This fall, the CW network will continue its multiple personality.
Twice a week, it will seem like a traditional broadcast network, with back-to-back dramas. (including “Sullivan’s Crossing,s’ shown here. On other days, it will be more like a cable network, with wrestling, sports, movies and game shows.
That’s part of the transition for the network once known for sleek superheroes. The new owners canceled most of the previous slate and went for cost-efficiency, including dramas co-produced in other countries.
For this fall, that means:
— Two drama nights. Wednesdays will return the Canadian “Sullivan’s Crossing” and add the British “Joan,” with Sophie Turner as a young mom who becomes a jewel thief in the 1980s. Thursdays has the final 10 episodes of “Superman & Lois,” followed by a new version of the cable adventure, “The Librarians.”
— Two Monday game shows based on familiar titles – “Trivial Pursuit” and “Scrabble.”
— Lots of sports. “WWE NXT,” a league for emerging wrestlers, will be Tuesdays. Fridays will have “Inside the NFL”; Saturdays will include football via the Atlantic Coast Conference and the home games of the two remaining Pac-12 reams.
— Also, Sunday movies and, on Fridays, the returning “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
Most of the drama series have short seasons, but CW has two more to follow them.
“Good Cop/Bad Cop” has Leighton Meister and Luke Cook as a sister/brother detective team. “Sherlock & Daughter” has an American (Blu Hunt) learn that the legendary detective (David Thewlis) may be her father.
So far, there’s no word on the Canadian “Wild Cards” or on current shows, including “Walker” and “All American.”
CW’s multi-personality continues this fall
This fall, the CW network will continue its multiple personality.
Twice a week, it will seem like a traditional broadcast network, with back-to-back dramas. (including “Sullivan’s Crossing,s’ shown here. On other days, it will be more like a cable network, with wrestling, sports, movies and game shows.
That’s part of the transition for the network once known for sleek superheroes. The new owners canceled most of the previous slate and went for cost-efficiency, including dramas co-produced in other countries.
For this fall, that means Read more…