Beginning Saturday, October 15, fans of The CW’s dramas – including Ringer, Hart of Dixie, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, Supernatural, 90210 and Nikita – will be able to catch up with them on Netflix. The same day, fans of The Vampire Chronicles, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and Nikita will be able to marathon their way thought those shows’ past seasons – with previous seasons of Supernatural and 90210 coming available in January, 2012.
The full press release follows the jump.
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At first glance, The CW’s THE SECRET CIRCLE seems to have some of those elements that one would expect a CW show to have: a story built around high school kids, teen angst, a potential love triangle or two, lots of beautiful young people, and a pop soundtrack to highlight it all. But wait! Viewers who haven not set foot in a high school in more than a decade need not run away just yet. Besides, The CW isn’t just for teen girls anymore either — ok, maybe it is, but some of their shows can reach a wider audience! In searching to find the perfect companion to their bonafide hit, The Vampire Diaries, The CW seems to have found their magic show (um, pardon the pun). Once again they turn to Young Adult novel writer L.J. Smith, who penned The Vampire Diaries as well as The Secret Circle. And once again, the TV series will be based on the characters and events established by the novel, but will employ a certain freedom to take it all in a different direction.
The Pilot episode, teleplay by Andrew Miller, which will be airing this evening following the season premiere of The Vampire Diaries, did a terrific job of introducing the characters, establishing the circumstances and history, and offering multiple layers of story that will unfold in the weeks to come. The relationships of characters were beautifully intertwined to offer a wide range of possibilities, and the mysteries and secrets hinted at will have a chance to develop as the season progresses. This Pilot certainly packed a lot of events and information in a short period of time and did it quite adeptly. The entire cast is well-suited to their roles and so far they have great chemistry together. I’ll be honest and say that The Secret Circle doesn’t have the same frenetic pacing and shocking twists and turns of The Vampire Diaries, but that audience, as well as other casual viewers, should have no problem accepting this latest addition to the genre. And even though I haven’t stepped into a high school in a while, I really enjoyed the Pilot episode. It did its job of winning me over and wanting me to know more to the extent that I will be looking forward to seeing how the story unfolds in the weeks to come. If the ultimate goal of any new show is to keep you coming back for more, then The Secret Circle certainly met that goal!
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Grade: B+
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RINGER Wins Its Time Period in 18-34 Demos for CW Stations in Major Markets.
Airing up against the season finale of America’s Got Talent, RINGER and 90210 pushed The CW to rank number one for the night among adults 18-34 in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Phoenix. The CW also ranked number one among women 18-34 in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Phoenix, Tampa, Orlando and Sacramento. RINGER also scored the time period’s best women 18-49 (1.6/4) delivery in over 2 years (since 9/8/09) and best women 18-34 (1.6/4) performance in this time slot/night since 11/17/09. RINGER scored gains of +72% in total viewers, +50% in adults 18-49 (1.2/3) and +45% in women 18-49 (1.6/4), versus Life Unexpected’s debut in the same time period last fall.
Moving to a new night this Fall, 90210 was up +8% in women 18-34 (1.4/4), +13% in adults 18-49 (0.9/3) and +9% in women 18-49 (1.2/3) versus last season’s finale (when it aired Monday 8-9:00 p.m.) and on par in total viewers (1.6 million). RINGER built on the 90210 season premiere by +76% in total viewers (2.84 million vs. 1.6 million), +22% in adults 18-34 (1.1/3 vs. 0.9/3), +14% in women 18-34 (1.6/4 vs. 1.4/4), +33% in adults 18-49 (1.2/3 vs. 0.9/3) and +33% in women 18-49 (1.6/4 vs. 1.2/3).
The CW will re-air the series premiere of RINGER Friday night, 8 p.m. ET and Monday, Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. ET.
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After months [or even years] of developing shows, shooting pilots and holding dozens [if not hundreds] of test screenings for focus groups, it all comes down to show time. Literally dozens of new shows await the approval of an audience – while many more dozens hope to keep the audience they’ve already built.
So, when do the festivities [or bloodbath…] begin? Check out the fall 2011-12 broadcast schedule by simply following the jump.
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The CW announced its new fall 2011 schedule this morning and welcomed Sarah Michelle Geller back into the fold. Geller’s new series, Ringer, had been developed for CBS, but it was decided that both the series star and serialized nature of the show fit the CW brand better.
Other new shows include: Hart of Dixie, Kevin Williamson’s new supernatural drama The Secret Circle and the unscripted H8R. Waiting in the wings are two unscripted series: Re-Modeled and The Frame.
For the full CW fall schedule and descriptions of the new additions, follow the jump.
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This Friday May 6th, the hit action series Supernatural comes one episode closer to the rocking finale of Season 6. According to the CW, all hell is going to break loose (yet again) in S6.20 The Man Who Would Be King. In the episode directed by Ben Edlund, who also co-wrote it with Eric Kripke, Castiel (Misha Collins) tells Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Bobby (Jim Beaver) about the war in Heaven and how he and Raphael ( Demore Barnes) became enemies.
In the last few episodes of the action packed 6th season of Supernatural, viewers and fans of the long running series have seen the Angel Castiel becoming not so angelic as his battle with Raphael reaches the level of desperate measures. In The Man Who Would Be King, Bobby believes Castiel is hiding something, but Dean refuses to believe it. The Winchesters are also dealing with the returned threat of the Demon Crowley ( Mark A. Sheppard) whom it seems Castiel is in league with behind their backs.
The Man Who Would Be King airs on the CW Network this Friday at 9 PM EST right after the last episode of Smallville before it reaches its two-hour series finale next week.
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The CW’s Friday night men of action are back from Spring break and ready to take on more adventures, meeting their destiny and their fates head on!
It’s been a long wait for the return of The CW hit long running action series’ Smallville and Supernatural to come back from their short hiatus This Friday night, the waiting is over as Clark Kent (Tom Welling), Lois Lane (Erica Durance) and Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) come back to finish out the 10th and final season of Smallville. Right behind them are Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) Winchester and the angel Castiel (Misha Collins) to deal with more twists and turns as season 6 plays out.
Check out the preview clips of what’s in store for Smallville and Supernatural this Friday night starting at 8 PM EST on the CW.
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