Supernatural, Smallville: All Signs Point to Yes

**It’s now official!!!**

A number of sources are reporting that The CW started their day making phone calls to discuss renewals with the executives of their top shows. Supernatural and Smallville both made the cut, one more expected than the other.

Smallville nearly went away last year but a major turn around in the story line has breathed new life into the waning series.  But would Tom Welling sign on for yet another year as the boy-turned-man of steel? The answer appears to be yes, though I imagine his contract came with a very large number in the salary space.

Supernatural has experienced an almost spooky rebirth this past season as they pulled some of the best ratings numbers they’ve ever had.  Add to that a flurry of interest from large portals such as TVGuide and EW and the little show that could has turned into one, hot property. It didn’t hurt that both Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki starred in high profile movies at the start of the year, giving the show an even bigger publicity kick.

Though there has been no official announcement made by The CW, sources at TVWeek are confident in passing on the good news, so we figured we’d jump on that bandwagon, too! If you’ll recall, both Supernatural and Smallville started filming a few weeks earlier than normal this past year which meant they could have rolled into their finales without a pick-up. I’m glad The CW didn’t wait as I don’t want to see what Kripke would do if he thought it was possibly the end of the Winchester brothers on TV.

The CW also is picking up 90210, Gossip Girl, Top Model and One Tree Hill. No word on Reaper which returns to the network in March.

SUPERNATURAL Pictured: Jensen Ackles as Dean, Jared Padelecki as Sam Photo Credit: Brian Bowen Smith/The CW ©2008 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.