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WB, UPN to merge, form ‘CW 57′

012406veronicamars.jpg Executives of both Warner Bros. and Viacom — I apologize if these are not the correct company names, but companies merge and break up so often, how am I supposed to follow? I barely know what city the Montreal Expos are playing in right now — announced today that UPN and the WB are going to merge and form a supernetwork, CW.

While CW is quite a horrible name for a network, as long as it keeps Veronica Mars, I don’t really care. Programming will begin this fall, with WB affiliates getting the channel in some markets and UPN affiliates getting it in other markets. Philadelphia’s Viacom-owned UPN 57 will become CW 57, though everyone will still call it “Philly 57,” from back in the days when it showed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Super Mario Bros. Super Show — with the Link cartoon on Friday! — five days a week.

Where does this leave the Tribune-owned WB, with its NBC 10-produced newscast at 10 o’clock and not much else? We can only hope of 24 hours of informercials for Ron Popeil-made products, Dean Martin celebrity roasts and Value KIA. Pray, I mean. We can only pray.

CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment Form New 5th Broadcast Network [PR Newswire]

  1. Anonymous Says: Jan 24 1:08 PM

    channel 17: All TNT amusements, all the time

  2. tv watcher Says: Jan 25 12:52 PM

    What will become of “So Philly, So U”?

  3. ME Says: Jun 8 7:34 PM

    WB 17 will sign MyNetworkTV

  4. BILL Says: Dec 28 8:57 PM

    can you please tell me what happened to ch 57 … i have antenna tv and for about a week now theres been no 57! my moms 57 is ch 9 since she has cable and shes still getting ch 57! whats up?

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