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While most of its standard shows are very left-wing, there have been a few conservative shows that also aired on that channel, such as ''[[7th Heaven]]'' (albeit as reruns).

While most of its standard shows are very left-wing, there have been a few conservative shows that also aired on that channel, such as ''[[7th Heaven]]'' (albeit as reruns).

The CW was listed as one of numerous leftist-controlled companies that have gone "[[woke]]" and now support the criminal rioters of [[Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]] in the wake of the [[2020 leftist riots]].<ref>[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref> By 2022, largely thanks to their incessant pushing of the woke agenda driving away various customers, the CW network was forced to be put up for sale due to terrible ratings.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/warnermedia-and-viacomcbs-are-exploring-possible-sale-of-cw-network-11641436892?st=ie3mbd3zydn37f8&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter</ref><ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/the-cw-for-sale-warnermedia-viacomcbs-1235070616/</ref>  On October 3, 2022, Nexstar Media Group bought a 75% majority ownership of the CW, with Paramount and what is now Warner Bros. Discovery each retaining 12.5% minority ownership of the network.  As a result of the sale to Nexstar, Paramount, due to now having only a minority stake in the CW, triggered an option on May 5, 2023 where it withdrew its eight CW-afilliated TV stations (via its CBS News and Stations division) from the network to become [[independent station]]s effective September 1, 2023.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/05/cbs-stations-eight-drop-cw-go-independent-this-fall-1235357388/ Eight CBS Stations To Ditch CW And Go Independent This Fall]</ref>

The CW was listed as one of numerous leftist-controlled companies that have gone "[[woke]]" and now support the criminal rioters of [[Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]] in the wake of the [[2020 leftist riots]].<ref>[https://gab.com/a/posts/104311289660016704 Here Are The Companies That Support Antifa, Black Lives Matter, and Want You Dead] at Gab.com</ref>  

 

By 2022, largely thanks to their incessant pushing of the woke agenda driving away various customers, the CW network was forced to be put up for sale due to terrible ratings.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/warnermedia-and-viacomcbs-are-exploring-possible-sale-of-cw-network-11641436892?st=ie3mbd3zydn37f8&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter</ref><ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/the-cw-for-sale-warnermedia-viacomcbs-1235070616/</ref>  On October 3, 2022, Nexstar Media Group bought a 75% majority ownership of the CW, with Paramount and what is now Warner Bros. Discovery each retaining 12.5% minority ownership of the network.  As a result of the sale to Nexstar, Paramount, due to now having only a minority stake in the CW, triggered an option on May 5, 2023 where it withdrew its eight CW-afilliated TV stations (via its CBS News and Stations division) from the network to become [[independent station]]s effective September 1, 2023.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/05/cbs-stations-eight-drop-cw-go-independent-this-fall-1235357388/ Eight CBS Stations To Ditch CW And Go Independent This Fall]</ref>  Under Nexstar majority ownership as of the 2023-24 TV season, few of the CW shows from before the Nexstar takeover (including youth-targeting shows such as ''Riverdale'' and ''The Flash'') have continued into the new season,<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/superman-lois-all-american-homecoming-renewed-cw-1235513774/ ‘Superman & Lois,’ ‘All American: Homecoming’ Renewed, ‘Gotham Knights’ Canceled at The CW]</ref> with most of the original shows being cancelled in favor of new reality shows, acquired shows from other broadcasters outside the United States<ref>[https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cw-2023-upfronts-superheroes-acquisitions-1235617473/ The CW 2023 Upfront Takeaways: Superheroes (Mostly) Fly Away While Acquisitions Rule — For Now]</ref> (primarily from Canada and the United Kingdom) and sports programming.<ref>Two references:

*[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nascar-the-cw-xfinity-series-1235546975/ The CW Adds NASCAR to Sports Portfolio]</ref>

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