The CW President Addresses All The Network's Recent Cancellations
The CW network's chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz has opened up about and discussed the network's recent cancellations of many of its scripted shows. Pedowitz took on the position in 2011, following the departure of the former president of entertainment, Dawn Ostroff. The network has canceled a large selection of its programming in recent months, including several of its adaptations of DC Comics properties.
Created in 2006 by the CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment to originally target audiences between the ages of 18-34, The CW has been the home of many popular shows of the late 2000s and throughout the 2010s, from teen dramas like 90210 and Gossip Girl, dark fantasy like Supernatural andThe Vampire Diaries, and DC Comics' shared television universe, the Arrowverse. However, The CW has seen many unprecedented moves and decisions in recent months, leading to numerous waves of cancellations of some of its most popular titles. Following the recent confirmation that Riverdale season 7 will be it's last, bringing the darker Archie Comics reimagining to a close in 2023 after six years, the network's current president has explained the reasons behind the recent onslaught of cancellations. Other canceled shows include Legends of Tomorrow, Batgirl, The Vampire Diaries spinoff Legacies, Charmed, and many more.
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As reported by The Wrap, current chairman and CEO Pedowitz discussed the motivations behind the unprecedented moves of recent months to reporters during a conference call. Pedowitz emphasized that each cancellation decision hadn't been made lightly, with parties involved such as studios and parent companies recognizing that "this was a time of transition for The CW,"
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