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?
bout time we girls had a female Super hero, been to long without one. And this is one brilliant show. Mellisa is perfect as Supergirl. In fact the whole cast are awesome, the writing etc. Bring on the second season already, can’t get enough of this show.
Supergirl is a badly written show.
It’s also badly acted & directed.
This kind of rubbish might be OK for a teen network like the CW to air,where all of the shows are of the same poor standard but quite frankly I have no idea how a major network like CBS have the audacity and contempt for it’s audience to allow this dross in their schedules.
Very Very poor.
Supergirl is an excellent written show
Supergirl is an excellent written show it is excellent I’d like it my daughter likes it and my grandkids love it and even my brother love it takes ages from 5 years old all the way up to 68 always love the show it is excellent keep it on the air CBS we know it or another season and another season is an excellent series
There is only one thing I don’t like, Jimmy Olsen is was a white guy, not a Black guy.
That’s what you don’t like? The dull writing and dead acting is okay in your book? What about hank henshaw being martian manhunter even he’s actually cyborg superman?
No offence, but that sounds a bit…. Racist!
Color should never matter for a character! By only accepting white and not black would make you racist!
My whole family loves this show and thinks Melissa Benoist is perfect for the roll. Please don’t cancel for another Cop/Doctor or Lawyer show. Use your imagination
Please renew Supergirl it’s a great show
There is one thing I don’t like, Jimmy Olsen was a white guy, not a Black Guy.
I enjoy the show. ..I thought there was one episode that didn’t flow smoothly. ….but over all it is a quality show
Boring..
I enjoy the show….I thought there was one episode that did not flow smoothly…but over all it is a quality show
I hope they don’t cancel it. It has a lot of promise with the right writers and direction. The ratings for last night’s episode is discouraging and disheartening
How come they don’t count dvr viewing or on-demand viewing? With people not all working 9 to 5 jobs, working late nights it’s hard to be by the tv exactly at 8p.m. 🙁
Don’t they though?
They don’t count anyone who doesn’t have a Nielsen ratings box, so don’t worry about being counted.
Supergirl is an excellent show and Excellent series and I love it my grandchildren even love
it I don’t anybody doesn’t love the show CBS has to renew the show for another season
Supergirl is an excellent show an excellent series I love it my brother loves it my grand kids even love it I don’t know anybody does not love the show CBS has got to renew it for another season it is an excellent series they did a great job with it and it’s just an excellent show so CBS you must renew it for another season and many more after that
The show is a for the family and sometimes for everybody