The CW is an American commercial broadcasting television network that launched in 2006, as the successor to UPN and The WB. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group through an 81.1% majority stake, with Skydance Corporation controlling a 18.9% stake. Below is a list of programs that are currently and were formerly broadcast on the network.
Current programming Unscripted Docuseries Title Subject Premiere Seasons Runtime Status TV We Love Television history October 13, 2025 Pending
Reality Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Police 24/7 Reality May 7, 2024 Renewed The Great American Road Rally: Celebrity Edition Reality competition September 16, 2026 Season 1 ongoing
Variety Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Totally Funny Animals Comedy clip show February 16, 2024 Season 2 ongoing Scrabble Game show October 3, 2024 Season 2 ongoingRenewed Trivial Pursuit Game show October 3, 2024 Season 2 ongoingRenewed
Co-productions Title Genre Partner/Region Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Wild Cards Police procedural CBC/Canada January 17, 2024 Pending Sullivan's Crossing (seasons 2–4) Drama CTV/Canada October 2, 2024 Renewed Sherlock & Daughter Mystery drama Discovery+/United Kingdom & Ireland April 16, 2025 Pending
Continuations Title Genre network Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Penn & Teller: Fool Us (seasons 2–11) Magic competition ITV July 30, 2014 Pending Masters of Illusion (seasons 4–14) Stage magic August 1, 2014 Pending
News programming Title Genre Premiere Runtime Status The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt Sunday morning talk show April 7, 2024 Ongoing
Sports programming
Title Genre Premiere Runtime Status ACC Football Sports broadcast September 9, 2023 Ongoing ACC Basketball Sports broadcast December 2, 2023 Ongoing Arizona Bowl Sports broadcast December 30, 2023 Ongoing CW College Football Countdown Pre-game show August 31, 2024 Ongoing Pac-12 Football Sports broadcast August 31, 2024 Ongoing NASCAR Countdown Live Pre-game show September 20, 2024 Ongoing NASCAR on The CW Sports broadcast September 20, 2024 Ongoing WWE NXT Sports entertainment October 1, 2024 Ongoing AVP Volleyball Sports broadcast May 24, 2025 Ongoing PBR Bull Riding Sports broadcast August 9, 2025 Ongoing PBA Bowling Sports broadcast February 22, 2026 Ongoing Banana Ball Sports broadcast May 10, 2026 Ongoing NXT Premium Live Events Sports entertainment June 28, 2026 3 hours (approx.) Ongoing Mountain West Football Sports broadcast September 5, 2026 Ongoing
Acquired programming Title Genre Network/Region Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Police procedural Citytv/Canada September 24, 2025 Season 2 ongoing The American Bible Challenge Game show Game Show Network/United States April 3, 2026 Pending Private Eyes West Coast Crime procedural Global/Canada October 5, 2026 Season 1 ongoing
Saturday morning programming
Upcoming programming Sports programming Title Genre Premiere Runtime Status Mountain West Basketball Sports broadcast 2026 Pending Pac-12 Basketball Sports broadcast 2026 Pending Holiday Bowl Sports broadcast 2026 Pending Poinsettia Bowl Sports broadcast 2026 Pending NHRA Drag Racing Sports broadcast 2027 Pending
Former programming Drama Title Premiere date Finale date Number of seasons Notes 7th Heaven (season 11) 1 Originally aired on The WB Runaway 1 Gilmore Girls (season 7) 1 Originally aired on The WB One Tree Hill (seasons 4–9) 6 Originally aired on The WB Smallville (seasons 6–10) 5 Originally aired on The WB Supernatural (seasons 2–15) 14 Originally aired on The WB Veronica Mars (season 3) 1 Originally aired on UPNLater moved to Hulu Hidden Palms 1 Gossip Girl 6 Reaper 2 Life Is Wild 1 90210 5 Privileged 1 Melrose Place 1 The Vampire Diaries 8 The Beautiful Life 1 Life Unexpected 2 Hellcats 1 Nikita 4 Ringer 1 The Secret Circle 1 Hart of Dixie 4 Arrow 8 Beauty & the Beast 4 Emily Owens, M.D. 1 The Carrie Diaries 2 Cult 1 The Originals 5 The Tomorrow People 1 Reign 4 Star-Crossed 1 The 100 7 The Flash 9 Jane the Virgin 5 iZombie 5 The Messengers 1 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 4 Legends of Tomorrow 7 Containment 1 No Tomorrow 1 Frequency 1 Supergirl (seasons 2–6) 5 Originally aired on CBS Riverdale 7 Valor 1 Dynasty 5 Black Lightning 4 Life Sentence 1 All American 8 Charmed 4 Legacies 4 Roswell, New Mexico 4 In the Dark 4 Pandora 2 Two Sentence Horror Stories 3 Batwoman 3 Nancy Drew 4 Katy Keene 1 Stargirl 3 Walker 4 Superman & Lois 4 Kung Fu 3 The Republic of Sarah 1 4400 1 Naomi 1 All American: Homecoming 3 Tom Swift 1 Walker: Independence 1 The Winchesters 1 Gotham Knights 1 Sight Unseen (season 1) 1 Co-production with CTV 61st Street (season 2) 1 Originally aired on AMC Joan 1 Co-production with ITVX Good Cop/Bad Cop 1 Co-production with Stan
Comedy Title Premiere date Finale date Number of seasons Notes All of Us (season 4) 1 Originally aired on UPN Everybody Hates Chris (seasons 2–4) 3 Girlfriends (seasons 7–8) 2 The Game (seasons 1–3) 3 Later moved to BET Reba (season 6) 1 Originally aired on The WB Aliens in America 1 Backpackers 1 Significant Mother 1 Son of a Critch (season 3) 1 Co-production with CBC
Unscripted Title Premiere date Finale date Number of seasons Notes America's Next Top Model (seasons 7–22) 16 Originally aired on UPNLater moved to VH1 Beauty and the Geek (seasons 3–5) 3 Originally aired on The WB Pussycat Dolls Present 2 CW Now 1 Online Nation 1 Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants 1 Farmer Wants a Wife 1 Later revived by FOX Stylista 1 The CW Sunday Night Movie 1 13: Fear Is Real 1 Hitched or Ditched 1 High Society 1 Fly Girls 1 Plain Jane 1 H8R 1 Remodeled 1 Shedding for the Wedding 1 The Catalina 1 Breaking Pointe 2 The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep 1 Oh Sit! 2 Perfect Score 1 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (seasons 9–21) 13 Originally aired on ABC (seasons 1–6) and ABC Family (seasons 7–8) Capture 1 Famous in 12 1 Cedric's Barber Battle 1 A Wicked Offer 1 Mad TV (season 15) 1 Originally aired on Fox My Last Days 3 Terry Crews Saves Christmas 1 Mysteries Decoded 2 The Big Stage 1 Hypnotize Me 1 Red Bull Peaking 1 The Christmas Caroler Challenge 2 The CW Happy Hour 1 World's Funniest Animals 4 Legends of the Hidden Temple (season 4) 1 Originally aired on Nickelodeon Killer Camp (season 2) 1 Originally aired on ITV2 March 1 Would I Lie to You? 1 Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars 1 The Great American Joke Off 1 Totally Weird and Funny 1 100 Days to Indy 2 Moved to Fox Nation Greatest Geek Year Ever: 1982 1 Recipe for Disaster 1 Fight to Survive 1 Co-production with The Roku Channel Inside the NFL (seasons 47–48) 2 Originally aired on HBO (1977–2008), Showtime (2008–2021), and Paramount+ (2021–2023) FBoy Island (season 3) 1 Originally aired on HBO Max Totally Funny Kids 1 Crime Nation 2 Lovers and Liars 1 The last three episodes of the series were released exclusively on The CW App on in May 2024. Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker 1 Hostage Rescue 1 The Big Bakeover 1 The Wranglers 1 I Am (season 2) 1 Originally aired on Paramount Network
Sports programming Title Genre Broadcast Notes WWE SmackDown Sports entertainment 2006–2008 Originally aired on UPNLater moved to various networks WWE Saturday Morning Slam Sports entertainment 2012–2013 Aired on Saban Brands' Vortexx block LIV Golf Sports broadcast 2023–2024 Moved to Fox Sports Grand Slam Track Sports broadcast 2025 HBCU All-Star Basketball Game Sports broadcast 2025 MGM Slam Tennis Tournament Sports broadcast 2026
Acquired programming Title Original network/Region Broadcast Number of seasons Notes 18 to Life (season 1) CBC/Canada 2010 1 61st Street (season 1) AMC/United States 2023 1 Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series Barons ABC TV/Australia 2023 1 Being Reuben Discovery UK/United Kingdom 2020 1 Bob Hearts Abishola (season 1) CBS/United States 2024 1 Bulletproof Sky One/United Kingdom 2019–2021 3 Bump (seasons 1–2) Stan/Australia 2022–2023 2 Burden of Truth CBC/Canada 2018–2021 4 Children Ruin Everything CTV/Canada 2023–2025 4 The last four episodes of the series were released exclusively on The CW App in June 2025. The Chosen (seasons 1–4) VidAngel/United States 2023–2024 4 The Conners (seasons 1–5) ABC/United States 2024 5 Coroner CBC/Canada 2020–2022 4 Dates Channel 4/United Kingdom 2015 1 Dead Pixels E4/United Kingdom 2020–2021 2 Devils Sky Atlantic/Italy 2020–2022 2 Down to Earth with Zac Efron (season 1) Netflix/United States 2023 1 Easy Money MRC/United States 2008–2009 1 Everyone Else Burns (season 1) Channel 4/United Kingdom 2023 1 Family Law Global/Canada 2022–2025 4 Fantastic Friends (season 1) 2023 1 FBoy Island (season 2) HBO Max/United States 2023 1 Season 3 was picked up by The CW as a network original series Fridge Wars CBC/Canada 2020 1 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Netflix/United States 2020 1 Food Network/Canada 2022–2023 3 Hooten & the Lady Sky One/United Kingdom 2017 1 I Am (season 1) Paramount Network/United States 2023–2025 1 Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series. I Ship It (season 2) CW Seed/United States 2019 1 In Harm's Way MRC/United States 2008 1 Killer Camp (season 1) ITV2/United Kingdom 2020 1 Season 2 was picked up by The CW as a network original series. The L.A. Complex CTV/CanadaMuchMusic/Canada 2012 2 Labyrinth Sat.1/GermanyFilm Afrika Worldwide/South Africa 2014 1 Leonardo Rai 1/Italy 2022 1 Moonshine (season 1) CBC/Canada 2023 1 The linear network did not air season 2, which was released exclusively on The CW App. Season 3 was not broadcast on either the network or the app. The Outpost Syfy International/United States 2018–2021 4 Professionals Viaplay/Nordic countries 2022 1 Ride Hallmark Channel/United StatesCTV Drama Channel/Canada 2024 1 The Rising Sky Max/United Kingdom 2023 1 Run the Burbs (seasons 1–2) CBC/Canada 2023 2 Seed (season 1) Citytv/Canada 2014 1 Son of a Critch (seasons 1–2) CBC/Canada 2023–2024 2 Season 3 was picked up by The CW as a co-production with CBC The Spencer Sisters CTV/Canada 2023 1 Sullivan's Crossing (season 1) CTV/Canada 2023 1 Season 2 onward was picked up by The CW as a co-production with CTV Swamp Thing DC Universe/United States 2020 1 The Swarm ZDF/Germany 2023 1 Taskmaster (season 8) Dave/United Kingdom 2020 1 Tell Me a Story CBS All Access/United States 2020 2 Trickster CBC/Canada 2021 1 Valentine MRC/United States 2008–2009 1 Wellington Paranormal TVNZ 2/New Zealand 2021–2022 4
Daytime
Children's programming
See also List of programs broadcast by The CW Plus – for programs aired by The CW's national programming feed for smaller markets CW Seed — for information about The CW's digital platform List of programs broadcast by UPN – predecessor to The CW List of programs broadcast by The WB – predecessor to The CW
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