The CW

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American television network broadcast television network television network

The CW is an American broadcast television network known for targeting younger audiences with series in genres like teen drama, superhero shows, and fantasy.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
The CW (2006–2008)	1
The CW (U.S. TV network)	1
The CW Plus	1
The CW Television Network	1
The WB	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American television network ⓘ broadcast television network ⓘ television network ⓘ
abbreviationMeaning	CBS and Warner ⓘ
broadcastArea	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cityOfHeadquarters	Burbank, California ⓘ surface form: Burbank
countryOfHeadquarters	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionFormat	cable television ⓘ internet streaming ⓘ satellite television ⓘ terrestrial television ⓘ
formerName	The CW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The CW Television Network
formerOwner	Paramount Global ⓘ Warner Bros. Discovery ⓘ
genreFocus	fantasy television series ⓘ science fiction television series ⓘ superhero television series ⓘ teen drama ⓘ
hasFlagshipStation	KTLA ⓘ WPIX ⓘ
hasNotableFranchise	Arrowverse ⓘ
hasNotableSeries	Arrow ⓘ Riverdale ⓘ Supernatural ⓘ The Flash (2014 TV series) ⓘ surface form: The Flash The Vampire Diaries ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Burbank, California ⓘ
inception	2006-09-18 ⓘ
languageOfBroadcast	English ⓘ
launchDate	2006-09-18 ⓘ
majorityOwner	Nexstar Media Group ⓘ
marketPosition	fifth major broadcast television network in the United States ⓘ
owner	Nexstar Media Group ⓘ
parentCompanyAtLaunch	CBS Corporation ⓘ Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
pictureFormat	1080i HDTV ⓘ
predecessor	The CW self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The WB UPN ⓘ
programmingType	network programming ⓘ
serviceType	free-to-air television network ⓘ
stateOfHeadquarters	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
targetAudience	teenagers ⓘ young adults ⓘ
website	https://www.cwtv.com/ ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Warner Bros. Television → associatedWith → The CW ⓘ

Critics' Choice Movie Award → broadcastOn → The CW ⓘ

Hollywood Christmas Parade → broadcastOn → The CW ⓘ

WWE SmackDown (in certain years) → broadcastOn → The CW ⓘ

subject surface form: WWE SmackDown

this entity surface form: The CW (2006–2008)

The CW → formerName → The CW self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The CW Television Network

Bangor television market → hasPrimaryNetwork → The CW ⓘ

Jamie King → hasWorkedFor → The CW ⓘ

U.S. broadcast television networks → includeNetwork → The CW ⓘ

this entity surface form: The CW Plus

U.S. broadcast television networks → includeNetwork → The CW ⓘ

this entity surface form: The CW (U.S. TV network)

Daytime Emmy Awards → laterBroadcastOn → The CW ⓘ

United States daytime television industry → majorNetworkParticipant → The CW ⓘ

Lemon Breeland → networkOfOriginalBroadcast → The CW ⓘ

Hart of Dixie → originalChannel → The CW ⓘ

Hart of Dixie → originalNetwork → The CW ⓘ

The Flash (2014 TV series) → originalNetwork → The CW ⓘ

Veronica Mars → originalNetwork → The CW ⓘ

Inside the NFL → originallyAiredOn → The CW ⓘ

The CW → predecessor → The CW self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The WB