The CW’s Mark Pedowitz Addresses All of Those Cancellations

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The final countdown! After five years on The CW, Riverdale is nearing its conclusion with a seventh and final season.

Riverdale will officially come to an end after season seven.The CW announced the show’s end on Thursday (May 19) during its 2022 fall schedule release, also stating that the seventh and final season will debut in 2023.Mark Pedowitz, The CW chairman and CEO, said (via Variety): “I’m a big believer in giving series that have long runs an appropriate sendoff. We want to make sure it goes out the right way.”He also said show creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa “was thrilled with this news”, adding: “They too felt seven years was the right amount.”Based on the characters from Archie Comics, Riverdale debuted in 2017 to a positive reception, boosted by its huge popularity on Netflix.

The lucky people in attendance at the 2022 CW Upfronts presentation were treated to a special surprise!

family is preparing to say their goodbyes — but not just yet. The CW announced on Thursday that their «iconic» teen drama, inspired by the Archie Comics series, will be taking its final bow after an upcoming seventh and final season.Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The CW Network, announced the network's fall schedule during Upfronts on Thursday, sharing that 'sfinal episodes will debut midseason on Tuesday nights. "[We will] be saying goodbye to an iconic CW series that shaped and defined popular culture," he said.ET spoke with series star KJ Apa on the red carpet following the announcement, where he shared his thoughts on the bittersweet preparation for 's final season.«I feel sad, you know, it's going to be really hard to say goodbye to Archie, to, to the sets, to our crew,» he noted. «We've created so many memories on this show, for both ourselves and for the fans, so it's going to be hard.»KJ Apa reflects on the end of #Riverdale at the #CWupfronts: «I feel good about it.» pic.twitter.com/7ne5pXSZQIHowever, Apa echoed past sentiments from co-stars Camila Mendes and Cole Sprouse about it perhaps being the ideal time for to wrap up their final storylines and say their goodbyes.«I think it's perfect — all great things have to come to an end,» he agreed. «I feel good about it.»The end of the series comes at a big time in Apa's personal life as well.

Having Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins on hand to each present their new series at the CW upfront, the network could resist getting the Supernatural trio back together on stage.

CW chief Mark Pedowitz tried to put some context around an upcoming ownership shift of the network. It’s not a typical corporate deal, he said, because the CW is an important brand, and a well entrenched one.

As the CW often has done at its upfront presentations, the marque final slot that closed the event today was given to a signature series that is coming to an end.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“Supernatural” alums Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles and Misha Collins made the crowd go wild at the CW network’s upfront presentation Thursday, when the trio walked out on stage together to “pitch” network boss Mark Pedowitz some reunion ideas.Padalecki was there repping “Walker” and upcoming prequel “Walker, Independence,” Ackles had come out for “Supernatural” prequel series “The Winchesters,” and Collins was present for “Gotham Knights” — but all they could think about was finding a way for the three of them to work together again.More to come…

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe CW closed out this week’s parade of upfront presentations on Thursday morning with an event that put the emphasis on the strength of the network’s brand as a filter of young adult-focused dramas.“Our digital strength speaks for itself,” CW chairman Mark Pedowitz declared from the stage at New York City Center. In a sign of the times, CW’s presentation included a tour of its new enhanced app.Pedowitz also made an oblique reference to the deal that is deep in negotiations for station group giant Nexstar to acquire a majority stake in the network that has been jointly owned by Warner Bros.

Riverdale is coming to an end. The CW announced on Thursday, May 19 that Riverdale season 7, which will air in a midseason slot, shall be its last.During an executive call on Thursday, CW Chairman and CEO Mark Pedowitz that Riverdale’s conclusion was agreed upon with show creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, “who’s thrilled by this news.” Pedowitz ensured that “seven years is the right amount” for the series and promised to give it a proper send-off.

. The CW announced on Thursday that their «iconic» teen drama will be taking its final bow after an upcoming seventh and final season, wrapping up a spellbinding run that's seen the beloved Archie Comics characters face off against dangerous cults, obsessive families, the Gargoyle King and much, much more.

The CW brought some Superstition to the Upfronts with a surprise musical performance by R&B legend Stevie Wonder.

In its biggest contraction ever, the CW’s DC Universe lost three series heading into next season with the cancellation of veteran Legends of Tomorrow as well as Batwoman, currently in Season 3, and freshman Naomi. It now consists of veteran The Flash, Superman & Lois and new entry Gotham Knights — all for midseason — as well as Stargirl (shared with HBO Max), which is the sole DC representative on the fall schedule.

Back when the CW launched in 2006 with the combined assets of the WB and UPN, it had five half-hour comedies on the air, the multi-camera Reba, Girlfriends, The Game and All of Us and single-camera Everybody Hates Chris. That genre quickly disappeared as the CW focused on the coming-of-age dramas and subsequently added superhero series for the slate that it is known for today.