Assuming that production returns to normal-ish post-pandemic levels by, say, late fall, returning originals such as
The Flash, Batwoman, Legacies, Riverdale and
All American are targeted for January 2021 premieres, alongside new series
Superman & Lois and the Jared Padalecki-starring
Walker. And a handful of returning shows, such as
Supergirl, Dynasty, Legends of Tomorrow and
Roswell NM, won’t premiere until Spring 2021, or later.
Even so, all series are expected to produce the usual amount of episodes, once production starts booming again in a socially un-distanced, post-pandemic world.
“We are planning our normal episodic counts,” CW president Mark Pedowitz told TVLine when asked if this staggered scheduling could result in shorter seasons. “We have some shows that’ll have 22 or 20 [episodes], we’ll have some shows at 13,” which is the starting point for freshman series. “We plan to continue [with that goal in mind], and we’ll see how the world progresses,” he said.