Here are the return dates in 2015 for The CW Shows.
9 January - Hart of Dixie (season premiere)
19 January - The Originals & Jane the Virgin
20 January - The Flash & Supernatural
21 January - Arrow & The 100
22 January The Vampire Diaries & Reign
* Repeats of all shows playing from 29 December through to 15 January with a movie special, House at the End of the Street, on 8 January (no TVD or Reign repeat that night).
Source: SpoilerTV
So Arrow returns a week later than it did last year.
ReplyDeleteSo no new The 100 and Arrow for a month.
ReplyDeleteWhy so late? I hate hiatuses :\
ReplyDeleteIt's weird that they are taking this long to return the 100 if it's really their intention to finish it earlier and let the messengers air there.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to post the same thing. I thought The 100 would return earlier and finish by early march so The Messengers could start. But seems like they The Messengers will just like The 100 last year run over and end in early June.
ReplyDeleteNo new Arrow for a month. This hiatus will be hard.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't expecting my shows to run so far into December so I'm ok with this month long hiatus. I remember, just a few years ago, feeling like the winter hiatus was brutal compared to summer.
ReplyDeleteI do wonder when the schedule will open up for izombie and the Messengers. The 100 will end early but what else?
The last fall episode for The 100 will be on Dec 17, so Jan 21 isn't too long of a hiatus. Hopefully Agent Carter will fill the void.
ReplyDeleteOh at having to wait for so long for The 100 and SPN.
ReplyDeleteWell we have to remember the winter games in February meant we lost two weeks this year in February for all shows, so moving all shows a week later for early next year, wont make a difference really.
ReplyDeleteThey need to shorten the breaks between January and May, because CW had several breaks after two of three episodes in a row, its was just annoying. I'm all for consistent back to back airings, even it it means we wait longer after Christmas, its worth it.
It will be only one month for The 100, since it ends the first half on December 17.
ReplyDeleteIn a world in which TV shows go on 4 months hiatus from fall to spring, I'm pretty much ok with this
It seems like The 100 will wrap up by March and The Messengers will premiere by March's end just like The 100 did last spring. Guess The CW is hoping that The Messengers premieres as high as The 100 even if it comes late
ReplyDeleteSo where is iZombie going to premiere? And when?
ReplyDeleteMy guess is that 2 shows will move: SPN and either Jane The Virgin or Reign to Fridays, so that iZombie can premiere out of The Flash
I wonder why they're returning a week late this year? Last 2 years shows returned the week prior.
ReplyDeleteIt still makes me sad to think of the 100's premiere rating and seeing how poor it is doing now. Damn :/
ReplyDeleteSupernatural isn't moving anywhere.
ReplyDeleteIt's always those breaks pretty randomly in between that always pretty much break my balls... xD It's always when I'm looking forward to it the most, I think I'll be able to watch it, and then it's obvious that they have one of their "breaks" again. So I couldn't agree with you more on that front.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see Hart of Dixie returning. It's been gone too long.
ReplyDeleteMessengers will probably take over for The 100 when it finishes its 16 episodes season.IZombie idk..I really doubt they'll move SPN, they didn't break up the Arrow/SPN when Arrow was a hit in its first season so I don't think they'll do it'll now either.
ReplyDeleteIf so, then these are iZombies current timeslot possibilities:
ReplyDelete-Premiere on Fridays at some point.
-Premiere after The Originals which is doing 0.7-0.6s, while moving JtV to Fridays.
-Premiere after TVD which is doing 0.8-0.7s, while moving Reign to Fridays.
-Premiere during Summer.
If The CW wants to give iZombie a good lead in and a fair chance at success, SPN should move to a different night, possibly Mondays while moving JtV to Fridays: this is because SPN has proved to be able to carry on its audience to any given night, even Fridays. As for JtV moving to Fridays, that is because it is the show with the lowest count on episodes.
Now, if The CW wants to make JtV a success regardless of their expectations for iZombie, then SPN could move to Thursdays 9PM while sending Reign to Fridays.
Either way, it will be really hard to schedule iZombie considering The Messengers will already take the timeslot currently used by The 100
Yep, it's really sad! It should be doing 0.6s at least, and 0.7 regularly. And to be honest, the show deserves even more.
ReplyDeleteDamn... I really thought it would take more advantage out of Arrow!
It's really weird because more peope are tuning in, just look at the total viewing numbers. Except for episode 2, the total viewers has risen each time. Only that stubborn demo is unwilling to come along. It just skews a bit old or too young. If another CW show (say, TVD or SPN) would get 1.75 million viewers, the demo would be like 0.7/0.8. Sadly, The 100's is only 0.5 :(
ReplyDeleteJan 21 st and 22nd....damn that's a long time!!
ReplyDeleteWhere is iZombie premiering then?Someone help.
ReplyDeleteSame. All the 1-2 week hiatuses annoy me.
ReplyDeleteI see your point (I have no idea how they are going to fit their new spring premieres in their schedule since they still have HOD and BaTB ), but this lead-in thing doesn't really work for CW. Then the last time lead-in helped? How many shows were successful because of good lead-in? All so-called hits were self-starters 8pms, all flops or low-raters- 9pms . SPN is an exception.
ReplyDeleteSo my crazy theory that they need to find another 8pm slot to premier successful show and put SPN as safety blanket underneath. Which is simply impossible because all juicy 8pm spots are taken.
They wont move SPN on Friday period - its too valuable to run on lowest advertising cost day of the week. MY guess they move Reign to Fridays with HOD and premier iZ after TVD. Which is going to flop as everything else in that timeslot. Any other move will require 2 shows to change their fall timeslots (one of them SPN for sure).
They probably will move Reign to Fridays and premiere iZombie after TVD. Monday is a bad premiere day, and I doubt they kick SPN to Fridays. So this is the most logical move I see. But logic usually fails when it comes to CW
ReplyDeleteThat season they had enough timeslots because some of their fall newbies were cancelled early. This year they seems to like keeping everything.
ReplyDeleteSo true.CW is very unpredictable when it comes to this kind of things! i doubt SPN would be moving anywhere for the rest of the season.
ReplyDeleteSo when they are usually announcing their mid-season schedule? Before Christmas?
ReplyDeleteTrue, but they didn't move SPN when it was paired with TO last season either despite a overpacked schedule-though TO wasn't near the hit Arrow or Flash
ReplyDelete2nd week of December I believe. Last year it was December 12.
ReplyDeleteThe cw should take a queue from abc with how they changed once upon a time's airing schedule.
ReplyDeleteI definitely see what you're saying, I just disagree with the idea that the CW wants to give iZombie a good lead in and a fair chance at success. obviously they'd love for it to be a hit, but they've always been really crappy with their midseason shows in terms of advertising/scheduling. they dont put nearly enough promotion into their midseason shows and make dumb scheduling choices because of availability (having Cult air after the least compatible series on the network - Hart of Dixie or having Star Crossed self start on one of the most competitive nights of the season). but IDK, i hope iZombie succeeds, i just can't imagine the CW making a smart decision with its scheduling, especially with all the shows they have that are doing so well
ReplyDeleteI'll never understand that. Check TV listings on tvguide.com, set your DVR, look at TV news sites. How can you comment on SpoilerTV.com and not know when your shows are on? The random breaks are annoying, but to act like we have no access to information on when those breaks will be is ludicrous.
ReplyDeleteThat's what they should do, IMO. Wasting Flash on Supernatural is stupid and iZombie will be demolished if they try to premiere it on Thursdays.
ReplyDeleteI agree I think they should follow ABC, maybe instead of returning in January, they push it to at least February.
ReplyDeleteThis perturbs me because the shows came back so late. Ah well.
ReplyDelete6 weeks actually :(
ReplyDelete:'(
ReplyDeleteOne and half months damn it... Season break was bad enough.
ReplyDelete*Sniff sniff*
ReplyDeleteBoth TTP and The 100 started with good ratings after The 100. The 100 even beat Arrow during its premiere episode IIRC, so lead-ins do work for the CW and can provide good exposure to new shows. The shows themselves have to maintain their momentum to keep those ratings afterwards and sadly, that's where The 100 and TTP's next initial batch of episodes failed.
ReplyDeleteThis week 2 shows started their season the week prior (TVD and Reign.) This is probably the reason why all shows start now at the same week.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that The 100 starts with Arrow, at the same time, and not a new show in that time slot. Starting so late did not do them any good in October. There are only 8 episodes left and I hope they make them count.
ReplyDeleteIf we want "The 100" to get renewed, it's probably best that "The Messengers" and "I Zombie" not do that well. If they do, they're going to replace the lowest rated shows.
ReplyDeleteI actually truly hate the midseason break .......
ReplyDeleteWhy is hart of dixie saids it will return dec 15 not jan 9?
ReplyDeleteThe issue isn't when Arrow will return, but whether it's worth watching. Perhaps our intelligence has been unduly insulted here. It reminds me of the original Dallas. I was a fan until that idiotic "dream" season was forced upon us. After having my intelligence insulted like that, I never watched another episode. In a similar vein, Arrow is very close to losing me as a fan. This "cheap" way to try to keep me on the edge of my seat is really tending to drive me away. I really don't like being treated as a child, and this comes perilously close to doing that.
ReplyDeleteThis is what happened to Revolution. The ratings for season 2 weren't as good so they just cancelled it and it was the best show! I really hope this doesn't happen with the 100! People are actually rallying to get someone to pick up Revolution and continue cause it was so good. I hope the 100 does good when it finally comes back this month!
ReplyDeleteI dont get the scheduling on my shows. I waited for returns in January and now were in March and Im waiting again. What happen to 4-6 months on and 4-6 months off!?!?!
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