The CW network
will look like the sum of its parts when the successor of
the soon-to-be-defunct UPN and WB launches in the fall with
a mix of holdovers and just two new offerings. UPN's
Veronica Mars and the WB's One Tree Hill
made the cut at the CW, but the WB's family drama
Everwood, from gay creator Greg
Berlanti,did not.
CW's pickups, in
addition to new drama Runaway and
Girlfriends spin-off The Game, include the
soap Palm Springs, which was given a mid-season order
Tuesday. Also moving to the new network are UPN comedies
Girlfriends, Everybody Hates Chris, and All of
Us, and WB dramas Smallville, Supernatural, and
Gilmore Girls, with veteran 7th Heaven
expected to join the group pending the completion of
new deals with the cast.
On the reality
side, UPN's hit America's Next Top Model and
WB's Beauty and the Geek are rumored for a
possible pairing on the schedule, with Wednesday considered
a logical place. Chris, brainchild of comedian
Chris Rock; All of Us, from another famous
actor, Will Smith; Girlfriends, from Kelsey
Grammer's production company; and The Game
could form a Monday comedy block that has been a staple on
UPN. Also looking compatible are Gilmore Girls
and Veronica Mars, and 7th Heaven and
Runaway.
Runaway stars Donnie Wahlberg as a father who
goes on the run with his family after he is wrongly
convicted of murder. The Game revolves around
women in the lives of professional football players.
Palm Springs, from out Dawson's
Creek creator Kevin Williamson, is an ensemble
soap set in the California desert city. (Nellie
Andreeva, Reuters)
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