The CW is an American English-language commercial broadcast television network. The CW launched on September 18, 2006 as the successor to The WB and UPN. The CW's first two nights of programming – on September 18 and 19, 2006 – consisted of reruns and launch-related specials. The CW marked its formal launch date on September 20, 2006, with the two-hour premiere of the seventh cycle of America's Next Top Model. On October 3, 2022, Nexstar Media Group acquired 75% of The CW with Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery (CBS Corporation and WarnerMedia's respective successors) each retaining a 12.5% ownership stake.
Kids' WB, the Saturday morning block from The WB, continued to operate on The CW until May 24, 2008 when it was succeeded by The CW4Kids. Tom and Jerry Tales ran on Kids' WB from September 23, 2006 to March 22, 2008.
The CW was the last broadcast channel to shows Saturday morning cartoons. It showed Saturday morning cartoons until September 27, 2014.
External links[]
- Official site
- The CW on Wikipedia