The CW has confirmed premiere dates for its fall 2022-2023 primetime lineup which will include five new series. The network’s set to introduce the drama Family Law; the Walker origin story, Walker Independence; and the Supernatural prequel, The Winchesters this fall. Also joining the primetime schedule are newbies Professionals and Criss Angel’s Magic with the Stars.
The five new shows join new seasons of returning series Stargirl, Coroner, Kung Fu, Walker, All American, All American: Homecoming, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and World’s Funniest Animals.
The CW’s primetime lineup used to be loaded with comic book-inspired superhero shows. It’s interesting to note the sole entry in that genre this fall will be DC’s Stargirl.
The CW’s Fall 2022 Premiere Dates
- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31
8:00-9:00PM DC’S STARGIRL (Season 3 Premiere)
9:00-9:30PM WELLINGTON PARANORMAL (Original Episode)
9:30-10:00PM WELLINGTON PARANORMAL (Encore Episode) - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
8:00-9:00PM FAMILY LAW (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00PM CORONER (Season 4 Premiere) - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5
8:00-9:00PM DC’S STARGIRL (Original Episode)
9:00-10:00PM KUNG FU (Season 3 Premiere) - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6
8:00-9:00PM WALKER (Season 3 Premiere)
9:00-10:00PM WALKER INDEPENDENCE (Series Premiere) - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
8:00-10:00PM IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL (Night One) - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:00-10:00PM IHEARTRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL (Night Two) - MONDAY, OCTOBER 10
8:00-9:00PM ALL AMERICAN (Season 5 Premiere)
9:00-10:00PM ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING (Season 2 Premiere) - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
8:00-9:00PM THE WINCHESTERS (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00PM PROFESSIONALS (Series Premiere) - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
8:00-9:00PM PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (Season 9 Premiere)
9:00-9:30PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Season 11 Premiere)
9:30-10:00PM WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? (Encore Episode) - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
8:00-9:00PM CRISS ANGEL’S MAGIC WITH THE STARS (Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30PM WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS (Season 3 Premiere)
9:30-10:00PM WORLD’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS (Original Episode)
FAMILY LAW follows lawyer and recovering alcoholic Abigail Bianchi (Jewel Staite) struggling to put her career and family back together after hitting rock bottom. As a condition of her probation, Abby is forced to work at her estranged father Harry’s (Victor Garber) firm, Svensson and Associates, and practice in family law for the first time while forging new relationships with the half-brother Daniel (Zach Smadu) and half-sister Lucy (Genelle Williams) whom she’s never met. The result is a dysfunctional family law firm operating to help other families with their own dysfunctions.
PROFESSIONALS follows Vincent Corbo (Tom Welling), a top-tier security operative who is paid to protect the interests of rich and powerful clients by any means necessary – legal or not. After a next-gen medical satellite explodes on launch, Corbo is hired by the rocket’s designer – billionaire futurist Peter Swann (Brendan Fraser) – who suspects sabotage. Complicating Corbo’s new gig is his former paramour and now Swann’s fiancée, medical visionary Dr. Grace Davila (Elena Anaya), who is racing to help stave off a global catastrophe.
As Corbo and his team of veteran security professionals investigate the rocket disaster, they expose a lethal conspiracy of Swann’s corporate rivals, corrupt government officials, and a shadowy crime syndicate – all working to destroy Swann and take control of his tech empire. Worse, Corbo must also contend with a rogue Europol agent (Ken Duken) who is hellbent on busting him for past sins.
Set in the late 1800s, an origin story of The CW’s current hit series Walker, WALKER INDEPENDENCE follows Abby Walker (Katherine McNamara), an affluent and tough-minded Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West. After crossing paths with Calian (Justin Johnson Cortez), a curious Apache tracker, Abby arrives in the town of Independence, Texas, where she encounters diverse and eclectic residents running from their pasts, chasing their dreams, and keeping their own secrets, including Kate Carver (Katie Findlay), an idiosyncratic burlesque dancer with perhaps too keen an interest in Abby’s origins, and Kai (Lawrence Kao), a soulful Chinese immigrant who runs a local restaurant/laundry and offers Abby friendship without agenda.
Abby also literally runs into Hoyt Rawlins (Matt Barr), a slippery rogue, thief, and con artist with a dented heart of gold who quickly eyes Abby as a mark until she turns the tables on him. In seeking justice for her husband, Abby encounters Independence’s noble deputy sheriff, Augustus (Philemon Chambers), and his new boss, Sheriff Tom Davidson (Greg Hovanessian), who she has reason to believe is a very bad man indeed.
Abby and Hoyt soon find themselves precariously aligned, both seeking to uncover the truth about the identity of Abby’s husband’s killer and vow to save Independence – a frontier boomtown where nothing is what it seems.
Before Sam and Dean, there were their parents, John and Mary. Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), THE WINCHESTERS is the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester (Drake Rodger) met Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly) and put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world. When John returns home from fighting in Vietnam, a mysterious encounter sparks a new mission to trace his father’s past. In his journey, he crosses paths with 19-year-old demon hunter Mary, who is also searching for answers after the disappearance of her own father.
Together, the two join forces with young hunter-in-training Latika (Nida Khurshid) and easygoing hunter Carlos (Jonathan “Jojo” Fleites) to uncover the hidden truths about both their families. Their investigation leads them to a rare book emporium, whose owner Ada (Demetria McKinney) takes an interest to the occult and could provide the missing pieces to their puzzle. But secrets run deep for both the Winchesters and Campbells, and despite the best efforts of John’s mother Millie (Bianca Kajlich) to protect her son from pursuing a dangerous life of demon hunting, John and Mary are both determined to work together to uphold their families’ legacies while beginning to form a family of their own.
