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Opting for a pandemic-proof fall lineup of mostly scripted acquisitions and alternative fare, the CW will launch its 2020-21 season starting next week. That makes for a compact regular season, a late spring “midseason”, a summer featuring a record number of scripted originals and a likely stable 2021-22 schedule with…

The CW on Tuesday made decisions on its four remaining traditional pilots, picking up two, Kung Fu and The Republic of Sarah, to series, and rolling the other two, The Lost Boys and Maverick. The decision added yet another chapter in the long journey to the screen for Rob Thomas' The Lost Boys reboot. The Lost Boys…

The CW President Mark Pedowitz has been upped to Chairman and CЕО of тhe network, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and ViacomCBS. Along with the promotion, Pedowitz has signed a new multi-year contract to continue to oversee all creative and business aspects of the network. The new title is…

The CW is keeping a close eye on the abortion ban situation in Georgia, where Black Lightning films, and will have discussions with its studio partners if the law is passed. President Mark Pedowitz gave a strong, personal take on the issue but said that the youth-skewing network would follow the path of its parent…

The initial ground-breaking output deal between Netflix and the CW parents CBS and Warner Bros. had been already in discussions when Mark Pedowitz joined the network in 2011 as President. For the first time since Pedowitz has been at the helm, past seasons of the CW’s new 2019-20 series won’t automatically go to…

The DC universe will continue to expand on the CW, at least for now, according to network president Mark Pedowitz. During a Q&A with reporters at TCA Thursday, Pedowitz said he doesn’t have a specific number of shows in mind, but “We haven’t hit that saturation point in my mind.” The CW has renewed all five DC…

One of the ways the CW makes money for its two owners, Warner Bros. and CBS, is through the rich SVOD deal for their CW’ series the two supplying studios, Warner Bros. TV and CBS TV Studios, have with Netflix. But with CBS and new Warner Bros. parent AT&T both laying out big streaming ambitions for Warner Media’s…

Today, the CW gave a thumbs up for Supernatural‘s 15th season, and as the series closes in on its 300th episode on February 7, it may just be the longest-running hourlong series on an outlier network. Said the CW president Mark Pedowitz at TCA about the network’s continued commitment to the series: “As long as the…

The Riverdale spinoff pilot Katy Keene was announced just last week and still in early developmnent, but the CW boss Mark Pedowitz revealed some details Thursday at TCA. Specifically, he said there will not be a crossover episode to introduce the Archie universe character. “Katy Keene takes places years…

The CW is standing by Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil. This comes after Akil faced a series of accusations of non-consensual assault and battery and breach of contract as part of a lawsuit last year. Black Lightning producer Warner Bros Television launched an internal investigation last year in the wake of the…

The CW renewed 10 series today at TCA, except one: All American. But no worries, according to the CW president Mark Pedowitz. “We are extremely proud of that show. We think the production quality is up there with Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex Girlfriend,” he said Thursday. “It has nothing do with the show. We’re going…

The CW Network is rolling out a new initiative, #CWOPENTOALL, an on-air, digital, social, and print campaign that touts the network's commitment to inclusion and representation. The campaign was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, president, The CW Network, at its Fall Launch Event on the Warner Bros. lot. "We think…