--- description: The show set a fall new series record of 14 million viewers and a 3.2 rating among adults 18–49 title: 'Supergirl' Opens With Fall's Biggest Premiere Audience image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta515bf95c160d74e/6987efab35ba6f4609c0b594/supergirl.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Supergirl_ Opens With Fall's Biggest Premiere Audience by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 27, 2015 6:13 PM CUT  Warner Bros. by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 27, 2015 6:13 PM CUT Look, up in the sky: It’s CBS’ ratings for _Supergirl._ The series premiere of the action-adventure series opened strong Monday night, delivering a fall new series record of 14 million viewers and a 3.2 rating among adults 18–49. The debut was aided by a hearty push from opener _The Big Bang Theory_, (15.9 million, 4.2), and plenty of marketing and buzz surrounding the show — the first female-focused costumed superhero show to hit a Big 4 broadcast network in decades. The previous record holders this season among new shows were CBS’ _Life in Pieces_ (11.3 million viewers) among total viewers and NBC’s procedural thriller _Blindspot_ (3.1 rating). _Supergirl_ could adjust to tie the _Blindspot_ number in the demo when the nationals come in later today, but even if that happens its total audience tally will remain in first place for the fall. After _The Big Bang Theory_, _Supergirl_ was the highest-rated series on the air last night, beating shows in the demo like NBC’s _Blindspot_ (2.2), Fox’s _Minority Report_ (0.6) and ABC’s _Dancing with the Stars_ (1.9). _Supergirl_’s performance follows a dismal fall of largely lackluster new show premieres. _Supergirl_ was forecasted to be a show that might break that pattern, despite last night’s pilot leaking onto BitTorrent back in May (or, perhaps, aided by the buzziness generated by viewers watching the leaked version — it’s hard to know for sure). Either way, CBS is surely breathing a sigh of relief this morning, though a hesitant one. The big test, especially for a serialized show, is how the series holds up in the coming weeks. Recent seasons have many examples of high-concept shows that debuted big and then steadily dropped, like Fox’s _Gotham_ and _Sleepy Hollow_. Meanwhile star Melissa Benoist [declared _Supergirl_ is feminist](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/27/supergirl-feminist-melissa-benoist-stephen-colbert "undefined") by saying “what’s feminist about it is that it’s for everyone. She has all the same powers \[Superman\] does.” Here’s EW’s [recap of the premiere](http://www.ew.com/recap/supergirl-series-premiere "undefined"), and definitely check out [our interview with the showrurnner about the premiere and what’s to come](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/26/supergirl-season-1-spoilers-andrew-kreisberg "undefined"). _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/27/supergirl-premiere-ratings "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4089333/supergirl-premiere-ratings/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4089333/supergirl-premiere-ratings/"},"headline":"Supergirl Opens With Fall's Biggest Premiere Audience","datePublished":"2015-10-27T18:13:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:07:03.245Z","description":"The show set a fall new series record of 14 million viewers and a 3.2 rating among adults 18–49","url":"https://time.com/4089333/supergirl-premiere-ratings/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta515bf95c160d74e/6987efab35ba6f4609c0b594/supergirl.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta515bf95c160d74e/6987efab35ba6f4609c0b594/supergirl.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"supergirl","caption":"","creditText":"Warner Bros.","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4089333/supergirl-premiere-ratings/","name":"Supergirl Opens With Fall's Biggest Premiere Audience"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Reasons TV's Top Shows Are So Addictive","description":"Here's a look at how our favorite TV shows—from \"Game of Thrones\" to \"Scandal\" and \"Breaking Bad\"—keep us coming back for more.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/2RqNgPrk/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-01-16T20:47:22.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2RqNgPrk.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4089333/supergirl-premiere-ratings/","duration":"PT2M16S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4089333/supergirl-premiere-ratings/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```