CW president: Ninth season of “One Tree Hill” still “possible”

My cohorts in the Television Critics Association are once again storming Los Angeles  to get the scoop on the new shows the networks have to offer and checking with the creators and stars of some of our favorite series.
I couldn’t make it out to the tour this month, but I still wanted to make sure fans of the locally filmed “One Tree Hill” got some questions answered.
At the CW event, my friend Rob Owen — writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Scripps Howard News Service – grilled network president Dawn Ostroff about “OTH.”
Other than the crazy (in a good way) midseason finale,  this season’s episodes have lacked  some of the punch of former seasons. So I was curious if Ostroff was happy with the show creatively so far.
“We have been,” she said.  ”And now we have a big wedding coming, and the episode is going to be fantastic. Mark Schwahn – bless that man.  I don’t know how he does it. He’s as enthusiastic about the show today as he was when we formuloated the CW. He loves what he’s doing and is still able creatively to keep the show in a place where the fans are really satisfied. He seems really satisfied, and we’ve been thrilled with it.”
OK, fine. But is she satisfied enough to renew the show for a ninth season?
“Possible,” she said. “I could never say no given what this has been. Every year it’s, ‘Do we think it can get picked up again? Do we think it can go?’ And every year… we pick it up.  You never count Mark out. Every year he comes back, and he’s made the show better.”
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