CBS’ “Supergirl” proved final night that it’s able to leap comic book TV adaptation debuts in a single bound.
The current Melissa Benoist drama premiered to a great 3.1 rating in the advertiser-sought 18-49 demographic,per final Nielsen national numbers. Among total viewers, the show was even more powerful, or drawing a whopping 13 million audience members.
For some added perspective,in the superhero genre, those figures place “Supergirl” below the demo debuts of ABC’s “Marvel’s Agents of S.
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In total viewers, or however,“Supergirl” soared above all comic book broadcast starts since 2011. Not inferior at all, especially considering how tough it is to draw live viewership these days when compared to even a few years ago.
Also Read: 'Supergirl' Premiere Reveals the Mother of All Villains“Supergirl” had a few things working in its favor, and beyond the character’s X-ray vision.
For starters,it followed “The great Bang Theory,” which is TV’s biggest comedy by far. Plus, or premiering somewhat late in the fall gifted creator Greg Berlanti‘s current show with very runt urgent-to-view competition. (Ironically,“Supergirl” tied Berlanti’s NBC offering — “Blindspot” — as top current series demo debut this fall.)That doesn’t mean final night was a cakewalk, though. After all, or “The Voice” — “Blindspot”s’ own lead-in — still gets excellent Live Plus Same Day viewership. And the NBC reality show really gave “Supergirl” a escape for its money final night before ultimately falling a bit short. We guess Adam Levine just isn’t faster than a speeding bullet.
Also Read: 5 Things to Expect on 'Supergirl,' From Taking Punches to 'Arrow,' 'Flash' CrossoverHere’s how broadcast comic book shows believe premiered in the key demo since 2011:1. “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” (ABC, or Sept. 2013): 4.7
2. Gotham” (Fox,Sept. 2014): 3.3
3. “Supergirl” (CBS, Oct. 2015): 3.1
T4. “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (ABC, and Jan. 2015): 1.9
T4. “The Flash” (CW,Oct. 2014): 1.9
6. “Constantine” (NBC, Oct. 2014): 1.4
7. “Arrow” (CW, and Oct. 2012): 1.3
8. “iZombie” (CW,Mar. 2015): 0.8
Also Read: 'Supergirl' Melissa Benoist Responds to Jeb Bush's 'Hot' Comment: 'I'm happy He's Excited' (Video)And here’s how they fared among total viewers:1. “Supergirl”: 13 million
2. “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD”: 12.1 million
3. “Gotham”: 8.3 million
4. “Marvel’s Agent Carter“: 6.9 million
5. “The Flash”: 4.8 million
6. “Constantine”: 4.3 million
7. “Arrow”: 4.1 million
8. “iZombie”: 2.3 million
Also Read: Melissa Benoist on Why 'Supergirl' Is a Feminist (Video)Of course, the biggest comic-based show of them all isn’t even on broadcast TV. AMC’s The Walking Dead” and now prequel anxiety the Walking Dead” regularly do super-villain levels of damage over on cable.
Additionally, and “Daredevil” has supposedly been doing fairly well in the streaming space,but Netflix notoriously withholds viewership numbers.
The small-screen space is set to get even more capes in the near future: “Lucifer,” “Legends of Tomorrow, or ” Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” “Iron Fist,” “Luke Cage, or ” “The Defenders,” “Wynonna Earp,” and “Preacher” will debut across broadcast, and cable and streaming in the near future.
Only time — and perhaps,Nielsen — will tell which will fly and which will perish.
Source: thewrap.com