UPFRONTS: CW 2022-23 Schedule

Here's a look at The CW's plans for 2022-23!

MONDAYS

8:00 All American (5th season)

9:00 All American: Homecoming (2nd season)

The CW is colonized on Monday with one of their more successful shows - All American, paired with its recent spinoff All American: Homecoming. For two shows that would seem to have the same appeal, Homecoming did lose a decent portion of the All American audience on Mondays this spring.

TUESDAYS

8:00 THE WINCHESTERS
9:00 PROFESSIONALS (acquired series)

Tuesdays are an odd night. The CW gets back into the Supernatural business with prequel The Winchesters. Of course Supernatural was the tentpole CW show, ending in November 2020 after 15 seasons. The CW has struggled to find spinoffs of the show as some high profile ones never went to series. We'll see if this show can recapture that Supernatural magic for them. It is paired with Professionals, one of the several acquired international shows replacing CW originals on the schedule. This one stars Tom Welling and Brendan Fraser. and is an Irish/South African co-production that originally aired in 2020.

WEDNESDAYS

8:00 DC's Stargirl (3rd season)

9:00 Kung Fu (3rd season)

After two seasons airing in the summer (and originally being from DC Universe), DC's Stargirl will take its place as a fall show and lead off Wednesday night. With so many DC cancellations, this keeps more superhero shows on the regular season schedule. It is follow by another third year drama, Kung Fu, which has been a modest performer. It's sort of surprising it wasn't in the cancellation wave.

THURSDAYS
8:00 Walker (3rd season)

9:00 WALKER INDEPENDENCE

Thursday night is Walker night for The CW. In the spirit of Yellowstone, they are expanding the universe to include a prequel series set in the Old West. Walker Independence is an origin story for the Walker family and set in the late 1800s. If that sounds like 1883, I'm sure that's the point. Walker has been a decent performer for the network and these kind of shows seem to be all the rage now so this makes sense.

FRIDAYS

8:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (9th season)

9:00 Whose Line is it Anyway? (11th season)

9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (11th season)

Friday nights are unscripted for The CW with their two long running unscripted shows - Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Whose Line is it Anyway. The rebooted Whose Line on The CW will now have run at least three seasons longer than the original on ABC.

SATURDAYS

8:00 MAGIC WITH THE STARS

9:00 World's Funniest Animals (3rd season)

9:30 World's Funniest Animals (3rd season)

Saturdays is also an unscripted night for The CW with the new Magic with the Stars paired with cheap option World's Funniest Animals. Magic with the Stars features magician Criss Angel and two celebrities, or should I say "celebrities," each episode.

SUNDAYS

8:00 FAMILY LAW (acquired series)

9:00 Coroner (4th season - acquired series)

The CW has been trying hard on Sundays since expanding to the night a few years ago but they are basically giving up this coming fall with acquired Canadian shows Family Law and the fourth season of Coroner.

MIDSEASON: GOTHAM KNIGHTS, RECIPE FOR DISASTER, The Flash, Nancy Drew, Riverdale, Superman & Lois

The CW has some shows on deck for midseason but not as many as usual. The newest show in the DC Universe is Gotham Knights and that could be paired with Superman & Lois. Also returning at midseason is the final season of Riverdale, the potentially final season of The Flash, Nancy Drew and the unscripted Recipe for Disaster.

CANCELLED/ENDED: 4400, Batwoman, Charmed, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Dynasty, In the Dark, Legacies, Naomi, Roswell New Mexico

This is a much longer list than usual for The CW but things are changing at the network.