CW Unveils 2009-2010 Schedule

The CW has officially announced it's plans for their 2009-2010 primetime schedule.  Check it out here:

Monday:

• 8-9: Gossip Girl
• 9-10: One Tree Hill

• 8-9: 90210
• 9-10 Melrose Place (New Series)

• 8-9: America's Next Top Model
• 9-10: The Beautiful Life (New Series)

• 8-9: The Vampire Diaries (New Series)
• 9-10: Supernatural

• 8-9: Smallville (New Night)

A NEW SEASON OF TV TO TALK ABOUT LAUNCHES IN THE FALL WITH RETURNING HITS"GOSSIP GIRL," "90210" AND "AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL,"ALONG WITH HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW SERIES"MELROSE PLACE," "THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE" AND"THE VAMPIRE DIARIES"

New Drama Premieres Midseason:"Parental Discretion Advised"

May 21, 2009 (New York, New York) - The CW Network unveiled theschedule for its 2009-2010 season today at a presentation foradvertisers, affiliates and national media in the Theater at MadisonSquare Garden. The announcement was made by Dawn Ostroff, President ofEntertainment, The CW.

"In just three years, The CW has become TV to talkabout, with culturally current, quality programming," said Ostroff."Next fall, we will have great flow from Monday through Friday,starting with the Monday pairing of Gossip Girl' and One Tree Hill,'which made The CW one of the top destinations for young women thisseason. Tuesday night gives us a perfect match with 90210' and MelrosePlace.' And what could be better than our Wednesday night shows fromTyra Banks and Ashton Kutcher the all-model lineup of America's NextTop Model' and The Beautiful Life.' On Thursdays, The Vampire Diaries'taps into the continuing fascination young women have with all thingsvampire, and makes the perfect lead-in for Supernatural,' which iscoming off its strongest year ever. Moving Smallville' to Fridays givesus a major player with a loyal fan base to kick off the night. Top allthat off with our heartwarming and humorous midseason drama ParentalDiscretion Advised,' from writer/producer Liz Tigelaar, and we have afull slate of great programming to keep our viewers watching, chatting,texting and tweeting all next season."

On Monday, the powerhouse combination of GOSSIPGIRL and ONE TREE HILL will remain in place. Last fall, this winningteam made The CW the Number One network with women, and sent Mondaynight ratings up 118 percent in women 18-34. GOSSIP GIRL, whichcontinues to be one of the most talked-about shows on television, willreturn to its 8:00-9:00 p.m. slot, followed by ONE TREE HILL from9:00-10:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, 90210 returns for its sophomore seasonin the 8:00-9:00 p.m. timeslot. Last season, 90210 gave The CW itshighest-rated series premiere ever and improved the 8:00 p.m. timeperiod by 35 percent in women 18-34. The highly anticipated, updatedversion of the 1990s monster-hit drama MELROSE PLACE will premiere inthe 9:00-10:00 p.m. timeslot. The new MELROSE PLACE features a dynamicensemble of up-and-coming stars, along with two original cast membersreprising the roles they made famous: Laura Leighton as Sydney Andrewsand Thomas Calabro as Dr. Michael Mancini. MELROSE PLACE promises todeliver all the backstabbing and sizzle of the original series. And, asthey did once before, 90210 and MELROSE PLACE will combine for a greatnight of television.

On Wednesday, AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL returns inits successful 8:00-9:00 p.m. timeslot, followed by the glamorous newdrama THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE. Last season, AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL rankedsecond in its time period with young women. Tyra Banks is one of thefew women who is seen regularly on both daytime and primetimetelevision. Beginning this fall, The CW's daytime block will featuretwo hours of THE TYRA BANKS SHOW, with an encore episode from 3:00-4:00p.m. and an original episode from 4:00-5:00 p.m. AMERICA'S NEXT TOPMODEL and THE TYRA BANKS SHOW provide perfect symmetry and a naturalfit for The CW brand by targeting the same audience in both primetimeand daytime.

New drama THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE joins TOP MODEL onWednesdays. From producers Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg, Karey Burke,Mike Kelley and Carol Barbee, the fashion-based series gives viewers anexciting, behind-the-scenes glimpse at the cutthroat world of a groupof young, beautiful and very sexy models living together in a models'residence in New York City. The show features a stunning ensemble cast,featuring Sara Paxton ("Last House on the Left"), Mischa Barton ("TheO.C.") and supermodel Elle Macpherson ("Friends"). Together, AMERICA'SNEXT TOP MODEL and THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE will be television's mostfashionable night.

Thursdays go Goth with the new teaming of THEVAMPIRE DIARIES from 8:00-9:00 p.m., followed by SUPERNATURAL in the9:00-10:00 p.m. hour. Based on the best-selling series of books, THEVAMPIRE DIARIES is the story of two vampire brothers obsessed with thesame beautiful girl, and battling to control the fate of an entiretown. Starring Nina Dobrev ("DeGrassi: The Next Generation"), PaulWesley ("Mad Men"), Ian Somerhalder ("Lost") and Steven R. McQueen("Everwood"), THE VAMPIRE DIARIES makes the perfect new lead-in toSUPERNATURAL. Last season, SUPERNATURAL's Winchester brothers gave thenetwork ratings growth across key young demos, despite the highlycompetitive timeslot.

Big changes are in store on Fridays whenSMALLVILLE relocates to the 8:00-9:00 p.m. hour, bringing young viewersfrom Thursday into Friday nights. With non-stop action and classic DCComics characters from Lois Lane to Doomsday, SMALLVILLE continues togive loyal viewers the stories and characters they love.

The heartwarming and humorous drama PARENTALDISCRETION ADVISED will premiere midseason. From writer/producer LizTigelaar, ("Brothers and Sisters"), PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED is thestory of a young girl who finds her biological parents and how thatdiscovery changes all their lives. The show stars Britt Robertson("Swingtown"), Kristoffer Polaha ("Mad Men"), Shiri Appleby ("E.R.")and Kerr Smith ("Eli Stone").

New Series Descriptions:

"MELROSE PLACE"

In an elegant Spanish-style apartment building in the trendyMelrose neighborhood of Los Angeles, a diverse group of 20-somethingshave formed a close-knit surrogate family. Sydney Andrews (LauraLeighton, the original "Melrose Place") is the landlady, stillbeautiful at 40, and a central figure in the lives of all her tenants,especially handsome and rebellious David Breck (Shaun Sipos, "Shark").Sydney started an affair with David despite her turbulent history withhis estranged father, Dr. Michael Mancini (Thomas Calabro, the original"Melrose Place"). Both father and son learned through experience thatSydney was not above using blackmail to control people. Another tenant,high-powered publicist Ella Simms (Katie Cassidy, "Supernatural"), onceconsidered Sydney her mentor, but their friendship was destroyed bybetrayal, and Sydney threatened to evict Ella and ruin her career.Sydney also played a pivotal role in the career of Auggie Kirkpatrick(Colin Egglesfield, "All My Children"). After they met at an AAmeeting, she became Auggie's sponsor and encouraged his dream to becomea chef. Now a successful sous chef at the trendy restaurant Coal,Auggie has been avoiding Sydney since she began drinking again. Theother tenants include Lauren Yung (Stephanie Jacobsen, "Terminator: TheSarah Connor Chronicles"), a medical student in desperate need of moneyto pay her student loans, and Jonah Miller (Michael Rady, "Swingtown"),an aspiring filmmaker who has just proposed to his live-in girlfriendRiley Richmond (Jessica Lucas, "Cloverfield"), a first-grade teacher.The newest tenant, 18-year-old Violet Foster (Ashlee Simpson-Wentz,"7th Heaven"), has just arrived in LA with her own secret connection toSydney. When a bloody body is found floating in the courtyard pool,David is the leading suspect. However, as the police are soon todiscover, almost everyone living at Melrose Place had a reason to wantthe deceased out of the way. An updated version of the popular 1990sseries, MELROSE PLACE is from CBS Television Studios with executiveproducers Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer ("Smallville").Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") is the directorand executive producer of the pilot. 

"THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE"

The life of a high-fashion model appears glamorous and sexy, butas every new model quickly learns, behind the beautiful faade is aworld of insecurity and cutthroat competition. Two teenage models whoare about to discover this world for themselves are Raina Collins (SaraPaxton, "Last House on the Left"), a stunning beauty with a secretpast, and Chris Andrews (Benjamin Hollingsworth, "The Line"), astrikingly handsome Iowa farm boy. When Raina makes an unforgettableimpression at a show introducing the new line from designer Zac Posen(appearing in a cameo role), she steals the spotlight from her friendSonja (Mischa Barton, "The O.C."). Sonja has been out of the countryfor mysterious reasons and is now desperate to reclaim her standing asthe reigning supermodel. While Raina and Sonja live at the top of thefashion food chain, Chris is starting at the bottom, having just beendiscovered by agent Simon Lockridge (newcomer Dusan Dukic) of the CovetModeling Agency, which is owned by former supermodel Claudia Foster(Elle Macpherson, "Friends"). At his first photo shoot, Chris'inexperience almost derails his career until Raina comes to his rescue,showing him how to relax and work the camera. That afternoon, Rainabrings Chris to the "models' residence" where she lives along withother young hopefuls, including Marissa Delfina (Ashley Madekwe,"Secret Diary of a Call Girl"), Egan (Jordan Woolley, "As The WorldTurns"), Issac (Corbin Bleu, "High School Musical 2") and the currentalpha-male-model known as Kai (Nico Tortorella, "Twelve"). At anexclusive industry party that night, Chris is again impressed byRaina's generosity when she steps aside to make sure Sonja lands a jobthat will resurrect her career. However, after an ugly scene withSimon, Chris is left to question whether he can survive in this worldof dangerous excess and fleeting fame. THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE is fromKatalyst Films in association with CBS Television Studios and WarnerBros. Television with executive producers Ashton Kutcher & JasonGoldberg ("True Beauty," "Punk'd"), Karey Burke ("True Beauty"), MikeKelley ("Swingtown," "Jericho") and Carol Barbee ("Swingtown,""Jericho"). Christian Duguay ("Coco Chanel") directed the pilot.

"THE VAMPIRE DIARIES"

Four months after the tragic car accident that killed theirparents, 17-year-old Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev, "DeGrassi: The NextGeneration") and her 15-year-old brother, Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen,"Everwood") are still trying to cope with their grief and move on withtheir lives. Elena has always been the star student; beautiful, popularand involved with school and friends, but now she finds herselfstruggling to hide her sadness from the world. As the school yearbegins, Elena and her friends are fascinated by a handsome andmysterious new student, Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley, "Army Wives").Stefan and Elena are immediately drawn to one another, and Elena has noway of knowing that Stefan is a centuries-old vampire, struggling tolive peacefully among humans, while his brother Damon (Ian Somerhalder,"Lost") is the embodiment of vampire violence and brutality. Now thesetwo vampire brothers - one good, one evil - are at war for Elena's souland for the souls of her friends, family and all the residents of thesmall town of Mystic Falls, Virginia. Based on the series of books byL. J. Smith, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES is from Alloy Entertainment andBonanza Productions Inc in association with Warner Bros. Television andCBS Television Studios with executive producers Kevin Williamson("Dawson's Creek," "I Know What You Did Last Summer"), Julie Plec("Kyle XY," "Wasteland"), Leslie Morgenstein ("Gossip Girl,""Privileged") and Bob Levy ("Gossip Girl," "Privileged"). Marcos Siega("Dexter") directed the pilot. 

"PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED" (midseason)

After spending all of her 15 years bouncing from one fosterfamily to another in Portland, Oregon, Lux (Britt Robertson,"Swingtown") has decided it's time to take control of her life andbecome an emancipated minor. Her journey through the legal maze leadsLux to her biological father, 30-something Nate "Baze" Bazile(Kristoffer Polaha, "Mad Men"), who owns a bar, lives like an agingfrat-boy with two slacker roommates, and is astonished to learn that hehas a teenage daughter. Lux is equally astonished when Baze revealsthat her mother is Cate Cassidy (Shiri Appleby, "E.R."), a star on thelocal "Morning Madness" radio show, along with her on-air partner andreal-life boyfriend, Ryan Thomas (Kerr Smith, "Eli Stone"). Lux hasbeen listening to Cate's voice on the radio as long as she canremember, so she feels an instant connection with the mom she's nevermet. Baze takes Lux to meet Cate, who is shocked and saddened to learnthat Lux has grown up in foster care, but thrilled to finally meet herbeautiful daughter. When a judge decides that Lux isn't ready foremancipation and unexpectedly grants temporary joint custody to Bazeand Cate, they agree to try to get past the awkwardness and make abelated attempt to give Lux the family she deserves. PARENTALDISCRETION ADVISED is produced by Mojo Films in association with CBSTelevision Studios and Warner Bros. Television with executive producersLiz Tigelaar ("Brothers and Sisters," "What About Brian") and GaryFleder ("October Road"). Gary Fleder directed the pilot.

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