The Frog 429 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Nine years after the CW network reduced the nights it programs, returning Sunday to its affiliates, the network is taking it back. Starting next fall, the CW’s schedule again will span six nights a week, Sunday-Friday (8 PM – 10 PM) for 12 hours of programming. The network’s affiliate stations are on board with the expansion — the CW has secured the same clearances on all six nights via an agreement with its key affiliate partners, including the Sinclair Broadcast Group, Tribune Broadcasting, CBS Television Stations, and Nexstar Media Group. Pedowitz said that reclaiming Sunday night for the CW had been an on-and-off conversation for the seven years he has been at the network. Finally, in discussing the subject with the CW owners, CBS and Warner Bros., last July, the sides concluded that “this might be the right time to do it,” Pedwoitz said. The decision to proceed with the CW expansion was made this past December, and at the beginning of January, Chris Brooks, The CW’s EVP Network Distribution, and Ann Miyagi, EVP, Business Affairs, started the effort of reaching out to the affiliates to secure clearances across the country. Such a proposition is not always an easy sell as the stations may not be willing to forgo 16 minutes an hour of ad inventory in exchange for 3.5 minutes an hour they get from the network. In this case, the response was quick and positive, with clearances wrapped up within 5-6 weeks. https://deadline.com/2018/02/the-cw-reclaims-sunday-expand-schedule-to-6-nights-fall-2018-1202288000/ How about that? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 779 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 https://deadline.com/2018/02/the-cw-reclaims-sunday-expand-schedule-to-6-nights-fall-2018-1202288000/ How about that? I wonder why they are not taking the 7pm hour on Sundays as well. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196637 Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 979 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Gotta have more hours for Arrow spinoffs! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196639 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glimmer 282 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I wonder why they are not taking the 7pm hour on Sundays as well. The 7pm hour never did well for The WB to begin with; i'm curious if we'll see affiliates replicate their access hour programming on Sundays in order to maximize the new lineup. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196640 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColDayNews 438 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The WB typically aired series on Sunday night to burn them off (i.e. Nikki, Hype, Off Centre, The Jamie Foxx Show, etc.) Maybe this is why they're taking back the Sunday primetime? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfc513 235 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Now they need rights to air sports telecasts Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp 337 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 “As one of the largest CW affiliate groups, we are excited to see The CW Network reaffirm its commitment to broadcasting by expanding its schedule to Sunday night,” said Chris Ripley, President and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196655 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Now they need rights to air sports telecasts Yeah, that’s a pipedream if I’ve ever heard of it. The closest thing to that happening is affiliates airing games from teams in their markets. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I had a premonition that they would eventually head back into Sunday nights. All we need is for them to add three hours back to the Sunday slot and it'll be good. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Salter JR 66 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Now they need rights to air sports telecasts If the CW ever wants to be taken seriously, this is the way to go, look what landing the NFL did for fox Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2416 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It will be the first network in history to air a two-hour block on Sundays from 8:00-10:00 p.m. AND start at 8:00, not 7:00 p.m. I wonder if the FOX network will follow suit on this. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Now they need rights to air sports telecasts This may be possible but don't expect to see anything major on there unless CBS has no other place to put a sporting event. They could definitely get the second-tier stuff though. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVNewsLover 779 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I wonder if the FOX network will follow suit on this. Why would they? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196674 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2429 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I wonder if the FOX network will follow suit on this. They effectively do already, if unofficially. On non-NFL weeks without the "OT" overrun it's a repeat-filled afterthought outside the occasional 7:30 p.m. Bob's Burgers. Another note for the CW; in Louisville they got an upgrade to the main channel of what was WMYO, with that station taking the former WBKI call letters and bumping MyNet to .3 hell (Dish and DirecTV weren't carrying the CW schedule under the former post-spectrum arrangement because it was a subchannel, and literally the only people mad about the .3 move are court show fans). At this point, even though Fox insists MyNet goes to 2021, when do they cut bait? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNewsie 50 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 This may be possible but don't expect to see anything major on there unless CBS has no other place to put a sporting event. They could definitely get the second-tier stuff though. Could they air MLS games? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196676 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3304 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Could they air MLS games? Fox and ESPN have that locked up until 2022. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196678 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Could they air MLS games? When their contract with Fox expires, yes. I suppose they could air NHL games too when the contract expires but that's the only two I'll give them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 This may be possible but don't expect to see anything major on there unless CBS has no other place to put a sporting event. They could definitely get the second-tier stuff though. Could they air MLS games? When their contract with Fox expires, yes. I suppose they could air NHL games too when the contract expires but that's the only two I'll give them. You all are forgetting one thing... this isn't 1994 anymore, it's 2018. We live in a world where they are streaming sporting events on Amazon and YouTube. We live in a world where people are cutting the cords for streaming services left and right. Lest you also forget CBS is part-owner in The CW with Time Warner. Between CBS Sports and Turner Sports along with the streaming services, The CW will never air sports, period. End of discussion. Hell, CBS would air a live sporting event on CBS All Access before they ever consider moving a sporting event to The CW. Why not you ask? That's not their demo. The CW, regardless of the current direction they are in with all the superhero shows and the dark dramas and Whose Line is it Anyway? is still catered to college-age millennials both male and female. Unless you're a college-age male who religiously watches ESPN all day, everyday (and I know a few) there are very few and far between that would tune in to The CW for a sporting event. The CW is improving, and they may soon be as successful as The WB was, but they will never be a Big-4 network. The only reason FOX is a Big-4 network is because they got ballsy in a time where the internet was in its infancy and about 75-80% of Americans had basic cable television but didn't own a home computer. They outbid CBS for NFC rights in the 11th hour which caught everyone by surprise, and with the backing of Rupert Murdoch's money they were able to poach away some prime talent from other networks to build their NFL on FOX franchise. You have to also consider if The CW were to ever be able to air sporting events, they would need to build a sports department from scratch and hire a bunch of personnel and spend millions building out a sports division. The CW doesn't have that kind of backing or money, and their parents already with sports divisions of their own will never let that happen. EDIT: The CW HAS aired sports before in the form of WWE wrestling. It was a failure. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED2 144 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 So in KTLA's case, are they going to keep their Sunday night 9 PM news block and have CW Sundays from 7-9 PM? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 EDIT: The CW HAS aired sports before in the form of WWE wrestling. It was a failure. It wasn't a failure. They dumped it because Dawn Ostroff didn't like wrestling. The CW is in the sports business... eSports to be exact. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It wasn't a failure. They dumped it because Dawn Ostroff didn't like wrestling. The CW is in the sports business... eSports to be exact. Esports and The CW would go very well together in terms of demos. The H1Z1 thing should not be a one-off for them. The problem is that tournaments tend to need earlier Sunday starts in order to be at good times for international audiences. Overwatch League doesn't even do regular Sunday broadcasts. NA LCS (League of Legends) is similar. Additionally, live programming means that it would have to be live each or most weeks, which would mean no effective prime time for West Coast affiliates, or something way too late out east (a constant problem for people who watch Super Smash Bros. on the East Coast are the late endings of tournaments out west). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColtFromGulfcoast 708 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 It wasn't a failure. They dumped it because Dawn Ostroff didn't like wrestling. The CW is in the sports business... eSports to be exact. I think eventually they'll end up with WWE again. I'm looking for them to try and go after the XFL. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 I think eventually they'll end up with WWE again. I'm looking for them to try and go after the XFL. Fox is going after WWE, and I expect them to go after the XFL too. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John2016 7 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 You all are forgetting one thing... this isn't 1994 anymore, it's 2018. We live in a world where they are streaming sporting events on Amazon and YouTube. We live in a world where people are cutting the cords for streaming services left and right. Lest you also forget CBS is part-owner in The CW with Time Warner. Between CBS Sports and Turner Sports along with the streaming services, The CW will never air sports, period. End of discussion. Hell, CBS would air a live sporting event on CBS All Access before they ever consider moving a sporting event to The CW. Why not you ask? That's not their demo. The CW, regardless of the current direction they are in with all the superhero shows and the dark dramas and Whose Line is it Anyway? is still catered to college-age millennials both male and female. Unless you're a college-age male who religiously watches ESPN all day, everyday (and I know a few) there are very few and far between that would tune in to The CW for a sporting event. The CW is improving, and they may soon be as successful as The WB was, but they will never be a Big-4 network. The only reason FOX is a Big-4 network is because they got ballsy in a time where the internet was in its infancy and about 75-80% of Americans had basic cable television but didn't own a home computer. They outbid CBS for NFC rights in the 11th hour which caught everyone by surprise, and with the backing of Rupert Murdoch's money they were able to poach away some prime talent from other networks to build their NFL on FOX franchise. You have to also consider if The CW were to ever be able to air sporting events, they would need to build a sports department from scratch and hire a bunch of personnel and spend millions building out a sports division. The CW doesn't have that kind of backing or money, and their parents already with sports divisions of their own will never let that happen. EDIT: The CW HAS aired sports before in the form of WWE wrestling. It was a failure. You all are forgetting one thing... this isn't 1994 anymore, it's 2018. We live in a world where they are streaming sporting events on Amazon and YouTube. We live in a world where people are cutting the cords for streaming services left and right. Lest you also forget CBS is part-owner in The CW with Time Warner. Between CBS Sports and Turner Sports along with the streaming services, The CW will never air sports, period. End of discussion. Hell, CBS would air a live sporting event on CBS All Access before they ever consider moving a sporting event to The CW. Why not you ask? That's not their demo. The CW, regardless of the current direction they are in with all the superhero shows and the dark dramas and Whose Line is it Anyway? is still catered to college-age millennials both male and female. Unless you're a college-age male who religiously watches ESPN all day, everyday (and I know a few) there are very few and far between that would tune in to The CW for a sporting event. The CW is improving, and they may soon be as successful as The WB was, but they will never be a Big-4 network. The only reason FOX is a Big-4 network is because they got ballsy in a time where the internet was in its infancy and about 75-80% of Americans had basic cable television but didn't own a home computer. They outbid CBS for NFC rights in the 11th hour which caught everyone by surprise, and with the backing of Rupert Murdoch's money they were able to poach away some prime talent from other networks to build their NFL on FOX franchise. You have to also consider if The CW were to ever be able to air sporting events, they would need to build a sports department from scratch and hire a bunch of personnel and spend millions building out a sports division. The CW doesn't have that kind of backing or money, and their parents already with sports divisions of their own will never let that happen. EDIT: The CW HAS aired sports before in the form of WWE wrestling. It was a failure. They probably won't air sports, but CBS could air some college basketball in January and February on the CW. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadcowatbk 149 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Now they need rights to air sports telecasts XFL reboot? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16289-the-cw-reclaims-sunday-nights/#findComment-196716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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