The CW's 90-minute premiere for Superman & Lois last night averaged 1.71 million total viewers, the highest in the Tuesday at 8 p.m. time slot in two years. The last episode of The Flash that scored that high wasn't even a crossover event, but the season five episode 'Memorabilia,' in which Nora fights for her life while Ralph and Cisco blow off steam. Paired with Walker, which scored the highest debut for the network in years, Superman & Lois shows signs of a promising freshman season for The CW, earning the best (non-Walker) ratings for any premiere (season or series) since Batwoman in 2019.
Superman & Lois may have bigger potential to retain its numbers than almost any other show on the network, too; it earned 85% positive reviews from critics, according to Rotten Tomatoes -- and its approval among audiences was exactly the same number. Compare that to Walker, which started with stellar ratings but only 29% from critics and 55% from audiences.
Man, what a shift from Holloway: An offensive zone faceoff win, an offensive zone battle and puck retrieval and followed up with a great skill pass to a player cutting in to the slot for a chance. Later in the shift, a clean zone entry and rush down the outside and a quick release for a dangerous shot. According to TVLine, Superman & Lois' two-hour premiere was viewed by 1.6 million people and had a.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. TV Series Finale actually claims it was viewed by 1.708 million people. TVLine claims this is the largest audience for The CW in the network's Tuesday time slot since The Flash Season 5, over two years ago. Tyler Hoechlin is the latest actor to play Superman, and his new series, Superman & Lois, is a hit for The CW. The second episode comes up after The Flash on Tuesday night, but as the character.
Next week could be an interesting one for Superman & Lois as well as the network's perennial leader, The Flash. The latter will have its season premiere next week in the 8 p.m. slot Superman & Lois did so well with, and then Superman & Lois will head to its regularly-scheduled 9 p.m. time.
In Superman & Lois, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world's most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, 'Teen Wolf') and comic books' most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, 'Grimm'), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever - dealing with all the stress, pressures, and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.
0commentsComplicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also concern themselves with whether or not their sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass, 'Little Fires Everywhere') and Jordan (Alexander Garfin, 'The Peanuts Movie') could inherit their father's Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui, 'Entourage'), a local loan officer who also happens to be Clark's first love, and her Fire Chief husband Kyle Cushing (Erik Valdez, 'Graceland'). The adults aren't the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle's rebellious daughter, Sarah (Inde Navarrette, 'Wander Darkly'). Of course, there's never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois' father, General Samuel Lane (Dylan Walsh, 'Nip/Tuck') looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment's notice.
Meanwhile, Superman and Lois' return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended when a mysterious stranger (Wolé Parks, 'All American') enters their lives. Based on the characters from DC created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman & Lois is written and executive produced by Todd Helbing ('The Flash') and executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns. The series is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
The CW's latest entry into the Arrowverse, Superman & Lois, premiered with strong viewership numbers as well as audience scores.
According to TVLine, Superman & Lois' two-hour premiere was viewed by 1.6 million people and had a .3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. TV Series Finale actually claims it was viewed by 1.708 million people.
TVLine claims this is the largest audience for The CW in the network's Tuesday time slot since The Flash Season 5, over two years ago.
The high .30 rating makes it the fifth highest rated episode on The CW this year. It's only behind the premiere of All American that had a .39 rating, the fourth episode of All American that had a .31 rating, the premiere of Walker that had a .37 rating and the second episode of Walker that clocked in with a .34 rating.
While it only has the premiere episode to go off of, it is also the second most viewed show based on average audience per episode. The only show ahead of it is Walker that has an average audience of 1.962 million after five episodes.
While the numbers are definitely good for The CW in 2021, they do not look so good compared to other season premieres of Arrowverse shows.
Arrow's Season 1 premiere had a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 4.14 million people.
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The Flash Season 1 premiere had a 1.90 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 4.830 million people.
Supergirl Season 2, which was the first season the show was on The CW after it originally ran on CBS for Season 1, had a 1.09 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 3.063 million people.
Black Lightning Season 1 premiere had a .77 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 2.305 million people.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow had 1.23 rating and was viewed by 3.214 million people.
Finally, Batwoman had a .47 rating and was viewed by 1.860 million people.
While the premiere ratings for Superman & Lois are much lower than other premieres in the Arrowverse, TV Line claims that 93% of their readers claim to 'stay tuned when it lands in its regular Tuesdays-at-9 slot next week.'
And audiences at large seem to have enjoyed the premiere as well.
On Rotten Tomatoes it has an 83% Average Audience Score.
In Superman & Lois, after years of facing megalomaniacal supervillains, monsters wreaking havoc on Metropolis, and alien invaders intent on wiping out the human race, the world's most famous superhero, The Man of Steel aka Clark Kent (Tyler Hoechlin, 'Teen Wolf') and comic books' most famous journalist, Lois Lane (Elizabeth Tulloch, 'Grimm'), come face to face with one of their greatest challenges ever - dealing with all the stress, pressures, and complexities that come with being working parents in today's society.
0commentsComplicating the already daunting job of raising two boys, Clark and Lois must also concern themselves with whether or not their sons Jonathan (Jordan Elsass, 'Little Fires Everywhere') and Jordan (Alexander Garfin, 'The Peanuts Movie') could inherit their father's Kryptonian superpowers as they grow older. Returning to Smallville to handle some Kent family business, Clark and Lois are reacquainted with Lana Lang (Emmanuelle Chriqui, 'Entourage'), a local loan officer who also happens to be Clark's first love, and her Fire Chief husband Kyle Cushing (Erik Valdez, 'Graceland'). The adults aren't the only ones rediscovering old friendships in Smallville as the Kent sons are reacquainted with Lana and Kyle's rebellious daughter, Sarah (Inde Navarrette, 'Wander Darkly'). Of course, there's never a dull moment in the life of a superhero, especially with Lois' father, General Samuel Lane (Dylan Walsh, 'Nip/Tuck') looking for Superman to vanquish a villain or save the day at a moment's notice.
Meanwhile, Superman and Lois' return to idyllic Smallville is set to be upended when a mysterious stranger (Wolé Parks, 'All American') enters their lives. Based on the characters from DC created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman & Lois is written and executive produced by Todd Helbing ('The Flash') and executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Geoff Johns. The series is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
The CW's latest entry into the Arrowverse, Superman & Lois, premiered with strong viewership numbers as well as audience scores.
According to TVLine, Superman & Lois' two-hour premiere was viewed by 1.6 million people and had a .3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. TV Series Finale actually claims it was viewed by 1.708 million people.
TVLine claims this is the largest audience for The CW in the network's Tuesday time slot since The Flash Season 5, over two years ago.
The high .30 rating makes it the fifth highest rated episode on The CW this year. It's only behind the premiere of All American that had a .39 rating, the fourth episode of All American that had a .31 rating, the premiere of Walker that had a .37 rating and the second episode of Walker that clocked in with a .34 rating.
While it only has the premiere episode to go off of, it is also the second most viewed show based on average audience per episode. The only show ahead of it is Walker that has an average audience of 1.962 million after five episodes.
While the numbers are definitely good for The CW in 2021, they do not look so good compared to other season premieres of Arrowverse shows.
Arrow's Season 1 premiere had a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 4.14 million people.
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The Flash Season 1 premiere had a 1.90 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 4.830 million people.
Supergirl Season 2, which was the first season the show was on The CW after it originally ran on CBS for Season 1, had a 1.09 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 3.063 million people.
Black Lightning Season 1 premiere had a .77 rating in the 18-49 demographic and was viewed by 2.305 million people.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow had 1.23 rating and was viewed by 3.214 million people.
Finally, Batwoman had a .47 rating and was viewed by 1.860 million people.
While the premiere ratings for Superman & Lois are much lower than other premieres in the Arrowverse, TV Line claims that 93% of their readers claim to 'stay tuned when it lands in its regular Tuesdays-at-9 slot next week.'
And audiences at large seem to have enjoyed the premiere as well.
On Rotten Tomatoes it has an 83% Average Audience Score.
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IMDB has a similar score with a weighted average of 8.1 out of 10.
YouTuber Mr. H Reviews reacted to the season premiere stating, 'I'm gobsmacked. It's actually really good. I know. I'm shocked. I'm as surprised as you probably are, a show that is good from The CW.'
He added, 'I actually mean by good by a lot of metrics. I'm baffled. Like it was really decent. I had a great time with it. I want to watch this week on week out now. It was so good.'
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You can watch the rest of his review below.
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What do you make of these ratings and audience scores? What did you think of Superman & Lois?
