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    CW Not Moving Forward on Killer-Kid Series 'Battle Royale,' Talks 'Carrie Diaries' Nostalgia Factor

    By Tim Molloy | The Wrap – Sun, Jan 13, 2013 12:49 PM EST

    CW president Mark Pedowitz said the network will not move forwward on "Battle Royale," a drama about junior high students forced to kill each other that the network once explored developing. He also talked about the network's high hopes for a considerably cheerier series, the "Sex and the City" prequel "The Carrie Diaries," and his continued disappointment with Nielsen tracking.

    Pedowitz spoke at a Television Critics Association panel Sunday, where he also said "Supernatural" has a "good shot" at returning for a ninth season.

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