On Monday, news broke that Nexstar, the largest owner of local television stations in the United States, will acquire 75% of The CW’s shares after six months of negotiations. Finalization of the deal, which will see the current co-owners of Paramount and Warner Bros., is expected to be completed. Discover at 12.5 percent each, in the third quarter of 2022. As part of the announcement, it was noted that CW will be profitable by 2025 with new solutions. programming strategies, although Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will continue to produce “mainly” written originals for the network for 2022-2023 – the upcoming television season.
While the announcement certainly resolved some of the uncertainty that has surrounded the CW’s fate for months, the notion that a shift in programming is coming as part of efforts to make the network profitable has created some new networks – or at least ignited some of the existing ones. Among those questions, the fate of some programs on the CW, namely Superman and Louis.
Superman and Louis It was renewed for a third season back in March, and is only one of a few series on the network to be renewed early. At the time of this revamp, there were only reports that Paramount and WarnerMedia were looking to sell The CW, but even with those reports and rumors swirling around it, Superman & Lois seemed like a safe bet given it was always a top performer in terms of live ratings and in At the time it was considered part of the successful Arrowverse network of DC-inspired shows, a world that also included SparkleAnd the BatumanAnd the The legends of tomorrow in the capitaland transversely Stargirl in the capital. But after a few weeks, both Batuman And the The legends of tomorrow in the capital It was canceled and since then, it has been announced SparkleThe upcoming 9th season will be the last – not to mention the main reveal at the end Superman and LouisThe second season in which the show didn’t take place in the Arrowverse at all. It is on a completely different land.
With the implementation of the Arrowverse and the sale of CW and the network’s new focus on cutting costs to achieve profitability through programming changes, it makes it seem like though Superman and Louis Being popular, her days may be numbered. In addition, Nexstar President and COO Tom Carter said Monday that while CW shows have historically focused on viewers in their teens to their 30s, the actual average age of a network viewer is 58. Given that The CW tends to spend a significant amount of money on programming right now – something Nexstar aims to change – putting the money into a show that targets a younger demographic when its tune is older could also be an issue for staying shows like Superman and Louis.
naturally, Superman and Louis It has some kind of backup option, in a sense. Completed seasons of the series carry over to HBO Max, which will likely be an option for the show’s continuation if the new CW no longer wants to invest in it. However, HBO Max itself is undergoing changes thanks to the merger between Warner Bros. and Discovery and these changes had a major impact on DC projects. It is unclear whether the series like Superman and Louiswhich arguably has a smaller budget than other DC series on HBO Max, will fit into HBO Max’s new strategy or if its popularity continues to move from the network to SVOD.
At this point, it looks like the overall fate of any show on The CW – including Superman and Louis – Totally up in the air, although for now fans at least have a third season to look forward to. It is believed that work on Season 3 is set to begin sometime in the near future and fans have already been told to expect the season to arrive after the middle of the season, sometime in early 2023. Until then, fans can immerse themselves in all things related. Featuring Lois and Clark, and Smallville with seasons 1 and 2 of the series currently airing on HBO Max.
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