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CW Fall 2014 Schedule (UPDATE: CW 2015 Winter TCA news)
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CW Prez: We're No Longer the ‘Gossip Girl’ Network, and Here's How We're Fixing Mondays
By Tony Maglio on May 15, 2014 @ 9:18 am
Upfronts 2014: Mark Pedowitz has very high hopes for “Jane the Virgin” and “The Flash”
CW President Mark Pedowitz had two problems on his hands: a weak Monday-night lineup and a lingering perception of being “the ‘Gossip Girl’ network,” as he put it.
Pedowitz believes both issues have officially been solved now.
The chief of the youngest-skewing broadcast network has been quite pleased with his Tuesday-Friday primetime lineup, as he stated several times to a group of potential advertisers at Thursday's New York City upfront presentation — but Monday was a whole other story.
Since the CW doesn't have national primetime programming on Sundays, that left Pedowitz with the issue of having a soft night to start each week, so he elected to shift “The Originals” to Monday at 8 p.m. as the lead-in for new series “Jane the Virgin.”
Based on both the timeslot and comments made before and during the upfronts presentation, Pedowitz and his team have very high hopes for the accidental artificial insemination comedy.
With other new big series “The Flash” kicking off the Tuesday night, the CW hopes to build strong momentum into and throughout the week.
The other CW problem that Pedowitz saw was a clear lack of men watching his network, “Gossip Girl” or no “Gossip Girl.” Again, enter “The Flash,” which is based on the DC Comics series and could draw a more balanced viewership.
While “Flash” clearly has crossover appeal with “Arrow,” the network chose to space the two superhero shows out, with the latter starting Wednesday's primetime.
This year was CW's top season in three years, but the network believes 2014-2015 has the potential to leave it in the dust, much like its new star Barry Allen's alter-ego.
CW Prez: We're No Longer the 'Gossip Girl' Network, and Here's How We're Fixing Mondays - TheWrap
I understand what he's trying to say, but I don't like comment because "Gossip Girl " is actually good.
I don't get why they wouldn't pair The Flash with Arrow though.
Is you still watching "The Originals"? I haven't seen you in the official thread in a while.
Once the Originals (the family) left the vampire diaries, that show took a fukking nose dive (vampire diaries that is, The Originals the TV show is fukking awesome)
I don't mind the space between Arrow and The Flash, gives me two nights of tv at least
I don't mind the space between Arrow and The Flash, gives me two nights of tv at least
I have about 6 episodes on the DVR I haven't watched yet.
I tossed The Vampire Diaries in the garbage. That show is beyond awful now, I can't bear to watch it anymore.
kingdarius
Wtf u talkin bout? Ya Bish
nice
...i mean i prolly dont have to watch the first ep now but i like how its looking
I'm 14 episodes into the current season of TVD. I'm enjoying it more than last season. It looks like they made the right decision to spin-off The Originals, because the writers had no idea what to do with those characters on TVD last season, especially Rebekah.
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