Apparently, in a move that is only news because…er…not really sure why it is news…The WB and The UPN Network (otherwise known as those two channels that you skip past to go from network television to cable) have merged to form one single uber crappy network called CW.
The most popular shows of each network – the San Diego-based “Veronica Mars,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Smallville” and “Everybody Hates Chris,” to name a few – are expected to find a home on the CW, which will begin broadcasting in September.
Yes, to “name a few”. Because sincerely, “a few” is all you can really name. Let’s take a look at these two powerhouse rosters and what we are working with here. Below is the current prime time schedule for each “network”.
The WB
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 p.m. “Reba” (encore presentation)
7:30-8:00 p.m. “Reba” (encore presentation)
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Charmed”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Blue Collar TV”
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “7th Heaven”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “JUST LEGAL”
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Gilmore Girls”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “SUPERNATURAL”
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “One Tree Hill”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “RELATED”
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Smallville”
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Everwood”
FRIDAY
8:00-8:30 p.m. ‘What I Like About You”
8:30-9:00 p.m. ‘TWINS”
9:00-9:30 p.m. ‘Reba”
9:30-10:00 p.m. ‘Living With Fran”
UPN
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM ONE ON ONE
8:30-9:00 PM ALL OF US
9:00-9:30 PM GIRLFRIENDS
9:30-10:00 PM HALF & HALF
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00-10:00 PM SEX, LIES & SECRETS (New Series)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00-10:00 PM VERONICA MARS
THURSDAY
8:00-8:30 PM EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS (New Series)
8:30-9:00 PM EVE
9:00-9:30 PM CUTS
9:30-10:00 PM LOVE, INC. (New Series)
FRIDAY
8:00-10:00 PM WWE SMACKDOWN!
It isn’t pretty. I mean honestly, if these networks both went completely off the air and didn’t even say anything about doing so, would anyone notice? I think my favorite part of the two schedules are definitely the “encore presentations” of Reba.
Look on the brightside, now there will only be ONE channel to skip past between the good stuff and the better stuff. Thanks CW.
January 25th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
Yep, whole lot of nothing there. Dullsville.
January 29th, 2006 at 10:51 am
WB has a high teen following especially with things like Smallville and Charmed — it’s almost religious. As far as UPN, I don’t see what value they add besides servicing the “urban” market.
Ah well, you’re right… now we only have on to skip through.
May 5th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
CAN YOU ADD SOME OF MY FAVORITES THE CW ABC AND FOX AND NBC CAN YOU PUT THE OC ON MON ON THE 7TH HEAVEN TIME SLOT AND BONES ON TUESDAY GIMORE GIRLS TIMEON SLOT ON WEDNESDAY WHAT ABOUT BRIAN ON ONE TREE HILL TIME SLOT PEPPER DENNIS ON RIGHT AFTER BONES MODERN MEN RIGHT AFTER WHAT ABOUT BRIAN ON THURSDAY SMALLVILLE AND AQUAMAN RIGHT AFTER SMALLVILL ON FRIDAY SHE SAID HE ON WHAT I LIKE AOUT YOU TIME HOPE AND FAITH REBA FREDDIE ON SATURDAY SUPERNATURAL WINDFALL VERONICA MARS ON SUNDAYS LIVING WITH FRAN ON CHARMED TOME SLOT BEDFORD DIARIES
May 15th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
There has also beena bunchof scutlebutt that CW might pick up ABC’s Invasion, which was a good show that ABC botched up as far as time slot and jerking it around.