The CW continues the trend of rapid changes to its schedule, pulling shows after just a few episodes, including a series that won an Emmy.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The CW continues the trend of rapid changes, pulling two recent shows after just a few episodes. It's by now well-known that The CW has undergone some significant changes with the relatively new leadership of Nexstar, moving away from the channel's previous brand of programming focused on teen dramas and superhero sagas.
The latest example is reported by TVLine, which confirms that the acquired Emmy award-winning travelogue Down to Earth with Zac Efron has been pulled from the primetime lineup after two episodes. Fantastic Friends, another travel show led by Harry Potter actors James and Oliver Phelps, has likewise been pulled. The shows will be replaced by reruns of Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Whose Line Is It Anyway? starting on August 1.
Why Is The CW Pulling Shows? This isn't the first recent show that The CW has pulled. Barons, an Australian surfing drama about two best friends who create their own surf brand and eventually become rivals, was also yanked from the network's primetime schedule. But while that show drew glaringly low viewership, the same is not true of Down to Earth. According to TVLine, it was performing worse than some CW programs but better than others.
What spurred the change of The CW, like so many issues in Hollywood, is streaming. Previously, The CW would make their brand of shows that wouldn't leave an impact in terms of traditional TV ratings, but then they'd perform hugely once sold to Netflix, like All American and Supernatural. But once the previous owners of the CW started their own streaming services, it no longer made sense for them to sell their shows to Netflix.
But in turn, it looks like The CW is still figuring out what it wants out of its primetime schedule. Based on this latest news, it looks like the network may not be interested in acquired travelogues that are headlined by big stars like Efron. And it may be a good while yet before the former teen drama haven fully settles on what it's supposed to be.
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