A new era is dawning at The CW, which conducted a cancelation bloodbath earlier this year. As Nexstar Media Group seeks to cut costs and make the network profitable, various changes have been made. In addition to axing most of the original content that was being produced, the corporation has also been brokering deals to acquire content. The latest may be the most surprising yet, as it’ll see ABC’s The Conners being rerun on the channel. Not only that, but a since-canceled series from Hallmark is also set to make its way onto the broadcast schedule.
The Conners presence on The CW’s roster of small-screen offerings comes by way of a deal that was worked out with Lionsgate. According to Deadline, the network has acquired the rights to the five seasons of the sitcom that have aired thus far. The show is set to air on Thursdays back-to-back from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET, starting on January 4. With this, the ensemble comedy will sit between Canadian comedies Son of a Critch and Children Ruin Everything. The trade also reports that the Roseanne spinoff will be plugged into other parts of the schedule as needed. To be clear, this is not a broadcast syndication deal for Nexstar but is instead part of a distribution deal between Werner Entertainment and Lionsgate.
