Supernatural is the only good thing about the CW IMO. Ending on its own terms? God, I hope so, but I fear that the CW will squeeze that extra, sixth season out of it since the two leads are contracted for a sixth. It's a shame, since the five season arc planned by the exec producer is such a complete story that builds to a natural crescendo. The showrunner's only contracted for five. At least we know that the two J's aren't like Welling,
skywalker. They won't sign for additional seasons. They've said it plain and straightforward. We won't be going down the Smallville route. How the CW expects the new showrunner to top Mark Pellegrino as the devil, I don't know.
I thought it was already pretty much announced that they were being forced into a Sixth Season?
If the CW renews it. It almost makes me wish that Fringe would hurt the ratings just a little so that it can end on its own terms. They've got the 22 episode renewal for this season, and it's just right to tell the end of the story that Eric Kripke wants to tell. It's absurdly ridiculous all the shows that are in the timeslot now--SPN, Fringe, Grey's, CSI, and the Office on NBC. When they let SPN rerun in the earlier, 8:00 o'clock hour this summer (and last) the show
always drew higher ratings in the earlier hour. But SPN will never get that cushier timeslot that protected Smallville all these seasons now. The Vampire Diaries gets it. And
no, SPN would not have to tone down the gore. The family hour no longer exists. It isn't true.
Heck, Fringe's ratings may take a dive in the timeslot for all I know. It's never faced all that competition. I wonder how the premiere of the new Melrose Place fared last night.