The CW Lands Full In-Season Streaming Rights for New Shows

The CW Network and its digital platforms now have exclusive streaming rights for the full current seasons of each of its new series going forward, including Batwoman.

Starting with the 2019-2020 season, The CW will exclusively stream every episode of its new series the day after broadcast throughout the season. After the season finale of each new show, the full season will be available on The CW’s digital platforms until 30 days prior to the start of the next season.

Once inside the 30-day window, The CW will have a rolling five episodes of its new shows on its streaming platforms until the following season’s episodes become available. For The CW’s returning series (premiering prior to the 2019-2020 season), the network will continue to have a rolling five episodes on its digital platforms the day after broadcast on the network.

The deal kicks off with newcomers Batwoman, Nancy Drew and Katy Keene.

“We are incredibly excited to offer our viewers the full stack of our new shows on our preeminent AVOD digital platforms, giving them the chance to catch up on these shows from the beginning at any point during the season, for free and without authentication,” said Mark Pedowitz, president of The CW Network. “By being the exclusive in-season streaming home for our new series going forward, it also provides us with more information about how viewers are consuming our programming, how we can engage with them, and create even more multiplatform sales opportunities for advertisers.”