Supergirl (season 1)

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Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 20
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Original release October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) – April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
List of Supergirl episodes

The first season of the American television series Supergirl, which is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl / Kara Zor-El, a costumed superheroine who is the cousin to Superman and one of the last surviving Kryptonians.

Supergirl was ordered to series in May 2015, and later picked up for a full season in November 2015, with filming taking place primarily in Los Angeles. Melissa Benoist stars in the titular role, and is joined by principal cast members Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, David Harewood, and Calista Flockhart.

The series premiere was watched by 12.96 million viewers, tied with NBC's Blindspot as the top-rated series premiere of the 2015–16 fall season.[1] The season, which premiered on CBS on October 26, 2015, and ran until April 18, 2016, over 20 episodes, overall received positive reviews. The series was renewed for a second season on May 12, 2016, and moved to The CW.[2]

Episodes

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1 1 "Pilot" Glen Winter Story by: Greg Berlanti & Ali Adler & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by: Ali Adler
October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) 276088 12.96[1]
2 2 "Stronger Together" Glen Winter Story by: Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by: Andrew Kreisberg & Ali Adler
November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02) 4X7602 8.87[3]
3 3 "Fight or Flight" Dermott Downs Michael Grassi & Rachel Shukert November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09) 4X7603 8.07[4]
4 4 "How Does She Do It?" Thor Freudenthal Yahlin Chang & Ted Sullivan November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)[lower-alpha 1] 4X7604 7.19[8]
5 5 "Livewire" Kevin Tancharoen Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Caitlin Parrish November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)[lower-alpha 1] 4X7605 7.77[9]
6 6 "Red Faced" Jesse Warn Michael Grassi & Rachel Shukert November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30) 4X7606 8.02[10]
7 7 "Human for a Day" Larry Teng Yahlin Chang & Ted Sullivan December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07) 4X7607 7.67[11]
8 8 "Hostile Takeover" Karen Gaviola Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Caitlin Parrish December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14) 4X7608 7.28[12]
9 9 "Blood Bonds" Steve Shill Ted Sullivan & Derek Simon January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04) 4X7609 8.75[13]
10 10 "Childish Things" Jamie Babbit Story by: Yahlin Chang
Teleplay by: Anna Musky-Goldwyn & James DeWille
January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) 4X7610 8.77[14]
11 11 "Strange Visitor from Another Planet" Glen Winter Michael Grassi & Caitlin Parrish January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25) 4X7611 7.90[15]
12 12 "Bizarro" John Showalter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Rachel Shukert February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01) 4X7612 6.68[16]
13 13 "For the Girl Who Has Everything" Dermott Downs Story by: Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by: Ted Sullivan & Derek Simon
February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08) 4X7613 7.92[17]
14 14 "Truth, Justice and the American Way" Lexi Alexander Story by: Michael Grassi
Teleplay by: Yahlin Chang & Caitlin Parrish
February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22) 4X7614 7.25[18]
15 15 "Solitude" Dermott Downs Story by: Rachel Shukert
Teleplay by: Anna Musky-Goldwyn & James DeWille
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) 4X7615 6.69[19]
16 16 "Falling" Larry Teng Robert Rovner & Jessica Queller March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) 4X7616 6.53[20]
17 17 "Manhunter" Chris Fisher Story by: Derek Simon
Teleplay by: Cindy Lichtman & Rachel Shukert
March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21) 4X7617 6.00[21]
18 18 "Worlds Finest" Nick Gomez Story by: Greg Berlanti
Teleplay by: Andrew Kreisberg & Michael Grassi
March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28) 4X7618 7.17[22]
19 19 "Myriad" Adam Kane Yahlin Chang & Caitlin Parrish April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) 4X7619 6.12[23]
20 20 "Better Angels" Larry Teng Story by: Andrew Kreisberg & Ali Adler
Teleplay by: Robert Rovner & Jessica Queller
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18) 4X7620 6.11[24]

Cast and characters

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Guest

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The hosts of The Talk, Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood, cameo as themselves.[59]

Production

Development

By September 2014, Warner Bros. Television was looking to create a television series centered around Kara Zor-El / Supergirl. Executive producers for the series include Greg Berlanti (also a creator/producer for Arrow and The Flash), Ali Adler, who were both writing the script, and Berlanti Productions' Sarah Schechter. DC Comics' Geoff Johns was also expected to be part of the project. Titles under consideration for the series included Super and Girl.[60] Berlanti confirmed the show shortly after, and stated it was in development and had yet to be pitched to networks.[61] On September 20, it was announced that CBS had landed Supergirl with a series commitment,[62] with an expected premiere in 2015 of the 2015–16 television season.[30]

The show was officially picked up to series on May 6, 2015.[63] On November 30, 2015, CBS ordered an additional seven episodes of Supergirl, for a full season of 20 episodes.[64]

Writing

In January 2015, CBS Entertainment chairwoman Nina Tassler revealed the show would be a procedural, saying, "There will be [crime] cases, but what [executive producers] Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti pitched was a real series arc for her. The beauty of it is now with shows like The Good Wife and Madam Secretary, you can have serialized story elements woven into a case of the week. She's a crime solver, so she's going to have to solve a crime."[65] In July 2015, Adler spoke on how much influence Superman would have on the show, saying, "Our prototype is the way the president is seen on Veep. It's certainly [inspired by] so much of what Julia Louis-Dreyfus' character goes through. Ultimately, this is a show about Supergirl and we really want to see it through her lens."[66]

Casting

For the role of Kara Zor-El / Supergirl, the producers wanted a Caucasian actress aged between 22 and 26 years.[67] In January 2015, it was announced by The Hollywood Reporter that Melissa Benoist would star as the character.[68] Benoist later revealed that auditioning for the part "was a long, drawn-out, three-month process";[69] she was the first actress looked at for the role,[70] although Claire Holt and Gemma Atkinson were also considered.[71][72] In the same month, Mehcad Brooks was cast as James Olsen, based on the character Jimmy Olsen.[26] Unlike the comics, where the same character is portrayed as a Caucasian and goes by "Jimmy", this version is African-American and goes by "James". Brooks described this as a form of "intermixing of races", differing from the 1940s where "white things were white, black things were black. Latino things were Latino".[73] In February, Chyler Leigh was cast as Alex Danvers,[27] an original creation for the series.[74] In the same month, David Harewood and Calista Flockhart were cast as Hank Henshaw and Cat Grant, respectively.[27][30] It was eventually revealed that Harewood's character was actually J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter impersonating Henshaw.[29] In March, Jeremy Jordan was cast as Winslow "Winn" Schott.[28] The character was written for the series as the son of Winslow Schott / Toyman, unlike the comics where Toyman's son is Anton Schott.[75]

Filming

In February 2015, it was announced that Andrew Kreisberg, co-creator of Arrow and The Flash, had joined the series as a writer and executive producer;[76] and Arrow / The Flash and Smallville alum Glen Winter was announced to be directing the pilot.[77] Principal photography for the pilot took place from March 4[78] to March 29, 2015.[79] Filming locations included the Warner Bros. lot, where Lois and Clark was shot.[80] Each episode cost approximately $3 million to broadcast, which is one of the highest license fees ever for a first year show.[81] Filming wrapped in March 2016.[82]

Music

The score for the season was composed by Blake Neely.[83][84]

Track listing[85]
No. Title Length
1. "You Will Do Extraordinary Things"   4:49
2. "Meeting Jimmy"   2:08
3. "A Hero Emerges"   3:14
4. "Telling Winn"   1:21
5. "Fighting Vartox"   3:27
6. "Gift from Clark / Stronger Together"   3:00
7. "Fight or Flight"   4:22
8. "Interview Granted"   3:27
9. "Assistant Problems"   1:51
10. "Chatting with Clark"   2:13
11. "I Came Here to Save the World"   3:12
12. "Confronting Maxwell Lord"   3:05
13. "Strange Visitors from Other Planets"   3:11
14. "Joy Ride"   1:20
15. "How Does She Do It?"   1:50
16. "Harnessing Anger"   2:04
17. "Inspirational Boss"   1:13
18. "My Name Is Jonn Jonzz"   2:19
19. "Under Attack"   2:47
20. "Catty Questions"   1:55
21. "Heroes Find a Way"   2:25
22. "Dying Is Easier"   2:47
23. "Alex Brings Kara Back"   3:30
24. "Fortress of Solitude"   3:27
25. "Afraid of Losing You"   1:58
26. "Martian Manhunter Revealed / Your Father is Alive"   3:52
27. "World's Finest"   2:10
28. "Hope Speech / Lifting Fort Roz"   4:19
29. "Theme from Supergirl"   1:13
Total length:
1:18:38

Release

Broadcast

The season began airing on CBS on October 26, 2015,[1] and ended on April 18, 2016.[24] The season premiered on October 29, 2015, in the United Kingdom on Sky One.[86] The series premiered in Australia on December 6, 2015, on FOX8.[87] In Canada, Supergirl aired in a sim-subbed simulcast on Global with the American broadcast in the season.[88]

Home media

Supergirl: The Complete First Season
Set details Special features
  • 20 episodes
  • 5-disc DVD set/3-disc Blu-ray set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles
  • Subtitles: English
  • 2015 Comic-Con Panel
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Gag Reel
  • Featurettes
    • The Man From Mars
    • Krypton: A World Left Behind
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
August 9, 2016[89] July 25, 2016[90] July 27, 2016[91]

Reception

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" October 26, 2015 3.1/9 12.96[1] 1.3 3.97 4.4 16.92[92]
2 "Stronger Together" November 2, 2015 2.2/7 8.87[3] 1.0 3.33 3.2 12.20[93]
3 "Fight or Flight" November 9, 2015 1.7/5 8.07[4] 1.0 2.83 2.7 10.90[94]
4 "How Does She Do It?" November 23, 2015 1.5/5 7.19[8] 0.8 2.26 2.3 9.45[95]
5 "Livewire" November 16, 2015 1.8/6 7.77[9] 0.8 N/A 2.6[96] N/A
6 "Red Faced" November 30, 2015 1.6/5 8.02[10] 0.8 2.49 2.4 10.51[97]
7 "Human for a Day" December 7, 2015 1.5/5 7.67[11] 0.9 2.32 2.4 9.98[98]
8 "Hostile Takeover" December 14, 2015 1.5/5 7.28[12] 0.8 2.27 2.3 9.55[99]
9 "Blood Bonds" January 4, 2016 1.9/6 8.75[13] 0.7 N/A 2.6[100] N/A
10 "Childish Things" January 18, 2016 1.8/6 8.77[14] 0.8 2.18 2.6 10.95[101]
11 "Strange Visitor from Another Planet" January 25, 2016 1.8/5 7.90[15] 0.7 2.21 2.5 10.11[102]
12 "Bizarro" February 1, 2016 1.5/5 6.68[16] 0.8 2.18 2.3 8.83[103]
13 "For the Girl Who Has Everything" February 8, 2016 1.8/6 7.92[17] N/A N/A N/A N/A
14 "Truth, Justice and the American Way" February 22, 2016 1.5/5 7.25[18] N/A N/A N/A N/A
15 "Solitude" February 29, 2016 1.4/5 6.69[19] 0.7 2.16 2.1 8.85[104]
16 "Falling" March 14, 2016 1.3/4 6.53[20] 0.7 N/A 2.0[105] N/A
17 "Manhunter" March 21, 2016 1.3/4 6.00[21] 0.7 2.07 2.0 8.07[106]
18 "Worlds Finest" March 28, 2016 1.7/6 7.17[22] 0.8 2.47 2.5 9.63[107]
19 "Myriad" April 11, 2016 1.3/5 6.12[23] 0.7 2.04 2.0 8.16[108]
20 "Better Angels" April 18, 2016 1.3/4 6.11[24] N/A N/A N/A N/A

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.53/10 based on 71 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Melissa Benoist shines as Superman's plucky little cousin in Supergirl, a family-friendly comic-book adaptation that ditches cynicism for heart."[109] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[110] Max Nicholson of IGN gave the season a score of 7.3 out of 10, along with the verdict, "While Supergirl's first season disappointed in several key areas -- namely its villains and romantic subplots -- Supergirl herself was spot-on, and the story offered several surprising twists (e.g., Hank Henshaw as J'onn J'onzz). Yes, not all episodes were winners, but when the series flew, it soared, especially in terms of emotional impact."[111] Reviewing the season as a whole, Colin Campbell of Polygon criticized the costumes, fight sequences, the ludicrous villains, the predictable nature of the plot, and felt that the title character was not "Super enough", but noted that "unless your interest is in seeing yet another comic-book franchise transferred reverently to the screen they're of only marginal concern."[112] Evan Valentine of Collider ranked Supergirl eighth in his list of the worst and best superhero television series of 2015 and wrote, "Aside from presenting the best Supergirl we’ve seen in live action with Melissa Benoist [...] it managed to capture a sense of fun among the cast that was infectious."[113]

Accolades

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award Result
2015 Critics' Choice Television Awards Most Exciting New Series Supergirl Won [114]
2016 People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Drama Supergirl Won [115]
Teen Choice Awards Breakout Series Supergirl Nominated [116]
Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television Melissa Benoist Nominated [117]
Best Guest Starring Role on Television Laura Benanti Nominated [117]
Best Superhero Adaptation Television Series Supergirl Nominated [117]
Best Supporting Actress on Television Calista Flockhart Nominated [117]
Breakthrough Performance Melissa Benoist Won [117]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, the episode "How Does She Do It?", which features content similar to the attacks and was originally scheduled to air as the fourth episode of the season on November 16, 2015, was pulled from its scheduled airing. In its place, the episode "Livewire", which was originally scheduled to air as the fifth episode on November 23, 2015, was aired.[5] "How Does She Do It?" then aired as the fifth episode on November 23.[6] For the season's home media release, the episodes were restored to their original production order,[7] which is how the episodes are presented here.

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