Rookie 'Hellcats' & Veteran 'One Tree Hill' Get Additional Scripts At CW (original) (raw)

The CW has picked up 6 additional scripts each of Hellcats and One Tree Hill. While short of a full-fledged pickup, a script order is usually a good indication of a network’s faith in a show and often is followed by a back episode order.

Four CW series launched this fall with 13-episode orders, freshmen Hellcats and Nikita, veteran One Tree Hill as well as sophomore Life Unexpected. The extra script orders comes after both Hellcats and One Tree Hil l held well in their first airings against fresh broadcast competition this week. As for Nikita, it has only aired 2 episodes so far and is yet to enter the big fray tonight. Things are more complicated for LUX, which, despite its quality, cannot seem to find a wide audience and has been the worst ratings performer on the CW this fall.