The CW’s Pedowicz on The Flash Taking S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Old Time Slot: “It’s Good to Be Opportunistic”

Since many fans expected The Flash and Arrow to form a DC Entertainment block of programming on The CW in the fall, some were surprised to see that in fact The Flash will screen a day ahead, on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. in the time slot just abandoned by Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., who will air  an hour later starting in the fall than it did in its freshman season.So…did The Flash get a last-minute time slot change when ABC decided to move Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?It sure sounds like it. During a press conference this morning at the CW Upfronts, a reporter asked The CW’s President Marc Pedowicz about the change, noting that it seemed unlikely the plan was always to have a superhero show going up against Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in its former/The Flash‘s future time slot at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. “I can’t comment,” said Pedowicz, “but you know, sometimes it’s good to be opportunistic. It worked out really well; that time period opened up. We know Supernatural holds up very well and Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. is not there; they have two comedies. The Flash will do very well.”