The CW

Summary

The CW is a television network^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,867 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The CW is in the country of United States^[3].
• The CW's instance of is recorded as television network^[4].
• The CW's owned by is recorded as Warner Bros. Discovery^[5].
• The CW's owned by is recorded as Nexstar Media Group^[6].
• The CW's owned by is recorded as Paramount Skydance^[7].
• The CW's operator is recorded as Nexstar Media Group^[8].
• CBS is named after The CW^[9].
• Warner Bros. Entertainment is named after The CW^[10].
• The CW's logo image is recorded as The CW 2024 (Print).svg^[11].
• The CW's logo image is recorded as The CW 2024.svg^[12].
• The CW's logo image is recorded as The CW prelaunch logo.svg^[13].
• The CW's headquarters location is recorded as Burbank^[14].
• The CW's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123013172^[15].
• The CW's GND ID is recorded as 10189738-8^[16].
• The CW's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2017080906^[17].
• The CW's Commons category is recorded as The CW Television Network^[18].
• The CW's chairperson is recorded as Mark Pedowitz^[19].
• The CW's chairperson is recorded as Peter Roth^[20].
• The CW's chairperson is recorded as Ann Sarnoff^[21].
• +2006-09-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The CW^[22].
• The CW's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b275x^[23].
• The CW's official website is recorded as https://cwtv.com^[24].
• The CW's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The CW^[25].
• The CW's replaces is recorded as UPN^[26].
• The CW's replaces is recorded as The WB^[27].

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Founding

+2006-09-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The CW^[22].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Mark Pedowitz^[19], a business executive^[28], b. 1950^[29], of United States^[30]; Peter Roth^[20], a television producer^[31]; and Ann Sarnoff^[21], a business executive^[32], b. 1961^[33], of United States^[34].

Operations

The CW's headquarters location is recorded as Burbank^[14]. Its operator is recorded as Nexstar Media Group^[8].

Ownership

Owners include Warner Bros. Discovery^[5], a business^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 2022^[37], headquartered in New York City^[38]; Nexstar Media Group^[6], a business^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1996^[41], headquartered in Irving^[42]; and Paramount Skydance^[7], a company^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 2025^[45], headquartered in Los Angeles^[46].

Why It Matters

The CW ranks in the top 3% of television_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,867 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]