Britney Spears Will Guest Star on 'Jane the Virgin'

Britney Spears will be guest starring on and upcoming episode of Jane the Virgin.

Said executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman: "We are so thrilled that Rogelio's 'nemesis'" -- Britney Spears -- has agreed to appear on Jane the Virgin in episode 205. Personally, after hearing about their long standing fued (from Rogelio's point of view), we are eager to hear Ms. Spears' side of the story, which we assume is quite different. #TeamBritney"

Jane The Virgin returns on Monday, October 12 at 9 p.m. ET/PT The CW.

The CW Sets New Season Premiere Date for 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'" and 'Jane the Virgin'

Gina Rodriguez stars in Jane the Virgin.

The CW Network has moved the Fall 2015 premiere date for the series debut of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the return of the award-winning comedy Jane the Virgin to Monday, October 12. The series were originally scheduled to premiere on October 19.

The new comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, starring Rachel Bloom as an unhappy lawyer who quits her job and moves across the country in search of love, with her inner monologue providing irreverent musical interludes, will debut at 8 p.m. ET, followed by AFI and Peabody Award winning series Jane the Virgin, starring Golden Globe-winner Gina Rodriguez, returning at 9 p.m. ET.

The CW 2015-2016 Schedule Revealed

The CW Network presented its 2015-16 broadcast schedule today to advertisers, affiliates and national media at New York City Center in New York City. The indie-pop band Of Monsters and Men kicked off the presentation with a live performance of their latest single “Crystals,” and their international hit song “Little Talks.”

“This has been a terrific season for The CW, and is a result of a strategy we set in motion a few years ago to broaden out and grow our audience,” said Pedowitz. “We had our most watched season, and our highest-rated season among men, in seven years. We launched The CW’s most watched series ever with THE FLASH, and with THE FLASH and JANE THE VIRGIN, we received more critical acclaim than ever before.

“The CW is heading into next season with incredible stability and strength, and continuing its strategy of adding more original programming all year long. Our new fall series CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND is original and hilarious, and will work as a perfect companion for JANE on Monday nights, while at midseason we have the much-anticipated DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW, and the tense action of CONTAINMENT. These three new series are a terrific complement to our already strong schedule, and allow us to keep building on our momentum in 2015-16.”

The CW will launch its 2015-16 broadcast season in October, with premiere dates to be announced later.

The CW Renews 'Arrow', 'Jane The Virgin', 'Reign', 'The 100', 'The Flash', 'Supernatural, 'The Originals' and 'The Vampire Diaries'

The CW Network has picked up eight of its current series for the 2015-2016 season, it was announced by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW, during the network’s session at the Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena. In essence, The CW picked up all of the scripted series from its Fall 2014 schedule to next season.

“Each of these series have helped define what The CW is today, a network that is home to smart, provocative, quality programming, targeting a savvy adult audience,” said Pedowitz. “By picking up these shows now, our executive producers can start planning next season’s storylines, and rolling these shows out throughout next season guarantees The CW will have more proven original series for our fall, midseason and summer 2016 line-ups.”

The series being ordered for the 2015-2016 season include Arrow (Season 4), Jane The Virgin (Season 2), Reign (Season 3), Supernatural (Season 11), The 100 (Season 3), The Flash (Season 2), The Originals (Season 3) and The Vampire Diaries (Season 7).

Specific premiere dates for each series will be announced at a later time.

Ratings: 'Jane The Virgin' Hits Series High, 'Hart of Dixie' Returns Up

Jane The Virgin hit a series high in Women 18-34 viewers.

The CW's plan to use Hart of Dixie's season premiere to boost the Jane The Virgin midseason finale worked.

Coming off last week's Golden Globe nominations for Best Comedy and Best Actress in a TV Comedy for star Gina Rodriguez, last night's episode of Jane The Virgin hit a new series high among W18-34 (0.8/3) and matched its series premiere highs in both A18-49 (0.6/2) and W18-49 (0.8/2). Jane The Virgin also matched its series high in A18-34 (0.5/2). It was the third most watched (1.27M) episode of the season.

Week to week, Jane The Virgin was up +25% in A18-34, +14% in W18-34, +20% in A18-49, +14% in W18-49, and +4% in total viewers.

Jane The Virgin outrated Fox in the hour among W18-34.

The season premiere of Hart Of Dixie rose +13% in total viewers (1.197M) over last season's premiere, and was even in A18-34 (0.4/1) and in A18-49 (0.4/1). It jumped +36% in total viewers over last season's finale.

72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards: Complete List of Nominees

Nominees for the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Kate Beckinsale, two-time Golden Globe Award-nominee Peter Krause, Paula Patton, and Golden Globe-winner and five-time nominee Jeremy Piven joined Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) President Theo Kingma for the announcement. Nominations were announced in 25 categories:

TELEVISION

Best TV Comedy or Musical
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Orange Is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent

Best TV Drama
The Affair
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards

'Jane The Virgin' Chapter Seven Sneak Peek: Are Jane and Rafael Moving Too Fast?

Are Jane and Rafael moving too fast? Photo Credit: The CW

The story of Jane Villanueva continues in "Chapter Seven" of Jane The Virgin on Monday, November 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

Jane (Gina Rodriguez) decides the best thing for her is to stay away from Rafael (Justin Baldoni), but when her friends insist on taking her to the hot new club that he owns, she finds it hard to avoid him. Elsewhere, Xo (Andrea Navedo) and Rogelio (Jaime Camil) each have dinner plans, so Rogelio suggests they have a double date, but the evening doesn't work out as planned. Meanwhile, Petra (Yael Grobglas) is once again scheming to make Rafael's life more difficult.
Watch a sneak peek of the episode below:

'Jane The Virgin' Chapter Six Sneak Peek: What's Rafael's is Petra's!

Justin Baldoni stars as Rafael in Jane The Virgin. Photo Credit: The CW

The story of Jane Villanueva continues in "Chapter Six" of Jane The Virgin on Monday, November 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and Rogelio (Jaime Camil) begin to grow closer until she meets his mean twin teenage stepdaughters, who are determined to make her life miserable. Rogelio insists Xo (Andrea Navedo) uses his band for her big performance at the Mirabella Hotel, but the band is not what she was expecting. Elsewhere, Rafael (Justin Baldoni) finds himself arrested after Petra (Yael Grobglas) files a complaint against him. Meanwhile, Jane is conflicted about the direction of her relationship with Michael (Brett Dier) and what will be the best choice for her.

Watch a sneak peek of the episode below:

'Jane The Virgin' Chapter Five Sneak Peek: Getting To Know You

Jaime Camil stars as Rogelio in Jane The Virgin. Photo Credit: The CW

The story of Jane Villanueva and her complicated life continues in "Chapter Five" of Jane The Virgin on Monday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

Furious at her mother Xo (Andrea Navedo), Jane (Gina Rodriguez) decides she needs some space and moves in with her fiancée, Michael (Brett Dier). However, living together isn't what she thought it would be and Jane has to rethink her plans. Jane makes an effort to get to know Rogelio (Jaime Camil), but when his nerves get the better of him, things don't go quite as planned. Meanwhile, Rafael (Justin Baldoni) and Petra (Yael Grobglas) continue to struggle with the state of their marriage, but Petra has another unusual plan up her sleeve.

Watch a sneak peek of the episode below:

'Jane The Virgin' Chapter Four Sneak Peek: Is It Cold Feet or Does Jane Have the Hots for Rafael?

Jane (Gina Rodriguez) has two options, which one will she choose? Photo Credit: The CW

The story of Jane Villanueva and her complicated life continues in "Chapter Four" of Jane The Virgin on Monday, November 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In addition to being overwhelmed with all the wedding planning, Jane (Gina Rodriguez) begins to feel guilty about her emerging feelings towards Rafael (Justin Baldoni) and decides to tell Michael (Brett Dier) during their pre-wedding counseling. Elsewhere, Rafael and Petra (Yael Grobglas) are faced with someone from their past and neither are happy about it. Meanwhile, Rogelio (Jaime Camil) learns about Jane's impending nuptials and pushes Xo (Andrea Navedo) to let him be part of his daughter's wedding.

Watch a sneak peek of the episode below:

Ratings: 'Jane The Virgin' and 'The Original' Hold Steady

Jane (Gina Rodriguez), Xo (Andrea Navedo) and Alba (Ivonne Coll) in Jane The Virgin. Photo Credit: The CW

In its third week of the new season, The Originals held even week to week in A18-34 (0.5/2), A18-49 (0.6/2), and was essentially flat in total viewers (1.27M).

Jane The Virgin gained +25% in A18-34 (0.5/2) over last week and held even in W18-34 (0.6/2).

Jane continues to significantly improve its time period versus last season, +31% in total viewers, +67% in A18-34, +50% in W18-34, +33% in A18-49 over this same week last year.

The Originals has also boosted its new time slot, +24% in total viewers, +67% in A18-34, +20% in W18-34, and +50% in A18-49.

For the night, The CW was up over a year ago by +27% in total viewers (1.19M), +67% in A18-34 (0.5/2), +50% in W18-34 (0.6/2), and +67% in A18-49 (0.5/2).

Last week both Jane The Virgin and The Originals saw significant increases in delayed Live + 3 Day viewing. JANE grew by +37% in total viewers, +61% in A18-34, +49% in W18-34, and +43% in A18-49. The Originals saw even bigger gains, rising +55% in total viewers, +70% in A18-34, +60% in W18-34, and +59% in A18-49.

'Jane The Virgin' Chapter Three Sneak Peek: A Tangled Web

Jane (Gina Rodriguez), Xo (Andrea Navedo) and Alba (Ivonne Coll). Photo Credit: The CW

The story of Jane Villanueva and her complicated life continues tonight on a new episode of Jane The Virgin, airing at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

In "Chapter Three," Jane (Gina Rodriguez) considers making a life-changing decision about her and Michael's (Brett Dier) relationship. Alba (Ivonne Coll) is disappointed in Xo's (Andrea Navedo) handling of Rogelio (Jaime Camil), so Alba takes it into her own hands to stop Rogelio from trying to see Jane. Meanwhile, Jane continues to question whether Petra (Yael Grobglas) will be a fit mother, and her pursuit of the truth leads to an unexpected change in their relationship. Michael's on-going murder investigation leads to an unexpected discovery.

Watch a sneak peek of the episode below:

The CW Gives 'Jane The Virgin' and 'The Flash' Full Season Orders

The CW orders full seasons of The Flash and Jane The Virgin.

The CW has given full season orders to its two hit freshman series, The Flash and Jane The Virgin, it was announced today by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.

The Flash debuted as the most-watched series premiere ever on The CW, scoring 6.1 million viewers in Live + 3 Day Nielsen ratings, and was the network's highest-rated series premiere among adults 18-49 in more than five years, since The Vampire Diaries debuted in 2009.

'Jane The Virgin' Chapter Two Sneak Peek: Calm, Cool and Confused

Jane (Gina Rodriguez) and Rafael (Justin Baldoni). Photo Credit: The CW

The Jane The Virgin premiere last week show off a charming cast, compelling story and watchability that make it the best new serial on TV this season. The story continues with "Chapter Two," airing on Monday, October 20 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

Jane (Gina Rodriguez) struggles to keep her unexpected pregnancy from taking over her life, but with her mom Xiomara (Andrea Navedo) pressuring her to sue the doctor who accidently inseminated her, and her constant run-ins with the baby's biological father, Rafael (Justin Baldoni), life is anything but normal. To top it off, Michael's (Brett Dier) jealousy about Jane and Rafael's past leads him to make an unexpected alliance with Petra (Yael Grobglas). Meanwhile, Jane's own father, Rogelio (Jaime Camil), is insisting on meeting his daughter, but Xiomara wants to keep the secret from Jane a little while longer.

Watch a sneak peek of the episode below:

'Jane The Virgin' May Be The Best New Serial of 2014, Debuts to Solid Ratings Start

Gina Rodriguez stars in Jane The Virgin.

Jane The Virgin premiered on The CW last night and it just may be the best new serial of 2014.

Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) is a driven young woman studying to become a teacher, nursing a dream to be a writer, and supporting herself with a job at a hot new Miami hotel. All the years of watching telenovelas with the two women who raised her - her sexy, young-at-heart mother, Xiomara (Andrea Navedo) and her still-devout grandmother, Alba (Ivonne Coll) - have given Jane a slightly unrealistic view of romance, but her wonderful fiancé, Michael (Brett Dier), is supportive and even understands her decision to "save herself" until marriage.

All of Jane's meticulous life plans are turned upside down, however, when she sees her doctor for a routine check-up and is accidentally artificially inseminated with a specimen meant for someone else. Now, Jane is faced with the most important decisions of her life - a life that has suddenly become as dramatic, complicated and unpredictable as the telenovelas she has always loved.

'Jane The Virgin' Premieres Tonight on The CW, Stars Gina Rodriguez

Gina Rodriguez stars in Jane The Virgin.

Jane The Virgin, a loose adaptation of Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen, premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW.

Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) is a driven young woman studying to become a teacher, nursing a dream to be a writer, and supporting herself with a job at a hot new Miami hotel. All the years of watching telenovelas with the two women who raised her - her sexy, young-at-heart mother, Xiomara (Andrea Navedo) and her still-devout grandmother, Alba (Ivonne Coll) - have given Jane a slightly unrealistic view of romance, but her wonderful fiancé, Michael (Brett Dier), is supportive and even understands her decision to "save herself" until marriage.

All of Jane's meticulous life plans are turned upside down, however, when she sees her doctor for a routine check-up and is accidentally artificially inseminated with a specimen meant for someone else. Now, Jane is faced with the most important decisions of her life - a life that has suddenly become as dramatic, complicated and unpredictable as the telenovelas she has always loved.

Watch two sneak peek scenes from the premiere below:

CW Releases Posters for 'The Flash' and 'Jane the Virgin'

Grant Gustin is about to become a superhero, while Gina Rodriguez gets a gift of another kind in the first posters the CW has unveiled for their new fall dramas, The Flash and Jane the Virgin.

On The Flash, Gustin plays Barry Allen, the assistant forensics investigator who's struck by lightning and gains super speed. He'll also occasionally interact with Stephen Amell and the the gang from Arrow.

Jane the Virgin, based on a popular Spanish telenovela, sees Rodriguez as a twenty-something who's saving herself for marriage — though all her carefully-laid plans go out the window when she's accidentally artificially inseminated.

The Flash premieres on Tuesday, October 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, while Jane the Virgin arrives on Monday, October 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Check out the posters below:

The CW Network Announces Fall 2014 Premiere Dates

The CW Network will strategically roll-out its Fall 2014 launch this October with two highly anticipated new series, The Flash and Jane The Virgin, joining returning favorites.

For the third year, The CW will kick off the new season with an exclusive telecast of the biggest concert of the year, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, airing over two nights, Monday, September 29 (8-10 p.m. ET) and Tuesday, September 30 (8-10 p.m. ET).

Thursday, October 2, all-new seasons of bloody, sexy drama return with the season premiere of The Vampire Diaries (8-9 p.m. ET) followed by Mary, Queen of Scots continuing her Reign (9-10 p.m. ET).

Electus Sells U.S. Adaptation of Venezuelan Telenovela 'Jane the Virgin' to The CW

Multimedia entertainment studio Electus, an operating business of IAC, today announced that the CW has greenlit the U.S. version of the Venezuelan series Jane the Virgin which is set to premiere on the CW this fall. Electus Intertnational, the global distribution arm of Electus, will handle the international format sales.

Adapted from a Venezuelan telenovela, Jane the Virgin chronicles the story of a Hispanic-American aspiring writer who is accidentally artificially inseminated and subsequently struggles to navigate her relationships with the biological father, her boyfriend and her religious mother.

The CW 2014 Fall Schedule

The CW Network presented its 2014-15 broadcast schedule today to advertisers, affiliates and national media at New York City Center in New York City.

"This is a different CW than we were just a few years ago. Our audience is broader and more inclusive than it has ever been, and we are growing on-air and on all digital platforms," said Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW.

"We just finished our most-watched season in three years, and our schedule is as strong as it has ever been, with more vibrant and more diverse programming. Next season, with super hero action shows like "Arrow" and "The Flash," epic fantasies like "The Vampire Diaries" and "Reign," the apocalyptic worlds of "The Messengers" and "The 100," and the outrageous comedy of "Jane the Virgin" and "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," we will build and expand our audience even more, and keep our momentum going with the kind of high-octane, high-impact entertainment that our viewers love."

The CW will launch its fall season in October 2014, with premiere dates to be announced at a later time.