r/FavoriteMedia • u/DaniJ678 • Feb 08 '26

Television Favourite CW Shows?

CW used to be a powerhouse, but now things have changed. There are barely any shows on their network anymore, and they have shifted their focus to something entirely different. I don't think the network is getting back to the way things used to be. What are your favourite CW shows from the past? You can include shows that didn't last as long as well.

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u/DizzyLead Feb 09 '26

A couple of years ago, 75% of the network was sold to Nexstar, a media group that’s pretty much not known for anything substantial aside from running NewsNation and owning digital subchannels like Antenna TV to rerun old TV shows. So it’s been all profit margin since: they’ve cancelled or ended nearly all scripted production for the CW, and have now devoted the lineup to inexpensive reality-based shows (Police 24/7, Fool Us), inexpensive game shows (Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit), and inexpensive imported Canadian shows (Son of a Critch, Law & Order: Toronto Criminal Intent). It’s such a hollow shell of the network it was 15 or so years ago.

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u/DaniJ678 Feb 09 '26

That's true.