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'Supergirl' leaps from CBS to CW

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The CW has picked up its first new series for next season, and it is not that new. After weeks of speculation, Supergirl will move from CBS to sister network the CW, which has renewed the superhero drama for a second season. The pickup, which comes hours after the most recent deadline for CBS to make a renewal decision on the freshman series, expands the CW DC superhero universe to four series, all from producer Greg Berlanti, as Supergirl is set to join The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow. One of them, Flash, already crossed over to Supergirl on CBS, making for a seamless integration of the newbie into the CW superhero squad.

A Supergirl move to the CW had been rumored for a while, with talks becoming real the last few days. A CW pickup was contingent on finding a way to produce a show of that scale (Supergirl commanded one of the highest license fees for a new series this season) for the CW. Producing studio Warner Bros TV already made a pre-emptive effort to trim costs with a planned move of production from Los Angeles to Vancouver in Season 2, which is now official. That will bring the show together with Berlanti’s current CW superhero drama series, which all are based in Vancouver.

The CW frequently had been mentioned as a suitable home for Supergirl because of the show’s young skew, the CW president Mark Pedowitz’s public comments about regretting not going after the project when it was originally pitched, and the fact that the CW is co-owned by CBS and Warner Bros.
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http://deadline.com/2016/05/supergirl-moves-the-cw-renewed-season-2-melissa-benoist-1201754579/
 
At a single bound?

Maybe they should change the network's name (again) and call it DCTV.

DC's front of the book superheroes get movies (not good movies or successful movies but still movies). Back of the book superheroes get CW.
 
CBS would've kept Supergirl for a second season if The CW hadn't wanted it.

Before CBS’ press breakfast, I asked CBS Corp. boss Leslie Moonves about the decision to move the show. “It’s great to own two networks,” he said. “Supergirl fits better on the CW.”

Moonves praised CBS’ partnership with Warner Bros. and his relationship with CEO Kevin Tsujihara. He said that talks about Supergirl went on for a month before the agreement for the show’s relocation to the CW was made.

“If they didn’t go there, we would’ve probably taken it back,” Moonves said.

CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller shared similar sentiment during CBS’ morning press briefing. “It’s a win-win since we co-own the CW,” he said. “We worked out great deal. And who would say we wouldn’t have picked it up had it not gone to the CW.”
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http://deadline.com/2016/05/supergirl-stay-cbs-picked-up-the-cw-1201758715/
 
I think WB is thrilled to have a platform to promote their movie concepts. Since they plan a series of Justice League movies, having 'Flash' and 'Supergirl' on TV helps promote and generate interest in DC Comics characters.
 
I would have thought "Supergirl" and "Flash" would be paired.

Putting it with "Jane the Virgin" makes no sense. Both are shows about pretty, smart, confident girls in their 20s, but that's where the similarities end.
 
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