Arts, Briefly: Pink Slips at CW

CW, the fifth-place broadcast television network, handed pink slips to more than 25 staffers on Monday. The network eliminated its comedy department and merged two other programming units to create a single office for scripted shows. It also cut some marketing jobs from its cable channel operation. The moves were described by network officials as a restructuring of “some programming and marketing functions as part of an effort to streamline both areas.” The two-year-old network, which has lost 20 percent of its audience this season, currently schedules only one night of comedies, relying more heavily on unscripted fare like “America’s Next Top Model” and dramas like “Gossip Girl.” Also on Monday, the network announced the early renewals of six series for next fall, including the sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris” and the drama “Smallville.” Among the shows that are new this year, only “Gossip Girl” was picked up.

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