NEW YORK — It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s big ratings for CBS. CBS’s new show, “Supergirl,” soared to big ratings on Monday night with an average viewership of 12.9 million.
The comic book series which stars Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-EL, the superhuman cousin of Superman, was a hit with the prized advertising demographic of those aged 18 to 49 years old, bringing in a 3.2 rating.
This makes the premiere the most watched new show of the fall along with the highest rated in the 18 to 49 year old demo.