I‘m going to try my hardest not to be glib. The CW is still a pointless venture, but it’s one that actually is trending up. Supernatural is a show that people seem to unironically like. The Vampire Diaries is their biggest hit, and The Originals proved to be a worthy spinoff. If you look closely, you’ll see that The CW isn’t just about pretty white girls in a city anymore. It’s about pretty people of ALL races (though mostly white) in space, or that are vampires, or superheroes. They’ve embraced Genre-specific to a tee, and it’s working.
Canceled Shows: The Carrie Diaries, Star-Crossed, The Tomorrow People
New Shows: The Flash, iZombie, Jane The Virgin, The Messengers
The only show I can see will likely see a second season is The Flash. It has spun off from the loins of Arrow, so that gives it good-will. iZombie sounds interesting and is also a DC Comic, so maybe?
Failures? When the bar is so low, who knows. I’d guess the show about a teenage girl who gets accidentally artificially inseminated (for laughs) will meet a quick end. The Messengers is a toss-up.
Who cares though. The CW is in the business of not-caring about adults think.
About Russ Stevens
Russ Stevens is an editor and writer at Rookerville and a guidance counselor at Nyack HS. He mostly writes about either loving or hating things. In his spare time, he performs Improv comedy with his troupe Priest and The Beekeeper and is a co-producer of their monthly variety show Pig Pile. He loves all the New York sports teams that are historically bad, and he hates lateness more than anything in the world.