The Originals 4th Season held until 2017

The Originals Season Four will return in 2017

WARNING: This contains information including character deaths for The Originals – do not read unless you are up to date with the show.

 

With the season 3 finale just hours away we have some rather sad news from the CW Upfronts regarding the future of The Originals.

CW Fall Schedule

As you can see from the above image, the Fall line up for The CW, The Originals is nowhere to be seen, replaced in the Friday 9pm slot by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in its sophomore season. The Originals has been pushed back to a mid-season debut in January 2017, alongside the likes of The 100 and iZombie. Whether this means a reduced season order or not is unclear. CW boss Mark Pedowitz said

“We have a very strong schedule. We still believe quite a bit in The Originals. We only have 10 hours, so we made a choice to [hold it] to further boost our schedule at midseason.”

There is some ridiculous talk on twitter that the deaths of Cami and Davina and subsequent abandonment of the show by many of their fans in the last 2 weeks is what caused this move, but I would imagine that scheduling moves like this have been a long time coming and are not a knee jerk reaction. One thing is for sure, given the set up for tonight’s finale looking so perilous for the Mikaelsons, it could be a hellish wait if they leave season 3 on a cliffhanger!

Other changes in the line-up include the arrival of Supergirl from CBS into the Monday 8pm slot and new show Frequency at 9pm on Wednesdays meaning Supernatural changes to Thursday.

As yet there are no premiere dates set for these shows but we will bring them to you as soon as we know.

What do you think of the changes to the line up? Are you happy to see new shows coming to the CW or are you pissed that your faves have been moved? Sound off in the comments or let us know via our social media channels.

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Clare Hemsworth

Hey, I'm Clare, aka Ciara or C. My current fandoms are RWBY and The Last Kingdom along with a bunch of other stuff I tend to let build up and then binge! I'm a keen, albeit amateur, cosplayer and love attending cons in various cosplays. I'm also the resident comic book girl around these parts, especially small press comics, so if you've got an indie book you want reviewed, I'm your gal! When I'm not doing the fangirl thing I am a keen long-distance hiker, having completed Te Araroa in New Zealand and The Pacific Crest Trail on the West Coast of the US.