The CW has been having some great success with DC Comics superhero shows. Now, CBS has gotten into the game with their own entry — Supergirl. While Arrow and The Flash fit well with rest of The CW’s programming, Supergirl seems out of place on CBS, a network known for older-skewing procedurals. Will the new series soar in the ratings or will it crash? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
Supergirl revolves around Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist). As a girl, she survived Krypton’s destruction by being sent to Earth where she was raised as a human. She kept her powers a secret and now, as an adult, works as an assistant at a big city media conglomerate. Kara’s existence becomes known to the world and she is enlisted by a super-secret agency to help protect the citizens from evil forces as Supergirl. The rest of the cast includes Calista Flockhart, Chyler Leigh, Mehcad Brooks, David Harewood, and Jeremy Jordan.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/12 update: Supergirl has been renewed for a second season but is moving to The CW.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Supergirl TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Supergirl has weird ratings. They go down a few weeks in a row and then suddenly shoot up one day, and then steadily go down again. I’m assuming the next two will go down and down.
that called racism. bc ppls dont stand a black olson
flirting with a blonde and hot girl. every time they are together the rating drop.
I LOVE Supergirl! I love that they brought Dean Cain and the Original AND Smallville Kara Zor-El in as guest stars. It has been so wonderful to see Calista Flockhart on tv again. Melissa Benoist is a AMAZING in this roll, just as she was on GLEE. The storylines have been great! It’s refreshing to learn more of the story of J’onn Jonzz. The storyline of Braniac becoming female and teaming up with Na’an was fantastic. My girl friend and I watch it every week together and if we miss it on Monday night we watch it on CBS Access…Which… Read more »
Ok. I’m a guy but I happen to really enjoy watching this show. My wife, stepson and I watch it every week! Sure, the ratings may have dipped some mid-season but remember, the show is in it’s freshman season, characters and plot lines are still developing and personally, I think it’s just starting to get interesting! I’ve been a DC Superhero fan since I was old enough to read. I have always liked Superman, Batman, Flash and others but Supergirl has always had a special place in my heart. I don’t mind the writers exploring things from the female perspective… Read more »
Is flash going to be on cbs normally with supergirl in the other episodes
No, this was a special event. Maybe next season we might see him or Green Arrow on one of the shows. I would like to see Hawkgirl from “Legends of Tomorrow” so Kara could have someone to fly with. Kara would be like “You have real wings to fly with?”
only flash can reach such ratings , supergirl has no change without ratings
The Flash is on the CW so it is naturally going to get lower ratings than Supergirl. Flash rarely gets above 1.4, but for the CW that’s their highest rated show. The CW even renewed Reign, which gets a 0.3. But CBS has about 7 other shows that do better than Supergirl even though Supergirl’s lowest rated episodes are about the same as Flash’s highest rated episode. It’s irrelevant what a show does on another network. CBS cares how well a show does as compared to other shows on CBS.
The show is doing great and the flash crossover was a lot of fun
Even at its lowest episode by millions of viewers this is the most successful superhero show on TV, it would be a crime to cancel.
MB is doing great with the subpar writing along with the rest of the cast. The Flash crossover was a fun detour from the usual and should be encouraged to happen more often. How about bringing in some of the Big Bang Theory writers to help out? The actors can only do what’s on the page. Hopefully they bring in more seasoned ppl to assist. The Silver Banshee outfit was laughable along with LiveWire but there was genuine chemistry there between the Flash and SGirl. My wife and two girls (8 and 10) always look forward to this show every… Read more »
Oh, God no, the writing for Big Bang is terrible anymore. It’s all about who is getting laid and Sheldon’s incessant whining when he doesn’t get his way. I don’t want Kara to be hopping in and out of bed with everyone or Supergirl to always cry and want her way and pout until she gets it. About the costumes. The show is based on comic books. Silver Banshee looked just like she does in the comic books. I applaud the costumers and make up artists for all the hard work they did to make a comic book character come… Read more »
Yeah! I loved the Banshee make-up too! Good comment about Netflix… you’re right! I want a Supergirl t-shirt… I bet I could just wear a superman one and what’s the diff!? 😀 SUPERGIRL!
So what is wrong with CBS? They finally launch a show that is great for the family to sit together and enjoy and now they are talking about cancelling.
So what is wrong with CBS? They finally launch a show that is great for families to sit together and enjoy and now they are talking about cancelling. This is a great show with super storyline. However, they did place it in the same time slot as The Voice- a seasoned show (NBC). Come on CBS, renew SUPERGIRL and move forward. SUPERGIRL is refreshing and positive that has great casting, supported by creative set and make up artists along with terrific actors and tanlented writers. Time to keep a show that is fun to watch and motivating for positive minds.
If refreshing means “the same old thing” then yes Supergirl is refreshing. Sure kids love it, they haven’t lived long enough to see that this shows not only sticks to formula, it writes the formula and films that. The acting is on par with shows like Henry Danger. The writers, it seems, just want to cram in as many DC characters/ story arcs as they can dig up without any heed to how it will all play out. All that being said, I hope the show doesn’t get canceled. I really hate it but I can easily watch something else.… Read more »
I’m glad the part of you that is still kid sees room for real kids and the rest of us who are still ALL big kid, and lovin’ SUPERGIRL! I think that is the point of it when you can’t even FIND Looney Tunes any more… Techno 50’s tv… YAY!
I would like to know what is going to happen next season
What happened to the show the last few weeks supergirl was not on the air
On 3/14/16 the “Falling’ episode was aired, where Supergirl gets exposed to red kryptonite. On 3/21/16 the “Manhunter” episode was aired which gave the origins of J’onn J’onnz. On 3/28/16 the Flash – Supergirl crossover was aired.
I would like to see Supergirl stay on for another season. I like the show. After watching an episode I cant wait for the next one. The Supergirl/Flash crossover was great.
Please renew Supergirl! This is one of my favorite shows! Each episode has great story telling and acting is fantastic. This show has my attention that I want to watch it for the many seasons to come. Please let the many seasons come to be.
If you aren’t being sarcastic then I respectfully disagree with you on this. The story telling horrid, the acting beyond bad (Lucy Lane maybe the worst actress on TV), the characters are all horrible except Martian Manhunter, and don’t get me started on the cheesy villains. The show needs a HUGE revamp. A show that gets this much disdain really has to be re-evaluated.
Hey. good deal, Supergirl went up a little bit from 1.70 to 1.71.