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Jan. 9, 2017 / 12:37 PM

The CW renews 'Jane the Virgin,' 'Supergirl,' 'Arrow' for 2017-18

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Karen Butler
Gina Rodriguez appears backstage with the award she won for her role in Jane the Virgin during the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. The series is one of seven The CW renewed this weekend for the 2017-18 season. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Gina Rodriguez appears backstage with the award she won for her role in "Jane the Virgin" during the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on January 11, 2015. The series is one of seven The CW renewed this weekend for the 2017-18 season. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
"Supergirl" actress Melissa Benoist attends the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on January 10, 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's" Rachel Bloom attends the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 10, 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The CW Network has announced the early renewals of seven of its prime-time series for the 2017-2018 season.

Set to return are Arrow, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Jane the Virgin, Supergirl and Supernatural.

Specific premiere dates for each show are expected to be announced at a later time.

"Over the past several seasons, The CW has built a schedule of proven performers, from our lineup of DC superheroes, to critically acclaimed comedies, to sci-fi dramas," Mark Pedowitz, the network's president, said in a statement Sunday. "Early pickups of these seven series now allow our producers to plan ahead for next season, and gives us a solid base to build on for next season, with original scripted series to roll out all year long."  

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