As Nexstar continues to put its stamp on The CW, another network staple is set to depart. Kevin Levy, who is executive vice president of program planning, scheduling and acquisition, will be leaving The CW on August 1, TheWrap can confirm. Levy first joined the network at its launch.
The CW’s entertainment president Brad Schwartz announced the impending departure in a memo to employees. “With 25 years of experience in the industry, Kevin helped build this network twice: the first time during his time at UPN where he began his television career and appeared on America’s Next Top Model, Veronica Mars and Everybody Hates Helped launch shows like ‘Kris’.” Then as part of the original executive team that created The CW in 2006,’ the memo reads.
Schwartz praised Levy for her work on network staples such as “The Flash,” “Supernatural,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Jane the Virgin,” “Riverdale,” “All American” and “Gossip Girl.”
“Through his work leading the network’s acquisitions of movies, specials and series, Kevin brought some of the CW’s most successful franchises to life. Over the past nine months, Kevin has set us up for future success under Nexstar by re-imagining the network, charting new directions and securing series like ‘Sullivan’s Crossing,’ ‘The Librarians: The Next Chapter’ and ‘Sun.’ Helped prepare for of a critch,” the memorandum continues. “Now that the tough transformation job is done, she’s ready for her next adventure.”
The note also said that the folks at The CW “wish him the best, and will continue to keep him on speed-dial.”
Levy is the latest big change for the network as The CW undergoes a directional shift. In the fall of 2022, Nexstar Media Group acquired a controlling interest of the network, with Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery both retaining a 12.5% ownership stake. Shortly after the acquisition, Mark Pedowitz, longtime CEO of The CW, left the company.
Now, less than a year later, most of The CW’s original series have been shelved save for “All American,” “All American: Homecoming,” “Walker” and “Superman & Louis,” as the network moves in a new direction. Heading towards. YA programming up.
