Do you know if Smallville ...

• May 26, 2008 04:00 AM ET
• by Matt Roush

Question: Do you know if Smallville will have the full 22 episodes next season? Everyone is saying that Reaper will take over in January when Smallville concludes. Will it only have 13episodes? 22 with limited repeats?
Answer: I am assured by the CW that both Smallville and Supernatural got full 22-episode renewals. How Reaper's midseason pickup fits into this scheme, and how or when it will be scheduled, remains to be seen. A lot has to do with whether Reaper will be called into action early to plug a hole on another night: say, back to Tuesdays, if Surviving the Filthy Rich doesn't hold on to 90210's numbers. But given the general inclination of most networks to limit repeats during the regular season, it's quite likely that Reaper would get to spell one or the other fantasy shows on Thursdays at some point during the season. Hard to say right now.