CBS to air Supergirl as a series

[007]

WTF? First why? Then, why didn't CW want it?

http://deadline.com/2015/01/supergir...bs-1201348158/

Why is Supergirl a CBS and not a CW series, a TV critic asked during CBS’ TCA executive session, which started off with CBS chairman Nina Tassler congratulating sibling CW on its Golden Globe win for Jane The Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez. Tassler said she’d been a fan of the genre since developing The New Adventures Of Superman while at Warner Bros. TV. “There is a human drama there.” As for Supergirl, it is “a real passion of ours,” Tassler said, noting that the premise “embodies so many of the qualities and characteristics of the classic female heroines on CBS,” making her relatable.


The Supergirl costumes already have been created, now the challenge is to find the right actress to wear them. “We’re looking for quality, looking for charisma,” Tassler said after the session. “We are looking for someone who inhabits the freshness of being a woman in today’s challenging climate, someone who can carry this kind of series on her shoulders.”

[journeyscarab]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Holy shit, those people are soap opera bad at this. In fact, they're worse than soap opera bad.

My wife has ruined all the superhero shows for me. I was binge-watching Arrow when she said just listening to the dialog and the music used without seeing the action that Arrow sounded like a nighttime soap opera, only with battles and fight scenes.

Thanks. Now I return to nothing but cartoons.

[Fish]

Absurd over-feminized crap. Quickly dying just as it should.

[Sure-Oz]

I assume this isn't as good as Smallville was?

[notorious]

My 7 year old daughter likes it, and even though I count the minutes to the end it's nice to watch something together.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Fish

Absurd over-feminized crap. Quickly dying just as it should.

That's okay - there's still Madam Secretary...

[Bowser]

And I've caught shit for this before, but I hate it when they take liberties with the source material. Jimmy Olsen is a redheaded derpy-nerd sidekick to Lois Lane that has a signal watch to have Superman come save him, not some good looking black dude that looked like he could have been a Division II football star that banged all the hot sorority girls on campus at will.

I'm sure that is the least of the show's problems, though. Just always gets under my skin when they screw with the mythos of a story just to get ratings.

[BigRichard]

Originally Posted by Bowser

And I've caught shit for this before, but I hate it when they take liberties with the source material. Jimmy Olsen is a redheaded derpy-nerd sidekick to Lois Lane that has a signal watch to have Superman come save him, not some good looking black dude that looked like he could have been a Division II football star that banged all the hot sorority girls on campus at will.

I'm sure that is the least of the show's problems, though. Just always gets under my skin when they screw with the mythos of a story just to get ratings.

Would you settle for a nerdy black guy?

[KC_Lee]

Originally Posted by BigRichard

Would you settle for a nerdy black guy?

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[CoMoChief]

saw a tv ad for this.

looks awful. like...REALLY awful.

I'm not sure it will last a season awful.

acting looks atrocious...and this is only from a commerical trailer.

she seems way too immature-ish...nerdy/geeky silly, whatever you wanna call it. To me it just doesn't work. The whole idea sucks to be honest.

[keg in kc]

I'm liking it so far. It's usually the first thing I watch on Tuesday (I work too early to watch prime time tv live...). That and then Blindspot and then Gothem and Minority Report.

And it's not dying. Ratings dropped in weeks 2 and 3, but were up again last night. It's getting around double the viewers of Gotham so far.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

I'm liking it so far. It's usually the first thing I watch on Tuesday (I work too early to watch prime time tv live...). That and then Blindspot and then Gothem and Minority Report.

And it's not dying. Ratings dropped in weeks 2 and 3, but were up again last night. It's getting around double the viewers of Gotham so far.

According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, “Supergirl” averaged a 1.7 rating/5 share in adults 18-49 and 8.2 million viewers overall in the 8 o’clock hour, placing third in the demo among the Big Four networks in the timeslot and not far ahead of Fox’s steady but fourth-place “Gotham” (1.5). “Supergirl” was down 23% (0.5) week to week and last night’s result was 45% below its premiere score (3.1). CBS did the same 1.7 rating on the comparable night a year ago with comedies “2 Broke Girls” (1.9) and “The Millers” (1.5). Following “Supergirl,” “Scorpion” (1.8/5 in 18-49, 9.3 million viewers overall) and “NCIS: Los Angeles” (1.2/4 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall) were about average, with “Scorpion” building on its “Supergirl” lead-in for the first time.

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/rati...ot-1201637321/

According to preliminary national estimates from, “Supergirl” averaged a 1.8 rating/5 share in adults 18-49 and 7.9 million viewers overall in the 8 o’clock hour, up a tick from last week when the show saw its second straight sizable decline following its strong premiere (which benefited from a lead-in from “The Big Bang Theory”). It still placed third among the broadcasters in 18-49 for its timeslot, but pulled to within a tick of ABC’s “Dancing,” which had beaten it by a quarter of a ratings point the previous week (1.95 vs. 1.7). Last week’s “Supergirl” grew in Live+3 to a 2.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.1 million viewers overall.

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mond...am-1201642349/

It had a very tiny uptick, but it's way down from its beginning. If that's not dying, it's a pretty good imitation of it. And it's a terrible show, so it should die.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by CoMoChief

saw a tv ad for this.

looks awful. like...REALLY awful.

I'm not sure it will last a season awful.

acting looks atrocious...and this is only from a commerical trailer.

she seems way too immature-ish...nerdy/geeky silly, whatever you wanna call it. To me it just doesn't work. The whole idea sucks to be honest.

Well, this seals it. It's going to be a hit show!

[notorious]

[007]

Originally Posted by journeyscarab

My wife has ruined all the superhero shows for me. I was binge-watching Arrow when she said just listening to the dialog and the music used without seeing the action that Arrow sounded like a nighttime soap opera, only with battles and fight scenes.

Thanks. Now I return to nothing but cartoons.

Smallville was the ultimate soap opera.

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

It had a very tiny uptick, but it's way down from its beginning. If that's not dying, it's a pretty good imitation of it. And it's a terrible show, so it should die.

That kind of initial spike and heavy drop off is normal for new series. As I mentioned, it's pulling on average around double the viewers of its direct competition in Gotham (which Fox will renew). If it continues to pull in around 8 million viewers it's most likely not going away anytime soon. And this is football season. Virtually every Monday drama has been down in the weeks following their premieres. We'll see what they all get after New year when espn is no longer in the picture.

In any case, if you want to see a new series that's dying, look at something like Code Black. Supergirl isn't close to that at this point. Maybe that changes. Maybe it doesn't.

Note that I'm just talking numbers here. My personal opinion about the quality of the show is irrelevant. It's all about how many people are watching