At the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour today, the CW announced that they've renewed seven series, including all four of their DC Comics series -- The Flash (for Season 4), Arrow (Season 6), Supergirl (Season 3) and Legends of Tomorrow (Season 3) -- plus Supernatural (for an astounding Season 13), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 3) and Jane the Virgin (Season 4).

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Said CW president, Mark Pedowitz, in a statement, “Over the past several seasons, The CW has built a schedule of proven performers, from our lineup of DC superheroes, to critically acclaimed comedies, to sci-fi dramas. Early pickups of these seven series now allow our producers to plan ahead for next season, and gives us a solid base to build on for next season, with original scripted series to roll out all year long.”Renewing seven series this far ahead of the May Upfronts is still a rare move, though not quite at the heights of the CW renewing every single series they'd aired during the 2015-2016 season at this point a year ago (11 shows in total). While the CW renewed all their returning shows that premiered in the fall this time -- except for The Vampire Diaries, whose ending was announced quite awhile ago -- notably left off this year's renewal list are new fall series Frequency and No Tomorrow, both of which struggled and weren't given additional episode orders past their initial 13. Both are presumed to be long shots for renewal.As for the CW's midseason debuts this year, none have had their season premieres yet, and no decisions have been new made on new series Riverdale or returning shows The 100, The Originals and iZombie. The CW had previously announced that Reign is ending this season.

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