What’s on The CW tonight? Here is the full The CW schedule for Monday, November 2, 2026, with times in Eastern Time (ET).

The CW has two hours of its own on Monday, and the rest belongs to your local station

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Monday on The CW is thin, and it says so plainly: two network programs in the whole evening, one hour each, then back to local programming. If you came for a big night, this is not it. If you want a procedural to run in the background, 9pm ET is the better of the two hours.

The pick is Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, “Face Value” (S02E05), at 9pm ET. It is a Canadian series that originally aired on Citytv, with four seasons and 30 episodes to date, and it is based on the Law & Order format. Procedurals are the most forgiving thing to watch halfway through, and that suits a 9pm slot where the competition is CIA on CBS, Celebrity Weakest Link on Fox and Finding Dory on Freeform. It has turned up on three days in the window, so it is a regular on this schedule. That makes it a safe choice, and it is why it is not rated higher: a show that appears this often does not feel like an occasion.

Before it, at 8pm ET, comes Private Eyes West Coast, an American drama and the weaker of the two nights’ options on paper, mostly because of what it faces. Dancing with the Stars is on ABC, FBI is on CBS, and Below Deck is on Bravo, all at the same time. It also airs on three days in the window, so catching it later in the week is realistic if you miss it tonight. We give it two stars. The listing says nothing more about the episode, and that is all we can fairly tell you.

The rest of the day is “Local Programs”, the label that covers whatever your affiliate decides to air. It fills midnight to 6am, 6am to noon, noon to 6pm, 6pm to 8pm and 10pm to midnight, which means that 22 of the 24 hours are not the network’s to schedule. The 10pm block is the one that matters most: two hours, which is where most affiliates put their late local news. What airs depends entirely on where you live, so check your local station’s listings for that hour, and for the afternoon.

The 8pm and 9pm programs are recorded network primetime, so they air at the same local hour in the East and the West: 8pm ET/PT, 7pm Central. The Local Programs blocks follow your own station’s clock.

The practical advice for a night like this is short. Watch the 9pm hour if a procedural is what you want, skip 8pm if Dancing with the Stars is your thing, and look elsewhere after 10pm ET.


Also on TV tonight at 8pm ET

  • ABC: Dancing with the Stars
  • NBC: St. Denis Medical
  • CBS: FBI
  • FOX: Name That Tune
  • PBS: Antiques Roadshow US
  • ION: Chicago P.D.
  • TCM: King of Jazz
  • AMC: Back to the Future (from 7pm ET)
  • FX: Thor: Ragnarok (from 7pm ET)
  • Freeform: Finding Nemo (from 6:25pm ET)

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on The CW tonight?

On Monday, November 2, 2026, The CW shows Private Eyes West Coast at 8pm ET, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent at 9pm ET and Local Programs at 10pm ET.

Is there a movie on The CW tonight?

No. The CW has no movies in its evening schedule on Monday, November 2, 2026.

What time does The CW’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Local Programs at 6pm ET.