Why this show was ever on CBS is beyond me, but Supergirl is finally going to join the rest of the television DC universe over on the CW. It was announced yesterday that it was picked up for a second season, and that 22 episodes have been ordered for the show. This is great news for the freshman series and it's cast.
CBS had said that it expected to renew Supergirl for a second season, but with a huge budget for the show ($3 million per episode) and falling ratings, they decided that it wasn't worth it. CW, on the other hand, did. Of course, with the show moving to the CW, it will also be moving it's production company to Vancouver, Canada, where the other DC shows are filmed. This will help cut costs for the show, which had originally been filming in Los Angeles, California. The move might give the show a different look or feel as far as the city goes, but it's a smart move. Filming in L.A. is just too expensive. Not only that, but the other shows on the CW (Arrow, The Flash, and DC's Legends of Tomorrow) all have a "big" look to the show, while working with a much more modest budget, so I'm not expecting that big of a change.
Supergirl's move to the CW should help her ratings improve with younger audiences, too. The CW has shows that aim towards young female viewers (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, The 100) that feature strong female leads in each one, but will also appeal to the younger male crowd, too. This is one of those shows.
This move will also make it much easier for it to do crossover episodes with the other shows in the "Arrow-verse." One of the highest rated episodes that Supergirl had was when Barry Allen popped into her universe. I saw it, it was an amazing episode. I'm not sure how she'll meet up with Team Arrow, since they're in different parallel universes, but that's why they have writers. Let them figure out the how or why.
So fear not, Supergirl and DC fans! This is the best news that the show could have ever received!
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