THE CW ANNOUNCES FULL SEASON ORDERS FOR 'THE FLASH,' 'JANE THE VIRGIN'

A NEW ONE-HOUR COMEDY 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. Justin Baldoni, Jaime Camil and Yael Grobglas also star. Brad Siberling directed the episode written by Jennie Snyder Urman (#101). Original airdate 10/13/2014 (Photo by Tyler Golden/The CW ©2014 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.

October 21, 2014 (Burbank, CA) — 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.

THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE IS BORN -- Barry Allen
(Grant Gustin) was just 11 years old when his mother was
killed in a bizarre and terrifying incident and his father (John
Wesley Shipp) was falsely convicted of the murder. With his
life changed forever by the tragedy, Barry was taken in and
raised by Detective Joe West (Jesse L. Martin), the father of
Barry's best friend, Iris (Candice Patton). Now, Barry has
become a brilliant, driven and endearingly geeky CSI investigator,
whose determination to uncover the truth about his mother's strange
death leads him to follow up on every unexplained urban legend
and scientific advancement that comes along. Barry's latest obsession
is a cutting edge particle accelerator, created by visionary physicist
Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) and his S.T.A.R. Labs team
members, Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) and Cisco Ramon
(Carlos Valdes), who claim that this invention will bring about
unimaginable advancements in power and medicine. However,
something goes horribly wrong during the public unveiling, and
when the devastating explosion causes a freak storm, many lives
are lost and Barry is struck by lightning. After nine months in a
coma, Barry awakens to find his life has changed once again
-- the accident has given him the power of super speed. Thrilled
with his new powers, Barry learns how to control them with
the help of Dr. Wells and his team. However, keeping his secret
from his best friend Iris (Candice Patton) is proving to be harder
than he thought, especially when Joe's new partner, Eddie Thawne
(Rick Cosnett), catches her eye. When another meta-human
attacks the city, it's time to put Barry's new powers, and himself,
to the test. David Nutter directed the episode with story by Greg
Berlanti, Andrew Kresiberg and Geoff Johns and teleplay by Andrew
Kreisberg and Geoff Johns (#101). Original airdate 10/7/2014.
(Photo by Jack Rowand/The CW -- © 2014 The CW Network, LLC.
All rights reserved)

The most critically acclaimed new series of the season, "JANE THE VIRGIN," bowed with The CW's most-watched and highest-rated show in its time period in two years. TV Guide called "JANE THE VIRGIN" the "#1 Must-See" new show of the season, and named star Gina Rodriguez the "most inspiring young actress on TV today." Tim Goodman of the Hollywood Reporter said JANE was "by far the best network pilot –drama or comedy" this season.

"We have had a fantastic start to our season this year, with "THE FLASH" launching as our most-watched series premiere ever, and "JANE THE VIRGIN" recognized as the best new show this season by critics across the country," said Pedowitz. "Over the past three seasons, we have made it our mission to grow and to broaden out our audience, and to keep raising the bar with the quality and impact of our new shows, and "THE FLASH" and "JANE" have both exceeded our expectations on all counts. I'm thrilled to announce full season orders for both of these terrific new series."

"THE FLASH" is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "Everwood"), Andrew Kreisberg ("Arrow," "Eli Stone"), David Nutter ("Arrow," "Game of Thrones") and Sarah Schechter. This series is based upon characters published by DC Entertainment.

"JANE THE VIRGIN" is produced by CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television, in association with Electus, with executive producers Jennie Snyder Urman ("Emily Owens, M.D."), Ben Silverman ("The Biggest Loser"), Gary Pearl ("10.5: Apocalypse") and Jorge Granier ("Que el Cielo Me Explique").