The CW Renews 7 Series for Next Season

Jane The Virgin was one of seven shows renewed by The CW.

The CW Network has given early renewals to seven of its primetime series for the 2017-2018 season. The announcement was made during the network's session at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena by president Mark Pedowitz.

"Over the past several seasons, The CW has built a schedule of proven performers, from our lineup of DC superheroes, to critically acclaimed comedies, to sci-fi dramas," said Pedowitz. "Early pickups of these seven series now allow our producers to plan ahead for next season, and gives us a solid base to build on for next season, with original scripted series to roll out all year long."

The series being ordered for the 2017-2018 season include Arrow (Season 6), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 3), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Season 3), The Flash (Season 4), Jane The Virgin (Season 4), Supergirl (Season 3), and Supernatural (Season 13). Specific premiere dates for each series will be announced at a later time.

'Once Upon a Time' Was The Most Tweeted-About TV Show of Comic-Con

"Our fans RULE!!!" tweeted Once Up a Time star Emilie
de Ravin (‏@emiliederavin).

Starting last Thursday, droves of die-hard fans filled the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con throughout the weekend. They simultaneously lit up Twitter streams around the world with their #SDCC experiences. For those who braved the lines (and some of the costumes), Twitter was a great place to share unforgettable moments, while fans watching from afar jumped on Twitter to get minute-by-minute updates on their favorite stars, TV shows and movies.

Twitter has now released Comic-Con's most Tweeted-about shows, films and celebrities:

Most Tweeted-about TV shows:
Once Upon a Time (@OnceABC)
Arrow (@CW_Arrow)
Supernatural (@cw_spn)
Teen Wolf (@MTVteenwolf)
The Vampire Diaries (@cwtvd)

Note: Notice that the Top 5 are all serialized dramas (and Game of Thrones is not on the list).

Most Tweeted-about celebrities:
Jennifer Lawrence
Jared Padalecki (@jarpad)
Jensen Ackles (@JensenAckles)
Misha Collins (@mishacollins)
Dylan Sprayberry (@DSprayberry)

Most Tweeted-about movies:
Mockingjay Part 2 (@TheHungerGames)
Batman vs. Superman (@BatmanvSuperman)
Star Wars (@starwars)
Suicide Squad
Justice League

'Supernatural' Season 9 Finale Preview

Photo Credit: The CW

The ninth season of Supernatural concludes on Tuesday, May 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In the shocking season finale, "Do You Believe in Miracles,"Dean (Jensen Ackles) feels the effects of the First Blade, and Metatron (guest star Curtis Armstrong) makes his move against humanity.

Meanwhile, Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean and Castiel (Misha Collins) face shocking consequences when taking the fight to Metatron.

Watch a sneak peek video below:

The CW Announces 2014-2015 Fall Schedule (Press Release)

THE CW ANNOUNCES 2014-2015 FALL SCHEDULE

The CW Adds Three New Dramas And One New Comedy Next Season

Monday Nights Start with the Heart-Stopping Bad Boys of "The Originals," Followed by the Heartwarming Comedy of "Jane the Virgin"

Tuesday Nights are Action-Packed, with The CW's Newest Super Hero, "The Flash," Followed by the Tenth Season of "Supernatural"

Wednesday Nights Stay on Target with the Return of "Arrow" and the Critically Acclaimed Adventure "The 100"

Bloody, Sexy Drama Returns to Thursdays with "The Vampire Diaries" and "Reign"

Fridays Bring Smiles and Smizes with "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "America's Next Top Model"

New Dramas "iZombie" and "The Messengers" Will Debut Midseason

NEW YORK, May 15, 2014 - The CW Network presented its 2014-15 broadcast schedule today to advertisers, affiliates and national media at New York City Center in New York City.

"This is a different CW than we were just a few years ago. Our audience is broader and more inclusive than it has ever been, and we are growing on-air and on all digital platforms," said Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.

"We just finished our most-watched season in three years, and our schedule is as strong as it has ever been, with more vibrant and more diverse programming. Next season, with super hero action shows like "Arrow" and "The Flash," epic fantasies like "The Vampire Diaries" and "Reign," the apocalyptic worlds of "The Messengers" and "The 100," and the outrageous comedy of "Jane the Virgin" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," we will build and expand our audience even more, and keep our momentum going with the kind of high-octane, high-impact entertainment that our viewers love."

The CW will launch its fall season in October 2014, with premiere dates to be announced at a later time.

Supernatural T-shirt Design Challenge 2014: Top 5 Designs Go On Sale This week

This year, millions of Supernatural fans were given the opportunity to design and vote for the artwork that will be featured on the Official Merchandise for The CW's hit show. The five winning Collector's Edition T-shirts are on sale as of today; one new design will be released each day and on sale for 48 hours ONLY or until supplies last. By purchasing a T-shirt, fans are also automatically entered to win one of the 25 shirts signed by co-stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki.

Over the past three weeks, thousands of T-shirt designs were submitted and almost 100,000 votes were cast to determine which 20 designs would be delivered to the cast and crew. Next week, May 12-16, Executive Producers Jeremy Carver and Bob Singer will announce one T-shirt per day (5 total) that the cast and crew have chosen as Official Merchandise!

The CW Sets Season Finale Dates and Kicks Off Summer With Four-Hour Event Series LABYRINTH

The CW today announced the broadcast television premiere of the four-hour event miniseries LABYRINTH, airing across two consecutive nights on Thursday, May 22 (8-10 p.m. ET) and concluding Friday, May 23 (8-10 p.m. ET). Filmedon-location in the medieval town of Carcassonne in southwest France and Cape Town, South Africa, the historical miniseries jumps back and forth between modern and medieval France as it follows the lives of two women who are separated by centuries, but united in their search for the Holy Grail. LABYRINTH features a multi-national and award-winning cast, including John Hurt, Sebastian Stan, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Vanessa Kirby and Tom Felton. The series is an adaption of Kate Mosse's New York Times best-seller and multi-million selling, international hit adventure/thriller novel of the same title.

In addition to the LABYRINTH broadcast dates this May, The CW also announced the season finale dates for its series, as follows:

The CW Announces Early Pickups for the 2014-2015: ARROW, REIGN, THE ORIGINALS, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and SUPERNATURAL

The CW Network has ordered early pickups for the 2014-15 season for its hit series ARROW, REIGN, THE ORIGINALS, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES and SUPERNATURAL, which will be returning for its tenth season next fall. The series pickups were announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.

"This season we've had great success with our new hit series THE ORIGINALS paired with SUPERNATURAL, giving us our best Tuesday nights in years. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is #2 in its time period in the young adult demos, and with ARROW continuing to gain among young men, and REIGN growing its time period, we now have strong nights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday," said Pedowitz. "I'm very pleased to announce early pickups for all five series, and let our fans know they'll have more great drama to look forward to next season."

SUPERNATURAL & DOCTOR WHO Top GetGlue Chart for the Week of November 25-December 1, 2013

SUPERNATURAL "Rock and a Hard Place" Sneak Peek

Jensen Ackles as Dean. Photo Credit: Liane Hentscher/The CW

The ninth season of SUPERNATURAL continues on Tuesday, November 26th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Rock and a Hard Place," Sheriff Mills (guest star Kim Rhodes) calls Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) for help investigating multiple murders in her small town. Discovering all four victims belonged to the same church chastity group, Sam and Dean decide to infiltrate by joining the group themselves.

ALMOST HUMAN & DOCTOR WHO Top GetGlue Chart for the Week of November 18-24

FOX's ALMOST HUMAN was the top broadcast show on GetGlue, and BBC America's DOCTOR WHO was the top cable show for the week of November 18-24.

On the ratings front, DOCTOR WHO's 50th Anniversary special, DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR, delivered 3.6 million viewers in L+SD for the daytime simulcast and primetime encore. On Saturday, BBC AMERICA was the #1 cable network on Twitter, Doctor Who was #1 on Twitter in all of television and the series set a record on Tumblr with the highest level of activity of any televised event ever, surpassing the Super Bowl and MTV's Video Music Awards.

DOCTOR WHO earned the Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama following a massive global campaign which saw the episode broadcast in 94 countries across 6 continents.

ONCE UPON A TIME & THE WALKING DEAD Top GetGlue Chart for the Week of November 11-17

SUPERNATURAL "Bad Boys" Sneak Peek, Blake Gibbons Guest Stars

Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki and Blake Gibbons.
Photo Credit: Diyah Pera/The CW

The ninth season of SUPERNATURAL continues on Tuesday, November 19th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Bad Boys," Dean (Jensen Ackles) gets a call from an old friend named Sonny (guest star Blake Gibbons, GENERAL HOSPITAL) asking for help with a ghost. Sonny runs a home for delinquent boys, and Dean was sent there for stealing food when he was younger. Sam (Jared Padalecki) is stunned he never knew this about his brother and asks for more information, but Dean dodges his questions.

SUPERNATURAL & THE WALKING DEAD Top GetGlue Chart for the Week of November 4-10

THE ORIGINALS Helps Give The CW Its Most Watched Tuesday Since 2009

Joseph Morgan as Klaus on THE ORIGINALS.
Photo Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW

On the heels of its full season pickup this week, THE ORIGINALS had its most watched episode of the season (2.38M), and helped give The CW its most watchedTuesday night in more than four years (2.36M, since 9/8/09).

THE ORIGINALS matched its season highs in A18-49 (1.1/3), and W18-34 (1.5/4), hit a new season high in W18-49 (1.5/4), and tied its second best number of the season in A18-34 (1.0/3).

THE ORIGINALS outrated both Fox and ABC in the hour in W18-34, and tied Fox in A18-34.

SUPERNATURAL "Heaven Can't Wait" Sneak Peek

Jared Padalecki as Sam, Mark Sheppard as Crowley, and Osric Chau
as Kevin.  Photo Credit: Diyah Pera/The CW

The ninth season of SUPERNATURAL continues on Tuesday, November 12th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Heaven Can't Wait" Castiel (Misha Collins) gets a job at a Gas-N-Sip and actually starts to enjoy life as a human.

A headline in the local newspaper about some disappearances in the area catches his eye, so he calls Dean (Jensen Ackles) to help him investigate the case. Dean knows he needs to keep Sam/Ezekiel (Jared Padaleck) away from Castiel, so he tells Sam that he and Kevin (guest star Osric Chau) need to stay and work with Crowley to decipher the tablet.

SUPERNATURAL "Dog Dean Afternoon" Sneak Peek

Jensen Ackles as Dean and Jared Padalecki as Sam.
Photo Credit: Jack Rowand/The CW

The ninth season of SUPERNATURAL continues on Tuesday, November 5th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Dog Dean Afternoon," while investigating two bizarre murders, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) realize there is an eyewitness to both gruesome deaths - a German Sheppard.

Anxious to find out if they are dealing with a witch, a skinwalker or other supernatural monster, the guys look up a spell that could let Dean "communicate" with the dog.

THE WALKING DEAD & SUPERNATURAL Top GetGlue Chart for the Week of October 28-November 3

Sneak Peek: SUPERNATURAL ("Slumber Party")

Felicia Day and Jensen Ackles. Photo Credit: Diyah Pera/The CW

The ninth season of SUPERNATURAL continues on Tuesday, October 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Slumber Party," Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) discover that the table in the Men of Letters house (the one that lit up like a Christmas Tree when the angels fell), has an ancient computer attached to it. They figure if they can get the computer on, they can track the angels.

Who better to call for help than the best IT girl there is, Charlie (guest star Felicia Day)? While moving the massive computer, they dislodge a hidden hexbag that unleashes a magical green-webbed wall. Sam and Dean break through it and discover the one and only Dorothy (guest star Tiio Horn) from Oz.

THE WALKING DEAD & GRIMM Top GetGlue Chart for the Week of October 21-27

Sneak Peek: SUPERNATURAL ("I'm No Angel")

Misha Collins and Shannon Lucio. Photo Credit: Diyah Pera/The CW

The ninth season of SUPERNATURAL continues on Tuesday, October 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "I'm No Angel," Ezekiel tells Dean (Jensen Ackles) a group of angels is hunting Castiel (Misha Collins). Dean and Sam (Jared Padalecki) race to find their friend before the angels do.

Meanwhile, a homeless Castiel is trying to make his way through the city and comes across some unexpected surprises.

Check out a sneak peek video below: