'Riverdale', 'Batwoman' & 11 Other Shows Get Renewed at The CW

The saga of canceling and renewing shows is rather common but what's not common is a network renewing a stack of their shows together in one go. The CW did it last year and they have now repeated the same this year too.

It has renewed its entire season line-up which includes 13 series for the 2020-21 season.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Returning next season will be first-year shows Batwoman and Nancy Drew, along with veterans All American (season three), Black Lightning (season four), Charmed (season three), Dynasty (season four), The Flash (season seven), In the Dark (season three), Legacies (season three), Legends of Tomorrow (season six), Riverdale (season five), Roswell, New Mexico (season three) and Supergirl (season five on The CW and six overall, as the first aired on CBS).

The only series not to receive a formal pickup is Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene, which is set to premiere in February. The CW has, however, ordered 13 additional scripts, putting the Lucy Hale starrer on the path toward renewal.

"These early orders for next season give our production teams a head start in plotting out story arcs and a jump on hiring staff, and this also provides us with a strong foundation of established, fan-favorite CW shows to build on for next season,” The CW president Mark Pedowitz said Tuesday in a statement. "We've been thrilled with the creative direction of all three new series, and even though we are in the very early stages of our new full stack streaming strategy, which allows viewers to catch up on our new shows from the beginning, we’re already seeing incredibly positive results from our multiplatform viewership for Nancy Drew and Batwoman.”

The CW's decision last season to renew all of its in-season series (save for those that had already announced endings) was the first time a broadcast network hadn't canceled a show since at least 1981.