The CW To Re-Air The 100 In Order This Summer

In the pre-DVD, pre-digital age, there were a few television series that didn’t really take off until the time of summer reruns. People who missed a great show the first time around – whether due to competition or other conflicts – could almost always rely on a TV network to get them caught up before the new episodes start in the Fall. When the shows returned, a new set of fans – who all experienced the series for the first time over the summer – could be anticipating new installments with the people who had already signed on.

That doesn’t happen a whole lot now, with repeats often pre-empted in favor of new programming, usually of the reality TV variety.

Fortunately, in the case of The 100, audiences are getting a second chance to watch.

Starting tomorrow night, June 18, The CW will be airing repeat episodes of the series every Wednesday night at 9PM, with only planned break coming in July. That means if you didn’t catch the show the first time — and WHY DIDN’T YOU? — it’s a chance to get caught up. There’s a little something for everyone in the series. Young people that the younger audiences can identify with, including some new faces that are very easy to root for. Adults making tough decisions, played by big-name actors like Paige Turco, Isaiah Washington, and Henry Ian Cusick.

We here at KSiteTV are convinced that if you give the show a chance, you will be VERY pleasantly surprised and quickly hooked.

Our only advice, if you happen to catch the repeat run? Don’t let yourself get spoiled. The surprises are a big part of the fun…

The 100 airs Wednesday nights at 9PM (ET) on The CW. You can read a description of the series below this trailer which was used to launch the series a few months back:

It’s been 97 years since nuclear Armageddon decimated the Earth, destroying civilization.  The only survivors were the 400 inhabitants of 12 international space stations that were lucky enough to be in orbit at the time.  Since then, three generations have been born in space and the population has swelled to the thousands on the “Ark” ─ the 12 stations now linked together and repurposed to keep the survivors alive.  Life on the Ark is hard.  Population is tightly controlled, resources are severely rationed and all crimes, no matter how petty, are punishable by death—unless you’re under 18.  Perhaps, they weren’t so lucky after all.

As our story begins, life in space has just gotten even harder.  Unbeknownst to the general population, the Ark is dying.  In a desperate attempt to prevent the extinction of humanity, a group of 100 juvenile prisoners are secretly exiled to the ground to test whether the atmosphere can once again support life.  The youth have quite literally inherited the Earth.

Among the 100 young exiles are Clarke (newcomer Eliza Taylor), the bright teenage daughter of the Ark’s chief medical officer; the daredevil Finn (Thomas McDonell, “Suburgatory”); the brother/sister duo of Bellamy (newcomer Bob Morley) and Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos, “50/50”), whose illegal sibling status has always led them to flaunt the rules; the lighthearted Jasper (Devon Bostick, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules”); and the resourceful Monty (Christopher Larkin, “Squad 85”).

Technologically blind to what’s happening on the planet below them, the Ark’s leaders — Clarke’s widowed mother, Abby (Paige Turco, “Person of Interest,” “Damages”); Chancellor Jaha (Isaiah Washington, “Blue Caprice,” “Grey’s Anatomy”); and his shadowy second-in-command, Kane (Henry Ian Cusick, “Scandal,” “Lost”) — are faced with difficult decisions about life, death and the continued existence of the human race.

For the 100 young people on Earth, however, the alien planet they’ve never known is a mysterious realm that can be magical one moment and lethal the next.  With the survival of humanity entirely in their hands, THE 100 must find a way to transcend their differences, unite and forge a new path on a wildly changed Earth that’s primitive, intense and teeming with the unknown.

Based on the book series by Kass Morgan, THE 100 is from Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Jason Rothenberg (upcoming “Twilight Zone” feature), Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain (“The Vampire Diaries”), Leslie Morgenstein (“The Vampire Diaries”) and Gina Girolamo (“The Lying Game”).  Matthew Miller (“Chuck”) serves as consulting producer.