It seems like the CW network is doing pretty well, since it just renewed eight of its shows for the next season.
The CW just renewed the contracts of Arrow (season 4), Jane the Virgin (season 2), Reign (season 3), Supernatural (season 11), The 100 (season 3), The Flash (season 2), The Originals (season 3), and The Vampire Diaries (season 7).
"In other words: The CW just renewed every one of its fall shows," Time noted.
"Each of these series have helped define what The CW is today, a network that is home to smart, provocative, quality programming, targeting a savvy adult audience," said CW president Mark Pedowitz.
"By picking up these shows now, our executive producers can start planning next season's storylines, and rolling these shows out throughout next season guarantees The CW will have more proven original series for our fall, midseason and summer 2016 line-ups," he added.
Time said that most of the shows were guaranteed a renewal, with the exception of Reign and 100 due to their modest ratings.
Jane the Virgin is not a ratings winner as well, but since it has been nominated a Golden Globe for comedy series and its star Gina Rodriguez just bagged the best actress award, it's a no-brainer that the show will be renewed.
"Jane is a quality show. You guys have supported it as a quality show. Give it time," said Pedowitz.
Pedowitz was also grilled about the fate of two shows - Hart of Dixie and Beauty and the Beast. He made no assurances with regards to both shows and said that they will just have to see what the ratings tell them.
Hart of Dixie is "not necessarily" canceled, he explained. "We're going to look at the ratings. We'll get an opportunity to see how it plays withJane the Virgin. If it ends, this season is a great series finale; if it doesn't end, it's a great season finale. But we're not committed one way or another."
Beauty and the Beast will return in late May or early June, but Pedowitz said that the show's fate has yet to be determined as well.
The CW previously renewed America's Top Model, which was ranked as ther lowest-rated show, but the fact that it does "phenomenally well" via digital distribution channels gave the network enough reason to renew it.
