[3] From 2002 to 2006, Dawn Ostroff served as president of the UPN Network, a subsidiary of CBS, where she developed the popular reality series America’s Next Top Model, along with other programs including Veronica Mars, Star Trek: Voyager, WWE SmackDown, Girlfriends, Moesha, Everybody Hates Chris and Dilbert.
[5][6] In 1994, Ancier re-teamed with Fox colleague Jamie Kellner and Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer to launch The WB as its chief programmer from 1994 to 1999, where he helped put 7th Heaven, Dawson's Creek, Charmed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Steve Harvey Show and The Jamie Foxx Show on the air.
Pedowitz oversaw all aspects of The CW, including programming, sales, marketing, distribution, finance, research and publicity.
During his tenure, Pedowitz focused on trying to broaden the audience for The CW, increased the diversity at the network, launched the Arrowverse, developed several franchised other TV series including The 100, Riverdale and its spinoff Katy Keene, debuted reboots of Charmed, Dynasty, Roswell, and The Originals and spin-off Legacies, both part of The Vampire Diaries Universe, and also developed shows like All American and All American: Homecoming, Nancy Drew, and award-winning shows like Jane The Virgin and Crazy Ex Girlfriend.
[14] He eventually became the longest-tenured head for a broadcast network and was promoted to the position of chairman and chief executive officer in January 2020,[15] before leaving The CW in 2022, amidst the acquisition of the channel by Nexstar Media Group and was replaced by Dennis Miller as President, and Brad Schwartz as President of Entertainment.