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126-554: Rosewell may refer to: Entertainment [ edit ] Roswell (TV series) , (1999-2000) Roswell, New Mexico (TV series) (2019–2022) Places [ edit ] Rosewell, Midlothian , former mining town in Midlothian, Scotland Rosewell, Virginia , United States Rosewell Plantation , in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States, home of members of

252-464: A 12.5-percent ownership stake. The CW debuted on September 18, 2006, as the successor to UPN and the WB , which had respectively shut down on September 15 and 17 of that year. The CW's first two nights of programming – on September 18, 2006, and September 19, 2006 – consisted of reruns and launch-related specials . The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20, 2006, with the two-hour premiere of

378-479: A 2-hour primetime block on Sunday nights beginning in the fourth quarter of 2018 (it later added a third hour in October 2023), returning the network to Sundays for the first time since the lease to Media Rights Capital ended in 2009, as well as expanding The CW's primetime slate from 10 hours a week to 12. Discussions with CBS and Warner Bros. about the expansion began as early as July 2017; both gave their approval to

504-552: A Fox affiliate in 2000, and had also aired local newscasts when it was an ABC affiliate from 1967 to 1978; WISH-TV in Indianapolis (formerly CBS) has been airing local news since 1956, and KRON-TV in San Francisco (formerly NBC and MyNetworkTV) has produced local news since 1957. KTLA has the largest number of weekly hours devoted to local news programming of any CW affiliate, and any broadcast television station in

630-459: A Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy . The network's Arrowverse expanded again with Supergirl being moved to the network from CBS for its second season. The debut of Archie Comics -based Riverdale signaled the network's foray into mining their parent studio's library of IP to create new television series based on recognizable properties. This led to another new DC Comics series, Black Lightning , and

756-598: A May 16, 2008, article in The Wall Street Journal ) that CBS, Time Warner or both companies might abandon the venture if ratings did not improve. However, The CW's fortunes were buoyed in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 television seasons thanks to increased ratings among females in the 18–34 demographic and the buzz that some of its newer series (such as Gossip Girl , 90210 and The Vampire Diaries ) had generated with audiences. Executives with CBS Corporation and Time Warner also emphasized their commitment to

882-569: A Saturday morning live-action educational programming block produced by Hearst Media Production Group called One Magnificent Morning . The CW is also available in Canada on pay television providers through stations owned-and-operated by Nexstar and on affiliates owned by others that are located within proximity to the Canada–United States border (whose broadcasts of CW shows are subject to simultaneous substitution laws imposed by

1008-620: A backup, the network added reruns of The Drew Carey Show and Jericho , and movies to replace the MRC-produced programs. One of the shows carried over to the network from UPN, WWE SmackDown , ended its run on The CW after the September 26, 2008, episode due to negotiations ending between the WWE and The CW on renewing the program. Representatives for The CW later confirmed that it had chosen not to continue carrying SmackDown because

1134-483: A low-rated night for the network during its first two seasons on the air (due to stiff competition from CBS, ABC, and Fox's strong Sunday lineups, and complicated further by NBC's acquisition of Sunday Night Football in September 2006, shortly before The CW debuted), the move allowed The CW to concentrate on its Monday through Friday prime time schedule, while giving MRC the right to develop and schedule programs of its own choosing and reap advertising revenue generated by

1260-419: A military base. They attempt to fly it, but the ship is too damaged from the crash in 1947. Max leaves L.A. disappointed, and he feels as though he has let down his son. Isabel is being haunted by Alex's ghost, and begins a relationship with Jesse Ramirez , an attorney several years older than her and who works with Isabel and Max's adoptive human father. As the season unfolds, their father is diving deeper into

1386-481: A play on the network's name – to advertise one company's product during part or the entirety of a commercial break, a concept since classified under the term of native advertising . The entertainment magazine series CW Now was inspired in part by the success of the Content Wraps as it was intended to be a series with product placement ; the program was canceled in 2008, after a single 23-episode season. For

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1512-596: A possible merger of UPN and the WB as early as September 1995, only eight months after their respective launches; however, discussions ultimately broke down over issues on how to combine Chris-Craft and Tribune Broadcasting 's station interests in the proposal to merge the networks, since the two companies' station portfolios overlapped with one another in several major markets. By 2003, however, Time Warner became mired in several debt problems. The company had already been responsible for shutting down Warner Bros.' in-house animation department and for selling off major portions of

1638-416: A profitable price point. He also stated that they were using sports programming for bringing in new and older audiences. Nexstar CEO Perry Sook later stated that, beyond causing the delay of four scripted shows, the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes did not have much impact on The CW's fall schedule, adding that they would not affect the network's future progress. In January 2024 during

1764-452: A purchase of The CW by Nexstar was close, and on August 15 Nexstar confirmed it had "entered into a definitive agreement" to acquire a 75-percent majority share in the network; the remaining 25 percent would be shared equally by Paramount Global (the former ViacomCBS) and Warner Bros. Discovery (the company formed by Discovery, Inc. 's acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T). Additionally, Nexstar stated that Mark Pedowitz would remain

1890-510: A reasonably-priced acquisition fee, including unscripted fare, syndicated content, and other content that can create profits through broadcast airings. Nexstar also stated that it aimed for The CW to turn a profit by 2025. In the conference call, Nexstar indicated that it wanted to convert The CW into a network with broad appeal. It cited data indicating that the young audience which The CW focused upon preferred watching its shows through streaming platforms instead of during live broadcasts, while

2016-516: A rebooted Dynasty . While it met with poor ratings, Dynasty proved lucrative thanks to the Netflix output deal and international syndication which earned CBS Studios millions of dollars per episode. Selling CW series like Dynasty to Netflix and overseas markets was so profitable for Warner Bros. and CBS that the network almost stopped cancelling shows, and expanded its broadcast schedule. On February 14, 2018, The CW announced that it would add

2142-419: A second run on The CW. "They creatively have to want the show too and believe that the show should go on their platform first for them to work," CW CEO Pedowitz said. "For us its a great model because it's a way to get excellent summer scripted programming and maximize programming across platforms." On May 13, 2021, The CW announced that it would begin programming Saturday nights on a regular basis beginning in

2268-516: A silver hand print on her stomach. To hide what he has done, Max pours ketchup on Liz before fleeing the scene with his friend Michael Guerin (Brendan Fehr). The shooting acts as a catalyst for the rest of the series action. Liz is presented as an insatiably curious character, obtaining a sample of Max's saliva, analyzing it, and finding that his cells do not look like normal human cells. When she confronts him, Max admits that he, his sister Isabel (Katherine Heigl) and their friend Michael, are aliens from

2394-542: A summit meeting of the families of the five warring planets. Nicholas returns as a voice for Kivar, and it is revealed the owner of the UFO museum, Brody Davis (Desmond Askew), was used by an alien many times to communicate on Earth, acting as a puppet, explaining why he believes he was abducted by aliens although he has no memories of the incident. Max and Tess go with Isabel and Michael's clones to New York, where they are told they can return to their home planet if they give Kivar

2520-399: A tentative romance develops between Isabel and Alex. Toward the end of the season another alien character is introduced. Nasedo is a shape shifter , with a violent, murderous past. The gang initially believes that new kid in town Tess Harding (Emilie de Ravin) is Nasedo because she seems to have a strange effect on Max, but this character turns out to be a teenage alien raised by Nasedo. As

2646-647: A time-lease agreement with Hearst Media Production Group ) airs on Saturday mornings from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in all time zones. Similar to Fox, along with network forerunners the WB and UPN, The CW uses the "common prime" scheduling practice, avoiding the 10:00 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific) hour broadcast by the "Big Three" networks (NBC, CBS, and ABC). The network, unlike the Big Three, does not air any national newscasts , late-night programming , and, since 2021, daytime programming . It also did not run prime-time programming on Saturday nights and during

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2772-494: Is an American commercial broadcast television network that is controlled by Nexstar Media Group through a 75-percent ownership interest. The network's name is derived from the first letters of the names of its two founding co-owners CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Nexstar closed its acquisition of a controlling interest in the network on October 3, 2022, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery (CBS Corporation and Warner Bros.' respective successors) each retaining

2898-410: Is another theme of the series, as the teenagers protect the secret from characters who are in positions of authority: Roswell's sheriff, Jim Valenti (William Sadler), and a series of FBI agents. Two romances develop between human and alien characters. Liz and Max's romance is portrayed as tender and sweet, while Michael and Maria's is portrayed as passionate and often explosive. Later in the first season

3024-509: Is designed to be tape delayed and therefore recommended to air in the same time slot in all time zones. However, it is broadcast one hour earlier on affiliates of The CW Plus in the Central , Mountain and Alaska Time Zones . In Guam , CW Plus affiliate KTKB-LD in Hagåtña airs The CW lineup on a one-day tape delay from its initial broadcast because of the time difference between Guam and

3150-544: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Roswell (TV series) The series is based on the Roswell High young adult book series , written by Melinda Metz and edited by Laura J. Burns , who later became staff writers for the television series. A reimagining of the series, titled Roswell, New Mexico was ordered to series on May 11, 2018, and premiered on January 15, 2019, on The CW . Roswell High

3276-860: Is killed by Congresswoman Whitaker, and Tess moves in with Sheriff Valenti and his son Kyle. The Roswell aliens destroy the Harvest and find out more about their past. Isabel is disturbed that on their home planet she was named Vilandra and was in love with Kivar, Max's enemy and rival, and betrayed her family in favor of Kivar. They also discover a second set of alien clones of the Royal Four were created, landing on Earth in New York City , exact copies of Michael, Max, Isabel and Tess, named Rath (Michael's clone), Zan (Max's clone), Lonnie (Isabel's clone), and Ava (Tess's clone). These clones have killed their Max/Zan and come to Roswell to convince Max to join them at

3402-409: Is no longer evil, and her character never reappears despite apparently living in the same town as Tess. When Alex returns from a trip to Sweden , he finally makes a romantic connection but he dies tragically in a car accident. Liz is suspicious of the police ruling Alex's death a suicide and conducts her own investigation, uncovering evidence he may have been murdered. Liz's suspicions point to one of

3528-417: Is ruining her life and decides to take a break from the gang so she can try to live out a "normal" life. Michael takes a night job as a security guard at a local pharmaceutical factory, where its owners have set a trap for Michael. Knowing that he is an alien, they kill one of Michael's co-workers "Munk" to see if Michael is "the healer". Former Sheriff Valenti has been helping Michael uncover this conspiracy and

3654-474: Is shot near his heart. Max gives away his identity as "the healer" saving Valenti, and is taken by the millionaire's desperate wife and goons and coerced into healing the dying millionaire. Max is wary of doing so, as the millionaire has lived out his life and will die of natural causes, but he tries anyway. Max ends up transferring his youth, and the millionaire's body transforms into Max's body, killing Max. A grieving Michael and Isabel use their powers to escape

3780-431: Is to find and kill Liz, and so travels to Vermont with his reluctant wife to find Liz. He murders his wife and in a struggle, falls with Liz from a window of Liz's boarding school. Seeing Liz is about to die, Max takes control over the body and uses his powers to save her life while he hits the ground. The millionaire's soul dies, and Max miraculously survives after Liz kisses him. The group heads back to Roswell. Meanwhile,

3906-511: Is to one day return to Antar and reclaim the throne from Kivar , Max's enemy in his previous life. As a result of this revelation, Liz distances herself from Max because she believes she cannot get in the way of Max's destiny. Much of Roswell's second season (commencing October 2000 on The WB) concerns the 'will they/won't they' love story between Max and Liz, now that Liz knows Max has an ancient destiny to be with Tess. While Max reassures Liz of his love for her, and while Tess feels ostracised from

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4032-477: The 2008–09 season (with Everybody Hates Chris , and The Game – a spin-off of Girlfriends – becoming the last comedies to be cancelled). The network also ordered more episodes of its original series and ran them consecutively starting on September 12 through the first week of December without repeats. In July 2012, Pedowitz no longer referred to the target demographic of The CW as women 18–34, but rather that it would now be an "18–34 adult network". Although

4158-421: The 29th Critics' Choice Awards , The CW launched a new brand identity by DixonBaxi—which updated the logo with a bolder appearance, changed the network's main color from green to red-orange , and introduced a new "stage" device used in promos (formed by extending the C lettering from the logo), as well as a new sound trademark of a struck match . Spadaccini explained that the rebranding was intended to help make

4284-574: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission , if a Canadian network holds the broadcast rights); it is also available through two Nexstar-controlled stations that are classified in the United States as superstations – New York City-based de facto flagship WPIX and Los Angeles-based secondary flagship KTLA . Additionally, the network is available in northern Mexico through affiliates located near

4410-569: The FBI has been studying the group for many months and is closing in on them, and after Liz also displays alien powers inherited from Max, including premonitions , she also becomes their target. Tess returns from their alien homeworld with Max's son, Zan, and they too become targets of the FBI. Tess decides to sacrifice herself by turning herself in and blowing up the military base. The baby is revealed to be fully human, as only Max's and Tess' human DNA produced

4536-667: The Fox network had started to secure a foothold with American television audiences. The two networks launched to limited fanfare and generally mediocre to poor results. However, over the subsequent 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 seasons, both were able to air several series that became quite popular (such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Star Trek: Voyager , The Sentinel , 7th Heaven , Dawson's Creek , Charmed , Smallville , Everwood , Gilmore Girls , Reba , The Steve Harvey Show , and America's Next Top Model ). Towards

4662-785: The Mexico–U.S. border (such as KFMB-DT2 — San Diego / Tijuana , KECY-DT3 in El Centro, California , KVIA-DT2 in El Paso , and KCWT-CD with simulcast network KMBH-LD 2 in McAllen / Brownsville, Texas ) on pay television providers. In both Canada and Mexico, some free-to-air CW affiliate signals originating from the U.S. are receivable over-the-air in border areas depending on the station's signal coverage . The WB and UPN both launched within one week of each other in January 1995, just as

4788-485: The Nielsen household ratings . It scored a 2.6 rating among adults 18–49, finishing fourth in that age demographic and beating the 2.2 rating earned by Fox on that night. The network's second week consisted of season and series premieres for all of its other series from September 25, 2006, to October 1, 2006, with the exception of Veronica Mars , which debuted its third season on October 3, 2006. Despite having several of

4914-465: The Roswell range and published eight more novels. Following low sales, the series ended a year later. The first four novels act as a bridge between seasons two and three, and the last four are set after the events of the series. On October 12, 2017, The CW announced that a re-imagining of the book series was in development. Unlike the original series, the new series has an immigration twist, focusing on

5040-474: The Teen Choice Awards , Saturn Awards , and others. Overall, the network ended the 2014–15 season posting its highest average total viewership in a single television season since 2007–08 with 2.15 million viewers, a 12 percent increase in total viewership year-to-year; The CW also posted its highest seasonal demographic ratings among males ages 18–49 with a 0.8 share. Expanding on the success of

5166-498: The WC for obvious reasons." Although some executives reportedly disliked the new name, Moonves stated in March 2006 that there was "zero chance" the name would change, citing research claiming 48 percent of the target demographic were already aware of the "CW" name. In May 2006, The CW announced that it would pick up a combined thirteen programs from its two predecessors to air as part of

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5292-625: The continental United States as the island is on the west side of the International Date Line . Supernatural (which initially aired on the WB) was the final CW series carried over from either of the network's respective predecessors that continued to be broadcast, airing its final episode in November 2020. The CW formerly aired short segments during commercial breaks within certain episodes of its programs known as "Content Wraps" –

5418-430: The seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model . The network's programming lineup is intended to appeal mainly to viewers between the ages of 18 and 34, although from 2008 to 2011, the network shifted its programming to appeal to women in that demographic. As of August 2017, the network's audience was evenly split between men and women. The CW runs programming seven days a week: airing nightly in prime time, along with

5544-455: The $ 100 million loss during the quarter when Nexstar acquired it. In June 2024, Schwartz stated that he hoped to have more scripted series on air, but their new financial model necessitated finding production partners. CW Studios was launched in August 2024 after The CW pulled The Librarians: The Next Chapter from their fall schedule and sold the series to TNT . The CW retained a stake in

5670-573: The 2006–07 season, The CW reached an agreement with American Eagle Outfitters to incorporate tie-ins with the company's aerie clothing line as part of the Content Wrap concept within the network's Tuesday night schedule, which included subjects in the commercials commenting on plot points in each of the shows. The agreement was cut down to regular advertising in February 2007, after a fan backlash by viewers of both shows and general criticism of

5796-588: The 2018–19 season. Despite modest ratings, their renewals – along with the renewal of the entire 2018–19 lineup (absent those series already previously announced as ending) – reflected their value to the network's founding co-owners CBS and Warner Bros., which received the windfall of selling them to Netflix and international buyers. This strategy continued with the 2019–20 season debuts of the new Arrowverse series Batwoman , Riverdale spin-off Katy Keene , and Nancy Drew . On August 13, 2019, CBS and Viacom officially announced their intention to re-merge , with

5922-436: The 2021–22 television season, following approval of the expansion by the network's key affiliate groups. As part of the deal, The CW ceased programming The CW Daytime block and returned the time to its stations. With the addition of Saturday nights, The CW has programming on every night of the week for the first time in the network's history, becoming only the sixth American English-language commercial broadcast network ever and

6048-407: The 2023–24 season. On February 1, 2023, The CW appointed Heather Olander as the head of unscripted programming, a position under which she reports to Schwartz. In a shift away from scripted programming, it also let go of Executive VP for Current Programming Michael Roberts, and Executive VP for Development Gaye Hirsch, among other layoffs on the following day. The CW appointed Chris Spadaccini as

6174-508: The Crashdown Café, which serves alien-themed dishes. At the beginning of the pilot episode, Liz is waitressing in her parents' restaurant when a disagreement between two customers breaks out. A gun is fired, and Liz is shot. We are introduced to a character named Max Evans (Jason Behr), a seemingly normal high school student, who rushes to Liz's aid and saves her life by healing the gunshot wound with his alien abilities. The healing leaves

6300-528: The Granilith (the rock which came with the Royal Four when they landed on Earth), but remembering advice from Liz, Max turns down Kivar's deal. Lonnie strikes a deal Nicholas exchanging Max's life for her own return to Antar, but her assassination attempt fails, and Rath and Lonnie "disappear". Tess's clone Ava is haunted by the death of her Zan/Max and remains in Roswell, revealing that since Max healed her she

6426-491: The Granilith. Maria realizes Michael stayed for her. Max tells Liz he loves her and now must save his son. After being cancelled by The WB , Roswell returned for a third season on UPN with a storyline around Max's quest to save his son which doesn't get off to a good start when he and Liz are arrested in Utah after holding up a convenience store. They both end up getting out of jail, but their actions have serious consequences for

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6552-1186: The Page family People [ edit ] Benjamin Rosewell (attorney) (c. 1720-1782), Attorney of Throgmorton Street, London Benjamin Rosewell (shipwright) (c. 1665-1737), Master Shipwright of Chatham Dockyard Bridget Rosewell , British economist Henry Rosewell (1590-1656), of Forde Abbey, Devon and grandson of William Rosewell John Rosewell (1882-1938), pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league player John Rosewell (headmaster) (1635-1684), Headmaster of Eton College Samuel Rosewell (1679-1722), nonconformist minister of Hackney, London Thomas Rosewell (1630-1692), nonconformist minister of Rotherhithe, Surrey Walter Rosewell (c. 1610-1658), Presbyterian minister of Chatham, Kent William Rosewell (Solicitor-General) (c. 1520-1566), Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth I William Rosewell (apothecary) (c.1606-c.1680), Soldier and Royal Apothecary William Rosewell (gentleman) (c.1500-1570), of Loxton, Somerset See also [ edit ] Roswell (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

6678-581: The Skins, another alien race from Antar who have been searching for the alien hybrids since they hatched. Their mission is to locate and turn them over to Kivar, who is now king of Antar. It is revealed that Liz's new boss, Congresswoman Whitaker (Gretchen Egolf), is a Skin and her brother Nicholas is the leader of the Skins. Along with renegade Skin Courtney (Sara Downing), a Crashdown Café waitress, who believes Michael, not Max, should have been in charge of Antar,

6804-514: The Sunday late afternoon repeat block that The CW inherited from the WB (formerly branded by that network as "EasyView") was discontinued. Subsequently, in mid-May, 65 percent of The CW's affiliates, including those carrying The CW Plus, signed agreements to air the replacement MGM Showcase movie package on Sundays. On April 28, 2011, Mark Pedowitz was appointed by the network to succeed original president of entertainment Dawn Ostroff ; Pedowitz

6930-416: The United States, and unscripted series. Schwartz criticized the previous co-owners of the network, stating that it would no longer exist for benefiting them, and that the shows left over from the previous regimes did not perform well on linear broadcast. He added that in order to achieve profitability, The CW was focusing on acquired shows and co-productions while expanding its audience. He also revealed that

7056-549: The United States. WarnerMedia's HBO Max streaming service subsequently acquired exclusive streaming rights to Warner Bros.-produced CW shows. This began with the 2019–20 season, with the Warner Bros.-produced Batwoman and Katy Keene debuting on HBO Max after their current seasons finished airing on The CW. The CBS Studios-produced Nancy Drew was originally announced to be heading to corporate-sibling owned CBS All Access, but appeared on HBO Max instead. The reason for this

7182-630: The aliens killing Alex, and she discovers that instead of Alex having been in Sweden, he had actually been in hiding while working on the translation of the Destiny book. Angry at Liz's investigations of the aliens, Max sleeps with Tess who falls pregnant. Tess says alien pregnancies last a month and that the baby will not survive on Earth, and for the sake of the baby Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess prepare to travel to their home planet. As they say goodbyes to their human friends, Michael and Maria make love for

7308-532: The arrangement would be primarily for the 2022–23 broadcast season . It indicated that it "will have the option to extend the partnership" with Paramount and WBD beyond that season. Nexstar stated in September 2022 that it would seek to supplement The CW's content by acquiring projects from studios beyond solely Paramount and WBD. while any The CW content not licensed to other streaming services would continue to appear on its own streaming platform CW Seed. On October 3, Nexstar officially announced that it had closed

7434-447: The average audience of a broadcast CW affiliate was approximately 58 years old. Nexstar indicated that it would focus on the older audiences as well and not just the younger demographic. In particular, Nexstar was reported to have been seeking older-skewing dramas, police procedurals , and sitcoms. Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery would still produce content for The CW as primary content suppliers, though Nexstar noted that

7560-458: The average number per year that The CW had canceled over the previous decade, including one-season shows 4400 and Naomi , and longtime fixtures including Dynasty , Legends of Tomorrow , Roswell, New Mexico , and Legacies . More shows were cancelled or given final season orders in the following months including Nancy Drew , Stargirl , The Flash, and Riverdale . In late June 2022, The Wall Street Journal indicated

7686-579: The baby. Max, realizing his son can have a normal life, gives him up for adoption; showing the Evans' parents driving the child away to New York. The series closes with Liz getting a premonition of her, Max, Michael, and Isabel dying in an FBI setup, so they decide to leave Roswell after their high school graduation. Michael professes his love for Maria and she makes the decision to be with him no matter what. After Liz, Max, Michael, Isabel, Maria, and Kyle escape an FBI setup at their high school graduation, they hit

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7812-424: The campaign. The network does not produce national news content, but on December 6, 2023, The CW simulcasted sister network NewsNation 's coverage of the fourth 2024 Republican Party presidential debate . The debate marked the first national news program aired on the network under Nexstar ownership. The partnership drew a combined 4 million viewers. As part of the company's efforts to expand its linear reach and

7938-481: The chairman and CEO of The CW. Though no monetary terms were announced, Nexstar reportedly would not pay any cash or stock up front, and would absorb approximately $ 100 million of network debt. The Hollywood Reporter stated that Nexstar retained $ 54 million based on its cash on hand, accounts receivable , accounts payable and other liabilities . As the sale did not entail the transfer of any FCC broadcast licenses, Nexstar immediately took operational control of

8064-446: The chief marketing officer on February 6, and Tom Martin as the head of business affairs and general counsel on February 9, 2023. It later appointed Betzy Slenzak as the vice president of unscripted programming on March 30, and Ashley Hovey as the network's first chief digital officer on April 11, 2023. On May 18, 2023, The CW unveiled its schedule for the 2023–24 broadcast season , consisting mostly of acquired shows from outside

8190-453: The combined company to be named ViacomCBS . The merger was completed on December 4, 2019, making them officially with AT&T's WarnerMedia co-owners of The CW. WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS did not renew CW's Netflix deal in 2019, intending to use their shows on the network for their own streaming services. International sales also mostly ended, because both companies wanted to retain rights to their own shows to compete with Netflix outside

8316-423: The conglomerate, such as the 2004 sale of Warner Bros. Records and the rest of Warner Music Group to an investor group led by Edgar Bronfman Jr. and Thomas H. Lee Partners . Executives from CBS and Time Warner announced on January 24, 2006, that they would respectively shut down UPN and the WB, and combine resources to form a new broadcast network, to be known as The CW Television Network. They confirmed that

8442-468: The course of seven days. The network offers 15 hours of prime time programming to its owned-and-operated and affiliated stations, airing from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time on Monday through Saturday nights and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific) on Sunday nights. Outside of prime time, a three-hour educational programming block called " One Magnificent Morning " (which airs as part of The CW schedule through

8568-470: The deal to acquire the majority ownership of The CW. Longtime chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz resigned from his role, with Dennis Miller taking over as the president of The CW. Rick Haskins, The CW's chief branding officer and president of the network's streaming division, as well as chief financial officer Mitch Nedick were let go on the same day. Thirty to forty employees were laid off on November 1, including several executives. Longtime executive Paul Hewitt

8694-529: The elimination of certain positions, other newly opened positions being left unfilled, and layoffs from the Kids' WB unit, as the block was set to be replaced by the CW4Kids . On May 9, 2008, The CW announced that it would lease its Sunday lineup (then running from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time ) to production company Media Rights Capital (MRC). As Sundays have historically been

8820-483: The end of their first decade on the air, the WB and UPN were in decline, unable to reach the audience share or have the effect that Fox had gained within its first decade, much less than that of the Big Three networks ( ABC , CBS and NBC ). In the eleven years that UPN and the WB were in operation, the two networks lost a combined $ 2 billion. Chris-Craft Industries , Viacom , and Time Warner officials had discussed

8946-399: The first since Fox to have offered prime time content on a nightly basis. On January 5, 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS were exploring a possible sale of either a majority stake or all of The CW, and that Nexstar Media Group , which became The CW's largest affiliate group when it acquired former WB-era network co-owner Tribune Broadcasting in 2019,

9072-440: The first time and Max and Liz make a last-ditch effort to find Alex's killer. Liz discovers that Tess is the villain, having brainwashed Alex to translate the Destiny book and is responsible for his death. It is revealed Nasedo made a deal with Kivar: Tess can return home safely as long as she's carrying Max's child, but she must turn over Max, Isabel, and Michael to Kivar. Max lets Tess go and the gang watches as Tess leaves Earth via

9198-529: The full title sequence utilizing the theme song, " Here With Me " by Dido . Roswell was filmed in various locations around California . City Hall, Charter Oak High School, and several other businesses and residences in Covina served as stand ins for fictional locations in Roswell, New Mexico , as well as Vasquez Rocks , a 905-acre (370 ha) park in Los Angeles County . Episode 1 of season 3

9324-455: The group travels to Congresswoman Whitaker's home town to discover it is inhabited entirely by Skins who are ready for the "Harvest". Skins unlike "The Royal Four" do not contain a mix of alien and human DNA. In order to survive Earth's climate they create husks (fake bodies) which last around 50 years. Skins are so called because once their husks start to reach the end of their shelf lives, they shed their skin. Tess's shape-shifting father Nasedo

9450-554: The highest critical praise of any series during the 2014–15 television season, and became the first CW series ever to be nominated for, and win, a Golden Globe Award , with lead actress Gina Rodriguez winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy . Other CW shows like The Flash , The 100 , and Nikita would also go on to be nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards categories, and several shows from 2011 to 2019 being nominated for categories in

9576-402: The latter's appointment as network president. Pedowitz revealed that the core target demographic of the network would not change, though The CW would attempt to lure new viewers. Pedowitz began looking to bring comedies back to The CW after Ostroff had publicly declared that the difficulty of developing comedies for its target demographic was the reason for their removal from the network following

9702-486: The lineup. The Sunday series that were scheduled – two reality series ( 4Real and In Harm's Way ) and two scripted series (romantic dramedy Valentine and drama Easy Money ) – performed poorly in the ratings (averaging only 1.04 million viewers), prompting the CW to scrap its agreement with MRC and program Sunday nights on its own starting on November 30, 2008. With no first-run programming available to run on Sundays as

9828-466: The millionaire's security staff, but Isabel is shot. Michael unknowingly inherited Max's powers after his death, and then he heals Isabel during an emotional moment. He also reveals their alien secret to Jesse, who was going to cal the police. Meanwhile the millionaire, in Max's body, starts receiving Max's memories, especially unable to stop thinking about Liz. He feels the only way to kill Max's soul inside him

9954-499: The most popular programs carried over from UPN and the WB as part of its schedule, The CW – even though it experienced some success with newer programs that launched in subsequent seasons which became modest hits – largely struggled to gain an audience foothold throughout its first five years on the air. Because of declining viewership for the network during the 2007–08 season and effects from the Writers Guild of America strike ,

10080-448: The move that December, with the network reaching clearance deals with key affiliate partners in early 2018. On June 12, 2018, AT&T received antitrust approval to acquire Warner Bros. parent Time Warner, with the acquisition closing two days later. Time Warner was renamed WarnerMedia and AT&T became a co-owner of The CW with CBS. The CW debuted reboots of Charmed , Roswell , and Originals spin-off Legacies during

10206-410: The network announced on March 4, 2008, that it would eliminate its comedy department (dismissing executive vice president of comedy Kim Fleary and senior vice president of comedy Steve Veisel), while also combining its drama and current programming departments into a single scripted programming unit. The corporate restructuring resulted in the layoffs of approximately 25 to 30 employees. It also included

10332-477: The network had redefined its target audience as exclusively females 18 to 34 years old, whereas SmackDown targeted a predominantly male audience. Following SmackDown ' s move to MyNetworkTV that same season, the Fox -owned network (which launched the same month as The CW's debut, albeit two weeks earlier, on September 5, 2006) began beating The CW in the Friday ratings every week from that program's debut on

10458-620: The network was in production or negotiations for a total of 72 shows. CW Sports was launched by acquiring the rights to LIV Golf and soon expanded by acquiring ACC college football and basketball games, Inside the NFL , the NASCAR Xfinity Series and WWE NXT . In August 2023, Schwartz stated that the network was involved in many upcoming US-produced scripted shows and will focus on getting monetization rights on any scripted content it broadcasts, while producing shows at

10584-413: The network was still not profitable, CBS and Warner Bros. were very successful in selling their CW shows overseas. In 2011, a $ 1 billion deal with streaming service Netflix became another way to sell CW shows. The introduction of action-superhero series Arrow , based on DC Comics ' Green Arrow , received favorable reviews from critics and became a hit with audiences when it premiered. As evidence of

10710-480: The network would – at the outset – feature programming from both of its predecessors-to-be as well as new content developed specifically for the new network. Warners and CBS expected to produce inexpensive shows for the network, which they could sell outside the US. Then CBS chairman Les Moonves explained that the name of the new network was formed from the first letters of CBS and Warner Bros, joking, "We couldn't call it

10836-432: The network's Arrowverse franchise, DC's Legends of Tomorrow premiered to high ratings for the network and became the most-watched show on the network's Thursday night block in two years. The 2015–16 season also saw Crazy Ex-Girlfriend become one of the most critically acclaimed shows of the season and the second show on the network to be nominated for, and win, a Golden Globe Award, with actress Rachel Bloom winning

10962-701: The network's brand more consistent and optimized for digital platforms; the word "The" was removed from the logo to streamline its appearance (especially in use cases such as "CW Original" or "CW Sports"). Spadaccini said that the network's name and verbal branding would remain "The CW". The CW unveiled its fall schedule for the 2024–25 broadcast season in May 2024, with programming consisting of co-produced scripted series, game shows, unscripted series, and an expansion of CW Sports. Three of its four remaining pre-Nexstar scripted series, Superman & Lois , All American: Homecoming , and Walker , are set to conclude within

11088-458: The network's inaugural fall schedule: seven series held over from the WB ( 7th Heaven , Beauty and the Geek , Gilmore Girls , One Tree Hill , Reba , Smallville and Supernatural ) and six held over from UPN ( America's Next Top Model , Veronica Mars , Everybody Hates Chris , Girlfriends , All of Us and WWE SmackDown! ). Upon the network's launch, the CW chose to use

11214-462: The network's refocusing toward a broader audience, Arrow not only premiered to some of the highest viewership totals in the network's history (the third-highest overall as of 2015 , behind the series premieres of The Vampire Diaries and The Flash ), but it also gave the network its strongest performance in the demographic of males 18–34 since Smallville ended its run in May 2011. The network also found success with its summer programming in 2013 with

11340-513: The network, though The CW continued to beat MyNetworkTV overall. The CW generally struggled in the Nielsen ratings from its inception, primarily placing fifth in all statistics tabulated by Nielsen (total audience viewership and demographic ratings). On several occasions, The CW was even outrated by the Spanish language network Univision . This led to speculation within the industry (including

11466-405: The network. Nexstar, in a conference call that took place the day its purchase was announced, indicated a desire to run The CW cost-consciously. Citing research that indicated the network spends "almost twice" the amount other broadcast networks spend on programming, a partial reason for the May 2022 cancellations, Nexstar stated that it planned to seek shows with smaller production budgets and/or

11592-402: The network. On May 5, 2009, The CW announced that it would give the five hours of network time on Sundays back to its affiliated stations that fall, effectively becoming a weeknight-only network in prime time, in addition to The CW Daytime and The CW4Kids blocks (the latter block, airing on Saturday mornings, would remain the only weekend programming supplied by the network). This change meant

11718-402: The past of his children, not happy with Max's criminal behaviour. Isabel marries Jesse, but on her honeymoon is contacted by Kivar who reawakens Isabel's evil past self, Vilandra. Kivar tries to compel Isabel/Vilandra to travel through a portal back to their home world, while Max and Michael attempt to stop them. In the end, Isabel pushes Kivar into the portal. Maria feels the whole "alien thing"

11844-470: The planet Antar, whose spaceship crashed at Roswell in 1947. A love triangle begins between Max, Liz, and Kyle Valenti (Nick Wechsler), the sheriff's son whom Liz was dating. Max divulging the secret of his heritage to Liz and the series of revelations as other characters, first Maria and then Alex, give the first season of Roswell much of its narrative tension, secrecy and trust being important to character development, relationships, and plot. Fear of authority

11970-409: The previous season through the remainder of the first week, except for America's Next Top Model and WWE SmackDown! , which respectively began their new seasons on September 20, 2006, and September 22, 2006, with two-hour premieres. When Top Model made its network premiere on September 20, 2006, The CW scored a 3.4 rating/5 share (with hourly ratings of 3.1/5 and 3.6/6, The CW placed fifth overall) in

12096-418: The primetime access hour on Sundays until the 2021–22 and 2023–24 broadcast seasons respectively. Because of these factors, The CW's affiliates handle the responsibility of programming non-network time periods, with the majority of its stations filling those slots mainly with syndicated programming. However, some of the network's affiliates broadcast their own local news and/or sports programs (either produced by

12222-918: The program, which NewsNation launched on March 3, 2024, began airing on The CW on April 7, 2024. NewsNation 2024 United States presidential election night coverage will simulcast on CW stations. Most of The CW's affiliates do not have autonomous news operations. The network has six affiliates that produce their own local news programming, which were all carry-overs from previous affiliations: WPIX in New York City, WGN in Chicago, and KTLA in Los Angeles started their news departments as independent stations and/or during early affiliations with other networks including DuMont (KTLA) and CBS (WGN); WCCB in Charlotte, North Carolina , started its news operation as

12348-507: The programming costs by more than half from the time of acquisition in 2022. Nexstar CEO and chairman Perry Sook attributed it to The CW's new strategy of lower cost programming and credited the growing CW Sports portfolio for increasing the network's viewership. The CW underwent a round of layoffs later in the same month to streamline the network's focus on sports and unscripted programming. As of October 1, 2023, The CW provides 18 hours of regularly scheduled network programming each week, over

12474-554: The rest of the season. Liz's father sends Liz to a boarding school in Vermont. Max continues his hunt for an alien ship and the diamond key to the spaceship, his search taking him to Los Angeles where a shape-shifting alien is working as a film producer. Max tries out acting and auditions for a role in Star Trek: Enterprise . The fifth alien is, in fact Max's protector and they discover the location of an alien ship at

12600-466: The revival of the U.S. version of the improv comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway? , which later became a year-round staple on the network's schedule. Arrow continued to perform strongly, leading to a spin-off with The Flash , which surpassed The Vampire Diaries as the highest-rated premiere in the network's history and became the most-watched show on the network. Jane the Virgin earned some of

12726-460: The road in a van, where there are several emotional goodbyes, especially between Kyle and his father, Jim Valenti. Isabel decides to leave her husband behind in order to save his life. The final scenes of the show feature Max and Liz getting married and Liz's father reading her journal, chronicling the last three years. The series closes with Liz climbing into the van in her wedding dress and narrating, "I'm Liz Parker, and I'm happy". A soundtrack of

12852-413: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rosewell . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosewell&oldid=1147592539 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

12978-441: The scheduling model utilized by the WB due in part to the fact that it had a more extensive base programming schedule than UPN, allowing for a larger total of weekly programming hours for the new network to fill. (The WB carried 30 hours of programming each week because it had a children's program block and a daytime lineup that UPN did not offer; UPN was primarily a prime time-only network with 10 weekly hours of network programming at

13104-500: The second season and the ratings continued to disappoint, causing the network to finally cancel the show on May 15, 2001, after the show's second-season finale. However, producing studio 20th Century Fox persuaded UPN to commit to a third season as a package deal when UPN outbid The WB for one of its popular flagship series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer . During the 2001 – 2002 television season, Roswell , in its third season, aired directly after Buffy on Tuesday nights on UPN, though it

13230-441: The second season, after a fierce fan-driven campaign involving bottles of Tabasco sauce—a favorite condiment of the show's alien characters—were sent to the network's offices, veteran science fiction writer Ronald D. Moore was brought in as an executive producer and showrunner to further develop the science fiction elements of the show. Not all fans responded favorably to the shift to more science fiction-driven storylines during

13356-418: The series through the newly formed studio and provided the network with an in-house production arm. Miller departed as president of The CW in October 2024, with Brad Schwartz being promoted to fill the role. In November 2024, Nexstar reported that The CW had reduced its operating losses by $ 119 million year-to-date, exceeding the goal of $ 100 million for the year. Nexstar executives attributed this to reducing

13482-458: The series was released on February 26, 2002. The soundtrack featured Ash , Coldplay , Sarah McLachlan and others. Although the show used many popular songs throughout its original airing, due to licensing issues many songs were replaced on the home video releases, with the new songs handpicked by the show's original music supervisors. There are notable exceptions in which songs that became important or symbolic plot moments were retained, such as

13608-414: The series, with episodes premiering on DC Universe and airing the next day on The CW. After DC Universe was folded into HBO Max, Stargirl was renewed with a new co-finance deal in which The CW receives first-run airings followed by its launch on HBO Max. Going forward, The CW and HBO Max will continue to collaborate on potentially co-financing new projects, with the model of premiering first on HBO Max and

13734-481: The show also contain all of the original music. In addition to the original Roswell High book series that inspired the television series, a range of novels were published based on the events depicted in the show. These focused on events that largely went unexplained on screen. While Roswell was still on air, three novels were published by Pocket Books . When the show was cancelled, this series ceased publication. In 2002, Simon Spotlight Entertainment picked up

13860-476: The show's first season conculdes, it is revealed that Max, Isabel, Michael and Tess are clones of the "Royal Four" of Antar, the planet these characters come from. In a former life, Max was the king of his planet, Isabel his sister and a princess, Michael his second in command and Tess his wife and the queen. The four learn they are alien-human hybrids: their alien DNA was mixed with human DNA in order to allow them to look like humans and survive on earth. Their mission

13986-504: The station itself or through outsourcing agreements with an affiliate of another network), preempting network prime time programming to a specific time period (New York City affiliate WPIX , for instance, preempts CW prime time to the afternoon hours). The Hearst-produced Saturday morning block, One Magnificent Morning (which is subject to scheduling variances similar to the weekday hour in some markets, such as in Atlanta and San Diego ),

14112-464: The success between The CW and NewsNation's airing of one the GOP primary debates, Nexstar began distributing a Sunday morning talk show in a collaboration between The CW, NewsNation and The Hill . CW president of entertainment Brad Schwartz said that the show would have both CW and The Hill branding. It was announced that Chris Stirewalt would anchor a new political Sunday show called The Hill Sunday ;

14238-434: The teenage gang of friends, a new upset to this romance arrives in the form of "Future Max." A version of Max from a future timeline has used time travel to return to a point where he can refocus Max away from his crush on Liz and back to his destined relationship with Tess, to save all the characters from a dark future. Liz steps aside but maintains hope that she and Max will one day be together. The second season introduces

14364-403: The time of the network's shutdown.) Like both UPN and the WB, The CW targets its programming towards younger audiences. CBS and Time Warner hoped that combining their networks' schedules and affiliate lineups would strengthen The CW into a fifth "major" broadcast network. One week before the network's official launch, on September 11, 2006, a new, full version of the network website was launched,

14490-457: The use of "Fear" by Sarah McLachlan and "Crash Into Me" by Dave Matthews Band in the pilot and "I Shall Believe" by Sheryl Crow in a later episode. Similarly, Dido 's "Here with Me" was also kept as the show's opening theme music throughout all three seasons on DVD. However, the German language track is the only audio track to contain the original music. Similarly, the syndicated episodes of

14616-596: The website began to feature more in-depth information about The CW's shows. The CW launched with a premiere special / launch party from the CBS Paramount -produced Entertainment Tonight at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California on September 18, 2006, after a repeat of the tenth-season finale of 7th Heaven ; the same schedule was repeated on September 19, 2006, with the sixth-season finale of Gilmore Girls . The network continued to air season finales from

14742-410: The year, leaving All American as the sole remaining legacy series renewed by the network to continue beyond the current season. Miller and Schwartz revealed that the network planned to air its own television films later in 2024, with Miller adding that they planned to do more deals for sports programming. The CW's losses meanwhile declined by $ 50 million for the first quarter of 2024, compared to

14868-669: The young daughter of undocumented immigrants who returns to her hometown of Roswell to shockingly discover that her teenage crush, now a police officer, is an extraterrestrial. On January 30, 2018, The CW issued a pilot order for the new version. On February 15, 2018, it was announced that Julie Plec would direct the pilot. Production companies involved with the pilot include Amblin Television , Bender Brown Productions, CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television (previously produced from Regency Television and 20th Century Fox Television ). On February 16, 2018, Jeanine Mason

14994-555: Was amid the rebranding of CBS All Access to Paramount+ and the changes surrounding the ViacomCBS merger, CBS and Warner Bros. made the collective decision to have all CW shows have a singular streaming home on HBO Max. Beyond being the streaming home of CW programming, HBO Max shares a co-ownership connection with the network which allows for programming partnerships. This began with DC Comics series Stargirl , which The CW shared with DC Universe . DC Universe and The CW co-financed

15120-488: Was cast in the lead role. Weeks later, it was announced that Nathan Parsons , Michael Trevino , Heather Hemmens , Michael Vlamis , Lily Cowles and Tyler Blackburn were added to the cast. On May 11, 2018, it was announced that The CW ordered Roswell, New Mexico and would premiere on January 15, 2019. It is set to conclude its run after four seasons in the latter half of 2022. The CW The CW Network, LLC (commonly referred to as The CW or simply CW )

15246-501: Was considered a leading bidder. Network president and CEO Mark Pedowitz confirmed talks of a potential sale but added that it was "too early to speculate what might happen". Nexstar CEO Perry Sook in Spring 2022 did not confirm the rumored buyout but stated that he would not be surprised if Nexstar owned a broadcast network. In May 2022, three months before Nexstar made their purchase official, The CW cancelled ten shows, three times

15372-469: Was filmed partially in Salina, Utah . The series premiered on October 6, 1999, on The WB in the United States to generally favorable reviews, and quickly gained an outspoken fanbase . In response to low ratings during the first season, the relationship-driven stand-alone episodes of the early first season were to be replaced with more science fiction themes and multi-episode plot arcs . Starting with

15498-455: Was made the network's first president and assumed broader responsibilities in The CW's business operations than Ostroff had. As president of entertainment, Ostroff oversaw entertainment operations while John Maatta, the network's chief operating officer, handled business affairs; both reported to a board composed of CBS and Warner Bros. executives. Maatta began reporting to Pedowitz as a result of

15624-469: Was originally developed by 20th Century Fox Television and Regency Television for the Fox Network , but it eventually landed on The WB (retitled simply to Roswell ) thanks to the latter network's offer to extend a full 22-episode upfront commitment. The pilot episode was filmed in 12 days with a budget of $ 2,000,000. "The Morning After," the second episode of the series, was the first episode with

15750-448: Was replaced with Beth Feldman as the senior vice president of the network's communications unit. On the following day, Brad Schwartz was appointed as the president for the entertainment division, overseeing programming strategy, creative and brand development, and day-to-day operations. On November 8, Nexstar announced that the carryover programming from the former majority parent companies of The CW, Paramount and WBD, would be minimal by

15876-477: Was unable to hold on to the audience Buffy provided. This led to the show's final cancellation. In the first season of Roswell, (premiering October 1999 on The WB) we meet high school students and best friends Liz Parker (Shiri Appleby), Maria DeLuca (Majandra Delfino), and Alex Whitman (Colin Hanks), residents of the small town of Roswell, New Mexico , site of the famed Roswell Incident . Liz Parker's parents own

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