"Canadian kids network Family Channel to shutter in coming months"/ "Corus Entertainment axes five kids' channels"

Aug. 28, 2025 "Canadian kids network Family Channel to shutter in coming months": Today I found this article by Abby Hughes on CBC:

After nearly 40 years on air, the iconic kids TV network Family Channel — home to favourites like Life With Derek, The Next Step and Yo Gabba Gabba! — is set to shut down in the coming months.

Toronto-based company WildBrain announced this week it would be shuttering four of its channels because they were "no longer commercially viable": 

Family Channel, 

Family Jr., 

WildBrainTV 

and Télémagino.

"For nearly four decades, Family Channel has been a trusted destination for Canadian kids and families. 

We're incredibly proud of the legacy we've built — 

thanks to our loyal viewers, 

dedicated television employees 

and the many talented Canadian producers we've partnered with,"

 WildBrain's president and CEO Josh Scherba said in a statement.

WildBrain said that Rogers had notified the company it would stop distributing the channels after the two parties had been unable to work out a new broadcasting agreement. 

This — plus Bell's previous decision to remove the four channels — led to the decision to shutter them entirely, WildBrain said.

An exact end date hasn't been announced, but WildBrain said it will stop broadcasting the channels once Rogers stops carrying them.

More than a TV program

Millennial and Gen Z viewers shaped by the channel will remember it as the Canadian home for Disney channel shows like Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and more, plus homegrown favourites like Life With Derek or The Next Step.

For the people behind the beloved kids shows — like Michael Seater, director and actor who starred as Derek in Life With Derek — the loss brings back formative memories of time spent on set or at in-person events the channel was known for.

Seater says he realized just how big Family Channel was to a generation of kids when he and his co-star, Ashley Leggat, did their first promotional meet and greet event at a mall. He recalls coming down an escalator and looking out over a sea of thousands of screaming fans.

Seater had starred in a few other TV shows before Life With Derek, but said none of his roles on other networks had received that kind of attention.

"I really understood that … Family Channel was a completely different beast," Seater said. "Those were, like, definitely the glory days of Family Channel. And it was just wild how popular all these shows were."

Outside of the shows themselves, Seater says Family Channel also promoted events and content that tackled important issues — like the Stand Up anti-bullying campaign. 

Kids would write in to the network about experiences being bullied or standing up to it, and stars of Family Channel shows, including Seater, would visit schools to talk about how to put an end to bullying.

"I was bullied a lot as a kid ... and so it meant a lot to me. And it felt like a really cool thing to be a part of that Family Channel was doing every year," Seater said.

Former Family Channel producer Adrienne McDonnell says events like the Stand Up rallies were something that really set the network apart from others. 

Mall tours, 

concerts 

and giveaways 

that gave fans a chance to be on the network 

all engaged viewers in real life in a way other programs didn't, 

according to McDonnell.

"It was much bigger than just sitting down in front of the TV and watching for an hour or two," McDonnell said.

The channel also embraced its Canadian-ness, she says, airing homegrown shows right after some of Disney's big hits in order to help give them a shot at the spotlight. 

McDonnell says the channel's promotion of Canadian content makes the loss especially worrying.

"I hope that … kids will just be able to find that new and unique content, especially Canadian [content]," McDonnell said.

Tough times for kids' TV

The move by WildBrain comes amid a tumultuous time for broadcast TV — and an even rockier one for kids programming, 

according to Ryan Tuchow, a senior reporter at Kidscreen Magazine which covers the kids entertainment industry.

WildBrain had previously signaled the company was moving away from broadcast when it secured a deal to sell off the four channels to IoM Media Ventures, Tuchow points out — a deal that WildBrain said is no longer, following the decision by Rogers to remove the channels.

"The … economics have become so troubling that moves like WildBrain shuttering channels, you know, are stark and depressing, but not wholly surprising. It seems like that's the way things are going," Tuchow said.

For their part, WildBrain said the impact of the channels' shuttering on their business would be "minimal."

Aside from broadcast, WildBrain licenses content to streaming services,

 and puts some of it up on its YouTube channel,

 which has over 11 million subscribers. 

But Tuchow says broadcast is still a major way that WildBrain would have been getting its original content to air.

And while it's possible some Family Channel content could migrate to other platforms after the broadcast channels are no longer, 

Tuchow points out that some programs could simply be unavailable to Canadians because of this move.

CBC News asked WildBrain if any programs would be unavailable to Canadians once the cable channels shut down, but the company said they couldn't provide those details.

At the very least, "it certainly is going to be a hit for the company in terms of just how many eyeballs are going to be on their content," Tuchow said.

This also comes as Corus Entertainment is set to wind down five of its own kids TV channels — Nickelodeon, ABC Spark, Disney French, Disney XD and Disney Jr — starting on Sept. 1. Those channels were home to programs like SpongeBob SquarePants, Bluey, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures and more.

With all of these channels lost, Tuchow says the landscape of kids entertainment on terrestrial cable is bleak.

"There's really not much left for kids without all these [channels], right?" Tuchow said. "

[Kids content] is going to be moving to YouTube and … that's going to be, really, the only place for them."

YouTube has eaten up a big share of the kids' entertainment space from traditional TV and steaming alike. According to a 2024 report by parental control software company Qustodio, 

YouTube outranked platforms like Netflix and Disney+ as the most favoured entertainment platform by kids globally.  

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/family-channel-shuttering-1.7620532

Aug. 5, 2025 "Corus Entertainment axes five kids' channels": Today I found this article by Melissa Hank on the Calgary Herald:

Bluey, an animated series about a playful family of Australian cattle dogs, has become a casualty of Corus Entertainment’s decision to shut down five popular children’s channels. Photo by Disney+

My opinion: I don't watch Bluey, but I do like this picture.

SpongeBob SquarePants, The Backyardigans and Bluey are small-screen staples for many Canadian kids, but as of Sept. 1, they — along with other children’s shows — will no longer air on linear television.

The TV casualties are part of Corus Entertainment’s announcement earlier this month that it will shut down five kids’ channels. The company is axing 

ABC Spark, 

Nickelodeon, 

the French-language La Chaîne Disney, 

Disney XD 

and Disney Jr., 

according to a statement per The Canadian Press. 

Corus will still distribute the English-language Disney Channel on linear TV and its streaming platforms.

A spokesperson said in a statement that the decision came after a “comprehensive review” of the company’s assets.

“Corus regularly reviews its portfolio of channels to ensure we are meeting the evolving needs of our audiences and distribution partners,” the spokesperson said, according to C21 Media.

Children will now need to look for the shows they’re missing on other platforms. For example, SpongeBob SquarePants streams on Netflix and Paramount+. Bluey is on Disney+. Dora the Explorer, another kiddie favourite that Corus airs, also streams on Paramount+ and PlutoTV.

Corus Entertainment’s announcement comes amid an advertising revenue slump for the company.

Last month, news broke that Corus cut seven per cent of employee costs in its most recent quarter. 

Chief executive John Gossling told analysts that the company expects its TV advertising revenue to drop about 20 per cent year-over-year in the current quarter as “geopolitical and economic uncertainty” remains, according to The Canadian Press.

Corus has said goodbye to other channels recently. 

In December 2024, it stopped carrying 

HGTV 

and Food Network 

— Rogers Communications had picked up the Canadian licensing and trademark agreements for those channels (along with 

Cooking Channel, 

Magnolia Network 

and OWN). 

Corus rallied by replacing Food Network and HGTV with two new channels: 

Flavour Network 

and Home Network.

Corus Entertianment’s portfolio still includes solid performers such as 

Global, 

the History channel, 

Showcase, 

Adult Swim,

 W Network, 

Slice 

and National Geographic.

https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/television/corus-entertainment-axes-five-kids-channels?itm_source=television

My opinion: I used to watch the Family Channel when I was a kid and teen, like by the end of jr. high school.

There is still YTV:

https://www.ytv.com/

The Cartoon Network:

https://www.cartoonnetwork.ca/

The other 2 blog posts of the week:

"‘Found’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons"/ "‘The Irrational’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons"

http://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/09/found-canceled-by-nbc-after-2-seasons.html

"Alert: Missing Persons Unit: Cancelled by FOX; Police Drama Not Returning for Fourth Season"/ "Why Fox Canceled The Cleaning Lady After Four Seasons"

http://badcb.blogspot.com/2025/09/alert-missing-persons-unit-cancelled-by.html

My week:

Sept. 26, 2025 High Potential: I watched the first 2 episodes of the season and it's good.

Murder in a Small Town: I watched the first episode of the season. and there was a good mystery.  There were a couple of new characters brought in.

Law and Order: Organized Crime: I got to watch the season 5 premiere and this looks like a big case for them to solve.

I worked at Comic Con: I worked 4 days there.  1 day to set up the store and 3 days of selling toys and posters. 

This was a good and fun experience.

I never went to Comic Con for fun.  I was an average fan of sci -fi.  I know this is for anyone who's interested in sci -fi and anime.  My little brother buys the 3 -day pass and goes there every year since 2013. 

Article content

Corus Entertainment’s announcement comes amid an advertising revenue slump for the company.Corus has said goodbye to other channels recently. In December 2024, it stopped carrying HGTV and Food Network — Rogers Communications had picked up the Canadian licensing and trademark agreements for those channels (along with Cooking Channel, Magnolia Network and OWN). Corus rallied by replacing Food Network and HGTV with two new channels: Flavour Network and Home Network.

Article contentThe TV casualties are part of Corus Entertainment’s announcement earlier this month that it will shut down five kids’ channels. The company is axing ABC Spark, Nickelodeon, the French-language La Chaîne Disney, Disney XD and Disney Jr., according to a statement per The Canadian Press. Corus will still distribute the English-language Disney Channel on linear TV and its streaming platforms.

"Alert: Missing Persons Unit: Cancelled by FOX; Police Drama Not Returning for Fourth Season"/ "Why Fox Canceled The Cleaning Lady After Four Seasons"

Jun. 7, 2025 "Alert: Missing Persons Unit: Cancelled by FOX; Police Drama Not Returning for Fourth Season": Today I found this article by Trevor Kimball on TV Series Finale:

The work of Philadelphia’s MPU is over. FOX has cancelled Alert: Missing Persons Unit so we won’t be seeing a fourth season for 2025-26. The show’s third season of 10 episodes finished airing on May 27th.

A police procedural drama series, the Alert: Missing Persons Unit TV show stars Scott Caan, Dania Ramirez, Adeola Role, and Ryan Broussard, with Elana Dunkelman recurring. The story revolves around the personnel and investigations of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (MPU). 

The unit is headed by Nikki Batista (Ramirez), whose marriage to Jason Grant (Caan) deteriorated after their son Keith went missing. Six years later, while Jason’s working as a private investigator, Nikki recruits him to join the unit. They work alongside a team of highly skilled individuals. 

Mike Sherman (Broussard) is Batista’s current love interest who she met when he was assigned to oversee the search for Keith. Kemi Adebayo (Role) is proficient in many languages, highly discerning of visual clues, and uses her know-how as a shaman to take a holistic approach to her job.

Airing on Tuesday nights, the third season of Alert: Missing Persons Unit averaged a 0.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.05 million viewers (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). Compared to season two, that’s down by 16% in the demo and down by 8% in viewership.

The show is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television, so Fox Entertainment also must share the profits with the external studio.

According to Deadline, FOX considered retooling the series to boost the ratings but ultimately decided to cancel it instead. 

In the demo, it’s FOX’s lowest-rated scripted series, barely beating The Cleaning Lady (which was also cancelled today).

https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/alert-missing-persons-unit-cancelled-by-fox-police-drama-not-returning-for-fourth-season/#google_vignette

Jun. 8, 2025 "Why Fox Canceled The Cleaning Lady After Four Seasons": Today I found this article by Devin Meenan on Slash Film:

Fox crime drama series "The Cleaning Lady" aired its season 4 finale on June 3, 2025. The series' fans didn't have long to savor the episode or guess what would come next, because mere days later, on June 6, Fox canceled the series, citing low ratings. 

In fact, ratings for "The Cleaning Lady" had been declining consistently. 

The first season generally enjoyed around three million viewers (give or take) per episode back in 2022, 

while by the fourth season, it was down to one million.

 It's possible that the decline just has to do with fewer people watching all network TV, but the end result is the same.

Created by Miranda Kwok, "The Cleaning Lady" is a remake of an Argentine TV series, "La Chica que Limpia" (Spanish for "The Cleaning Lady"). 

The series starred Elodie Yung (best known as Elektra Natchios in "Daredevil," which she could play again) as Thony De La Rosa, a Cambodian-Filipino surgeon living in Las Vegas. 

On an expired visa and with an ill young son, Thony puts her talents to work as a cleaning lady for the mob.

The phrase "cleaning lady" typically suggests a maid, but not here. A "cleaner" is someone who cleans up crime scenes of incriminating evidence, like Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel) in "Pulp Fiction" or Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) in "Breaking Bad." To put this in Martin Scorsese mob movie terms: Thony doesn't clean (or paint) houses, but she does do her own carpentry.

The double entendre of "The Cleaning Lady" title is intentional because initially, Thony is an actual cleaning lady, but then she witnesses mobster Arman Morales (Adan Canto) commit a murder. 

Instead of just disposing of her as more evidence, Arman recruits her as a mob doctor and cleaner. 

Thony has to maintain a double life as a criminal, a la "Dexter" or the aforementioned "Breaking Bad." 

"The Cleaning Lady" flips the formula of prestige crime TV on its head by putting a woman in the lead role, 

the same way that "Yellowjackets" gave women their own Walter White with Shauna Shipman (Sophie Nélisse/Melanie Lynskey).

So why did "The Cleaning Lady" bleed interest despite a novel and politically timely premise? 

There was a disruption beyond the show's control. 

Adan Canto came down with cancer and ultimately died in January 2024.

Arman, who was set up as the co-lead in the first two seasons, was abruptly written out, first temporarily and then permanently.

"The Cleaning Lady" had to uproot the show's defining relationship because of this; a recast would have also been in bad taste. 

Still, I wouldn't be surprised if this hurt the show's ability to build long-term fans (not that anyone who worked on the show is to blame here). 

Something else that probably hurt the show's fandom is that it took a long hiatus between seasons 2 and 3. 

"The Cleaning Lady" season 1 aired from January to March 2022, 

then season 2 aired from September to December that year. 

Then, season 3 didn't come until March 2024, stalling out the momentum.

The winner of "The Cleaning Lady" ending might wind up being "Daredevil" fans. Now that Elodie Yung is open for different acting opportunities, her schedule is clear to play Elektra.

 "Daredevil: Born Again" season 2 is already confirmed to be bringing back Krysten Ritter as Jessica Jones. With the way that season 1 ended, don't be surprised if Elektra comes to "Born Again" sooner or later.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1880241/why-fox-canceled-the-cleaning-lady/

My opinion: 

Alert: Missing Persons Unit: I thought this show was average.  I only watched this show when my favorite TV shows ended.  I recorded the series on my DVR so I can watch this during the summer time when there weren't a lot of scripted shows on.

I was neutral when this show got cancelled.

The Cleaning Lady: I really liked the show.  I loved Adan Canto and the character he played as Arman.  

When he wasn't on the show anymore, the show became average.

I was neutral when this show got cancelled.

"‘Found’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons"/ "‘The Irrational’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons"

May 9, 2025 "‘Found’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons": Today I found this article by  Nellie Andreeva on Katie Campione Deadline:

EXCLUSIVE: Found will not be getting a third season at NBC. The series, starring Shanola Hampton, may be shopped by its lead studio Warner Bros. Television.

The news comes ahead of the Season 2 finale, which has been teased as a showdown of sorts between Gabi (Hampton) and Sir’s sister Lena (Danielle Savre). The episode, which will now serve as a series finale, airs on May 15.

Found was canceled today alongside fellow NBC sophomore drama The Irrational. Coming from different studios, 

Found from Warner Bros. TV 

and The Irrational from Universal Television, 

the two series had similar runs.

Held as strike contingency, both shows launched in fall 2023 amid a dearth of scripted originals on the broadcast networks. 

Taking advantage of the lesser competition and potent lead-ins, 

The Voice (Monday) for The Irrational and The Voice (Tuesday) for Found, the dramas started off well on NBC and Peacock. 

Found became NBC’s top launch on the streamer until then, 

with its premiere episodes drawing 10.5M viewers across platforms in the first week. 

By late November, both dramas had been renewed for a second season.

On a stacked 2024-25 broadcast schedule, Found – like The Irrational – has been registering steep year-to-year ratings declines, which factored in the cancellation decision. 

Found also faced a new story paradigm in Season 2 as one of the key elements of its premise changed with Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) escaping from Gabi’s (Hampton) basement in the Season 1 finale.

Ultimately, Found became a casualty of NBC’s cutback on entertainment programming to accomodate the 180 primetime hours of basketball next season under NBCUniversal’s $2.5B a year deal with the NBA, 

which also claimed dramas 

The Irrational, 

Suits LA 

and comedies Night Court 

and Lopez vs Lopez 

— all canceled today.

Found follows public relations specialist Gabi Mosely (Hampton), who was once herself one of the more than 300,000 missing people of color in the U.S., and her crisis management team who now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people.

Gosselaar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta and Karan Oberoi also starred.

The series came from creator/showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll, who exec produced alongside Sonay Hoffman, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman and Lindsay Dunn. Berlanti Productions and Rock My Soul Productions produced in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television.

https://deadline.com/2025/05/found-cancled-nbc-shanola-hampton-1236386965/#comments

"‘The Irrational’ Canceled By NBC After 2 Seasons": Today I found this article by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline:

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has opted not to renew sophomore drama series The Irrational for a third season.

The news is not entirely surprising. After a promising freshman run, the crime drama starring Jesse L. Martin fell off significantly in the ratings during its second season with comparable lead-ins, The Voice on Monday in Season 1 and The Voice on Tuesday in Season 2.

The TV landscape was different in the two seasons though. 

Launching as strike contingency in fall 2023 amid a dearth of scripted originals on the broadcast networks because of the writers work stoppage, The Irrational took advantage of the lesser competition and a potent lead-in to start off well on NBC as well as Peacock. The series’ premiere tallied 12.1M viewers across all NBCU platforms in its first 15 days. By late November, the series had earned a Season 2 renewal.

Facing a fully stacked playing field in Season 2, The Irrational found it difficult to keep up with its initial performance, posting significant year-to-year declines.

Likely because of that, with so many NBC series on the bubble this season and renewal decisions coming down to the wire as the network has to make room for about 180 hours of expensive primetime NBA programming next season, The Irrational’s fate was pretty much sealed weeks ago.

Still, it was a tough call as Martin is a beloved star at NBC where he previously starred on Law & Order.

Canceled alongside The Irrational today were NBC’s drama Suits LA and Found and comedies Night Court and Lopez vs Lopez.

The Irrational, based on Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational, follows world-renowned professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer (Martin), 

as he lends his unique expertise on an array of high-stakes cases involving 

governments, 

law enforcement 

and corporations. 

His insight and unconventional approach to understanding human behavior lead him and the team on a series of intense, unexpected journeys to solve illogical puzzles and perplexing mysteries.

The cast of the series, which ended its Season 2 run in March, also includes Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz, and Arash DeMaxi.

Arika Lisanne Mittman served as showrunner and exec produced alongside Mark Goffman, Sam Baum and David Frankel. Universal Television, part of Universal Studio Group, was the studio.

https://deadline.com/2025/05/the-irrational-canceled-nbc-jesse-l-martin-1236390821/#comments

My opinion: 

Found: This show was average.  I liked it for the mystery of finding missing people.

The Irrational: This show was average.  I liked it for the characters solving mysteries. 

I had low expectations and predicted these shows were going to get cancelled because the ratings decreased a lot in the 2nd season.

I feel neutral about these shows getting cancelled.

Both shows didn't "jump the shark" meaning it went bad.

I go on Google "lowest rated shows on network ________ and the year _______"

like "lowest rated shows on network NBC 2024-2025" and it leads to TV Series Finale.com:

https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/nbc-2024-25-tv-season-ratings/

I'm writing a blog post where I'm going to analyze these shows more.

"David Thewlis to Star in ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ Series Ordered at CW"/ "The CW Fall 2024-25 Schedule: Top Scripted Series MIA, ‘Superman & Lois’ Bows Out On New Night"

Feb. 15, 2024 "David Thewlis to Star in ‘Sherlock & Daughter’ Series Ordered at CW": Today I found this article by Selome Hailu on Variety:

The CW has given a series order to “Sherlock & Daughter,” a scripted series starring David Thewlis.

With Thewlis as Sherlock Holmes, the series puts the detective out of his comfort zone, mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends.

He then meets Amelia (Blu Hunt), an American who, after her mother’s mysterious murder, learns that Sherlock may be her missing father. 

Despite wildly different backgrounds and attitudes, the pair must work together to 

solve a global conspiracy, 

crack her mother’s murder 

and find out for sure if she really is Sherlock’s daughter. 

The cast also includes Dougray Scott as Holmes’ nemesis, Moriarty.

Brendan Foley created “Sherlock & Daughter” while James Duff showruns. They both executive produce alongside Karine Martin, Chris Philip, Peter Gerwe, Dominic Barlow, Ivan Dunleavy and Escapade Media. Micah War Dog Wright and Shelly Goldstein both serve as writiners. The series hails from Starlings Television Distribution, Albion Television and StoryFirst.

The news came during the CW’s presentation at the Television Critics Association’s winter 2024 press tour, where the network also announced series orders for new game shows based on “Trivial Pursuit” and Scrabble.”

Also announced at TCA were premiere dates for the network’s spring slate. The CW will debut

 “All American” Season 6 

as well as “FBoy Island” spinoff “Lovers and Liars” on April 1; 

“Walker” Season 4 

and new drama series “Sight Unseen” on April 3;

new unscripted series “Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker” on April 11; 

“100 Days to Indy” Season 2 on April 26; 

and new unscripted series “Police 24/7”

 and “Hostage Rescue” on April 30.

“The CW continues to expand its original programming lineup with quality scripted and unscripted series,

based on IP that everyone knows, 

that encourage co-viewing across generations of fans,”

 said Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment at the CW Network. 

“Sherlock & Daughter brings Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award winner and SAG, Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated David Thewlis to the network as the renowned detective Sherlock Holmes. 

The entire cast and creative team have done a magnificent job putting a new twist on the classic character. 

And because we also need things only a Sherlock can solve, we are looking forward to welcoming two great game shows to the CW in “Trivial Pursuit” and “Scrabble,” which will bring prime time game night to the whole family.”

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/david-thewlis-sherlock-daughter-cw-1235912276/

On IMDB:

"Sherlock Holmes faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case."

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31322085/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_sherlock%2520and%2520

Sept. 16, 2025 My opinion: I just watched the trailer on the imdb.com page, and it looks interesting.  I would like to check out the pilot.

May 16, 2024 "The CW Fall 2024-25 Schedule: Top Scripted Series MIA, ‘Superman & Lois’ Bows Out On New Night": Today I found this article by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline:

The CW‘s transformation under new owners Nexstar is almost complete, 

with only two pre-merger series, 

the final season of Superman & Lois

and veteran improv comedy Whose Line It Is Anyway?,

on the network’s fall schedule. 

What’s more, there is an unprecedented scheduling turnover, with only three shows from the current 2023-24 season making it to next fall, 

Whose Line, 

Sullivan’s Crossing 

and Inside the NFL.

More on that – including why All American, Walker and Wild Cards are missing — in a bit.

Here is the CW’s fall schedule, which for the first time opens a game show night with Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble, followed by brief analysis and descriptions of the new series.

(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT) 

MONDAY

8-9 PM — TRIVIAL PURSUIT

9-10 PM — SCRABBLE

TUESDAY

8-10 PM– WWE NXT (Network Debut)

WEDNESDAY

8-9 PM — Sullivan’s Crossing (Season 2)

9-10 PM — JOAN

THURSDAY

8-9 PM — Superman & Lois (Season 4)
9-10 PM — THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER

FRIDAY

8-8:30PM — Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Season 13)
8:30-9 PM — Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Original Episode)
9-10 PM — Inside The NFL (Season 2)

CW SPORTS SATURDAY

SUNDAY

7-10 PM — The CW Sunday Movie Night

The lack of returning 2023-24 series on the CW fall schedule is, in large part, because the network is yet to make renewal decisions on all but one of its top scripted series, Canadian drama Sullivan’s Crossing. 

That includes highly rated U.S. studio series All American and Walker, whose current seasons are ongoing, with pickup conversations underway. 

As Deadline reported, financials for all three homegrown CW dramas are challenging but especially for Walker, which won’t be able to continue unless its very low license fee is raised by the network. (The third U.S. studio drama, All American: Homecoming, is not returning for its new season until the summer.)

Also not renewed yet is breakout Canadian drama co-production Wild Cards, the most watched CW scripted series on linear, whose pickup has been pending for months. 

A couple of other respectably rated Canadian series remain in limbo too, including drama Family Law, which was renewed by Global for a fourth season in January. 

(There haven’t been official renewals of the CW’s existing unscripted series either, and none of them found a spot on the fall schedule, even stalwart Penn & Teller: Fool Us, the top CW series – scripted or unscripted – in linear viewership.)

Meanwhile, the CW new owners continue to spend on sports programming, most recently adding Pac-12 football games to its roster two days ago. The network’s fall schedule includes some of that, new addition WWE NXT on Tuesday; ACC Football, NASCAR Xfinity Series and Pac-12 Football on Saturday; as well as Inside the NFL, moving from Thursday to Friday in its second season on the CW.

Also on the move is Superman & Lois, whose delayed fourth and final season will air on a new night, Thursday, after spending the first three seasons on Tuesday. 

Staying put is The CW Sunday Night Movie, introduced this past winter, which features theatrical and original movies, including the I Am documentary franchise.

The CW is using its two returning series, Sullivan’s Crossing and Superman & Lois, to launch two new drama series, Joan, and The Librarians: The New Chapter, respectively.

British crime drama Joan, starring Sophie Turner, consists of only six episodes, so the CW will need reinforcements a month and a half into the season. 

The network’s new scripted series on the bench for 2024-25 include Good Cop/Bad Cop and Sherlock’s Daughter.

NEW FALL 2024 SERIES:

JOAN

Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones,” “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” “The Staircase”) stars as notorious jewel thief Joan Hannington in this exhilarating yet emotional story set against the vibrant backdrop of the 1980s 

— an era known for its bold fashion trends, iconic music and cultural shifts. 

The series opens with Joan, a fiery and uncompromising woman in her twenties who is deeply scarred and vulnerable.

She is a devoted mother to her six-year-old daughter, Kelly, 

but is trapped in a disastrous marriage with a violent criminal named Gary.

When Gary goes on the run, Joan seizes the opportunity to create a new life for herself and her daughter. 

Joan becomes a masterful jewel thief. 

She embarks on a thrilling, high-stakes journey that challenges her every limit, 

driven by her desire to care for her daughter 

and create a secure home for them both. 

Through her sharp intelligence, charm and talent for impersonation and performance, 

we follow the twists and turns in Joan’s life, 

the ups and downs,

the heartache and the joy 

that makes this story so compelling to follow.

Turner stars alongside Frank Dillane (“Fear the Walking Dead”) as Boisie, a London antiques dealer. 

Kirsty J. Curtis (“Match Not Found”) plays Nancy, Joan’s older sister and salon worker 

while Gershwyn Eustache Jr. (“I May Destroy You”) portrays Albie, an old acquaintance of Boisie who’s made a new life in Spain 

with his wife Val, played by Laura Aikman (“The Split”). 

Joan is written by acclaimed screenwriter Anna Symon (“The Essex Serpent”) 

and directed by BAFTA award-winner Richard Laxton (“Rain Dogs”). 

The series is from Snowed-In Productions and executive produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts (“Stonehouse”), Jenny Van Der Lande (“Too Close”), Neil Blair (“The Midwich Cuckoos”) and Richard Laxton. 

Joan has been commissioned for ITVX by Head of Drama Polly Hill. The series is produced in association with All3Media International and The CW Network.

THE LIBRARIANS: THE NEXT CHAPTER

The Librarians: The Next Chapter is a spinoff of the original TV series “The Librarians,” which followed the adventures of the custodians of a magical repository of the world’s most powerful and dangerous supernatural artifacts. The new series centers on Vikram (Callum McGowan), a “Librarian” from the past, who time traveled to the present and now finds himself stuck here. When he returns to his castle, which is now a museum, he inadvertently releases magic across the continent. He is given a new team to help him clean up the mess he made, forming a new team of Librarians. The series stars Callum McGowan as Vikram Chamberlain; Jessica Green as Charlie Cornwall, the Guardian; Olivia Morris as Lysa Pascal, The Scientist and Bluey Robinson as Connor Green, the Historian. Dean Devlin serves as Showrunner and executive producer alongside Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson of Electric Entertainment. Noah Wyle also serves as executive producer. Mark Franco of Electric Entertainment and Jonathan English of Balkanic Media also produce.

NEW MIDSEASON 2025 SERIES:

GOOD COP/BAD COP

Good Cop/Bad Cop is a one-hour procedural dramedy centered around Lou (Leighton Meester, “Gossip Girl”) and Henry (Luke Cook, “Katy Keene,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), an odd couple sister and brother detective team in a small Pacific Northwest police force. They must contend with colorful residents, a serious lack of resources, and their very complicated dynamic with each other and with their police chief, Big Hank (Clancy Brown, “Dexter: New Blood,” “Billions”)—who happens to be their father. From Future Shack Entertainment and Jungle Entertainment for commissioning broadcasters The CW Network and The Roku Channel in the United States and Stan in Australia, Good Cop/Bad Cop is written and executive produced by John Quaintance with Jeff Wachtel, Trent O’Donnell (“Ghosts”) and Chloe Rickard serving as executive producers. Trent O’Donnell also serves as director with Phil Lloyd set as co-executive producer. Good Cop/Bad Cop is produced in association with and distributed by ITV Studios. The production is supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy.

SHERLOCK & DAUGHTER

The mystery thriller series Sherlock & Daughter puts Sherlock Holmes (David Thewlis, “Fargo,” The Artful Dodger”) out of his comfort zone, mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends. Enter: young American Amelia (Blu Hunt, “The Originals,” “The New Mutants”). After her mother’s mysterious murder, she learns her missing father may be the legendary detective. Despite wildly different backgrounds and attitudes, the pair must work together to solve a global conspiracy, crack her mother’s murder, and find out for sure if she really is Sherlock’s daughter. International Emmy Award-winning Dougray Scott (“Batwoman,” “Crime”) also stars as Holmes’ nemesis, Moriarty. From Starlings Television Distribution, Albion Television and StoryFirst, Sherlock & Daughter is led by showrunner and executive producer James Duff (“The Closer,” “Major Crimes”) and is created, written and executive produced by Brendan Foley (“Cold Courage,” “The Man Who Died”). Micah War Dog Wright (“They’re Watching,” “First Nations Comedy Experience”) and Shelly Goldstein (“Cold Courage,” “Laverne & Shirley”) join Duff and Foley as writers on the series. Karine Martin, Chris Philip, Peter Gerwe, Dominic Barlow and Ivan Dunleavy also serve as executive producers.

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Sept. 16, 2025: I looked up "CW fall 2025 schedule" and there still isn't one out yet.

The 4 big networks like ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC all have the fall 2025 schedule out.