The CW Schedules 13 and Reaper

It seems like they’ve been holding on to this one for awhile, but The CW finally announced that “13–Fear is Real” will premiere on January 6 taking over the Wednesday’s at 8:00 time slot.

The horror-themed reality show comes from the combined talents of Sam Raimi, Jay Bienstock (“The Apprentice”) and Rob Tapert (“The Grudge”). It’s like SCI FI’s Estate of Panic combined with that murder mystery reality show from several years back. Sounds like it will have more of a fright factor and less of the tongue-in-cheek humor of Panic and that could make it extremely watchable.

Here’s how they lay it out:

Thirteen people compete to “stay alive” as they face their deepest fears in an all-out elimination competition and scare-fest.  Pitted against each other in situations straight from the horror movies, the 13 will face shocking surprises, psychological scares and lots of “beware of the dark” moments, all designed by a “mastermind” of terror.  In addition to frightening them, he’ll also entice individuals to work in concert with him and against the others, creating a situation in which the 13 will not only look over their shoulders but will also never be certain who is real before them.

Each week, one unlucky victim will be “killed off” via frightening challenges and game-playing until only one person is left to win the grand prize of – fittingly – $66,666.

Reaper is still on the mid-season schedule, replacing Privileged on Tuesdays as of March 17.  Smallville and Supernatural retain their time slots as do Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill.

13 – Fear is Real Pictured: (Front Row l – r) Kelly, Leah, Steffanie, Lauren, Erica, Laura, Rodney; (Back Row l – r) Ryan, Melyssa, Nasser, Cody, Adam and Ted Photo Credit: Patrick Wymore/The CW (C)2008 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved.