Not Surprisingly, The CW Renewed ‘Supernatural’ For Season 13

The CW was quick to renew some of its shows for the 2017-2018 TV season. On Sunday at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, the network announced early renewals for seven series. This early pickup list included “The Flash,” “Supernatural,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Arrow,” “DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow,” “Jane The Virgin” and CBS import “Supergirl.”

Which means, “Supernatural” has been renewed for Season 13!

Of course, the series really wasn’t in danger of being canceled so its renewal isn’t a surprise to long-time fans. According to TVLine, “The Flash” is The CW’s highest rated series. More than 3 million people tune in to the superhero show every week. It also enjoys a 1.2 demo rating. The second highest performing show is “Supergirl” drawing a weekly audience of 2.7 million viewers and a 0.9 demo rating. The third place goes to “Supernatural,” “Arrow” and “Legends of Tomorrow” since they average a 0.7 rating season-to-date.

“Supernatural” makes considerable money for the network in syndication deals. Now that the series will have thirteen seasons, it will make even more money for The CW.

The series, which stars Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester and Jared Padalecki as his younger brother Sam, is currently on a winter break. “Supernatural” will return on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. EST. The show has been moved from its regular 9 p.m. time slot to the 8 p.m. slot.

Season 12, episode 9, titled “First Blood,” kicks off six weeks after Dean and Sam were arrested by Secret Service agents for attempting to assassinate the President. According to the synopsis, the Winchesters will try to find a way out of an underground, government-run detention facility in the middle of nowhere.

Meanwhile, Dean and Sam’s mother Mary (Samantha Smith) will join forces with Castiel (Misha Collins) in order to rescue her boys. During their rescue operation, they will seek assistance from an unlikely source.

“Supernatural” returns Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. EST on The CW.