2006 TV News Archives

January 24, 2006: WB and UPN Join Forces to Create New Network

The WB and UPN will cease to exist as separate networks in the fall, with their parent companies joining forces to create a new broadcast network that will alter the TV landscape.

CBS Corp., which owns UPN, and WB parent Warner Bros. Entertainment made the unexpected and rather stunning announcement Tuesday morning (Jan. 23). The new network will be called The CW and will reach about 95 percent of the country.

Way up in the air at this point is just what the new network will air when it comes online next fall. The press release announcing The CW mentions the likes of "Chris," "Gilmore Girls," "Veronica Mars," "Girlfriends," "Top Model" and "Smallville" as possibilities for the network's lineup, along with pro-wrestling franchise "Friday Night Smackdown!," but just where or when they might air is an open question.

Stay tuned for more news on how "Smallville" will be affected in the near future.



2006 Television News

Listed below are all the Television News items archived for 2006 organized into various categories:

“Smallville” News:

“Justice League” and “Superman” Animated Series News: “Krypto: The Superdog” News: “Lois & Clark” News: “Legion of Super-Heroes” Animated Series News: Other Superman Related Television News:

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