It’s our last day of schedule prediction articles for the 2015-2016 broadcast TV season, with the actual schedules coming out in less than two weeks. You can read our predictions for ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS here… and now it’s time for us to make some predictions for The CW network.
Taking you on this adventure: KSiteTV’s Craig Byrne and Shilo Adams.
The CW has renewed so many shows this year, not everything that they’ve picked up could even make the Fall portion of the schedule. As always, if your favorite show – or a show you’re working on – is not listed, no slight is perceived; this is purely the thoughts of KSiteTV’s TV geeks Craig and Shilo.
Let’s start!
MONDAY
CRAIG: 8:00 Cheerleader Death Squad (Fall); Reign (Midseason); 9:00 Jane The Virgin
SHILO: 8:00 Cordon; 9:00 Jane the Virgin
CRAIG: Sadly, it feels like Jane The Virgin is The Last of The Non Sci-Fi Shows, and considering that plus the notion that people are used to watching on Mondays at 9, I’ve kept it there. Preceding it could be a show from Marc Cherry, someone who has written shows with tones very much like what we’ll see on Jane, and that’s Cheerleader Death Squad. It would be a CBS Studios entry, it’ll put The CW in business with one of TV’s more high-profile producers, and it would provide a fun Monday night to start the week, not to mention good counterprogramming vs. what we’d find everywhere else.
I’d let CDS run through the Fall, and unless it is a HUGE hit, then Reign can come in at midseason. A move to earlier in the week would be good for Reign, which at times has aired earlier in other countries anyway. If The CW orders another 22-episode season for Reign, it can even run through to the summertime.
SHILO: While I can see why you went with Cheerleader Death Squad here, seeing that it’s a very loud title that can cut through the Monday clutter and that it’s the most comedic of CW’s newbies, I think The CW will instead go broader with something like post-apocalyptic Cordon. With Julie Plec attached, the show should be able to target the network’s core female viewers, while the concept is big enough to draw in casual viewers and keep the night from becoming too insular. The success of The Walking Dead and The Last Man on Earth show that people are interested in shows with this type of premise, making it a better fit for the affiliate lead-in, and I think that type of reach could keep Jane the Virgin from suffering a sophomore slump. Jane’s shown that she can survive behind genre programming as long as it’s female-skewing like The Originals, so Cordon seems like it would be an ideal match.
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A very interesting article. I agree with the fact they’ll certainly regroup TVD/TO but I was more thinking it would happen on monday because TVD’s ratings seems very law for thursday. I loved this Klaroline mention by the way ^^
About TF/Arrow, I think for the ratings it’s more interesting to separate them so we’ll see.
I really hope IZombie and The 100 will not be diffuse on friday but we’ll see.
And I totally agree about Supernatural too.
I agree with most of your thoughts and I can totally see iZombie or The 100 on Fridays as long as The Originals stays put. The CW has a very specific digital audience, so I can see TVD renewed for fewer episodes while Reign and BaTB getting renewed eternally for the sake of episodic productions, regardless of the crappy ratings.
I agree with SHILO’s schedule except for iZombie(still one of the better anchors along with SPN). Craig’s decision to move Arrow is a bad idea for me. What if that move not only kills Arrow but Cordon flops as well? It’s not like her other 2 shows are doing ok anyway. TVD is already getting 0.5 ratings same as TO. iZombie and Supernatural survived that slot because one is female skewing while the other is 50-50. Being up against Shield and NCIS is not a good idea for male skewing show. Move Reign to Summer and dump The100/JTV to Fridays.
I don’t think either TVD nor its spinoff TO would be put on the biggest moneymaker night for the CW. Both shows have cut their audience size most dramatically and honestly moving the originals to thursday seems to be rewarding them for a mediocre season. Apparently the CW is having to refund money back to the advertisers who paid a whopping $70K for an ad airing during TVD while the show constantly hits series lows after another.
However, I do agree that with TVD coming to an end, it needs to be paired on the same night as TO. The spinoff needs the TVD link to stay afloat.
Funny how viewers & media consider TO & TVD in the same Universe yet writers have declared they do not. Funny how most viewers & media remember the empty promises (namely Klaroline) & writers won’t explore the tremendous force they are. Shame on the antics & bias tendencies of Plec & her team. Too vexing to want anything good for these two shows anymore.
Thank you for the Klaroline mention!!A lot of fans are still waiting to see them together!This couple has so much potential that’s a shame don’t see them together yet!
Julie Plec come on! Make Klaroline the end game.
“He fancies you,” Ugh seriously Rebecca?
Klaroline hook up already. :'(
I dont think they ll do it. Bc they said tht they want it separated frm tvd! At least thts wht i heared once whn the show started. Im a HUGE KLAROLINE FAN, so i ld be glad if they just end tvd with Caroline moving to TO! Bc Klaroline deserve to have at least a chance! Anw, i dont watch TO & i Honestly HATE some ppl there! Bt im happy tht TO rating ste going down bc tht show is ……! Mb there are few good things there bt thts not enought! I think they believe tht once the tvd ll end ppl ll start watching TO, bt they are wrong! Ppl are NOT DUMP! They actually have their own Brain! Just imagine, if Caroline would go to TO, their ratings would grow very fast! They are trying to feed us with copiing our ship, our Klaroline & this ll only make those Klaroliners, who still watch TO, just stop watching it! So i think the best for the show would be eighter to end it or just make Klaroline happen! Bc there is Nothing else wht can help thm to survive!