The WB Television Network (commonly shortened to The WB and short for Warner Bros.) is a former television network in the United States which launched on January 11, 1995 as a joined partnership of Warner Bros and Tribune Broadcasting also the home channel of Roswell, then it was later moved to UPN after two seasons.
On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros Entertainment announced plans to launch The CW Television Network in the fall of 2006, saying that property rights and compensation was part of the networks troubles. The WB shut down on September 17, 2006, followed by the opening of the new CW Network on the following evening. This new joint venture network features programming from both The WB and UPN.