THE CW NETWORK SETS MIDSEASON SCHEDULE AND
NEW SERIES PREMIERE DATES
New Series STAR-CROSSED Premieres
Monday, February 17, at 8:00 PM
New Series THE 100 Premieres
Wednesday, March 19, at 9:00 PM
Second Cycle of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? Premieres
Friday, March 21 with New Episodes at
8:00 and 8:30 PM
December 12, 2013 (Burbank, CA) – The CW announced its midseason schedule today, including the premiere of two new dramas, STAR-CROSSED and THE 100, and the second cycle of the hit comedy/improv series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
In February, the futuristic story of an alien/human romance begins with the premiere of STAR-CROSSED on Monday, February 17 (8:00-9:00pm ET), leading into another epic romance, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
In March, the human race returns to planet Earth in the post-apocalyptic adventure drama, THE 100, which will premiere on Wednesday, March 19 (9:00-10:00pm ET), following hit drama ARROW. THE TOMORROW PEOPLE will transport to its new night and time on Mondays (9:00-10:00pm ET), beginning March 17, following STAR-CROSSED. After the March 10th telecast, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will go on hiatus and will return to the schedule with original episodes at a date to be announced.
The hit comedy/improv series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? will be back with a second cycle on Friday, March 21 with new episodes (8:00-8:30 and 8:30-9:00pm ET). Subsequent weeks will feature original episodes at 8:00pm and encore episodes at 8:30pm. Encore episodes from the first season of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? will air Fridays at 8:00pm and 8:30pm from February 14 through March 14. Following a brief hiatus, HART OF DIXIE will return with a new night and time on Fridays (9:00-10:00pm ET), beginning March 21.
Following is The CW’s revised midseason premiere schedule:
Monday, February 17
8:00-9:00pm “Star-Crossed” (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00pm “Beauty And The Beast”
Monday, March 17
8:00-9:00pm “Star-Crossed”
9:00-10:00pm “The Tomorrow People” (New Night)
Wednesday, March 19
8:00-9:00pm “Arrow”
9:00-10:0pm “The 100” (Series Premiere)
Friday, March 21
8:00-8:30pm “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (Cycle Two Premiere)
8:30-9:00pm “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
9:00-10:00pm “Hart of Dixie” (New Night)
NEW SERIES PREMIERE DATES
New Series STAR-CROSSED Premieres
Monday, February 17, at 8:00 PM
New Series THE 100 Premieres
Wednesday, March 19, at 9:00 PM
Second Cycle of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? Premieres
Friday, March 21 with New Episodes at
8:00 and 8:30 PM
December 12, 2013 (Burbank, CA) – The CW announced its midseason schedule today, including the premiere of two new dramas, STAR-CROSSED and THE 100, and the second cycle of the hit comedy/improv series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?
In February, the futuristic story of an alien/human romance begins with the premiere of STAR-CROSSED on Monday, February 17 (8:00-9:00pm ET), leading into another epic romance, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
In March, the human race returns to planet Earth in the post-apocalyptic adventure drama, THE 100, which will premiere on Wednesday, March 19 (9:00-10:00pm ET), following hit drama ARROW. THE TOMORROW PEOPLE will transport to its new night and time on Mondays (9:00-10:00pm ET), beginning March 17, following STAR-CROSSED. After the March 10th telecast, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will go on hiatus and will return to the schedule with original episodes at a date to be announced.
The hit comedy/improv series WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? will be back with a second cycle on Friday, March 21 with new episodes (8:00-8:30 and 8:30-9:00pm ET). Subsequent weeks will feature original episodes at 8:00pm and encore episodes at 8:30pm. Encore episodes from the first season of WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? will air Fridays at 8:00pm and 8:30pm from February 14 through March 14. Following a brief hiatus, HART OF DIXIE will return with a new night and time on Fridays (9:00-10:00pm ET), beginning March 21.
Following is The CW’s revised midseason premiere schedule:
Monday, February 17
8:00-9:00pm “Star-Crossed” (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00pm “Beauty And The Beast”
Monday, March 17
8:00-9:00pm “Star-Crossed”
9:00-10:00pm “The Tomorrow People” (New Night)
Wednesday, March 19
8:00-9:00pm “Arrow”
9:00-10:0pm “The 100” (Series Premiere)
Friday, March 21
8:00-8:30pm “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (Cycle Two Premiere)
8:30-9:00pm “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
9:00-10:00pm “Hart of Dixie” (New Night)
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The 100 getting the Arrow lead-in!
ReplyDeleteIt's clear that TTP isn't benefiting from Arrows audience, so at least another show gets a chance to gain from it.
ReplyDeleteIt makes sense since Star Crossed doesn't seem to fit.
ReplyDeleteTTP on Monday? I already have 2 other shows to watch!!!! Well, I guess it will have to be DVR'd.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh Im Glad The 100 got the wednesday spot i think it`s good, that`s the show i wanna watch after i lost all hope in StarCrossed, lets hope The 100 does it rigth on it`s time, i think TVD and Reign are a good match and they kept it that way, hope rating go up tonight...
ReplyDeleteBaTb being put on Hiatus after March 17 means that they will wait if Star Crossed or The 100 bumps to put the show back rigth¿?
Probably, it says 'to be announced' and that's what Nikita's final season got until they finally got a date.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that The 100 is getting Arrow as a lead in since they both seem compatible but at the same time I'm sad that we won't have Amellsday anymore :(
ReplyDeleteWill be interesting to see how TTP does on Monday. At least it's not on Friday!
Welp bye Amell Wednesdays
ReplyDeleteI'm suprised BatB didn't move to fri but it sounds compatabile with SC.Sad HoD is going to fri.I hope it stays steady there.
ReplyDeleteIf it had dropped to a 0.3/0.4 like some of the other show, it could have.
ReplyDelete- So they're just apprubtly ending Beauty and the Beast in march ? Okay...didn't see that coming.
ReplyDelete- The 100 seems like a show I'd want to watch after Arrow :D
- TTP getting a spot on mondays could turn out to be a good thing...maybe
Oh yes, then it would have definitely been shipped off to Fridays. Luckily, that hasn't happened.
ReplyDeleteThe arrow is a great show with good ratings but it seems to be a bad lead-in. Last year supernatural was after it and didn't get great ratings. This year the tomorrow people is getting bad ratings. I am really excited for the 100 but I'm afaird the cw has sealed its fated by scheduling it at wed 9pm after arrow. I really hope i'm wrong and the 100 gets great ratings.
ReplyDeleteThey are just putting it on break. It will probably be back on April. Maybe sooner if any of the new shows bomb
ReplyDeleteSupernatural did fine, but it wasn't lead in dependent, so it could be moved around the schedule because it has a loyal fanbase.
ReplyDeleteIt will get good ratings if the show turns out to be great and if not well you know what happens
ReplyDeleteit makes sense that Tuesdays and Thursdays are staying the same. Reign has been slowly improving behind TVD. And TO and Supernatural are working well together ratings wise.
ReplyDeleteSorry but TTP started this season with 100% retention from its Arrow lead-in (0.9 out of 0.9.) Show me a show that started after TVD with a 100% retention.
ReplyDeleteHere's what I don't understand. Why starting these midseason shows so late? Don't they have 13 episodes? They will end in mid June in this schedule, and I can't see them surviving when the rest of the shows are already on hiatus.
ReplyDeletemaybe because of the winter olympics?
ReplyDeleteNice! I'm excited for The 100. I hope it turns out better than The Tomorrow People.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, Closing Ceremony is 2/23 so I could see waiting a week, starting the new shows on 3/3 but this is pretty deep into the schedule.
ReplyDeleteI have a feelings things are going to go bad for both Star-Crossed and Tomorrow People. Tomorrow People is already starting to get lower ratings than wanted, and Star-Crossed an untried show gets paired with it - on a Monday night.
ReplyDeleteiM HAPPY ABOUT changes, its great that Reign stayed behind TVD, its also great that The 100 got wednesdays instead of SC. Sad to see HOD to be moved to Friday, but i think that its rating wont go down, it probably has stable fanbase. TTP rating will probably sink even more on Mondays and i dont know if im happy about it. It depends on quality of The 100
ReplyDeleteI feel like using whose line on Friday, gives HoD it's best chance for survival on Fridays at 9. To me it's like they are trying to their best to push it to the syndie finish line.
ReplyDeleteThey could have started at February 26 if the Olympics were a factor, and then they would've had enough room for all 13 episodes during the season.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they don't expect them to get that far. Or maybe ending after May was the original plan
ReplyDeleteI would definitely be less worried about HOD now if I were a fan, it can pretty much sit on Friday with a 0.3/0.4 rating and still get a 4th season of some kind for syndication purposes. Also maybe Whose Line? will prove to be a good lead in it did quite well over the summer?
ReplyDeletedefinitely getting that feeling
ReplyDeletethis says to me that they are disappointed with TTP and have little faith in Star Crossed but would prefer to have TTP on Monday to give it a chance rather than just end it early or burn it off at a later date.
ReplyDeleteWell, if they don't expect The 100 to get that far, why are they giving it a good lead-in? And if The 100 starts well, it will definitely do worse when Arrow's season ends. I can't understand their scheduling.
ReplyDeletewell they're waiting till after for The 100 so maybe they have a bit more faith in that show but dont have much in Star Crossed?
ReplyDeleteI felt that way too but I am upset that lower rated BatB didn't move to fri as most predicted but BatB is more similar to SC.Im upset that CW didn't include HoD in the tvNow promo and a sudden hiatus in Feb or March before it moves to fri makes me wonder if HoD will be renewed for syndication.
ReplyDeletedont forget the other shows will all probably be going on a hiatus around march time as they usually do every year? So maybe they will wait for Arrow to come back from hiatus before premiering The 100?
ReplyDeleteThis year is not a regular year. I expect more shows to be on a break around Feb and back around March due to the Olympics.
ReplyDeleteI think it will more likely be end of May/June time and yes it could come back earlier if a new show really bombs by which I mean lower than 0.3 which is Beauty's current season average.
ReplyDeleteI can't find an articly stating it'll have 13 episodes, so I'll guess The 100 might have less than that.
ReplyDeleteYeah but BatB only gets 3 more airings on Monday before just falling off into a scheduling black hole. HoD fairs better in this situation
ReplyDeleteI'd wager HOD has a better chance of renewal on Friday than TTP has on Monday.
ReplyDeleteWith it's supposed big budget(For the network) that I do not have any confirmation of, I could see it having less than 13, maybe 10-12.
ReplyDeleteI call Mondays and Fridays death sentences on the CW, in less the show is/was doing really well on another night - which is something the CW wouldn't risk.
ReplyDelete13 episodes is the standard number for every new show. I've yet to see a show on the CW with less episodes for its 1st season.
ReplyDeletewell yes basically I was saying that there will be at least one lengthy hiatus around that time
ReplyDeleteI'd wager that as well. Keep in mind TTP, got a .5 in prelims today. that's a tenth of point higher than Dixie's Monday average, where it leads the night. I love TTP but I'm not liking it's future.
ReplyDeleteI'm betting Mondays will be fixed next year, but this year, yeah, it's a death slot.
ReplyDeleteNIKITA actually built by a few hundred thousand viewers when it premieres after TVD. Granted its A18-49 was lower but it did beat TVD's overall viewers.
ReplyDeleteA lot of midseason shows I've watched varied from 7 to 13 episodes, so I wasn't aware The CW has a standarized process when it comes to midseason shows. Thanks for pointing that out.
ReplyDeleteHoD seems to be in syndication mode either way.
ReplyDeleteI actually didn't know that. Oh Nikita.
ReplyDeleteNo !! Star-Crossed it's on Monday !! it wont get raitings , on The CW it's a low night !! and TTP also !! the most 2 show that i very like will be cancelled .. I Hope so that wond cancelled!
ReplyDeleteI'm talking about 18-49 ratings. Household ratings don't matter.
ReplyDeleteYay for The 100 getting the Arrow lead-in! But I don't like its quite late start date, they can only broadcast 7-9 episodes with Arrow as a lead-in. After that, it might sink in the ratings. Or they have a shorter season, but I can't find any notice of that.
ReplyDeleteI guess that means the end for The Tomorrow People. I like the show, but now it's getting BatB's time slot. I hope they will still manage to pull 0.6s (effectively doubling BatB's numbers), but I don't have very high hopes.
While I think both will be cancelled I don't think it has anything to do with being Monday more to do with a New show staring in February being partnered with a new show that has been moved half way through its first season due to poor ratings/falling ratings. Next year the CW will have the option of anchoring Monday night with a well rated existing show (either SPN or TO)
ReplyDeleteEveryone is saying that Mondays are bad for CW. But TBH i think that there is a chance that SC can perform very well. I mean its show about teenage aliens, this is probably going to be sth like TVD but with aliens instead of vampires so it can perform well and maybe even help TTP. I know there is only small chance but it might surprise us. And i really hope that the 100 does well. It looks great in trailers, even throught TTP looked great and it kinda dissapointed me in the end, even through its still great show.
ReplyDeleteMondays just look weaker when compared to Tues-Thur, Fri doesn't really count.
ReplyDeleteIf nothing's changed I think HoD and B&TB are supposed to return 1/13/14 - if both shows go on hiatus (and for Dixie it's a longer hiatus plus the "Nikita treatment" - shipping the show to Fridays thru an unknown number of S4 episodes), -both shows could get 4 new episodes in (9-12) if both air new episodes until 2/3-the Winter Olympics start 2/7/2014 thru 2/23/14. The fact that The CW is premiering StarCrossed (and returning B&TB) 2/17 to me shows The CW has little investment in B&TB as their booting B&TB from the schedule with no solid return date. I have no interpretation what the pre-Olympics premiere date for Star Crossed means except shows that anticipate young female skewing tend not to be as affected by sporting events as the young male and "adult demoes".
ReplyDeleteI think The CW is wise to hold off The 100; this way they can air the episodes without break, or alternatively they can yank it more easily like they did Cult.
The 100 on Weds at 9:00 sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteBoth HoD and BatB got the Nikita treatment in a way. HoD is getting the time slot and it's close to syndication, while BatB gets the to be announced until they decide on the date it comes back to finish the episodes.
ReplyDeleteThe 100 is a limited series.
ReplyDeleteI think so, too, and more I think it means B&TB has less chance of being renewed as The CW could have sent B&TB to Fridays and it could be argued that "Fridays have lower rating expectations anyway so we might as well renew B&TB for S3&4 straightaway - it's not like we finally have 4 shows that are hits and two shows that are moderate hits -we have NO basis for expecting higher performing 'new shows'- we expect Flash to totally bomb" (/sarcasm)
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean SPN didn't get good ratings after Arrow? Maybe it didn't in the Fall so much because SPN was saddled with the show's poorest storyline ever - but it picked steam in the post Winter and my data is filled with SPN ties with Arrow and exceeding Arrow's ratings (demo, not viewers). I do admit that SPN seems more compatible for some unknown reason with TO - possibly because many more online fans say they like TO better than TVD while Arrow may have had more of the Smallville but not SPN viewing audience %. I watch all three shows.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - I don't recall reading an article that stated The 100 would definitely get a 13 ep S1 order - The 100 may have a 10 ep S1 order like S1 TCD (I think).
ReplyDeletethe point is, TTP may have started at 100% retention, but last nights episode earned 45% retention.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I don't get this new trend to have a long mid-season hiatus. They can just as well say "we have two short seasons every year" at this rate. Three months is just too long.
ReplyDeleteWINTER OLYMPICS
ReplyDeleteCan't say that I'm totally surprised about the schedule especially for BatB
ReplyDeleteactually SPN's ratings in the Fall were fine regularly hitting a 0.9/1.0. By the spring Arrow's ratings dropped a bit and SPN's stayed steady. It was pretty consistent through the whole year with the exception of maybe 2/3 episodes of the whole season that were under a 0.9. Storyline apparently had little or no affect on the ratings.
ReplyDeleteIf SC & The 100 are both are moderate successes (> or = 0.5 demo) - B&TB may either get a shortened S2 episode order for wrap storyarc purposes or a late spring/early summer return date of post Tuesday-Thursday show season finales. For example when Arrow ends The 100 - if a success - may have several remaining episodes to air thru June (if The 100 has 13 episodes); B&TB could slip in on Wednesdays at 8 pm.
ReplyDeleteIf either or both bomb and are cut from the schedule, B&TB could return earlier.
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ReplyDeleteThat already has to do with its quality. It's not Arrow's fault.
ReplyDeleteI meant comparatively; Arrow's first 9 episodes got roughly 1.18 demo, SPN - 0.88. There was a higher proportion of "0.8's in the 'front 9' and only one in remainder of the season and I read that there were preemptions that night. Total viewers also picked up a bit in the back end when many shows slightly fade in demo and viewers, Arrow being a good example. Subjective, but that's kind of my basis for saying that Samelia bombed and was offset by Purgatory, but 'ratings picked up bit and/or was stable' after the show returned.
ReplyDeleteThe Batb writers should've started wrapping things up when it was getting 0.3s.
ReplyDeleteSPN only beat Arrow in the ratings twice in original episodes, and frankly, I think that happened mostly because Arrow have more male viewers and less female viewers than SPN, and sadly for Arrow, too many of those male viewers prefer to watch live NBA games in the spring and DVR Arrow for later.
ReplyDeleteI thought it would go to Friday not off the schedule entirely but I cant say the news is entirely surprising given its ratings
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