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Does Jefferson have enough energy to face what’s to come? Has the Black Lightning TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on The CW? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Black Lightning, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on The CW television network, the Black Lightning TV show is based on DC Comics characters and stars Cress Williams, Christine Adams, China Ann McClain, Nafessa Williams, James Remar, Marvin Jones III, and Damon Gupton. In the series, Jefferson Pierce (Williams) is a former Olympic athlete, a respected educator, and a family man. He’s also Black Lightning, the superpowered protector of the city of Freeland who has the ability to sense and harness electricity. His daughters Anissa (Williams) and Jennifer (McClain) also have powers and superhero personas of their own. Lynn Stewart (Adams) is Jefferson’s ex-wife and an expert in metahuman medicine and they are still very much in love. Together, the Pierce family faces the challenges of a declined urban community, including infamous gangster, Tobias Whale (Jones III), and a menacing gang that calls itself The 100.
Season Three Ratings
The third season of Black Lightning averaged a 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 655,000 viewers. Compared to season two, that’s down by 28% in the demo and down by 32% in viewership. Find out how Black Lightning stacks up against other The CW TV shows.
Black Lightning has been renewed for a fourth and final season which will debut on February 8, 2021. Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Will The CW cancel or renew Black Lightning for season four? This network relies less on ratings data than the others and, last year, it renewed all of its regular season shows. I think this one will be renewed this time around, too. I’ll still keep an eye on the ratings and update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free alerts on Black Lightning cancellation or renewal news.
1/7/20 update: The CW has renewed Black Lightning for a fourth season.
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What do you think? Are you glad that the Black Lightning TV show has been renewed for a fourth season? How would you feel if The CW had cancelled this TV series, instead?
It has been renewed, and im very glad. Each season just got better and better. I don’t think we have seen the last of the ASA yet! I sense a betrayal coming.
Iam on pins an needles waiting on season 4 . The excitement is building!
I must admit: corny is the first word that came to mind after watching the first few episodes. But something made me keep coming back–especially after Khalil got shot. Then remade by Tobias. Then destroyed by Tobias. Then remade AGAIN by the ASA. WHERE I ALMOST KICKED A HOLE IN MY FLAT SCREEN is when the writers had Painkiller KILL HIS OWN MOTHER!!! REALLY?!?! Who DOES THAT??!! And after such a teary goodbye??? I honestly feel that whoever’s idea THAT WAS– might need some therapy. Or some Jesus. Maybe BOTH. After all– how much more tragic can you get. #smh… Read more »
I love the jennifer and Kahili maych up as well. They deserve to have happiness or a relationship!
Please cancel. Black Lightning acting is just awful.
Black lighting should definitely come back for a 4th season this season was amazing and I’m so excited to see what happends now that I kno gravedigger is still alive and if painkiller/ Khalil is gonna do the right thing I love the series hopefully it doesn’t fad fade away
Absolutely! Love this show…..
Please don’t cancel this show, my whole family loves this show!
I know , i watch it over and over! Please dont cancel it!!!
Black Lightning is an incredible show. Filled with suspense extraordinary plots and fantastic endings. The scriptwriters are outstanding. I ask my 8th grade students to watch it for credit
That’s great, i love this show!!!!
Just started watching the show two episodes of season 3 don’t cancel it how can I catch up on the would like to know how to catch up on the previous Seasons that I missed great show need more black superheroes
Absolutely!!!!!
i would love for the show to come back for season 4 and continue it would be amazing
Love this show! Would have been really upsetting to lose it. Great acting, family friendly compared to most. Really like all the action and every character fits great.
Awesome show!!!
Absolutely!!!
I love this show!!! The character arcs are incredible and then we see Wayne Brady as a Super Villan? This show has incredible writing and strong Afrocentric lines that are not only encouraging and empowering but universal. This is a show that I can watch with my Caucasian friends and Asian friends and we would all enjoy it. I’m gonna write a review for this on IMDB. It would be a same to cancel this show bc we haven’t seen the best of Tobias Whale. I also want to see what happens to Khalil now that he’s defeated his inner… Read more »
I love it too!!!! Please dont cancel it!
I just became a good fan of Black Lightning it’s you know it’s something that you never seen a family that’s build so strong as he’s done and he tries to keep everybody together and you know now it’s just getting bigger and bigger so please don’t cancel this series and then I’m waiting for the next season to come out.
I love blacklightning!!!! The best show on the CW! Please don’t cancel!
Please dont cancel it!!!!!
This is more a feminist and gender diversity related show, while the original one was cool in its divers and magic characters. It suits the Millennials, especially Girlies and Influencer Generation with it’s annoying social media and Mobile Phone passages. All mayor characters are female (even all elders) and men are shown as weak or naiv. I am not sure I am going to watch the second season. The original show was cool and funny, strong characters and handsome people in both genders, episodes where closed in itself, now always have a sort of cliffhanger and hardly good looking people,… Read more »
how can it be season 4 if they’re earth is destroyed in crysis?
All the universe’s combined into a single one.
It has gotten better and better each season so far.
I hope this show doesn’t cancel, I was looking forward to more
black lightning is the best tv show ever and i would hate to see it go like i will literally cry im sooo into the show please make a season 4 pleaseeeee
Me too please dont cancel it!
Me too, i can’t wait!!!!