Despite soaring past the competition with the highest ratings for a fall debut in 2015, Supergirl no longer flies around the CBS offices. That’s because the network wasn’t sure it wanted to keep the Greg Berlanti-produced show around, and after a prolonged-to-the-last-minute decision process, it ultimately let Supergirl go to join the rest of the DC ranks at its sister channel, The CW. The second season of the Melissa Benoist-starring series about Kara Danvers’ efforts to protect National City from harm will happen, albeit in the company of Berlanti’s three other comic book television properties.
What this move means for Supergirl remains to be seen. According to Deadline, however, that’s not the only bit of uncertainty that’s currently plaguing fans (and possibly the staff) of the show. That’s because several CBS executives admitted on Wednesday that, had Supergirl not been picked up by The CW, their much larger network probably would’ve renewed it anyway. CBS CEO and president Leslie Moonves told the outlet that, while “Supergirl fits better on The CW,” they “would’ve probably taken it back” if the current deal hadn’t come to fruition.
Echoing Moonves’ statements, CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller wondered aloud “who would say we wouldn’t have picked it up had it not gone to The CW”? The executive thought the situation was ultimately a “win-win” because they owned both channels, and that what Supergirl wound up with was a “great deal.”
So despite the late panic these shenanigans caused Supergirl fans during the CBS upfronts, there was never really anything to panic about. The show, which averaged 10 million pairs of eyeballs per episode and reigned as the network’s youngest-leaning new drama, was never going to get axed.
(Via Deadline)
