It's generally more work to get a stream from a network's website up as compared to just jumping onto the Hulu app in your set-top box of choice, so it's hard to say how this benefits consumers. Indeed, part of the reason that Hulu and the CW are parting ways is that Hulu wanted access to an entire season's worth of current episodes, not just the five most recent. Hulu's customers had been complaining about that restriction, but now it seems they won't be able to watch the CW's shows on Hulu at all.

However, there's a bit of good news for Netflix users. A new deal between the network and the streaming giant means that shows will arrive on Netflix just a few weeks after the season wraps. That's much better than the months it usually takes for a wrapped season to show up on Netflix. When all these changes will take place remains to be seen, but Variety believes the current five-year deals in place with Hulu and Netflix will expire this October.