List of programs broadcast by The CW

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The CW is an American commercial broadcasting television network that launched in 2006, as the successor to UPN and The WB. [1] It is owned by Nexstar Media Group through a 75% majority stake with Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery having a 12.5% stake each. Below is a list of programs that are currently and formerly broadcast on the network.

Contents

Current programming

Drama

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
All American Sports drama October 10, 20187 seasons, 119 episodes42–49 minRenewed for final season [2]

Unscripted

Docuseries

TitleSubjectPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Mysteries Decoded Supernatural/conspiracy theories January 10, 20192 seasons, 24 episodes43 minRenewed [3]
Crime Nation True crime February 20, 20242 seasons, 20 episodes83–85 minPending
TV We Love TelevisionOctober 13, 20251 season, 8 episodes43 minPending

Reality

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Police 24/7 Reality May 7, 20242 seasons, 45 episodes39–82 minSeason 2 ongoing

Variety

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Totally Funny Kids Comedy clip show February 16, 20241 season, 30 episodes20–21 minPending
Totally Funny Animals Comedy clip show February 16, 20241 season, 30 episodes20–21 minRenewed [4]
Scrabble Game show October 3, 20241 season, 12 episodes40–42 minSeason 2 due to premiere on January 22, 2026 [5] [6]
Trivial Pursuit Game show October 3, 20241 season, 13 episodes42–43 minSeason 2 due to premiere on January 22, 2026 [5] [6]

Co-productions

TitleGenrePartnerPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Wild Cards Police procedural CBC/CanadaJanuary 17, 20242 seasons, 23 episodes43–44 minSeason 3 due to premiere on January 26, 2026 [7] [a]
Sight Unseen Police procedural CTV/CanadaApril 3, 20241 season, 10 episodes41–42 minPending [b]
Sullivan's Crossing (seasons 2–3) Drama CTV/CanadaOctober 2, 20242 seasons, 20 episodes42–44 minRenewed [10]
Good Cop/Bad Cop Crime comedy drama
February 19, 20251 season, 8 episodes43 minPending
Sherlock & Daughter Mystery period drama Discovery+/United Kingdom & IrelandApril 16, 20251 season, 8 episodes42 minPending

Continuations

TitleGenrePrev. networkPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (seasons 2–11) Magic competition ITV July 30, 201410 seasons, 162 episodes45 minPending
Masters of Illusion (seasons 4–14) Stage magic
August 1, 201411 seasons, 165 episodes41 minSeason 14 ongoing
I Am (season 2) Docuseries Paramount Network/United StatesFebruary 22, 20251 season, 3 episodes84–85 minPending

News programming

TitleGenrePremiereRuntimeStatus
The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt Sunday morning talk show April 7, 202460 minOngoing [c]

Sports programming

TitleGenrePremiereRuntimeStatus
ACC Football Sports broadcast September 9, 20233 hours (approx.)Ongoing
ACC Basketball Sports broadcast December 2, 20232 hours (approx.)Ongoing
Arizona Bowl Sports broadcast December 30, 20233 hours (approx.)Ongoing
CW Football Saturday [d] Pre-game show August 31, 20243 hours (approx.)Ongoing
Pac-12 Football [e] Sports broadcast August 31, 20243 hours (approx.)Ongoing
NASCAR Countdown Live Pre-game show September 20, 202430 min (approx.)Ongoing
NASCAR on The CW [f] Sports broadcast September 20, 20242 hours (approx.)Ongoing
Grand Slam Track Sports broadcast April 5, 20253 hours (approx.)Ongoing
HBCU All-Star Basketball Game Sports broadcast April 6, 20252 hours (approx.)Ongoing
AVP Beach Volleyball Sports broadcast May 24, 20252 hours (approx.)Ongoing
PBR Camping World Team Series Sports broadcast August 9, 202590–150 min (approx.)Ongoing
Awaiting release
PBA Tour [11] Sports broadcast February 22, 20262 hours (approx.)Pending

Pro wrestling

TitleGenrePremiereRuntimeStatus
WWE NXT [g] Pro wrestling October 1, 20242 hours (approx.)Ongoing

Acquired programming

TitleGenreNetwork/RegionPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Family Law Legal drama Global/CanadaOctober 2, 20224 seasons, 40 episodes42 minPending
The Chosen Historical drama VidAngel/United StatesJuly 16, 20234 seasons, 32 episodes21–91 minPending [h]
The Conners Sitcom ABC/United StatesJanuary 4, 20245 seasons, 93 episodes20–21 minPending [i]
Bob Hearts Abishola Sitcom CBS/United StatesNovember 15, 20241 season, 20 episodes17–21 minPending [j]
Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Police procedural Citytv/CanadaSeptember 24, 20251 season, 10 episodes43 minRenewed [13] [k]

Saturday morning programming

Upcoming programming

Sports programming

TitleGenrePremiereRuntimeStatus
Pac-12 Basketball [15] Sports broadcast 20262 hours (approx.)Pending

Former programming

Drama

TitlePremiere dateFinale dateNumber of seasonsNotes
7th Heaven (season 11)September 25, 2006May 13, 20071Originally aired on The WB
Runaway September 25, 2006October 15, 20061
Gilmore Girls (season 7)September 26, 2006May 15, 20071Originally aired on The WB
One Tree Hill (seasons 4–9)September 27, 2006April 4, 20126Originally aired on The WB
Smallville (seasons 6–10)September 28, 2006May 13, 20115Originally aired on The WB
Supernatural (seasons 2–15)September 28, 2006November 19, 202014Originally aired on The WB
Veronica Mars (season 3)October 3, 2006May 22, 20071Originally aired on UPN
Later moved to Hulu
Hidden Palms May 30, 2007July 4, 20071
Gossip Girl September 19, 2007December 17, 20126
Reaper September 25, 2007May 26, 20092
Life Is Wild October 7, 2007February 3, 20081
90210 September 2, 2008May 13, 20135
Privileged September 9, 2008February 24, 20091
Melrose Place September 8, 2009April 13, 20101
The Vampire Diaries September 10, 2009March 10, 20178
The Beautiful Life September 16, 2009December 18, 20091
Life Unexpected January 18, 2010January 18, 20112
Hellcats September 8, 2010May 17, 20111
Nikita September 9, 2010December 27, 20134
Ringer September 13, 2011April 17, 20121
The Secret Circle September 15, 2011May 10, 20121
Hart of Dixie September 26, 2011March 27, 20154
Arrow October 10, 2012January 28, 20208
Beauty & the Beast October 11, 2012September 15, 20164
Emily Owens, M.D. October 16, 2012February 5, 20131
The Carrie Diaries January 14, 2013January 31, 20142
Cult February 19, 2013July 12, 20131
The Originals October 3, 2013August 1, 20185
The Tomorrow People October 9, 2013May 4, 20141
Reign October 17, 2013June 16, 20174
Star-Crossed February 17, 2014May 12, 20141
The 100 March 19, 2014September 30, 20207
The Flash October 7, 2014May 24, 20239
Jane the Virgin October 13, 2014July 31, 20195
iZombie March 17, 2015August 1, 20195
The Messengers April 17, 2015July 24, 20151
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend October 12, 2015April 5, 20194
Legends of Tomorrow January 21, 2016March 2, 20227
Containment April 19, 2016July 19, 20161
No Tomorrow October 4, 2016January 17, 20171
Frequency October 5, 2016January 25, 20171
Supergirl (seasons 2–6)October 10, 2016November 9, 20215Originally aired on CBS
Riverdale January 26, 2017August 23, 20237
Valor October 9, 2017January 29, 20181
Dynasty October 11, 2017September 16, 20225
Black Lightning January 16, 2018May 24, 20214
Life Sentence March 7, 2018June 15, 20181
Charmed October 14, 2018June 10, 20224
Legacies October 25, 2018June 16, 20224
Roswell, New Mexico January 15, 2019September 5, 20224
In the Dark April 4, 2019September 5, 20224
Pandora July 16, 2019December 13, 20202
Two Sentence Horror Stories August 8, 2019February 20, 20223
Batwoman October 6, 2019March 2, 20223
Nancy Drew October 9, 2019August 23, 20234
Katy Keene February 6, 2020May 14, 20201
Stargirl May 18, 2020December 7, 20223
Walker January 21, 2021June 26, 20244
Superman & Lois February 23, 2021December 2, 20244
Kung Fu April 7, 2021March 8, 20233
The Republic of Sarah June 14, 2021September 6, 20211
4400 October 25, 2021February 14, 20221
Naomi January 11, 2022May 10, 20221
All American: Homecoming February 21, 2022September 30, 20243
Tom Swift May 31, 2022August 2, 20221
Walker: Independence October 6, 2022March 2, 20231
The Winchesters October 11, 2022March 7, 20231
Gotham Knights March 14, 2023June 27, 20231
61st Street (season 2)July 22, 2024September 9, 20241Originally aired on AMC
Joan October 2, 2024November 8, 20241Co-production with ITVX

Comedy

TitlePremiere dateFinale dateNumber of seasonsNotes
All of Us (season 4)October 1, 2006May 14, 20071Originally aired on UPN
Everybody Hates Chris (seasons 2–4)October 1, 2006May 8, 20093
Girlfriends (seasons 7–8)October 1, 2006February 11, 20082
The Game (seasons 1–3)October 1, 2006May 15, 20093Later moved to BET
Reba (season 6)November 19, 2006February 18, 20071Originally aired on The WB
Aliens in America October 1, 2007May 18, 20081
Backpackers July 14, 2014July 21, 20141
Significant Mother August 19, 2015October 5, 20151
Son of a Critch (season 3)January 25, 2024April 24, 20241Co-production with CBC

Unscripted

TitlePremiere dateFinale dateNumber of seasonsNotes
America's Next Top Model (seasons 7–22)September 20, 2006December 4, 201516Originally aired on UPN
Later moved to VH1
Beauty and the Geek (seasons 3–5)January 3, 2007May 13, 20083Originally aired on The WB
Pussycat Dolls Present March 6, 2007April 23, 20082
CW Now September 23, 2007February 24, 20081
Online Nation September 23, 2007October 14, 20071
Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants December 12, 2007January 30, 20081
Farmer Wants a Wife April 30, 2008June 25, 20081
Stylista October 22, 2008December 17, 20081
The CW Sunday Night MovieNovember 30, 2008September 20, 20091
13: Fear Is Real January 7, 2009February 20, 20091
Hitched or Ditched May 26, 2009June 30, 20091
High Society March 10, 2010April 28, 20101
Fly Girls March 24, 2010May 5, 20101
Plain Jane July 28, 2010September 1, 20101
H8R September 14, 2011October 5, 20111
Remodeled January 17, 2012August 20, 20121
Shedding for the Wedding February 23, 2012April 13, 20121
The Catalina May 20, 2012July 3, 20121
Breaking Pointe May 31, 2012September 16, 20132
The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep August 16, 2012October 4, 20121
Oh Sit! September 27, 2012December 19, 20132
Perfect Score July 16, 2013September 27, 20131
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (seasons 9–21)July 16, 2013November 1, 202413Originally aired on ABC (seasons 1–6) and ABC Family (seasons 7–8)
Capture July 30, 2013September 25, 20131
Famous in 12 June 3, 2014July 1, 20141
Cedric's Barber Battle April 17, 2015July 27, 20151
A Wicked Offer August 5, 2015September 23, 20151
Mad TV (season 15)July 26, 2016September 27, 20161Originally aired on Fox
My Last DaysAugust 17, 2016June 5, 20193
Terry Crews Saves ChristmasDecember 20, 2016December 23, 20161
The Big StageJune 7, 2019September 27, 20191
Hypnotize MeAugust 7, 2019September 25, 20191
Red Bull PeakingSeptember 13, 2019October 4, 20191
The Christmas Caroler Challenge December 15, 2019December 25, 20202
The CW Happy HourJune 9, 2020July 14, 20201
World's Funniest Animals September 18, 2020August 29, 20244
Legends of the Hidden Temple (season 4)October 10, 2021January 23, 20221Originally aired on Nickelodeon
Killer Camp (season 2)October 10, 2021September 23, 20221Originally aired on ITV2
MarchJanuary 24, 2022March 27, 20221
Would I Lie to You? April 9, 2022July 9, 20221
Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars October 22, 2022February 10, 20231
The Great American Joke Off March 31, 2023June 23, 20231
Totally Weird and Funny April 8, 2023June 24, 20231
100 Days to Indy April 27, 2023June 7, 20242Moved to Fox Nation
Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 July 8, 2023July 29, 20231
Recipe for Disaster August 5, 2023September 2, 20231
Fight to Survive August 10, 2023September 28, 20231Co-production with The Roku Channel
Inside the NFL (seasons 47–48)September 5, 2023February 12, 20252Originally aired on HBO (1977–2008), Showtime (2008–2021), and Paramount+ (2021–2023)
FBoy Island (season 3)October 16, 2023December 8, 20231Originally aired on HBO Max
Lovers and Liars April 1, 2024May 23, 20241The last three episodes of the series were released exclusively on The CW App on in May 2024. [16]
Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker April 11, 2024June 13, 20241
Hostage Rescue May 14, 2024June 18, 20241
The Big Bakeover June 14, 2024July 19, 20241
The Wranglers October 14, 2024October 28, 20241

Pro wrestling

TitlePremiere dateFinale dateNumber of seasonsNotes
WWE Friday Night SmackDown (seasons 8–9)September 22, 2006September 26, 20082Originally aired on UPN
Later moved to MyNetworkTV
WWE Saturday Morning Slam August 25, 2012May 11, 20131Aired on Saban Brands' Vortexx block.

Acquired programming

TitleOriginal network/RegionBroadcastNumber of seasonsNotes
18 to Life (season 1) CBC/Canada20101
61st Street (season 1) AMC/United States20231Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series
Barons ABC TV/Australia20231
Being Reuben Discovery UK/United Kingdom20201
Bulletproof Sky One/United Kingdom2019–20213
Bump (seasons 1–2) Stan/Australia2022–20232
Burden of Truth CBC/Canada2018–20214
Children Ruin Everything CTV/Canada2023–20254The last four episodes of the series were released exclusively on The CW App in June 2025. [17]
Coroner CBC/Canada2020–20224
Dates Channel 4/United Kingdom20151
Dead Pixels E4/United Kingdom2020–20212
Devils Sky Atlantic/Italy2020–20222
Down to Earth with Zac Efron (season 1) Netflix/United States20231
Easy Money MRC/United States2008–20091
Everyone Else Burns (season 1) Channel 4/United Kingdom20231
Fantastic Friends (season 1) International syndication/United Kingdom20231
FBoy Island (season 2) HBO Max/United States20231The linear network did not air season 1, which was released exclusively on The CW App in June 2023 [18] [19]
Season 3 was picked up by The CW as a network original series
Fridge Wars CBC/Canada20201
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Netflix/United States20201
Great Chocolate Showdown (seasons 1, 3–4) Food Network/Canada2022–20233The linear network did not air season 2, which was released exclusively on The CW App in September 2022 [20]
Hooten & the Lady Sky One/United Kingdom20171
I Am (season 1) Paramount Network/United States2023–20251Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series.
I Ship It (season 2) CW Seed/United States20191
In Harm's Way MRC/United States20081
Killer Camp (season 1) ITV2/United Kingdom20201Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series.
The L.A. Complex CTV/Canada
MuchMusic/Canada		20122
Labyrinth Sat.1/Germany
Film Afrika Worldwide/South Africa		20141
Leonardo Rai 1/Italy20221
Moonshine (season 1) CBC/Canada20231
The Outpost Syfy International/United States2018–20214
Professionals Viaplay/Nordic countries20221
Ride Hallmark Channel/United States
CTV Drama Channel/Canada		20241
The Rising Sky Max/United Kingdom20231
Run the Burbs (seasons 1–2) CBC/Canada20232
Seed (season 1) Citytv/Canada20141
Son of a Critch (seasons 1–2) CBC/Canada2023–20242Season 3 was picked up by The CW as a co-production with CBC
The Spencer Sisters CTV/Canada20231
Sullivan's Crossing (season 1) CTV/Canada20231Season 2 onward was picked up by The CW as a co-production with CTV
Swamp Thing DC Universe/United States20201
The Swarm ZDF/Germany20231
Taskmaster (season 8) Dave/United Kingdom20201
Tell Me a Story CBS All Access/United States20202
Trickster CBC/Canada20211
Valentine MRC/United States2008–20091
Wellington Paranormal TVNZ 2/New Zealand2021–20224

Daytime

Children's programming

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ While the third season is confirmed to be co-produced by The CW, the series has been renewed for a fourth season by CBC, but it is currently unconfirmed whether it will air on The CW. [8]
  2. ↑ The series has been renewed for season 2 by CTV, but it is currently unconfirmed whether it will air on The CW. [9]
  3. ↑ Simulcast with NewsNation.
  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, WWE.com, WWE Network, and USA Network.
  8. ↑ The series has been renewed for season 5 by VidAngel, but it is currently unconfirmed whether it will air on The CW. [12]
  9. ↑ Seven seasons have aired on ABC, but it is currently unconfirmed whether future seasons will air on The CW.
  10. ↑ Five seasons have aired on CBS, but it is currently unconfirmed whether future seasons will air on The CW.
  11. ↑ The series has also been renewed for season 3 by Citytv, but it is currently unconfirmed whether it will air on The CW. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Bill (January 24, 2006). "UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network". The New York Times . Archived from the original on October 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hailu, Selome (June 2, 2025). "All American Renewed for Eighth and Final Season at the CW". Variety .
  3. ↑ Bell, BreAnna (May 10, 2023). "The CW Acquires Canadian Sitcom Run the Burbs from Kim's Convenience Alum Andrew Phung". Variety .
  4. ↑ White, Peter (April 22, 2025). "Totally Funny Animals Renewed For Season 2 At The CW". Deadline Hollywood .
  5. 1 2 "The CW Network Sets 2026 Midseason Premiere Dates for Returning Hit Series" (Press release). The CW. November 19, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025– via The Futon Critic.
  6. 1 2 Rice, Lynette (May 19, 2025). "Scrabble Coming Back To CW With New Host Craig Ferguson; Trivial Pursuit Also Renewed". Deadline Hollywood .
  7. ↑ White, Peter (November 19, 2025). "Wild Cards Renewed For Season 3 At The CW". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ Franken, Claire (May 1, 2025). "Wild Cards Renewed for 2 More Seasons in Canada — Fate on The CW TBD". TVLine .
  9. ↑ Ianucci, Rebecca (June 6, 2024). "Sight Unseen Renewed in Canada; The CW's Plans for Season 2 TBD". TVLine .
  10. ↑ White, Peter (July 16, 2025). "The CW Renews Sullivan's Crossing For Season 4 As Romantic Drama Becomes A Hit For Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ "PBA and The CW Network announce 2026 Tour schedule". Professional Bowlers Association. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (May 13, 2025). "Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Picked Up at the CW (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety .
  14. ↑ "Rogers Brings More Star Power to Citytv Canadian Hits" (Press release). Rogers Media. June 10, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "The CW and Pac-12 extend partnership through the 2030-31 season". Pac-12 Conference (Press release). August 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Lovers and Liars (CW)". The Futon Critic . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Children Ruin Everything (CW)". The Futon Critic . Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  18. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (June 7, 2023). "The CW Unveils Acquisition and Rerun-Heavy Summer Schedule". TVLine . Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  19. ↑ 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.
  20. ↑ "Great Chocolate Showdown (CW)". The Futon Critic . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
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