In all corporate mergers, there are gains; there are losses. It’s no different in television. The blend of UPN and the WB into the new channel ‘the CW’ has inevitably shaken things up a bit. Fans may lose some of their favorite shows, as two channels become one. Is your show on the list?

According to a January 26 report on zap2it.com, fans of Tyra Banks and her cadre of pouty young wannabes can relax: America’s Next Top Model will continue strutting its stuff on the new network. The show has been enjoying its highest ratings this season, and it had already been green-lighted for another two cycles by UPN before the merger was announced. Also probable survivors: Smallville, Everybody Hates Chris, and Gilmore Girls.

Entertainment Weekly reports that some nervous show-runners haven’t heard a definite answer as to their fate. Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas told the magazine that although UPN hasn’t made any official announcement, “the buzz is that we are one they plan on keeping.” Less optimistic was Greg Berlanti at the WB’s Everwood, who said “we’re fighting for our life.”

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