At this year’s Critics’ Choice Awards, the 40-year-old actor was asked to present the award for Best Comedy Series. He used this chance to voice his opinion about the show’s unusual format of presenting the award for the Supporting Actor/Actress category simultaneously, saying: Having found the perfect segue to deride the network, Seth continued on.
If you’re a normal viewer of The CW this is a startling image to be seeing on your television right now. I might be the first Jew on The CW in history. Soak it in. — Natalie ❁ (@livelyackles) January 16, 2023 While Rogen might have been razzing The CW just for the sake of fun, there is a genuine case to be made about the issues the network has recently faced. Following Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount’s sale of a majority stake to Nexstar, which left the two media conglomerates equally sharing a 25% ownership stake in The CW, rumors began to circulate that the network was planning to tone down on diversification within its programming. However, the network’s president, Brad Schwartz, disparaged these reports, saying: Unfortunately for DC fans, the sale of The CW also marked the beginning of the end of the Arrowverse, after Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow were canceled. Shortly afterward, The CW announced that The Flash Season 9 would be the show’s final season. Despite the fact that the network has been hemorrhaging money through its programming, Nexstar will have to find a balance between running a tight ship and keeping their viewers interested in its shows.
