, through March 31, 2026. Sook is also chairman and a top shareholder. He founded Nexstar in 1996 and has run it since — growing revenue from…