List of programs broadcast by The CW

This is a list of programs that are currently, have been, or are soon to be broadcast on The CW. Some programs were broadcast on UPN and The WB and were moved to The CW when the networks ceased broadcasting.[1]

Current programming

Drama

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
All American Sports drama October 10, 2018 6 seasons, 106 episodes 42–49 min Season 7 due to premiere on January 29, 2025[2][3]

Unscripted

Docuseries

Title Subject Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Mysteries Decoded Supernatural/conspiracy theories January 10, 2019 2 seasons, 24 episodes 43 min Renewed[4]
100 Days to Indy Sports April 27, 2023 2 seasons, 12 episodes 42–43 min Pending
Crime Nation True crime February 20, 2024 1 season, 10 episodes 83–85 min Season 2 due to premiere on January 23, 2025[2]

Reality

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Lovers and Liars Reality April 1, 2024 1 season, 7 episodes[a] 42–43 min Pending
Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker Reality April 11, 2024 1 season, 10 episodes 41–43 min Pending
Police 24/7 Reality May 7, 2024 1 season, 10 episodes 39–82 min Season 2 due to premiere on January 23, 2025[2]
Hostage Rescue Reality May 14, 2024 1 season, 6 episodes 43 min Pending
The Big Bakeover Reality June 14, 2024 1 season, 6 episodes 43 min Pending

Variety

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
World's Funniest Animals Comedy clip show September 18, 2020 4 seasons, 68 episodes 20–21 min Pending
Totally Funny Kids Comedy clip show February 16, 2024 1 season, 24 episodes 20–21 min Pending
Totally Funny Animals Comedy clip show February 16, 2024 1 season, 24 episodes 20–21 min Pending
Scrabble Game show October 3, 2024 1 season, 8 episodes 40–42 min Season 1 ongoing
Trivial Pursuit Game show October 3, 2024 1 season, 9 episodes 42–43 min Season 1 ongoing

Co-productions

Title Genre Partner Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Wild Cards Police procedural CBC/Canada January 17, 2024 1 season, 10 episodes 43–44 min Season 2 due to premiere on February 5, 2025[2][6]
Son of a Critch (season 3) Comedy CBC/Canada January 25, 2024 1 season, 13 episodes 22 min Pending[b]
Sight Unseen Police procedural CTV/Canada April 3, 2024 1 season, 10 episodes 41–42 min Pending[c]
Sullivan's Crossing (season 2) Drama CTV/Canada October 2, 2024 1 season, 10 episodes 42–44 min Renewed[9]
Awaiting release
Good Cop/Bad Cop[10] Crime
February 19, 2025[2] 1 season, 8 episodes TBA Pending

Continuations

Title Genre Prev. network Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (seasons 9–21) Improv comedy
July 16, 2013 13 seasons, 208 episodes 22 min Season 21 ongoing
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (seasons 2–10) Magic competition ITV July 30, 2014 10 seasons, 144 episodes 45 min Season 11 due to premiere on January 24, 2025[2][11]
Masters of Illusion (seasons 4–13) Stage magic
August 1, 2014 10 seasons, 149 episodes 41 min Season 14 due to premiere on January 24, 2025[2]
Inside the NFL (seasons 47–48) Sports talk show
September 5, 2023 2 seasons, 37 episodes 43 min Season 48 ongoing
FBoy Island (season 3) Reality HBO Max October 16, 2023 1 season, 10 episodes 43 min Pending
Awaiting release
I Am (season 2)[12] Docuseries Paramount Network/United States February 22, 2025[2] 1 season, 3 episodes TBA Pending

Sports programming

Main article: CW Sports § Programs
Title Genre Premiere Runtime Status
LIV Golf Sports broadcast February 24, 2023 5 hours (approx.) Ongoing
ACC Football Sports broadcast September 9, 2023 3 hours (approx.) Ongoing
ACC Basketball Sports broadcast December 2, 2023 2 hours (approx.) Ongoing
Arizona Bowl Sports broadcast December 30, 2023 3 hours (approx.) Ongoing
CW Football Saturday[d] Pre-game show August 31, 2024 3 hours (approx.) Ongoing
Pac-12 Football[e] Sports broadcast August 31, 2024 3 hours (approx.) Ongoing
NASCAR Countdown Live Pre-game show September 20, 2024 30 minutes (approx.) Ongoing
NASCAR on The CW[f] Sports broadcast September 20, 2024 2 hours (approx.) Ongoing

Pro wrestling

Title Genre Premiere Runtime Status
WWE NXT[g] Pro wrestling October 1, 2024 2 hours (approx.) Ongoing

Acquired programming

Title Genre Original network/Region Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Family Law Legal drama Global/Canada October 2, 2022 3 seasons, 30 episodes 42 min Pending
The Chosen Historical drama VidAngel/United States July 16, 2023 4 seasons, 32 episodes 21–91 min Pending[h]
Children Ruin Everything Sitcom CTV/Canada July 24, 2023 4 seasons, 36 episodes 21 min Season 4 ongoing
I Am Docuseries Paramount Network/United States December 30, 2023 1 season, 14 episodes 86–95 min Season 1 ongoing[i]
The Conners Sitcom ABC/United States January 4, 2024 5 seasons, 93 episodes 20–21 min Pending[j]
Bob Hearts Abishola Sitcom CBS/United States November 15, 2024 1 season, 20 episodes 17–21 min Season 1 ongoing

News programming

Title Genre Premiere Runtime Status
The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt Sunday morning talk show April 7, 2024 60 min Ongoing[k]

Children's programming

Further information: One Magnificent Morning

Upcoming programming

Co-productions

Title Genre Partner/Country Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Sherlock & Daughter[14][15] Drama
Early 2025[16] 1 season, 8 episodes[15] TBA Series order

Former programming

Drama

Title Premiere date Finale date Number of seasons Notes
7th Heaven (season 11) September 25, 2006 May 13, 2007 1 Originally aired on The WB
Runaway September 25, 2006 October 15, 2006 1
Gilmore Girls (season 7) September 26, 2006 May 15, 2007 1 Originally aired on The WB
One Tree Hill (seasons 4–9) September 27, 2006 April 4, 2012 6 Originally aired on The WB
Smallville (seasons 6–10) September 28, 2006 May 13, 2011 5 Originally aired on The WB
Supernatural (seasons 2–15) September 28, 2006 November 19, 2020 14 Originally aired on The WB
Veronica Mars (season 3) October 3, 2006 May 22, 2007 1 Originally aired on UPN
Later moved to Hulu
Hidden Palms May 30, 2007 July 4, 2007 1
Gossip Girl September 19, 2007 December 17, 2012 6
Reaper September 25, 2007 May 26, 2009 2
Life Is Wild October 7, 2007 February 3, 2008 1
90210 September 2, 2008 May 13, 2013 5
Privileged September 9, 2008 February 24, 2009 1
Melrose Place September 8, 2009 April 13, 2010 1
The Vampire Diaries September 10, 2009 March 10, 2017 8
The Beautiful Life September 16, 2009 December 18, 2009 1
Life Unexpected January 18, 2010 January 18, 2011 2
Hellcats September 8, 2010 May 17, 2011 1
Nikita September 9, 2010 December 27, 2013 4
Ringer September 13, 2011 April 17, 2012 1
The Secret Circle September 15, 2011 May 10, 2012 1
Hart of Dixie September 26, 2011 March 27, 2015 4
Arrow October 10, 2012 January 28, 2020 8
Beauty & the Beast October 11, 2012 September 15, 2016 4
Emily Owens, M.D. October 16, 2012 February 5, 2013 1
The Carrie Diaries January 14, 2013 January 31, 2014 2
Cult February 19, 2013 July 12, 2013 1
The Originals October 3, 2013 August 1, 2018 5
The Tomorrow People October 9, 2013 May 4, 2014 1
Reign October 17, 2013 June 16, 2017 4
Star-Crossed February 17, 2014 May 12, 2014 1
The 100 March 19, 2014 September 30, 2020 7
The Flash October 7, 2014 May 24, 2023 9
Jane the Virgin October 13, 2014 July 31, 2019 5
iZombie March 17, 2015 August 1, 2019 5
The Messengers April 17, 2015 July 24, 2015 1
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend October 12, 2015 April 5, 2019 4
Legends of Tomorrow January 21, 2016 March 2, 2022 7
Containment April 19, 2016 July 19, 2016 1
No Tomorrow October 4, 2016 January 17, 2017 1
Frequency October 5, 2016 January 25, 2017 1
Supergirl (seasons 2–6) October 10, 2016 November 9, 2021 5 Originally aired on CBS
Riverdale January 26, 2017 August 23, 2023 7
Valor October 9, 2017 January 29, 2018 1
Dynasty October 11, 2017 September 16, 2022 5
Black Lightning January 16, 2018 May 24, 2021 4
Life Sentence March 7, 2018 June 15, 2018 1
Charmed October 14, 2018 June 10, 2022 4
Legacies October 25, 2018 June 16, 2022 4
Roswell, New Mexico January 15, 2019 September 5, 2022 4
In the Dark April 4, 2019 September 5, 2022 4
Pandora July 16, 2019 December 13, 2020 2
Two Sentence Horror Stories August 8, 2019 February 20, 2022 3
Batwoman October 6, 2019 March 2, 2022 3
Nancy Drew October 9, 2019 August 23, 2023 4
Katy Keene February 6, 2020 May 14, 2020 1
Stargirl May 18, 2020 December 7, 2022 3
Walker January 21, 2021 June 26, 2024 4
Superman & Lois February 23, 2021 December 2, 2024 4
Kung Fu April 7, 2021 March 8, 2023 3
The Republic of Sarah June 14, 2021 September 6, 2021 1
4400 October 25, 2021 February 14, 2022 1
Naomi January 11, 2022 May 10, 2022 1
All American: Homecoming February 21, 2022 September 30, 2024 3
Tom Swift May 31, 2022 August 2, 2022 1
Walker: Independence October 6, 2022 March 2, 2023 1
The Winchesters October 11, 2022 March 7, 2023 1
Gotham Knights March 14, 2023 June 27, 2023 1
61st Street (season 2) July 22, 2024 September 9, 2024 1 Originally aired on AMC
Joan October 2, 2024 November 8, 2024 1 Co-production with ITVX

Comedy

Title Premiere date Finale date Number of seasons Notes
All of Us (season 4) October 1, 2006 May 14, 2007 1 Originally aired on UPN
Everybody Hates Chris (seasons 2–4) October 1, 2006 May 8, 2009 3
Girlfriends (seasons 7–8) October 1, 2006 February 11, 2008 2
The Game (seasons 1–3) October 1, 2006 May 15, 2009 3 Later moved to BET
Reba (season 6) November 19, 2006 February 18, 2007 1 Originally aired on The WB
Aliens in America October 1, 2007 May 18, 2008 1
Backpackers July 14, 2014 July 21, 2014 1
Significant Mother August 19, 2015 October 5, 2015 1

Unscripted

Title Premiere date Finale date Number of seasons Notes
America's Next Top Model (seasons 7–22) September 20, 2006 December 4, 2015 16 Originally aired on UPN
Later moved to VH1
Beauty and the Geek (seasons 3–5) January 3, 2007 May 13, 2008 3 Originally aired on The WB
Pussycat Dolls Present March 6, 2007 April 23, 2008 2
CW Now September 23, 2007 February 24, 2008 1
Online Nation September 23, 2007 October 14, 2007 1
Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants December 12, 2007 January 30, 2008 1
Farmer Wants a Wife April 30, 2008 June 25, 2008 1
Stylista October 22, 2008 December 17, 2008 1
The CW Sunday Night Movie November 30, 2008 September 20, 2009 1
13: Fear Is Real January 7, 2009 February 20, 2009 1
Hitched or Ditched May 26, 2009 June 30, 2009 1
High Society March 10, 2010 April 28, 2010 1
Fly Girls March 24, 2010 May 5, 2010 1
Plain Jane July 28, 2010 September 1, 2010 1
H8R September 14, 2011 October 5, 2011 1
Remodeled January 17, 2012 August 20, 2012 1
Shedding for the Wedding February 23, 2012 April 13, 2012 1
The Catalina May 20, 2012 July 3, 2012 1
Breaking Pointe May 31, 2012 September 16, 2013 2
The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep August 16, 2012 October 4, 2012 1
Oh Sit! September 27, 2012 December 19, 2013 2
Perfect Score July 16, 2013 September 27, 2013 1
Capture July 30, 2013 September 25, 2013 1
Famous in 12 June 3, 2014 July 1, 2014 1
Cedric's Barber Battle April 17, 2015 July 27, 2015 1
A Wicked Offer August 5, 2015 September 23, 2015 1
MADtv (season 15) July 26, 2016 September 27, 2016 1 Originally aired on Fox
My Last Days August 17, 2016 June 5, 2019 3
Terry Crews Saves Christmas December 20, 2016 December 23, 2016 1
The Big Stage June 7, 2019 September 27, 2019 1
Hypnotize Me August 7, 2019 September 25, 2019 1
Red Bull Peaking September 13, 2019 October 4, 2019 1
The Christmas Caroler Challenge December 15, 2019 December 25, 2020 2
The CW Happy Hour June 9, 2020 July 14, 2020 1
Legends of the Hidden Temple (season 4) October 10, 2021 January 23, 2022 1 Originally aired on Nickelodeon
Killer Camp (season 2) October 10, 2021 September 23, 2022 1 Originally aired on ITV2
March January 24, 2022 March 27, 2022 1
Would I Lie to You? April 9, 2022 July 9, 2022 1
Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars October 22, 2022 February 10, 2023 1
The Great American Joke Off March 31, 2023 June 23, 2023 1
Totally Weird and Funny April 8, 2023 June 24, 2023 1
Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 July 8, 2023 July 29, 2023 1
Recipe for Disaster August 5, 2023 September 2, 2023 1
Fight to Survive August 10, 2023 September 28, 2023 1 Co-production with The Roku Channel
The Wranglers October 14, 2024 October 28, 2024 1

Pro wrestling

Title Premiere date Finale date Number of seasons Notes
WWE Friday Night SmackDown (seasons 8–9) September 22, 2006 September 26, 2008 2 Originally aired on UPN
Later moved to MyNetworkTV
WWE Saturday Morning Slam August 25, 2012 May 11, 2013 1 Aired on Saban Brands' Vortexx block.

Acquired programming

Title Original network/Region Broadcast Number of seasons Notes
18 to Life (season 1) CBC/Canada 2010 1
61st Street (season 1) AMC/United States 2023 1 Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series
Barons ABC TV/Australia 2023 1
Being Reuben Discovery UK/United Kingdom 2020 1
Bulletproof Sky One/United Kingdom 2019–2021 3
Bump (seasons 1–2) Stan/Australia 2022–2023 2
Burden of Truth CBC/Canada 2018–2021 4
Coroner CBC/Canada 2020–2022 4
Dates Channel 4/United Kingdom 2015 1
Dead Pixels E4/United Kingdom 2020–2021 2
Devils Sky Atlantic/Italy 2020–2022 2
Down to Earth with Zac Efron (season 1) Netflix/United States 2023 1
Easy Money MRC/United States 2008–2009 1
Everyone Else Burns (season 1) Channel 4/United Kingdom 2023 1
Fantastic Friends (season 1) International syndication/United Kingdom 2023 1
FBoy Island (season 2) HBO Max/United States 2023 1 The linear network did not air season 1, which was released exclusively on The CW App in June 2023[17][18]
Season 3 was picked up by The CW as a network original series
Fridge Wars CBC/Canada 2020 1
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Netflix/United States 2020 1
Great Chocolate Showdown (seasons 1, 3–4) Food Network/Canada 2022–2023 3 The linear network did not air season 2, which was released exclusively on The CW App in September 2022[19]
Hooten & the Lady Sky One/United Kingdom 2017 1
I Ship It (season 2) CW Seed/United States 2019 1
In Harm's Way MRC/United States 2008 1
Killer Camp (season 1) ITV2/United Kingdom 2020 1 Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series.
The L.A. Complex CTV/Canada
MuchMusic/Canada		 2012 2
Labyrinth Sat.1/Germany
Film Afrika Worldwide/South Africa		 2014 1
Leonardo Rai 1/Italy 2022 1
Moonshine (season 1) CBC/Canada 2023 1
The Outpost Syfy International/United States 2018–2021 4
Professionals Viaplay/Nordic countries 2022 1
Ride Hallmark Channel/United States
CTV Drama Channel/Canada		 2024 1
The Rising Sky Max/United Kingdom 2023 1
Run the Burbs (seasons 1–2) CBC/Canada 2023 2
Seed (season 1) Citytv/Canada 2014 1
Son of a Critch (seasons 1–2) CBC/Canada 2023–2024 2 Season 3 onward was picked up by The CW as a co-production with CBC
The Spencer Sisters CTV/Canada 2023 1
Sullivan's Crossing (season 1) CTV/Canada 2023 1 Season 2 onward was picked up by The CW as a co-production with CTV
Swamp Thing DC Universe/United States 2020 1
The Swarm ZDF/Germany 2023 1
Taskmaster (season 8) Dave/United Kingdom 2020 1
Tell Me a Story CBS All Access/United States 2020 2
Trickster CBC/Canada 2021 1
Valentine MRC/United States 2008–2009 1
Wellington Paranormal TVNZ 2/New Zealand 2021–2022 4

Daytime

See also: The CW Daytime

Children's programming

See also: Kids' WB, The CW4Kids, Toonzai, Vortexx, and One Magnificent Morning

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The last 3 episodes of the series were released exclusively on The CW App on May 30, 2024.[5]
  2. ^ The series has been renewed for season 4 by CBC, but it is currently unconfirmed whether it will air on The CW.[7]
  3. ^ The series has been renewed for season 2 by CTV, but it is currently unconfirmed whether it will air on The CW.[8]
  4. ^ Originally aired on Pac-12 Network
  5. ^ Originally aired on Pac-12 Network. Shared rights with Fox Sports
  6. ^ Originally aired on Fox Sports and NBC Sports
  7. ^ Originally aired on Syfy and USA Network.
  8. ^ The series has been renewed for season 5, but it is currently unconfirmed whether it will air on The CW.[13]
  9. ^ Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series.
  10. ^ Six seasons have aired on ABC, but it is currently unconfirmed whether future seasons will air on The CW.
  11. ^ Simulcast with NewsNation.

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  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 3, 2024). "All American Renewed For Season 7 By CW". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. ^ Bell, BreAnna (May 10, 2023). "The CW Acquires Canadian Sitcom Run the Burbs from Kim's Convenience Alum Andrew Phung". Variety.
  5. ^ "Lovers and Liars (CW)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  6. ^ White, Peter (May 23, 2024). "Wild Cards Renewed For Season 2 At The CW & CBC". Deadline Hollywood.
  7. ^ Whittock, Jesse (July 9, 2024). "Son Of A Critch Season 4 Begins Shooting For CBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  8. ^ Ianucci, Rebecca (June 6, 2024). "Sight Unseen Renewed in Canada; The CW's Plans for Season 2 TBD". TVLine.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (December 11, 2024). "Sullivan's Crossing Renewed For Season 3 By The CW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ^ Whittock, Jesse (March 12, 2024). "The CW, Roku, Stan & Jeff Wachtel Team For Comedic Procedural Good Cop/Bad Cop Starring Leighton Meester". Deadline Hollywood.
  11. ^ White, Peter (June 3, 2024). "Penn & Teller: Fool Us Renewed For Season 11 At The CW". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ^ "The CW Network Sets 2025 Midseason Premiere Dates for New and Returning Series" (Press release). The CW. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
  13. ^ Schneider, Michael (March 24, 2024). "The Chosen Season 5 Starts Production in April, as Season 4 Prepares to Hit Broadcast and Streaming After Theatrical Run (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  14. ^ Rice, Lynette (February 15, 2024). ""The CW Picks Up New Drama Sherlock & Daughter Starring David Thewlis"". Deadline Hollywood.
  15. ^ a b Layton, Mark (February 16, 2024). "The CW & Discovery+ investigate scripted thriller Sherlock & Daughter". Television Business International. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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  17. ^ Ausiello, Michael (June 7, 2023). "The CW Unveils Acquisition and Rerun-Heavy Summer Schedule". TVLine. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  18. ^ FBoy Island [@fboyisland] (June 23, 2023). "Did someone say FBOY SUMMER?! #FBoyIsland Season 1 is streaming free now on The CW!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Great Chocolate Showdown (CW)". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 7, 2023.