The CW Bloodbath

And yet the indentured slaves that are the cast of Riverdale must return, they are weeping openly.

Yeah, it was shocking for many people.

People are saying they’re cleaning house for the possible sale of the network.

Oh, no! They canceled Dynasty!

Hahahahaha Hahahahaha!

I had totally forgotten about The CW. One advantage of dropping cable.

I enjoyed Swamp Thing, canceled in 21

It’s not a cable channel.

If they really clean house for a sale, I'm surprised CW went ahead with the Nancy Drew spin-off.

It will be a lot tougher for "indie" productions to sell their projects to TV channels and own a significant stake of their work, with everybody wanting to fully own the content, so they can use it for their streaming platforms and have the control over international distribution and licensing agreements.

But then studios and TV channels always had creative differences.

CW has had nothing of merit since Crazy Ex Girlfriend finished its run.

What happened to the Powerpuff Girls show?

That’s strange, I thought Naomi had decent numbers compared to other shows. Maybe I read the numbers wrong?

R10 I was wondering the same thing.

So much promise when this endeavor began. Breaks my Gen X heart.

Once more, with feeling..

Not surprised about them cancelling shows like Charmed or Dynasty. But i thought Naomi would be safe.

I hope Kung Fu and Stargirl don’t get canceled.

Sucks to be them.

Meanwhile, I'm celebrating season three!

The viewers and demographic of Walker are simply abysmal. It not only got renewed but received a prequel.

Also, they just went forward with a spinoff of Supernatural that no one in that fandom is asking for.

Clearly, these are great moves to grow audience and ad/streaming revenue! Surely this will be the year that The CW's two-decade long streak in the red will be broken!

Sorry jealous hater beast at R18, but Jared and Supernatural are not going anywhere.

They're both here to stay!!!

Maybe the network, however long it lasts, is setting their sights on an older demographic.

The Supernatural fans are older and are watching more grown up content.

Walker is a dramedy, for the most part. The two prequels will be about adults and their difficulties. So the network is looking to branch out.

Not surprising.

They are trying to sell it off post sale to Discovery. Potential buyers probably do not want to be encumbered by older legacy shows that aren't pulling big numbers and are probably expensive at this stage of their lifecycles.

I enjoyed Dynasty. I hope Gilles and the actor who played Sammy Jo move on to good shows. And Adam Huber moves on to Next Door Studios.

CW should test out a new show called "Destiel: Together in Heaven"

An CW insider claims that the reasons for all these cancellations is due to the 1 billion dollar deal with Netflix for streaming rights for shows from the CW ending in 2019, foreign sales drying up, the CW parent networks wanting to boost their streaming services HBO Max and Paramount+ and needing to keep the rights in house to compete with Netflix. Dynasty for example no longer being profitable to make.

[Quote] Jared Padalecki, CW STAR

And that's all you will ever be.

R25 At his age, he should just be glad he's working.

I caught a few minutes of Dynasty a couple weeks ago. It was abysmal! Terrible. Boring, stupid. Not like the original at all. And it gets a 0 rating in the young demo. Good fucking riddance.

[quote] he should just be glad he's working.

Hot rodding around in a Telsa he should just be glad he's alive

R28 Stupid with money...

Disappointing. I was hoping to pitch my idea for a show about a homophobic douchebag for which I'd write, direct, and of course, star.

Gotham Knights will be a waste. The writers already fucked up Batwoman.

Dear R25...

Hopefully this sort of thing will discourage the production of vastly inferior reboots. It was getting out of control.

Vancouver is about to lose a lot of its productions.

As other posters pointed out, this isn't about quality or viewership, it's about following the Netflix business model and fully own your shows to use them for streaming distribution worldwide. I think this will hit indie productions, writers, and showrunners the most by being reduced to selling their ownership rights upfront with no chance of ever getting super rich from their own ideas. Basically like the creative team of Disney or the inventors who worked for Thomas Edison.

At least my sweet Sammy still has a job!

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

The CW is committing suicide! I mean canceling bad shows to make even worse shows....

I’m glad the fake Charmed show was cancelled. It was never about having a successful reboot or making a great show. It existed to provide woke casting.

[Quote] I’m glad the fake Charmed show was cancelled. It was never about having a successful reboot or making a great show. It existed to provide woke casting.

I gave up after the first season. I don't know who's genius idea it was to break up Niko and Mel after a few episodes.

I have to admit I am not up-to-date with any of the shows, except Superman & Lois and Legacies. Still have to catch up on Charmed, Riverdale, Batgirl, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow.

I hope Nancy Drew and the new spin-off are safe. I love ND. I am bummed about them cancelling Legacies after they've introduced a hot new gay character played by Zane Phillips.

R40 I haven't bothered catching up with Superman And Lois because of all the breaks. But i did enjoy the meltdown fans had over the Lana scenes.

Most of American is white. LatinX charmed was dumb.

ANd of COURSE most of these shows have gay (male) characters which means we will have even fewer gay characters on tv. It's abysmal as is, now we will have like 5 in total. We lost 3 gay characters on Good Sam too when that got cancelled. This fucking sucks.

Broadcast is now full of Dick Wolf shows. FBI Tuesdays, Chicago Wednesdays, Law& Order Thursdays. I watch it all

Walker now has two gay characters. FYI.

Does anyone know why Walker's Latina partner left the show?

Was she part of the CW Bloodbath?

I'm actually glad she's gone. That actress had zero chemistry with Jared, and they were supposed to be the main characters.

[Quote] Most of American is white. LatinX charmed was dumb.

Not as dumb as your comment.

[Quote] It's abysmal as is, now we will have like 5 in total.

Well don't expect Greg Berlanti to help change that.

Looks like the high end escort markets in LA and Vegas will be flooded.

[Quote]So much promise when this endeavor began. Breaks my Gen X heart.

Damn, I remember those commercials. TheWB had some amazing shows back then and I was still in high school/college and obsessed with Dawson's Creek, Buffy, Angel and the Gilmore Girls.

They need to bring back Felicity!

I'm very impressed at how booked Jensen is. I guess that will shut up everyone who thought he would be finished after Supernatural.

Did Jared get some kind of "hair help" for his new series?

I was one of the 6 people who watched Dynasty. It was a fun show that didn't take itself too seriously. I also watch Nancy Drew. Everything else I gave up on. The Arrowverse shows just all came undone. Riverdale was just stupid.

CW just ordered 10 episodes of a new series based on Lord of the Flies. They must be aiming for fans of Lost.

How many shows did Berlanti lose this season? He was at one point producing 7-8 shows for the CW. Does he already have a deal with a new network?

I guess Netflix will also lose the rights to most CW shows and they will move to HBOmax? I'm in Europe and Netflix lost a lot of shows lately to other streaming services. Shows like Prison Break and 24 have been on Netflix forever and they are all on Disney now. There are hardly any shows left if they also lose the superhero shows. Modern Family, Friends, the Walking Dead will also soon move to other services.

Unless you are either (1) a teenage girl or (2) a tragically basic gay man, this won't affect your life one bit.

[Quote] How many shows did Berlanti lose this season?

Legends, Batwoman and Naomi. So you have the Flash, Superman and Stargirl currently. Supergirl ended at the right time but Black Lightning deserved better.

R51 More likely tapping into the audiences already watching Yellowjackets and Wild.

[quote] It’s not a cable channel.

Unless you purchase a special antenna and descrambler, EVERYTHING broadcast on TV is now cable.

Reminds me of the 1970 “rural purge” on CBS where they cancelled shows like Mayberry RFD and Green Acres and replaced them with shows like Mary Tyler Moore and All in the Family.

[quote] Bloodbath

Americans faff over TV shows while Ukraine burns.

No, R45, Walkers first partner left of her own accord. Way before the bloodbath.

Nobody knows why she left.

Jared did have some sort of hair procedure done but nobody can say what it was. It’s looking a little thin again at the top though.

Stargirl is amazing. My favorite live-action superhero show. If that gets canceled from The CW, HBO Max should definitely take it back.

[quote] I was one of the 6 people who watched Dynasty

Rofl!

[quote] Black Lightning deserved better.

I didn't even know BL was cancelled.

I watched the first few episodes, and it was a pretty good show.

Is that American something show still on? The one with all the high school football players?

I tried watching Charmed because of the original but couldn't hold me.

The original was perfection.

What is the CW?

The CW wasn't the only one dropping the ax on shows:

[quote] TV Bloodbath: 17 Shows Cancelled in 48 Hours — Which Cut Hurt the Most?

Well, that was brutal.

A total of 17 broadcast series were laid to rest over the past 48 hours as the broadcast networks began cleaning house in advance of next week’s fall presentations (aka the “Upfronts”).

The body count was highest at about-to-be-sold The CW, which axed seven series this week, including Legacies, Charmed, 4400, Naomi, Roswell, New Mexico, In the Dark and Dynasty.

CBS shuttered nearly a half dozen programs, including Magnum P.I, B Positive and Good Sam, while NBC pulled the plug on three (including comedies Mr. Mayor and Kenan).

Fox, meanwhile, parted ways with two series, Our Kind of People and Pivoting.

Miraculously, ABC — which in recent years has had some of the largest cancellation hauls — brought back all five of its remaining scripted bubble shows.

“I haven’t seen a bloodbath of broadcast TV cancellations like today in a while,” lamented writer-producer Phillip Iscove (Sleepy Hollow, Station 19) on Twitter. “Absolutely brutal. My sympathies to all the writers, cast and crew out there.”

R63 Its the Country and Western Network.

It's designed for the unsophisticated yokels and hillbillies who don't live on the coast.

I'm surprised that Magnum P.I. got the ax.

I thought that it was a popular show.

Poor Jay Hernandez. I'm here if he needs comforting.

R64 LOL, I did not watch any of those 17 shows.

Jared must be feeling like a KING right now.

Sam Winchester will not be denied!!

So suck it, Jared haters.

He's here to stay.

Genevieve Cortese is the best thing that ever happened to Jared.

How will the CW fill Dynasty’s slot and get 200,000 viewers??? lol GO CW!!!!!!

I despise Dominic Purcell and it always bothered me that he was employed for 7 fucking years on Legends of Tomorrow. I'm glad they finally canceled that shit show.

Serious question: What is the CW? Is it a TV network? I only watch shows on HBO.

What’s up with that cat cafe show with that super religious Jewish smart lady, did that get cancelled?

Mr Mayor was actually a funny show. That's the only show listed here I'll regret losing.

That lame ass show with Bialik is on Fox. No idea if it was renewed.

Shockingly, R75, it was. I'm also amazed that "A Million Little Things" survived another year too. Who's watching that shit?

100% heterosexual Mischa Collins will be playing Harvey Dent on that new Gotham show, so 8 guess he can't get anything outside CW like Jared.

[quote]Mr Mayor was actually a funny show.

I thought Mr. Mayor sort of went of the rails this season. I was sad to see Keenan get cancelled. I watched it because I like him, not because I liked the show.

R77 Or CW is desperate to attract the Supernatural fans.

As Maggie Smith famously asked, "What is a CW?"

190,000 people watched Dynasty last Friday--and that wasn't even their lowest ratings ever!!. As I have been saying for years = HOW is the CW a network? Infomercials get higher ratings.

CW should run hours of OnlyFans content.

It'll be the most popular network on television, AND it'll attract younger viewers!

Thank god they cancelled In The Dark. I was getting sick of that selfish blind bitch and her whole "me me me, why me?" attitude.

I hope the drug lords finally kill her in the series finale.

You might not be far off, R79.

Jensen and Jared were both given spin-offs, even though many people are pissed off about the Supernatural prequel.

For some reason, the network has always been very accommodating to the guys.

I guess 15 years on a network gives you some privileges and the benefit of the doubt. The show is still popular all over the world and those conventions, even though the studios don’t own them, still bring the show worldwide attention.

There never seemed to be any behind the scenes drama from Supernatural. That's probably why CW likes working with them.

What is “The CW?” It sounds like a sex act.

Aren’t these all terrible shows nobody watches? I’m shocked so much crap still gets made.

[Quote] For some reason, the network has always been very accommodating to the guys.

Jensen and Danneel have a production company called Chaos Machine. They have a deal with Warner Bros and the Supernatural prequel is their first project.

[Quote] I despise Dominic Purcell and it always bothered me that he was employed for 7 fucking years on Legends of Tomorrow. I'm glad they finally canceled that shit show.

I loved Dominic's little rant on instagram calling the CW a cunt. He supported Ruby when she went off on her spiel a while ago.

[Quote] I didn't even know BL was cancelled. I watched the first few episodes, and it was a pretty good show. Is that American something show still on? The one with all the high school football players?

I mean 4 seasons isn't bad. But there was some drama with China which is why she left. I think another actor's death had a big effect on her. And All American has not been cancelled.

That hottie Alan Sarapa, who watches soaps, is the kiss of death. lol He watches some of the CW shows and they all get cancelled. Kiss of death.

[quote] I despise Dominic Purcell

Why? He was the hottest guy on FOX's "Prison Break."

[quote] I loved Dominic's little rant on instagram calling the CW a cunt.

Is he a Datalounger?

R14, why is Leslie Bibb wearing SMG’s outfit from her fight with Faith in Graduation Day Part 1?

And how come SMG is barely in this? Did she consider herself to big of a star to be featured with the other WB stars?

[Quote]And All American has not been cancelled.

Of course not. When Berlanti's husband ended his mediocre soccer career, he needed a new job so Berlanti made him a producer on one of his 7 million CW shows. The show had abysmal ratings and mediocre reviews, but if your husband is a big shot in Hollywood who cares about ratings.

The CW is a network formed in the ‘00s by the merger of two broadcast networks which debuted in the mid ‘90s, the WB and UPN. It has always been youth-focused.

See how CW is falling apart since Supernatural ended.

The show kept the place going.

CW needs some Ryan Murphy content.

[quote] When Berlanti's husband ended his mediocre soccer career, he needed a new job so Berlanti made him a producer on one of his 7 million CW shows. The show had abysmal ratings and mediocre reviews, but if your husband is a big shot in Hollywood who cares about ratings.

Plus, there's lots of hot guys with nice bodies.

[quote] See how CW is falling apart since Supernatural ended.

[quote] The show kept the place going.

This is why Jared is KING of the CW.

Sorry, haters!

Why did The CW stop being the DC network? I haven't watched it since I cut the cord years ago though. I'm not surprised though, people have more options with streaming. Mostly teens watched this network because their parents have cable. Arrow and Flash brought a straight older male audience who would obsess over it but I think both those shows ended.

The WB kept Smallville, 7th Heaven and Charmed on for an extremely long time but they had strong ratings. Supernatural was the last one of those type of shows that became the flagship. Not surprised they are milking it for the OCD Supernatural fangirls. No one gives a flying shit about Jared, Jensen and the other guy outside of that cult.

[quote] Why did The CW stop being the DC network?

Isn’t HBO Max going to be the DC platform? It would be silly if WB didn’t.

They had some pretty good teen/family shows back in the late 90s and early 00s. I stopped paying attention when most of their shows were superhero and Berlanti shows.

I miss UPN, the sitcoms we're pretty funny and they had some decent dramas that were more adult than what The WB would show.

*were

Amongst a bunch of crappy shows UPN also had Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, and Star Treks Enterprise and Voyager. Not bad for an also-ran network. Still better averages than CW.

Didn't see this before now. Probably should be added to the bloodbath list.

[Quote] The show had abysmal ratings and mediocre reviews, but if your husband is a big shot in Hollywood who cares about ratings.

Only seen bits and pieces. But it seemed ok. Cody's looking a little puffy.

[Quote] Did she consider herself to big of a star to be featured with the other WB stars?

I thought she was in a few of them? SMG did come off as smug back in the Buffy days.

[Quote] Is he a Datalounger?

No, he's Australian.

They should bring back 7th Heaven. Make it about the culture wars. Except Jessica Biel who is busy and Stephen Collins who is a pedo. The rest of the cast isn't doing anything. Catherine Hicks needs to be back on TV!

On 7th Heaven. Barry Watson's character Matt who was raised Evangelical Christian got married to a Jewish girl. That alone would make an interesting plot alone especially how they raise their kids. Brenda Hampton would of course make it about self-righteous, homely Lucy (her self insert) and her studly husband.

I think the last show I watched regularly there was iZombie. I watched Legends though maybe the fourth season, and then it went from being a show that did not take itself too seriously and have fun, to being a little too silly. The magic season might have been the end for me. I started getting sucked into Riverdale the first season, but it went off the rails pretty quickly. I would catch shows like the Flash occasionally, but once iZombie finished and I stopped watching Legends, I just never flipped to the channel, so I would not see a commercial for one of the shows and decide to check out an episode. I did watch Supernatural until maybe the second or third time on of the brothers died during one of the apocalypses, and came back changed and with a secret.

I feel most of the superhero shows focused way too much time on relationship angst and not much on just some comic book fun. I remember even back in the days of Smallville, the villain of the week would be resolved 45 to 50 minutes in, and then there would be some 5 to 10 minute scene at the end with Clark and Lana in the barn.

Granted, a lot of it might be that I am a couple decades too old for the shows and what they were going for...

The bigger issue, beyond the sale, is streaming rights. CW originally made a deal that Netflix would get all their shows the day after their seasons wrapped.

Warners wants their shows on HBOMax and CBS wants theirs on Paramount+. And fire sale real estate was not enough to get them to invest further.

I’m surprised Dynasty made it past the 3rd Krystle and 2nd Alexis.

R110 I have forgotten they even had a Dynasty reboot… Did any of the original cast even bothered to do a cameo?

No R111. It wasn't that kind of reboot. The original was just source material.

R106 Catherine said she was interested in a reboot without Stephen. But they should probably just start over with a new cast/characters. Simon and Sandy were the only ones i didn't end up hating by the end.

CW should try out KRYPTON.

That show was so awesome, and SyFy killed it for no reason.

It was one of the best things they had on that stupid network (until Chucky came along), but they axed it.

The acting was good, the storyline was good, and the special effects were great.

Plus, Cameron Cuffe was damned hot and I loved the bisexual Adam Strange character.

[Quote] The acting was good, the storyline was good, and the special effects were great.

Was Wallis good? Because she was terrible on Batwoman.

Season 2 of Krypton was just as good as season one, which is rare.

Yes, The CW should rescue shows more often. The WB rescued Sister, Sister and Sabrina.

Well I for one am shocked that shows whose ratings rarely trouble 500k might not be profitable enough to continue producing, though slightly less shocked than I am over the fact they managed to last longer than two episodes in the first place.

Today the money is in streaming and that old standby, foreign sales.

They should produce more family oriented stuff and not more than 2-3 superhero shows. People are sick of superhero movies and series everywhere. Young people were obsessed with theWB when I was in college. Everyone was either watching Buffy, Dawson, Gilmore Girls, Charmed or Felicity. People spent endless hours online discussing characters and shows.

I remember when the 7th Heaven Mom and the kids were arguing about Eminem and if his music was "appropriate". Or when the Dad found out his perfect wife smoked weed in college (this went viral on Twitter last year). Can you guys imagine the hilarity when these people discuss Trump, Critical Race Theory, abortion or woke culture? The recaps for these shows were also amazing (what was the name of that site again?).

Dynasty got about 190,000 viewers Friday. lolololololololololol

Stargirl is the best superhero show. You guys should watch it. Season 2 had motherfucking Eclipso! One of the best DC villains.

And one of DC’s most noteworthy gay superheroes, Obsidian, is coming in season 3!

[quote] I loved the bisexual Adam Strange character.

Bisexual Adam Strange? C'mon.

Unless his girlfriend Alanna was participating she would have kicked his ass for cheating.

[quote] Bisexual Adam Strange? C'mon.

Not lying.

Krypton alluded to it at the beginning, but then back tracked, for some reason.

This is the guy Adam was checking out...

They showed him bare assed, and Adam was clearly attracted to him.

But for some reason, all evidence of that has been deleted from the internet.

Based on the photo at R125, Adam Strange is a bottom.

I think the last time I watched CW was when that Amanda Bynes and Jenny Garth show was on.

[quote]Krypton alluded to it at the beginning, but then back tracked, for some reason.

"For some reason" = Former DC executive Geoff Johns vetoing it.

The news behind that came out years later during the Ray Fisher vs Joss Wheedon/DC debacle as there had been multiple issues of discrimination with various DC projects.

Geoff Johns not wanting Krypton to even broach the subject was one of the issues. Johns himself said that wasn't true because he pushed the idea of Batwoman being a lesbian but the sources all worked on Krypton and they spoke to The Hollywood Reporter which isn't known for running things without serious backup. Johns also had an issue with Regé-Jean Page, formerly of Bridgerton.

This news is somehow harmful to marginalized people.

I always had a crush on Shaun Sipos from Krypton.

The thought of him being a bisexual bottom is hot.

[Quote] Johns himself said that wasn't true because he pushed the idea of Batwoman being a lesbian

Lol did he expect a cookie? And they cancelled Batwoman for an even worse Batman spin-off.

Stargirl is coming to end with season 3 and Nancy Drew with season 4. The Winchesters, Walker:Independence, Kung Fu, Superman and Lois, Gotham Knights, All American and All American:Homecoming are now considered on the bubble as to whether they will be renewed or canceled according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Nextstar wants nimble bit profitable shows.

R122 I watched Stargirl Season 2 and thought it was a mess. None of the characters really worked for me. Was surprised it even got a third season.

[Quote] Nextstar wants nimble bit profitable shows.

Good luck with that if they cancel all of those shows.