Gilmore Girls on new network Sept 2006

[Moderator]

Gilmore Girls moves to a new network in Sept 2006. The WB and UPN networks are merging. The new network will be called the CW network, and is a joint venture between Viacom (parent company of CBS and UPN) and Warner Brothers. More details about the merger will be released over the summer. Gilmore Girls is one of the WB shows that it is believed to have a very good chance to be on the new network. The new network will have the most popular shows from the WB and UPN. WB seems to have the more successful shows "Gilmore Girls", "Smallville", "Supernatural" and "what I Like About You" , however UPN does have hits like "Everyone Hates Chris", "America's Next Top Model", "Veronica Mars" and WWE Wrestling. In some cities the new network will be on the old UPN station, and in others on the old WB station, depending on the ownership of the station. Some stations that will join the new network are WGN in Chicago, WPIX in New York, KTLA in Los Angeles, all currentlys WB stations.

Here is what MSNBC said about Gilmore Girls chances on the new CW network:

“Gilmore Girls” (WB): The girls Gilmore, who helm the highest-rated show between the two networks, aren’t going anywhere, although there are rumors that writing team and real-life husband and wife Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino are developing another show and thus may not return. Even if the writers should change, the show’s devoted, overwhelmingly female audience loves the “Girls,” and the WB knows it. Rest easy, fans. Odds of survival: 9.9 out of 10.