The news we’ve all been waiting for have finally come: as of this morning, CBS has given Supergirl a full season pick-up! Although instead of 22 episodes, the episode number for the first season about the Girl of Steel will be 20 episodes, but at least we are getting more Supergirl! You can check out the full press release below from CBS about the additional episode order for Supergirl and don’t forget to catch a new episode of the show TONIGHT as Kara Zor-El faces the DC Comics character Red Tornado (played by Iddo Goldberg), which you can catch a trailer for below the press release.
“CBS announced today an order for seven more episodes of SUPERGIRL, providing a full season of 20 episodes for the freshman drama that launched on Oct. 26.
CBS has now given additional episode orders to all four of its new fall series – SUPERGIRL, LIFE IN PIECES, LIMITLESS and CODE BLACK. SUPERGIRL currently averages 11.24 million viewers, 2.8/08 in adults 18-49 and 3.5/09 in adults 25-54. The series has improved the year ago time period by +46% in viewers, +40% in adults 18-49 and +25% in adults 25-54.
SUPERGIRL stars Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh and Jeremy Jordan with David Harewood and Calista Flockhart. Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler, Andrew Kreisberg and Sarah Schechter are executive producers for Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. SUPERGIRL is based on the characters from DC Comics.”
“Personal and professional stress get the better of Kara when she goes too far during a training exercise against Red Tornado, a military cyborg commissioned by Lucy Lane’s father, General Sam Lane. Also, Cat’s tough exterior is shaken by a visit from her judgmental mother, Katherine, and Alex enlists Winn to look into her father’s mysterious death, on SUPERGIRL”
Supergirl airs on Monday nights, 8/7c on CBS. Are you excited for more episodes of the Girl of Steel? Let us know in the comments below!
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Awesome news! Those episodes are often the best because they can pivot on audience reaction and build an arc to the season finale.