The CW Grants Early Renewals to ‘Arrow’, ‘The Flash’, ‘The Vampire Diaries’, ‘The 100’ and 7 More Shows

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The CW has granted early renewals to 11 of its shows, announced The CW president Mark Pedowitz.

“The CW has become home to some of the most critically-acclaimed shows on broadcast television, with a wide array of fantastic scripted series across the week, ranging from musical comedy, to superhero action, to gritty sci-fi dramas,” said Pedowitz in a statement. “As we continue to further our strategy of more year-round original programming, picking up these 11 series for the 2016-2017 season puts us in a great position of having proven, high-quality shows to launch in the fall as well as midseason and summer of 2017.”

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The shows on tap for the 2016-2017 season: Jane the Virgin (Season 3); Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 2); The Flash (Season 3); iZombie (Season 3); Arrow (Season 5); Supernatural (Season 12); DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Season 2); The 100 (Season 4); The Vampire Diaries (Season 8); The Originals (Season 4); and Reign (Season 4).

The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Arrow are The CW’s top three shows in total viewers and Adults 18-49 (in the Live+7 stats); the Friday combo of The Vampire Diaries and The Originals has improved ratings +39% in total viewers and +60% in adults 18-49 versus the same range a year ago. And The CW’s Monday combo has been a winner, with Jane the Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez (2015) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom (2016) taking home back to back Golden Globes for Best Actress in a Comedy, TV or Musical.

Earlier this week, the network also announced the season finale dates for their big shows:

ArrowCrazy Ex-GirlfriendDC's Legends of TomorrowiZombieJane The VirginReignSupernaturalThe 100The Flash (2014)The OriginalsThe Vampire Diaries



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    CyanCoathanger

    I'm especially thrilled that they're renewing iZombie and Legends of Tomorrow which are two of my favorite shows right now but with ratings so low that any other network would have canceled them already. I'm also a big fan of The Flash, but I knew it's ratings were good enough to keep it safe.

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    GoldBattery

    They really, really need to just put a stake in TVD - move the interesting characters over to TO and ditch TVD.

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    BlueBox

    If any of you were fans of the WB (the old CW) shows please feel free to sign the petition to get a revival of Roswell! 🙂 http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/roswell-tv-series-reboot

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    CyanLamp

    This is great news, especially for someone that watches all the DC comics based stuff. Now I can catch up on Izombie.

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    PurpleCocktail

    So excited for iZombie and Jane the Virgin renewals. Flash, Arrow, and Supernatural were a given.

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    GoldSubmarine

    Not counting the midseason placements, they practically renewed the entire lineup.

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    GoldPopsicle

    What about "Whose Line is it Anyway"?