Features & Capabilities

The CW app lets you stream the latest CW episodes, full series, movies, and live sports in one place. Watch primetime hits the day after broadcast, binge favorites like All American, Sullivan's Crossing, and Marvel's Runaways, and catch up on NASCAR, PAC-12 football, and WWE NXT.

Create a My CW profile to save favorites, build a watchlist, and resume watching on any device. No cable subscription is required. The app includes Nielsen measurement to help provide TV ratings; see the linked privacy and terms pages for details.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
The CW Network
Rating:
3.30
(21,658)
8 new ratings
Version:
4.20.0 Last updated: 2026-05-21
Version code:
885937274
Creation date:
2012-03-14
Compatible devices:
Size:
40.96MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-04
Compare stats and ranking:

Other platforms

Android
The CW (v4.32.2)
21,847,402 3.63 (372,825)

Contact the developer

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Developed by:
The CW Network
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-cw/id491730359
Website:
http://www.cwtv.com

User Reviews

Users consistently report The CW app suffers from major reliability and ad-related problems: excessive, repetitive ads that disrupt viewing, ad playback issues and repeats, and frequent loading failures (blank screens, shows won’t load). Sign-in on TV/iOS is buggy, often requiring workarounds. Additionally, live sports content (e.g., NASCAR) is limited or not as advertised, with battle cams or missing streams. Overall, reliability and ad experience are the primary pain points across multiple reviews.
Pros
Cons
  • Excessive, repetitive ads with long, poorly timed breaks that disrupt viewing; users report 10–20 minutes of ads per episode and multiple repeats within a single break.
  • Ads can freeze or playback issues occur; you may have to restart and rewatch ads.
  • App sometimes won't load: blank/black screens or shows won’t play.
  • Sign-in/login problems on TV or iOS (QR code sign-in fails or difficulty logging in).
  • Live sports content is limited or incomplete (e.g., NASCAR); only battle cams or unavailable streams not matching expectations.
Recent reviews
Really like The CW, and all the shows and variety it has and love to be able to view the channels part of The CW especially ion. But the past three days the only thing I can view are the channels. it will not play back any episodes of any shows even the older ones all it says is something went wrong. This is happening on my Vizio TV my Apple iPad and my Phillips Google TV. would really love to be able to watch the latest episodes and can’t.
by Ri*****, 2026-05-29

Still won’t load show
by Ba*****, 2026-05-26

Just doesn’t work without paying horrible
by Th*****, 2026-05-26
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