This just came through a few minutes ago, but the CW has given its top three series a nice early renewal (and trust me when I say this is early for The CW). Arrow will return for a second season, The Vampire Diaries will return for its fifth season (can you say 100 episodes!), and the longest running scripted show on The CW, Supernatural, is getting it’s ninth season.
As you know, we cover Arrow and The Vampire Diaries here at TV For The Rest of Us, and our sister site The Winchester Family Business is a top source for Supernatural news and discussion, so this renewal makes us very, very happy. Congratulations Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, and Supernatural fans! The good times will keep rolling. Oh and Mark Pedowitz, THANK YOU!!!
Here’s the official press release from The CW:
THE CW ANNOUNCES EARLY PICKUPS FOR THREE SERIES FOR THE 2012-2013 SEASON
“Arrow,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “Supernatural” to Return Next Season
February 11, 2013 (Burbank, California) ? The CW Network has given early pickups to three of its hit series for next season, including freshman hit ARROW, its top-rated drama THE Vampire Diaries and fan favorite SUPERNATURAL, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. All three shows will return in Fall 2013.
“We said last year that one of our goals was to establish building blocks to grow on, and now with our new hit ARROW and fan favorite SUPERNATURAL on Wednesday night, and the continued success of THE Vampire Diaries on Thursday, we’ve been able to do that,” said Pedowitz. “Not only do ARROW, SUPERNATURAL, and THE Vampire Diaries perform well on-air, they’re also extremely successful for us both digitally and socially. I’m thrilled to have all three shows returning to our schedule next season.”
One of the true breakout hits of the season, ARROW posted The CW’s best series premiere since 2009 and currently stands as the network’s most watched show (4.3mil). Heading into its fifth season next fall, THE Vampire Diaries remains The CW’s highest rated series in target demographics, including adults 18-34 and women 18-34. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES also continues to be one of the network’s top performing shows digitally and socially; in fact, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES recently topped Trendrr’s list as network TV’s #1 social program for the week of January 21–27
The Winchester brothers of SUPERNATURAL will continue to fight the forces of evil for a ninth season. Since being paired with ARROW on Wednesday this year, SUPERNATURAL has seen a dramatic uptick in its ratings from last season, rising 15% among total viewers, 10% in adults 18-34 and 18% in adults 18-49.
