The CW network apparently wanted to be the first one out of the gate this year and announced that six of its TV shows will be back next season. The lucky dramas are Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, 90210, Smallville, and Supernatural. The venerable reality competition series, America’s Next Top Model, was also renewed for seasons 13 and 14.
Smallville’s ninth season comes after Warner Bros was able to sign star Tom Welling to another cycle. Two of the series’ showrunners, Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin, revitalized the action-drama this year but are expected to leave if the Melrose Place revival is ordered to series. If all goes as expected, Kelly Sounders and Brian Peterson, the two remaining showrunners, will take over.
Dawn Ostroff, CW’s entertainment president, said “As we continue to build The CW Network as a destination for young women, these six shows have clearly contributed to strengthening our schedule and our brand identity.”
While the timing of the pickups is earlier than usual, none of the renewals come as a surprise. The grouping represents the network’s strongest offerings.
Still left in the dark are shows like Privileged, The Game, Everybody Hates Chris, and Reaper. Will any of them return next season? The network is developing several possible series so the remaining shows’ chances for survival are looking quite slim.
Ya it’s all about The Game if it’s goes so do I.
The game is a very good show. I will not watch the CW if they pull the plug.
CW will absolutely lose me as a viewer if they cancel The Game. I like Everybody Hates Chris also, but the Game is AWESOME!! I hate when it goes weeks without new episodes and the cast is great, especially Kelly. CW sucks if they cancel this great show. BTW….Why aren’t the seasons available yet??
NO CW for me if the Game is cancelled. Tyra Banks isn’t enough!
I hope that they did not cancel The Game cuz thats the best tv show n it is so funny n i wanna find out if that baby really is derwins
I will totally boycott the CW if The Game is cancelled. I love that show it is the best show ever!. I am a white-female and me and my girls have a viewing party every week. I think it’s criminal that just because the cast is primarily black that the network keeps sifting their date and time. SMALLVILLE, should have been cancelled at least 3 season ago but the network gave it a chance and it’s trying to improve.
I’m so glad on network had the smarts to renew some it’s great shows like Smallville and Supernatural- hello ABC! cancelling Life on Mars, grrr. I agree that Smallville did limp along for a couple of season but this year has been fantastic. I hope Melrose Place dies before it hits the light of day and the current PTB continue the great work they’ve done so far.
Supernatural also continues to just get better every season!
Smallville should NOT be canceled! They are developing the plot, adding more progress towards Clark becoming Superdude, has Doomsday, etc. It would be foolish and awful to cancel it now. It’s also consistently one of the most popular shows. Many times, number one when that vacuous, worthless America’s Next Top Model, isn’t polluting CW. Reaper also made the top shows, so hopefully, CW will keep it. It’s an excellent show and have no idea why more aren’t watching it. Great characters, idea, originality, etc. Why do some have to go out of their way to ‘code’ English is sloppy slang,… Read more »
Come on people. Supernatural is one of my most favorite television shows too, but don’t knock Smallville for another year. I’ve stayed loyal to it for incredibly long and I think that Tom Welling has been a great leader. They are incredible as a family and cast, yes I admit, I miss John Schneider and the old crew and cast, Miles and Al, Greg Beeman, and Michael Rosenbaum, but the cast is wonderfully growing up and they continue to dazzle me with surprises. I’m content with another year, I admit I was shocked by it, thinking this was the last… Read more »
im obssesd wid ONE TREE HILL da best show eva!!!!im so happy dat itz gna return
i also luv 90210
and hope privilleged and eveybody hates chris returnz
I love Supernatural, so I’m glad it’s coming back, but, to my way of thinking, Smallville and One Tree Hill has already run their course and should be canceled.
I am so HAPPY that supernatural has been renewed!!!!!!!! This is the best show on CW right now!!!!
I am so ridiculously excited about Supernatural coming back – it’s the only CW show I still watch. Smallville – as much as I USED to love it – should have ended at LEAST two seasons ago. And to drag it on for another is just kicking a dead horse.
I echo Keeba in that those two shows are my favorites and I never understood why they weren’t aired back to back either. It’s unfathomable that the CW would hold Reaper off for A YEAR!!!!!!!!! And then just kill it. How stupid are these suits? Wait, don’t answer that. After ABC’s shenanigans with Pushing Daisies and Eli Stone, I’m afraid I already know…..
There are only two shows I watch on CW — SUPERNATURAL and REAPER. I’m glad SUPERNATURAL is safe for another year as Kripke has long said he wanted to do five seasons. Next year will make five so we should get some closure.
But what of REAPER? This is like the lighthearted version of SUPERNATURAL. They should have aired them back to back from the get-go. Heck, I want to see a crossover. Sam and Dean go to Seattle when they hear stories of the Devil’s bounty hunter. Imagine the possibilities.