In the first of any of these
planned posts, I thought that I would do a prediction of which of the CW’s
shows would be airing its final season after this season is over. The CW is
getting to be predictable with which of their shows will be ending that unless
it is a rookie show, it doesn’t end randomly without it getting a proper end of
a final season. With most of their shows renewed already, I might as well go
through all of them and predict which of them could end versus which of them
will probably last at least beyond the 2020-2021 season and maybe longer.
Let’s quickly go through the criteria
of what will fit and what will not. For one, this list will ignore the shows of
Katy Keene and Stargirl, neither of which have been renewed and the latter has
yet to air. I will also be ignoring all of the summer shows since there’s not
much to know about them. The 100 will be airing its final season in the future
so there’s no need to cover it. I will be factoring in a lot of what will be when
they can get rid of a show too since a low episode count or season number will
mean that they are probably not going anywhere even if they shouldn’t have
lasted this long anyways.
All American- I give this a
20% chance of ending next season. It would probably last since they need to
milk at least syndication out of this as they would with every show they don’t
off in the first season. It will need a lot more episodes airing and seasons
beyond just a third before the CW would get rid of it and take it off the
network as a result.
Batwoman- I give this a 5%
chance of ending next season. I mean, this is Arrowverse and they’d probably
get rid of an older part of this franchise, the newest part, or nothing at all
if they don’t want to. They need more of this show as they will be keeping it
around as a result.
Black Lightning- I give this a
10% chance of ending next season. This may be a limited run series, but since
it will be airing a fourth episode but still below the syndication threshold,
it will probably last and it might not have a chance of ending soon since it is
part of Arrowverse now.
Charmed- I give this a 3%
chance of ending next season. Even if they cut the episode number short, this
is very close to the right number of episodes that they need for it to last
into syndication and the hatred of the fans of the original who haven’t
bothered to give this show a chance seems to be the only thing that is negative
against this. Even if that does harm the show’s future chances, it wouldn’t be
ending that soon, although the fourth season could be the end of it.
Dynasty- I give this a 45%
chance of ending next season. While not on the side where I think that it would
be in danger of ending, it is a bit more worrisome than others might be. It
would have enough episodes for the lower threshold of syndication, although you’d
think that they’d want to milk out at least 100 episodes of it before showing
it the door.
The Flash- I give this a 30%
chance of ending next season. After The 100 ends, it will be the longest
running of the CW’s current shows. That puts it in just a bit more danger than
it should be, but I’d say that it probably isn’t going to end as it is still so
popular and they’d probably end a different Arrowverse show before they end
this one.
In the Dark- I give this a 25%
chance of ending next season. It shouldn’t have gotten renewed for a second
season, but it had a good deal that the CW had to keep its promise with in
order to keep around for more seasons. Besides, it is unlikely for a lot of
third season shows to end, even with one that would have such a low episode
count like this one.
Legacies- I give this a 15%
chance of ending next season. It is still relatively new and it has to make its
mark, however small, on the network before it leaves the airwaves. I can’t
imagine that it will end given the limited information that I know and remember
about it.
Legends of Tomorrow- I give
this a 60% chance of ending next season. While I said at one point that this
would be the first of the Arrowverse shows to end, I do think that it is almost
to the point where it has more than enough episodes to satisfy the syndication gods
who control this. It might last compared to a different Arrowverse show, but
might not if they’d pick this instead.
Nancy Drew- I give this a 1%
chance of ending next season. I mean, they don’t get rid of sophomores on this
network unless it is a summer show, but even then, it would be unlikely in some
cases. This would have to be the least likely to end next season simply because
of people not wanting to go against the protocol that they often do now on this
network.
Riverdale- I give this a 70%
chance of ending next season. Maybe they could make this work and last longer
with the characters set to graduate, but then they should know that the show
would just be a shadow of its former self if it does. They might think that it
would be better to just end it sooner rather than later because of waning
interest or just to make more room on the schedule.
Roswell, New Mexico- I give
this a 13% chance of ending next season. It will probably last longer since it
needs more episodes for syndication and it might need a lot of episodes in
order for it to work. I would have to say that this isn’t in danger that much
right now.
Supergirl- I give this a 75%
chance of ending next season. Since Superman and Lois is another show that will
be airing sometime next season, two shows focusing on Kryptonians are not what
people would want at the same time. If they make the new show a prequel with a
timeline not current with the main show, they might be able to get both to last
for a while. If not, I imagine this would be a show that will bow out in order
to make room for Superman and Lois to start.
Nothing at all- I give this
option a 50% chance of happening. I’ll admit that this could be a possibility
that none of the shows will be ending next season outside of possible freshman
shows which are not covered in this post. It could happen if only because the
renewals of the existing shows didn’t come with the announcement of a final
season coming along with it. But I’d say that some shows are likely to end,
even if they have been here for a while.
That’s about it for this post
since I pretty much summed up everything that I thought might be relevant to
it. In case you were paying attention, I think that only Legends of Tomorrow,
Riverdale, and Supergirl are in danger of ending next season. They wouldn’t get
rid of all three and I think that Supergirl is the more likely Arrowverse show
to end. What will happen? Time will tell.
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