The CW

Name: The CW
Rating: 3.3 (21683 reviews)
Author: The CW Network

By: The CW Network App

Entertainment

Overview

Version:

4.20.3

Last updated: 2026-06-17

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

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By:

The CW Network

Rating:

3.30

(21,683) 8 new ratings

Version:

4.20.3 Last updated: 2026-06-17

Version code:

887059522

Creation date:

2012-03-14

Compatible devices:

Size:

39.63MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-24

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 13,899

Other rankings

#26 in tv tropes keyword 1 ▼ 12#31 in hulu keyword 23 ▲ 8

Other platforms

The CW (v4.33.1)

21,930,284 3.62

(372,647)

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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

I have the CW app on my TV, and this is the only app that either will only play one episode before getting stuck loading the next one or doesn’t load at all. I suspect it gets stuck when loading the ads. So, it sucks for anyone who doesn’t want to or can’t pay for the numerous subscriptions just to watch a series they like or might like. For me, this sucks because the CW is the only place where I can watch this one tv series. No other service has it for free to watch. Anyway, their troubleshooting page on their support website is of no help. I’ve done each step and it does nothing to fix the problem. - Reinstalling the app? Still won’t load episodes. - Restarting the tv? Still won’t load the episodes. - Check internet connection? It works fine, and the app still won’t load the episodes. I really hope they reprogram their app because this issue seems to be a problem for many people no matter what device they are using.