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CW picks up Canadian sitcom; more could come

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http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-cw-makes-good-on-promise-of-more-comedy-1200607832/

The CW announced this week that it has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to Canadian comedy series “Seed,” signalling that the network’s plan to add more comedy to its lineup is well underway.

The debut of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” this summer and the acquisition of “Seed” marks an evolution for the CW, a network currently known for sudsy, youth-skewing fantasy dramas including “The Vampire Diaries” and “Arrow.”

“Whose Line’s” return to TV on the CW drew strong ratings for the net in its Tuesday night timeslot, which Pedowitz saw as a solid indicator that the CW is being primed for more comedy. The acquisition of “Seed” is no doubt a result of “Whose Line’s” success.

Of course, the revival of “Whose Line” and nabbing of “Seed” are both safe, risk-averse moves towards comedy: “Whose Line” came with an established fan base (social media rejoiced at the return of the show when it was announced by vets of the series on Twitter), and “Seed” arrives with a promising report card, since the laffer ranked as Canadian TV network City’s highest-rated original comedy series to date.
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I'm still trying to figure out why the CW has abandoned having comedies in the first place. Those were the comedic sitcoms and shows like the Game was one of the reasons why the network was able to do well in its first 2 season of existence. Also it gave them a much more diverse demographic of audience to draw upon for advertising. Asinine is my take on their moves outside of the existing successful shows.
 
kilamanjero said:
I'm still trying to figure out why the CW has abandoned having comedies in the first place. Those were the comedic sitcoms and shows like the Game was one of the reasons why the network was able to do well in its first 2 season of existence. Also it gave them a much more diverse demographic of audience to draw upon for advertising. Asinine is my take on their moves outside of the existing successful shows.
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Blame Dawn Ostroff. She ran the network into the ground and turned it into a joke.
 
If they're adding comedy from Canada, add reruns of Corner Gas. It was great when WGN America had it. Couldn't hurt, I mean it's the CW for pete's sake.

Byron
 
kilamanjero said:
I'm still trying to figure out why the CW has abandoned having comedies in the first place. Those were the comedic sitcoms and shows like the Game was one of the reasons why the network was able to do well in its first 2 season of existence. Also it gave them a much more diverse demographic of audience to draw upon for advertising. Asinine is my take on their moves outside of the existing successful shows.
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sitcoms don't do well with CW's target audience of 13 year old girls (the demographic WB had it's most success with), I guess
 
nomadcowatbk said:
does any network have actually have a median age in their target demo? The average age of a network viewer is well over 50. Does anything on CW appeal to 40 somethings?
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I've been watching The CW from the start when I was still 40 something. It has had lots of shows I like. Right now it has "Whose Line Is it Anyway?" Also "Hart of Dixie". Just look at her. That's enough reason to watch right there. "Reign" is a possibility but not a strong one given all the other shows I want to see.
 
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