CW Fall: ‘Supergirl’ as ‘Jane’ Lead-in, ‘No Tomorrow’ After ‘Flash’; ‘Riverdale’ in Midseason

“Supergirl” will fly on the CW this fall at 8 p.m. on Monday nights, officially kicking off the primetime week for the youngest-skewing broadcast network, which revealed its fall 2016-2017 schedule Thursday morning.

Sticking with the same night on its old home, the CBS superhero export will serve as lead-in for Gina Rodriguez’s “Jane The Virgin.”

New comedy “No Tomorrow” has scored the coveted post-“Flash” time slot on Tuesdays, while freshman drama “Frequency” follows “Arrow” the next night. “Supernatural” has been shifted to Thursdays, banishing the very low-rated but critically acclaimed “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” to Fridays.

Those excited over “Riverdale” will have to wait for midseason to catch a glimpse of the Archie Comics adaptation. Official descriptions for the recently ordered series can be found at the bottom of the post, all in the CW’s own words.

Also slated for midseason are the returns of series “iZombie,” “The 100,” “Reign” and “The Originals.”

“We have four terrific additions to our schedule next season, and five great anchors at 8 o’clock, every night of the week,” Mark Pedowitz, the CW’s president, wrote in a statement.

Below is CW’s full fall schedule. He’ll host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the slate in greater detail.

THE CW’s 2016-17 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 PM             SUPERGIRL (New Network)

9:00-10:00 PM           JANE THE VIRGIN

TUESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM             THE FLASH

9:00-10:00 PM           NO TOMORROW (New Series)

WEDNESDAY

8:00-9:00 PM             ARROW

9:00-10:00 PM           FREQUENCY (New Series)

THURSDAY

8:00-9:00 PM             DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

9:00-10:00 PM           SUPERNATURAL (New Night)

FRIDAY

8:00-9:00 PM             THE VAMPIRE DIARIES

9:00-10:00 PM           CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (New Night)

“No Tomorrow”
Evie Callahan (Tori Anderson), a risk-averse quality-control assessor, appreciates order. Whenever she’s making a list, “make a list” is both the first thing on it and the first thing crossed off. Such a regimented life has its drawbacks. Her on-again/off-again romance with the sweet, but soft-spoken Timothy (Jesse Rath) has sputtered out. Her career has stalled. Her boss, Deirdre (Amy Pietz), a petty tyrant with breath that could kill a plant, laughs off her ambitions.

Then Evie meets charming, free-spirited Xavier Holliday (Joshua Sasse), and the attraction is immediate and electric. He brings a jolt of joyful, rollicking romance into her life. Xavier encourages Evie to carpe that diem, because it’s more fun that way and because, well, the apocalypse is, you know, nigh. He believes humankind has a mere eight months and twelve days until a runaway asteroid smacks us all into stardust. That’s why he made an Apocalyst — a tally of every last thing he wants to do before the world goes kaput.

So with the help of her friends — Hank (Jonathan Langdon), a diehard conspiracy theorist, and Kareema (Sarayu Blue), a droll nihilist — Evie must decide whether Xavier is certifiable and whether that even matters, if being with him means living her life more fully.

Based on the International Emmy-nominated Brazilian format from Grupo Globo, “No Tomorrow” is a romantic comedy with the ultimate ticking clock. “No Tomorrow” is from CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television in association with Electus, with executive producers Corinne Brinkerhoff (“American Gothic,” “Jane TheVirgin,” “The Good Wife”), Maggie Friedman (“Witches of East End”) and Ben Silverman (“Jane The Virgin,” “The Office”).

“Frequency”
Detective Raimy Sullivan (Peyton List) has always wanted to prove that she is nothing like her father. In 1996, when Raimy was eight-years-old, NYPD Officer Frank Sullivan (Riley Smith) left Raimy and her mother, Julie (Devin Kelley), behind when he went deep undercover, got corrupted, and got himself killed. Or so the story has always gone.

Few people knew about the secret undercover sting operation Frank was really charged with, led by Stan Moreno (Anthony Ruivivar),who has now risen to Deputy Chief of Police. Frank’s former partner, Lieutenant Satch Reyna (Mekhi Phifer), is now Raimy’s mentor and friend, and he has urged her to let go of the hurt and anger she still feels about Frank’s disappearance and death, but the old pain still lingers. Raimy can barely bring herself to discuss Frank, even with her devoted boyfriend, Daniel (Daniel Bonjour), or her childhood friend, Gordo (Lenny Jacobson).

Now, 20 years later, Raimy is stunned when a voice suddenly crackles through her father’s old, long-broken ham radio — it’s Frank, somehow transmitting over the airwaves and through the decades from 1996. They’re both shocked and confused, but Raimy shakes Frank to the core when she warns him that the secret sting he is undertaking will lead to his death. Armed with that knowledge, Frank survives the attempt on his life. But changing history has dramatically affected Raimy’s life in the present — and there have been tragic consequences. Separated by 20 years, father and daughter have reunited on a frequency only they can hear, but can they rewrite the story of their lives without risking everyone they love?

“Frequency” is from Warner Bros. Television in association with Lin Pictures,with executive producers Jeremy Carver (“Supernatural”), Toby Emmerich (“The Notebook” feature film), John Rickard (“Horrible Bosses”), Dan Lin (“The Lego Movie,” “Sherlock Holmes”) and Jennifer Gwartz (“Veronica Mars”).

“Riverdale”
As a new school year begins, the town of Riverdale is reeling from the recent, tragic death of high school golden boy Jason Blossom — and nothing feels the same…

Archie Andrews (KJ Apa) is still the all-American teen, but the summer’s events made him realize that he wants to pursue a career in music — not follow in his dad’s footsteps — despite the sudden end of his forbidden relationship with Riverdale’s young music teacher, Ms.Grundy (Sarah Habel). Which means Archie doesn’t have anyone who will mentor him — certainly not singer Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray), who is only focused on her band, the soon-to-be-world-famous Pussycats. It’s all weighing heavily on Archie’s mind — as is his fractured friendship with budding writer and fellow classmate Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse).

Meanwhile, girl-next-door Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) is anxious to see her crush Archie after being away all summer, but she’s not quite ready to reveal her true feelings to him. And Betty’s nerves — which are hardly soothed by her overbearing mother Alice (Mädchen Amick) — aren’t the only thing holding her back. When a new student, Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes), arrives in town from New York with her mother Hermione (Marisol Nichols), there’s an undeniable spark between her and Archie, even though Veronica doesn’t want to risk her new friendship with Betty by making a play for Archie.

And then there’s Cheryl Blossom (Madelaine Petsch)… Riverdale’s Queen Bee is happy to stir up trouble amongst Archie, Betty, and Veronica, but Cheryl is keeping secrets of her own. What, exactly, is she hiding about the mysterious death of her twin brother, Jason? Riverdale may look like a quiet, sleepy town, but there are dangers in the shadows…

Based on the characters from Archie Comics, “Riverdale” is from Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios, in association with Berlanti Productions, with executive producers Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Supergirl,” “Glee”), Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow“), Sarah Schechter (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl,” “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow“) and Jon Goldwater (Archie Comics).