Last season, Supergirl aired on CBS but the ratings weren’t strong enough for it to stay on the network. The TV show’s now moved to The CW. Will many viewers follow the superhero series? Will it be a hit in the ratings on the smaller network — even though the numbers will be much lower? Cancelled or renewed for season three? 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 Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, David Harewood, Floriana Lima, and Chris Wood. Recurring actors this season include Calista Flockhart, Ian Gomez, Katie McGrath, Lynda Carter, Brenda Strong, and Tyler Hoechlin.
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.
1/8 update: The CW has renewed the Supergirl TV show for a third season. Details here.
5/23 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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For comparisons: The first season of Supergirl on CBS averaged a 1.68 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.68 million total viewers (Live+SD).
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 third season?
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240 Comments on "Supergirl: Season Two Ratings"
Supergirl was really interesting. I enjoyed watching all of the characters develop. I did not like how Mon El left which really made me upset, I wanted it to be a happy ending for Kara because she deserved it. Season 3? !!
I know this site doesn’t publish the ratings for reruns. But it is interesting that the reruns of Supergirl have been getting over 1 million viewers this summer while Flash, Arrow, and LoT are only getting around 0.7 million.
Make a third season… find a way to bring Mon’el back.
Yes please bring Mon El back !! Supergirl/ Kara deserves to be happy!!
No thanks on Mon El. I stopped watching because of him. Going on about objectifying women and being a previous slave owner! He’s gross.
He also changed. He is not longer the Mon-El he was in his planet. I like him and he has potential. Bring him back!
Cancel the show before you lose any more money.
Yes yes yes they should Super Girl has been a close runner up to my all time favorite show Bones, they should keep the show going due to the anger of fans including me who would be marching down there door to get Super Girl back!! WHO’S WITH ME?!
Yes yes yes it should continue!!! I would be infuriated if it doesn’t!!! I’ve been very bored lately and found Super Girl on Netflix, I’m going to a near with season two and it is such a great show!
I believe they should continue it or they would have many angered fans including me!!
Please continue the series
I think it should be continued it leaves you on a cliff hanger one and two it grabs your attention so much that I would want to see more!!!!!
Reign will be the villain next season. She was introduced in the Supergirl comic books so it will be interesting to see what they do with Reign in the TV version of Supergirl when Supergirl comes back on October 9th this year.
This is my getaway I love the action and the drama she’s supergirl is a role model to all kids btw I’m 11.If you don’t find it interesting don’t ruin it for others. ♀️ I always think Kara and mike are a perfect match who doesn’t agree
Don’t think I will be watching Season 3 for many of the reasons already given. I’ve had a belly full of the very obvious agenda of the writers who are using this iconic story as a platform for their own means. As a result, they’ve butchered the storyline and turned the show into something I wouldn’t be happy for my children to watch, especially impressionable girls who are looking for role models. Shame.
Never understood why some people feel the need to make dramatic farewell speeches. If you don’t like the show, just don’t watch it anymore. It’s not like the producers read these reply boards. All it does it annoy the people that do like the show. Really it’s borderline trolling. And FYI, Kara, Alex, Maggie, Cat, and Lena are excellent role models for everyone. If more people were like them the world would be a better place.
Perhaps, it is simply a means of voicing sorrow at something they once appreciated. Perhaps there is a hope that they will help others understand what some in the viewership are basing their decisions on. Noting that the end of season stats show a 69% loss of viewership and that will doom the show for a fourth season if it is not corrected, then perhaps her or his opinion is more valuable than yours which only perpetuates the problem.
S2 Ep21: Supergirl could have recovered. Good actors and going back to basics.. But allowing (forcing?) writers to add snarky political commentary – classless… it’s over..
Cancel it really poor a black jimmy olsen was not a good start leaving the original comic characters and the acting is truly awful waste of time and money.
He was barely in the show this season. There were episode where he didn’t even show up. When was the last time you watched it?
Looking forward to seeing how the Reign story plays out in season 3.
Reign is one of 5 World Killer weapons created by Zor-El. They were deemed too dangerous and were to be destroyed, but when Krypton exploded they escaped.