Schedules Plus Enhanced: CW Thursday

Schedules Plus is the ultimate almanac to broadcast network primetime scheduling since 2001. It features lineups for three different parts of the year, as well as A18-49+ ratings that more fairly account for historical decline. For more on the tables and charts in Schedules Plus, see this primer.

This post covers CW Thursday. It's been right with Wednesday among the CW's best weeknights, thanks to consistently great 8/7c anchors. In this case, there was a seamless transition from Smallville to The Vampire Diaries in 2009. The TVD tradition ended as the show headed for Friday during its seventh season. But an even older tentpole has stepped in for it, with Supernatural inhabiting the night since 2016. See the 2022-23 Breakdown.

CW Thursday: Full-fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
2006-07	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	44
	2006-07	51		51	37			37	44
2007-08	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	44
	2007-08	52		52	36			36	44
2008-09	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	49
	2008-09	53		53	44			44	49
2009-10	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Supernatural		Supernatural	51
	2009-10	60		60	43			43	51
2010-11	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Nikita		Nikita	45
	2010-11	57		57	34			34	45
2011-12	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	The Secret Circle		The Secret Circle	43
	2011-12	54		54	31			31	43
2012-13	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Beauty and the Beast		Beauty and the Beast	44
	2012-13	59		59	29			29	44
2013-14	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	42
	2013-14	54		54	31			31	42
2014-15	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	33
	2014-15	43		43	23			23	33
2015-16	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	The Originals		The Originals	33
	2015-16	38		38	29			29	33
2016-17	Legends of Tomorrow		Legends of Tomorrow	Supernatural		Supernatural	55
	2016-17	57		57	53			53	55
2017-18	Supernatural		Supernatural	Arrow		Arrow	44
	2017-18	50		50	38			38	44
2018-19	Supernatural		Supernatural	Legacies		Legacies	37
	2018-19	42		42	32			32	37
2019-20	Supernatural		Supernatural	Legacies		Legacies	32
	2019-20	36		36	28			28	32
2020-21	Supernatural		Supernatural	The Outpost		The Outpost	23
	2020-21	35		35	11			11	23
2021-22	Walker		Walker	Legacies		Legacies	18
	2021-22	21		21	15			15	18
2022-23	Walker		Walker	Walker: Independence		Walker: Independence	16
	2022-23	20		20	12			12	16
AVERAGE:	46		46	31		31	38

UPN Thursday: Full-fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	56
	1999-00	56		56	56		56		56
2000-01	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	59
	2000-01	59		59	59		59		59
2001-02	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	59
	2001-02	59		59	59		59		59
2002-03	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	48
	2002-03	48		48	48		48		48
2003-04	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	48
	2003-04	48		48	48		48		48
2004-05	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	45
	2004-05	45		45	45		45		45
2005-06	Everybody Hates Chris	Love, Inc.	Eve	Cuts	30
	2005-06	44	28	25		23	30
	2005-06						44	28	25	23	30
	2005-06	36		36		24		24	30
AVERAGE:	50		50	49		49	49

WB Thursday: Full-fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	Popular		Popular	Charmed		Charmed	35
	1999-00	23		23	47			47	35
2000-01	Gilmore Girls		Gilmore Girls	Charmed		Charmed	42
	2000-01	31		31	53			53	42
2001-02	Popstars		Popstars	Charmed (1998)		Charmed (1998)	36
	2001-02	22		22	50			50	36
2002-03	Family Affair	Do Over	Jamie Kennedy	Off Centre	22
	2002-03	21	19	30		20	22
	2002-03						21	19	30	20	22
	2002-03	20		20		25		25	22
2003-04	Steve Harvey's	Jamie Kennedy	What I Like About You	Run of the House	23
	2003-04	29	27	19		18	23
	2003-04						29	27	19	18	23
	2003-04	28		28		19		19	23
2004-05	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	37
	2004-05	37		37	37		37		37
2005-06	Smallville		Smallville	Everwood		Everwood	47
	2005-06	57		57	36			36	47
AVERAGE:	31		31	38		38	35

CW Thursday: Fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
2006-07	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	46
	2006-07	54		54	39			39	46
2007-08	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	47
	2007-08	56		56	37			37	47
2008-09	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	50
	2008-09	55		55	44			44	50
2009-10	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Supernatural		Supernatural	54
	2009-10	63		63	44			44	54
2010-11	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Nikita		Nikita	50
	2010-11	62		62	38			38	50
2011-12	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	The Secret Circle		The Secret Circle	48
	2011-12	58		58	37			37	48
2012-13	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Beauty and the Beast		Beauty and the Beast	49
	2012-13	65		65	32			32	49
2013-14	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	48
	2013-14	62		62	35			35	48
2014-15	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	37
	2014-15	48		48	25			25	37
2015-16	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	The Originals		The Originals	33
	2015-16	38		38	29			29	33
2016-17	Legends of Tomorrow		Legends of Tomorrow	Supernatural		Supernatural	55
	2016-17	57		57	54			54	55
2017-18	Supernatural		Supernatural	Arrow		Arrow	49
	2017-18	54		54	43			43	49
2018-19	Supernatural		Supernatural	Legacies		Legacies	40
	2018-19	45		45	35			35	40
2019-20	Supernatural		Supernatural	Legacies		Legacies	34
	2019-20	37		37	32			32	34
2020-21	Supernatural		Supernatural	The Outpost		The Outpost	23
	2020-21	35		35	11			11	23
2021-22	Walker		Walker	Legacies		Legacies	20
	2021-22	24		24	17			17	20
2022-23	Walker		Walker	Walker: Independence		Walker: Independence	16
	2022-23	20		20	12			12	16
AVERAGE:	49		49	33		33	41

UPN Thursday: Fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	52
	1999-00	52		52	52		52		52
2000-01	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	63
	2000-01	63		63	63		63		63
2001-02	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	58
	2001-02	58		58	58		58		58
2002-03	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	52
	2002-03	52		52	52		52		52
2003-04	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	51
	2003-04	51		51	51		51		51
2004-05	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	42
	2004-05	42		42	42		42		42
2005-06	Everybody Hates Chris	Love, Inc.	Eve	Cuts	35
	2005-06	52	33	29		25	35
	2005-06						52	33	29	25	35
	2005-06	43		43		27		27	35
AVERAGE:	51		51	49		49	50

WB Thursday: Fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	Popular		Popular	Charmed		Charmed	38
	1999-00	26		26	50			50	38
2000-01	Gilmore Girls		Gilmore Girls	Charmed		Charmed	44
	2000-01	29		29	58			58	44
2001-02	Popstars		Popstars	Charmed (1998)		Charmed (1998)	38
	2001-02	21		21	56			56	38
2002-03	Family Affair	Do Over	Jamie Kennedy	Off Centre	21
	2002-03	20	19	25		20	21
	2002-03						20	19	25	20	21
	2002-03	19		19		22		22	21
2003-04	Steve Harvey's	Jamie Kennedy	What I Like About You	Run of the House	23
	2003-04	27	28	19		18	23
	2003-04						27	28	19	18	23
	2003-04	27		27		19		19	23
2004-05	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	42
	2004-05	42		42	42		42		42
2005-06	Smallville		Smallville	Everwood		Everwood	49
	2005-06	62		62	36			36	49
AVERAGE:	33		33	40		40	37

CW Thursday: Winter

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
2006-07	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	45
	2006-07	54		54	36			36	45
2007-08	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	43
	2007-08	49		49	37			37	43
2008-09	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	51
	2008-09	56		56	46			46	51
2009-10	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Supernatural		Supernatural	51
	2009-10	60		60	41			41	51
2010-11	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Nikita		Nikita	45
	2010-11	56		56	34			34	45
2011-12	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	The Secret Circle		The Secret Circle	43
	2011-12	54		54	32			32	43
2012-13	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Beauty and the Beast		Beauty and the Beast	44
	2012-13	59		59	28			28	44
2013-14	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	43
	2013-14	54		54	32			32	43
2014-15	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	33
	2014-15	43		43	24			24	33
2015-16	Legends of Tomorrow		Legends of Tomorrow	The 100		The 100	51
	2015-16	64		64	38			38	51
2016-17	Supernatural		Supernatural	Riverdale		Riverdale	40
	2016-17	48		48	33			33	40
2017-18	Supernatural		Supernatural	Arrow		Arrow	45
	2017-18	51		51	38			38	45
2018-19	Supernatural		Supernatural	Legacies		Legacies	37
	2018-19	44		44	31			31	37
2019-20	Katy Keene		Katy Keene	Legacies		Legacies	21
	2019-20	16		16	26			26	21
2020-21	Walker		Walker	Legacies		Legacies	33
	2020-21	43		43	23			23	33
2021-22	Walker		Walker	Legacies		Legacies	17
	2021-22	22		22	12			12	17
2022-23	Walker		Walker	Walker: Independence		Walker: Independence	17
	2022-23	21		21	12			12	17
AVERAGE:	47		47	31		31	39

UPN Thursday: Winter

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	59
	1999-00	59		59	59		59		59
2000-01	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	58
	2000-01	58		58	58		58		58
2001-02	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	63
	2001-02	63		63	63		63		63
2002-03	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	46
	2002-03	46		46	46		46		46
2003-04	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	49
	2003-04	49		49	49		49		49
2004-05	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	48
	2004-05	48		48	48		48		48
2005-06	Everybody Hates Chris	Love, Inc.	Eve	Cuts	27
	2005-06	40	24	23		22	27
	2005-06						40	24	23	22	27
	2005-06	32		32		22		22	27
AVERAGE:	51		51	50		50	50

WB Thursday: Winter

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	Popular		Popular	Charmed		Charmed	36
	1999-00	23		23	48			48	36
2000-01	Gilmore Girls		Gilmore Girls	Charmed		Charmed	43
	2000-01	34		34	51			51	43
2001-02	Charmed (R)		Charmed (R)	Charmed (1998)		Charmed (1998)	36
	2001-02	26		26	46			46	36
2002-03	Sabrina the Teenage Witch	Family Affair	The Surreal Life	Jamie Kennedy	32
	2002-03	29	24	43		32	32
	2002-03						29	24	43	32	32
	2002-03	26		26		38		38	32
2003-04	Steve Harvey's	All About the Andersons	Jamie Kennedy	The Surreal Life (R)	29
	2003-04	31	29	31		24	29
	2003-04						31	29	31	24	29
	2003-04	30		30		27		27	29
2004-05	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	25
	2004-05	25		25	25		25		25
2005-06	Smallville		Smallville	Beauty and the Geek		Beauty and the Geek	54
	2005-06	59		59	49			49	54
AVERAGE:	32		32	41		41	36

CW Thursday: Spring

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
2006-07	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	39
	2006-07	44		44	34			34	39
2007-08	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	39
	2007-08	46		46	32			32	39
2008-09	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	46
	2008-09	50		50	42			42	46
2009-10	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Supernatural		Supernatural	50
	2009-10	56		56	43			43	50
2010-11	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Nikita		Nikita	39
	2010-11	50		50	29			29	39
2011-12	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	The Secret Circle		The Secret Circle	37
	2011-12	50		50	25			25	37
2012-13	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Beauty and the Beast		Beauty and the Beast	39
	2012-13	52		52	26			26	39
2013-14	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	35
	2013-14	43		43	27			27	35
2014-15	The Vampire Diaries		The Vampire Diaries	Reign		Reign	28
	2014-15	37		37	19			19	28
2015-16	Legends of Tomorrow		Legends of Tomorrow	The 100		The 100	38
	2015-16	46		46	30			30	38
2016-17	Supernatural		Supernatural	Riverdale		Riverdale	36
	2016-17	44		44	28			28	36
2017-18	Supernatural		Supernatural	Arrow		Arrow	38
	2017-18	45		45	32			32	38
2018-19	Supernatural		Supernatural	In the Dark		In the Dark	28
	2018-19	38		38	18			18	28
2019-20	Katy Keene		Katy Keene	In the Dark		In the Dark	11
	2019-20	13		13	10			10	11
2020-21	Walker		Walker	Legacies		Legacies	23
	2020-21	28		28	18			18	23
2021-22	Walker		Walker	Legacies		Legacies	15
	2021-22	17		17	13			13	15
2022-23	Walker		Walker	100 Days to Indy		100 Days to Indy	13
	2022-23	18		18	8			8	13
AVERAGE:	40		40	25		25	33

UPN Thursday: Spring

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	61
	1999-00	61		61	61		61		61
2000-01	WWE SmackDown!				WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	WWE SmackDown!	53
	2000-01	53		53	53		53		53
2001-02	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	51
	2001-02	51		51	51		51		51
2002-03	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	46
	2002-03	46		46	46		46		46
2003-04	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	40
	2003-04	40		40	40		40		40
2004-05	Friday Night Smackdown!				Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	Friday Night Smackdown!	45
	2004-05	45		45	45		45		45
2005-06	Everybody Hates Chris	Love, Inc.	Eve	Cuts	24
	2005-06	32	22	21		21	24
	2005-06						32	22	21	21	24
	2005-06	27		27		21		21	24
AVERAGE:	46		46	45		45	46

WB Thursday: Spring

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	Popular		Popular	Charmed		Charmed	29
	1999-00	18		18	41			41	29
2000-01	Gilmore Girls		Gilmore Girls	Charmed		Charmed	37
	2000-01	30		30	45			45	37
2001-02	Charmed (R)		Charmed (R)	Charmed (1998)		Charmed (1998)	34
	2001-02	23		23	46			46	34
2002-03	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	18
	2002-03	18		18	18		18		18
2003-04	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	22
	2003-04	22		22	22		22		22
2004-05	Blue Collar TV	Blue Collar TV (R)			Blue Collar TV (R)	Blue Collar TV (R)	30
	2004-05	32	31			29		29	30
	2004-05								32	31	29	29	30
	2004-05	31		31	29			29	30
2005-06	Smallville		Smallville	Supernatural		Supernatural	43
	2005-06	48		48	39			39	43
AVERAGE:	27		27	34		34	31