The CW gets a logo and lists pickups
 

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The CW Unveils New Logo, Sets Pickups
By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC)


LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The CW has set its inaugural lineup of 12 returning series - six from UPN and six from the WB - as well as three newcomers.

In addition, the network has unveiled its new logo (see below), all in advance of its upfront presentation tomorrow.

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The WB's contribution, as expected, will include "7th Heaven," "Gilmore Girls," "Smallville" and "Beauty and the Geek" as well as the recently renewed "Supernatural" and "One Tree Hill."

Among those not making the cut: "The Bedford Diaries," "Blue Collar TV," "Everwood," "Living With Fran," "Modern Men," "Pepper Dennis," "Reba," "Related," "Survival of the Richest" and "Twins."

On the UPN side, "All of Us," "Girlfriends" and "Veronica Mars" are set to join "WWE Smackdown," "America's Next Top Model" and "Everybody Hates Chris."

Not so lucky were "Cuts," "Eve," "Get This Party Started," "Half & Half," "Love, Inc.," "One on One" and "South Beach."

Overall the combined lineup will feature the eight most-watched shows between the two networks - "Heaven" (5.28 million viewers on average), "Model" (4.99 million), "Smallville" (4.68 million), "Gilmore" (4.61 million), "Smackdown" (4.31 million), "Chris" (4.30 million), "Geek" (4.19 million) and "Supernatural" (3.82 million).

As for the remaining quartet, "One Tree Hill" (2.82 million) and "Veronica Mars" (2.31 million) are the 17th and 23rd most-watched programs respectively - behind "Everwood" (3.65 million, 9th) and the departing "Charmed" (3.52 million, 10th) - while "Girlfriends" (3.39 million, 12th) and "All of Us" (3.21 million, 13th) are just short of the exiting "Reba" (3.40 million, 11th).

On the pilot pickup front, the CW is said to be moving forward with "Runaway" and "Girlfriends" spin-off "The Game" for the fall with Kevin Williamson's "Palm Springs" snagging a midseason order.

"Runaway," from Sony Pictures Television, revolves around a family that becomes fugitives in order to prove the innocence of their patriarch (Donnie Wahlberg) - who's convicted of murder. Dustin Milligan ("The Days"), Karen LeBlanc ("Kevin Hill"), Leslie Hope ("Commander in Chief"), Nathan Gamble, Sarah Ramos ("American Dreams") and Susan Floyd ("Law & Order") also star in the hour, which comes from creator Chad Hodge and executive producers Darren Star and Ed Zuckerman.

"Palm Springs," from Lionsgate Television, is a coming-of-age drama about a troubled teen ("The O.C.'s" Taylor Handley) who moves to a gated community, where he uncovers some dark secrets. Amber Heard ("Alpha Dog"), Cheryl White ("The Book of Daniel"), D.W. Moffett ("The Book of Daniel"), Ellary Porterfield ("The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio"), Gail O'Grady ("Hot Properties"), Michael Cassidy ("The O.C.") and Sharon Lawrence ("Desperate Housewives") star.

And finally, CBS Paramount Network Television-based "The Game" is about a group of women in various stages of relationships with pro football players. Aldis Hodge ("Numb3rs"), Coby Bell ("Third Watch"), Hosea Chanchez ("Everwood"), Jennifer Baxter ("Dark Water"), Tia Mowry ("Love, Inc.") and Wendy Raquel Robinson ("All of Us") all star in the half-hour, which comes from executive producers Dan Dugan, Kelsey Grammer, Mara Brock Akil and Steve Stark.

As for lineup specifics, "Heaven," "Gilmore," "Mars," "Model," "Smallville," "Supernatural" and "Smackdown" are each expected to remain in their current time periods with the four comedies - "Chris," "All of Us," "Girlfriends" and "The Game" - shifting to Sundays starting at 8:00/7:00c. "Model" encores will likely fill the Sunday, 7:00/6:00c hour with "Runaway" on Mondays at 9:00/8:00c and "Hill" on Wednesdays at 9:00/8:00c. "Geek" then will spell "Model" cycles on Wednesdays.

As for Everwood having the higher numbers.
I remember back to when Jack & Bobby was cancelled. There was a rumour about a falling out between Berlanti and The WB. This could have been about the new Berlanti series that didn't make the cut last year. That point seemed to have marked the end of Berlanti. The cancellation of Everwood was just the final chapter, since Berlanti is now under contract with Touchstone (ABC).

I don't think this had anything to do with OTH or VM, but network politics. The powers that be wanted Berlanti and his productions gone.

That makes a lot of sense. It's really too bad ABC didn't just take over Everwood somehow, though. It's a lot better than the shows they're picking up based on the descriptions.

I remember when the series began -- it really had such promise. If I remember right, it was the envy of all the networks during that upfront cycle. It's a pity the WB didn't capitalize on it better.

That's good news for O.C. fans. If Oliver is busy on another show, the odds of him returning to The O.C. are slim-to-none.:)

I'm glad "Palm Springs" and "Runaway" got picked up (they where the two drama pilots I was looking forward too)... Especially 'Palm Springs' becuase I miss Kevin Williamson

I thought this was the final season of 7th heaven?

That logo is so 70's.


Everwood. :sad:

This has been a sad week for me on TV. First Denny, now Everwood.

:wtf:

Heyyyyy ... you're right!

There's been a miracle ressurection.

It's now in that small group of shows to have a series finale and then an "oops, one more season"...

So did we until last week when they announced they were renewing it for 13 episodes.

Ahhh, so the CW rolled back the stone and found the 7th Heaven tomb empty. It's a miracle!

Yay for Smallville, although it was all but confirmed.

Double yay for Supernatural, although it wasn't as close to cancellation, but still.:clap:

That logo is God awful though.

So the whole "Say Goodbye to the Camdens" or whatever the WB marketing department is slapping on the promos is a load of hooey?

Maybe next season the wife divorces the husband and takes a new name?

I heard this is supposed to be the last season of smallville..is that true?


no everwood? just a shame

I wonder, is CW going to do the one two gilmore girls tue at 8 and then vm at 9?

I couldn't help but laugh out loud because of how ridiculous it is that the cw renewed '7th Heaven' over 'Everwood.' Now I'm not hating 7th heaven, and I will admit to watching it back in the 90's, but from an executive standpoint, you would think they would renew the critically acclaimed show vs. the show that most people have been calling (the show that needed to end two years ago) for the last couple seasons...

And about the new logo... does anyone else like the old one much better?

What happens to the WB Kids and more importantly-The Batman?

I keep thinking of this everytime I hear about this network...and even more so since the logo was unveiled...

http://madpod.com/podcast/CWMcCall.jpg

NOOOOOOOOOO REBA?
WTF?
I love Reba

I heard Alfred Gough and Miles Millar want to do 7 seasons of Smallville. So, 2 more to go.

Rotate the logo 90 degrees clockwise, and it's almost the thumbs up sign (or thumbs down sign if you rotate it 90 degrees counter-clockwise).

I hope Supernatural doesn't remain in it's current time slow. I heard a rumor that it would return to Tuesdays. If it remains, then I have problems since I already have two other shows Thursday at 8:00.

Of course that's also the perfect excuse to finally pickup another DirecTiVo. And now that I've successfully hacked the other, I could easily setup Multi-room viewing. :banana:

Looks like it from the last paragraph.

Personally, I think it makes more sense to pair it up with VM or Smallville, rather than Gilmore Girls (assuming that they leave GG where it is, which they probably should).

Then again, I'm fairly confident I could combine these two networks myself in a single weekend (maybe longer if I have to watch pilots in development) and do a better job than they have... ;)