The CW has announced their midseason premiere dates which include some schedule shuffles for shows like DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supernatural as well as the premieres of Riverdale, The 100, iZombie, Reign, The Originals and more. (Is this the first time Supernatural aired in the 8PM hour?)
The release also seems to confirm that Frequency and No Tomorrow will be capped at 13 episodes for their first seasons.
Here’s the press release with more details:
THE CW ANNOUNCES MIDSEASON PREMIERE DATES
The Series Premiere of “Riverdale” to Debut Thursday, Jan. 26 at 9pm As “Supernatural” Moves to Thursdays at 8pm
“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” Moves to Tuesdays at 9pm Starting Jan. 24; “iZombie” Premieres on Tuesday, April 4
“The 100” Returns Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 9pm
Season Premiere of “Reign” Set for Friday, Feb. 10 and “The Originals” Bows Friday, March 17
The Series Finale of “The Vampire Diaries” to Air Friday, March 10
November 16, 2016 (Burbank, CA) – The CW has set its midseason schedule, including the series premiere of the highly-anticipated new drama RIVERDALE, and the returns of THE 100, REIGN, THE ORIGINALS and IZOMBIE.
DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW moves to its new night on Tuesday, January 24 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT), paired with The CW’s #1 series THE FLASH (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT).
On Thursday, January 26, SUPERNATURAL returns from its winter hiatus at its new time (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT), followed by the series debut of The CW’s new drama RIVERDALE (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT), a surprising and subversive take based on the iconic characters from Archie Comics.
THE 100 is back Wednesday, February 1 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT), paired with ARROW (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT).
REIGN returns for its fourth season Friday, February 10 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT). With THE VAMPIRE DIARIES concluding after eight seasons on Friday, March 10, THE ORIGINALS will return on Friday, March 17 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT).
The season finale of DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW is set for Tuesday, March 28, and IZOMBIE will make its season three debut with back-to-back new episodes on Tuesday, April 4 (8:00-9:00pm and 9:00-10:00pm ET/PT), before moving to its regularly scheduled time period after THE FLASH on April 11.
The season finale of NO TOMORROW will air Tuesday, January 17 (9:00-10:00pm ET), with the season finale of FREQUENCY set for the following week Wednesday, January 25 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT). CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND wraps up its second season run on Friday, February 3 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT).
Below is The CW’s midseason schedule with key moves and premiere dates:
MONDAY
8:00-9:00pm SUPERGIRL
9:00-10:00pm JANE THE VIRGIN
TUESDAYS BEGINNING JANUARY 24
8:00-9:00pm THE FLASH
9:00-10:00pm DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW (New Time Period)
WEDNESDAYS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1
8:00-9:00pm ARROW
9:00-10:00pm THE 100 (Season Premiere)
THURSDAYS BEGINNING JANUARY 26
8:00-9:00pm SUPERNATURAL (New Time Period)
9:00-10:00pm RIVERDALE (Series Premiere)
FRIDAYS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 10
8:00-9:00pm THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
9:00-10:00pm REIGN (Season Premiere)
FRIDAYS BEGINNING MARCH 17
8:00-9:00pm THE ORIGINALS (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00pm REIGN
TUESDAY, APRIL 4
8:00-9:00pm IZOMBIE (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00pm IZOMBIE (New Episode)
TUESDAYS BEGINNING APRIL 11
8:00-9:00pm THE FLASH
9:00-10:00pm IZOMBIE (Regular Time Period)
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Supernatural is NOT an 8pm kind of show and I hope that move doesn’t turn it in to one!!