With all the horrible rounds of cancellations and passings this Upfront season, it's a good time to be on The CW. Sales are solid, and most of your favorite shows continue to find life, even those long past prime!
Among the last of the network's series to be renewed, Deadline reports that on-the-bubble spy drama Nikita, as well as CW mainstay One Tree Hill have both been renewed for Fall 2011! Nikita on the one hand earned a full second season order, while The CW seems cautiously tepid about One Tree Hill, debuting it in midseason with only a thirteen episode order.
Further adventures for Maggie Q, Lyndsy Fonseca and Shane West come as a result of Nikita's fairly strong performance Thursday nights, as well as strong international numbers owing to the history of the franchise. How One Tree Hill, on the other hand, has made it to a ninth season despite losing leads Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush is anyone's guess.
Faring less valiantly is The CW's cheerleading drama Hellcats, which the network has opted not to renew. With Smallville having ended its ten year run, and Tom Welling no longer executive producing for Hellcats, whatever will become of the former Man of Steel?!
On the brighter side however are official orders for Sarah Michelle Gellar's comeback vehicle Ringer, as well as Dawson's Creek and Vampire Diaries scribe Kevin Williamson's Secret Circle, and Chuck creator Josh Schwartz new Rachel Bilson project Hart of Dixie.
What say you? Have you been keeping up with Nikita? Are you excited to see it back next season? What about the other new CW shows, or of poor Tom Welling? Give us a cheer with your thoughts below!
