From The Los Angeles Times Harper's Island article: "It's not as if the networks have an aversion to gut-wrenching fare. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in all its forms regularly features horrifyingly defaced corpses, often sexualized (a key element of the slasher ethos) and the CW's “Supernatural” should simply include Blood and Gore in the cast list. Lately, however, those arterial sprays have left wider and more vivid patterns."

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The Los Angeles Times has a feature on the CW's recent ratings.

"But thanks to "Gossip Girl" — another soap about rich, fashionably attired young people — as well as two old reliables, the reality contest "America's Next Top Model" and the thriller "Supernatural," CW looks this spring to be holding its own, if not exactly rebounding."

For the full article, click here. For TVbytheNumbers on the article, click here.

Variety.com reports that "CW had its best showing since November, getting a nice lift Thursday from "Supernatural" (1.5/4 in 18-49, 3.27m), which had its best adults 18-34 score (1.7/5) since airing on the WB in October 2006. Garnering a 1.9/6 in men 18-34, it took advantage of no basketball on the night for the first time in three weeks as well as the absence of the demo's timeslot leader (NBC's "The Office"/"30 Rock")."

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Spoilers alert! Click here for Entertainment Weekly's Supernatural feature.… Read More

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TVbytheNumbers posted the CW press release on March 30 – April 5 week:

THE CW SCORES ITS BEST WEEKLY PERFORMANCE SINCE NOV. 08

April 7, 2009 (Burbank, CA) – With a schedule virtually filled with all original programming, The CW posted its best weekly performance (for the week of March 30, 2009) among women 18-34 (1.4/4), adults 18-34 (1.1/3) and viewers (2.1mil) in nearly 5 months (since the week of Nov. 17, 2008).

The CW’s week was led by strong outings from GOSSIP GIRL, which delivered its best ratings in nearly 2 months, AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL, which won its time period with women, and SUPERNATURAL, which posted some of its best adult and men 18-34 ratings since premiering on The CW.

Compared to a year ago (week of March 31, 2008), The CW was up double-digits this week in key demos including +40% among women 18-34 (1.4/4), +38% in adults 18-34 (1.1/3), +25% in adults 18-49 (1.0/3) and +33% in women 18-49 (1.2/3).

Key Highlights for the week:

MONDAY

GOSSIP GIRL climbed to its best adults 18-34 (1.8/5), adults 18-49 (1.3/3) and largest audience (2.5mil) in more than 2 months (since 1/12/09). GOSSIP GIRL was up over the prior week by 27% in women 18-34 (2.8/7), 29% in adults 18-34 (1.8/5), 18% in adults 18-49 (1.3/3), 19% in women 18-49 (1.9/5) and 10% in viewers (2.5mil).… Read More