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The president of The CW loves "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." He repeatedly voiced support for the show to members of the Television Critics Association.

This despite the fact that the show's ratings are, well, abysmal. So bad that CW president Mark Pedowitz didn't even have a way to spin them — and this in a business where everyone spins numbers to make them seem better.

"I wish I had more optimistic statistics or measurements," Pedowitz said. "But what we do have is great faith in the show, great faith in the showrunner and creators Aline McKenna and Rachel Bloom. We believe in the show. We stand by the show."

This is not the norm. What usually happens is what is happening to "The Muppets" — disappointing ratings meant that show-runner Bob Kushell got the boot, and Kristin Newman ("Galavant") was hired to retool the show. (It returns Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ABC/Ch. 4.)

Pedowitz, on the other hand, said exactly what the people who make TV want to hear.

"When we bought ['Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'] last spring, we wanted what Rachel and Aline did," he said. "We wanted that very in-your-face point of view, and we supported it.

"And if that's the reason we are not getting a mass audience, I'm sorry to hear that, but we're not asking them to change the show."

Bravo! That's the way TV should work. Let the creative people do their thing. Don't try to, as Pedowitz put it, "homogenize" it."

"You can't build your creative process based on what you think a commercial result might be," McKenna said, "It's not an exact science. So you just try and make the best show that you can and hope that people find it."

Despite the weak numbers, The CW ordered more episodes of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (Mondays, 7 p.m., Ch. 30) — a total of 18 for Season 1. And Pedowitz didn't rule out ordering a second season.

"We believe there's a place on our schedule for a show like this, and we're going to give it a chance to get seen," he said. "You can't beat quality like this."

There is some hope that Bloom winning the Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy will help "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."

Bloom stars in this musical comedy as Rebecca Bunch, a tightly-wound lawyer who quits her job, leaves New York and moves to West Covina, Calif., in pursuit of Josh Chan (Vincent Rodgriguez III), the boy she had a crush on when she was a teenager.

If there's reason to be "Crazy" optimistic, it's because of who produces the show — CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television; CBS and Warner Bros. co-own The CW.

And Pedowitz pointed out that The CW" has "defied a lot of odds, and I am pretty comfortable to think that 'Crazy Ex' has a good chance of defying those odds."

The next couple of episodes are outstanding — an amazing mix of comedy, romance, suspense and heartbreak. Changing that would be "Crazy" — ratings be damned.

Scott D. Pierce covers television for The Salt Lake Tribune . Email him at spierce@sltrib.com; follow him on Twitter @ScottDPierce.