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Supergirl looking likely for season 2 renewal at CBS

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It looks like Supergirl fans can get set for more adventures with Melissa Benoist’s Kara Zor-El, as CBS CEO Les Moonves suggesting today that the network is planning to renew the DC series for a second season.“We have about five new shows on this year,” said Moonves at the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet & Telecom Conference. “Of those […]

Stephen Amell would like an Arrow / Supergirl crossover

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With Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen heading to National City for a crossover between The Flash and Supergirl, Arrow star Stephen Amell has revealed that he’d also like to make a guest appearance alongside Melissa Benoist on the CBS superhero series.“In this iteration of the DC Universe, the ‘Television Universe’ as it were, I’m the guy that’s […]

Smallville’s Laura Vandervoort to play Indigo in Supergirl, Master Jailer also cast

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During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con it was reported that Laura Vandervoort was in line for a role in CBS’s DC series Supergirl, and now we have confirmation that the Smallville star – who played Kara Zor-El between 2007 and 2011 – is set for a recurring role as the DC villain Indigo.The official character description […]

Supergirl gets full season order from CBS, no Flash crossover planned

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Ahead of tonight’s episode ‘Red Faced’ [check out a preview and clips here], CBS has announced that it has given a full series order for Supergirl. The Greg Berlanti-produced DC adaptation will get a further six episodes, bringing its first season total up to 20.Just last week, a rumour emerged suggesting that if Supergirl was to receive […]

Supergirl’s ratings continue to fall

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After a staggering premiere with an incredible 14 million viewers, the figures for Supergirl are starting to show signs of dropping – and dropping fast.The show opened three weeks ago with a 3.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic, thanks in part to a lead-in from The Big Bang Theory. But Supergirl fell to a 2.2 last week when […]

Supergirl Season 5 Episode 5 Review – ‘Dangerous Liaisons’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Supergirl season 5…Episode five is treading water. Interest has merged with indifference in recent weeks as things show no intention of moving forward. There are good ideas, well-intentioned sub plots and potential dramatic heft waiting in the wings. That though remains the problem with season five; all that […]

Promo for Supergirl Season 5 Episode 6 – ‘Confidence Women’

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The CW has released a promo for the sixth episode of Supergirl season 5, entitled ‘Confidence Women’; watch it here…PIECE TOGETHER THE PAST – While a new villain is under arrest at the DEO, Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) uses him to try and understand who is responsible for the recent attacks. Meanwhile, Andrea (Julie Gonzalo) and […]

Promo for Supergirl Season 5 Episode 5 – ‘Dangerous Liaisons’

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The CW has released a promo for the fifth episode of Supergirl season 5, entitled ‘Dangerous Liaisons’; watch it here…A NEW DANGER ARISES – On the eve of the worldwide launch of Andrea Rojas’s (Julie Gonzalo) VR contact lenses, Kara (Melissa Benoist) and William (Staz Nair) team up on an investigation that exposes a terrorist […]

Supergirl Season 5 Episode 4 Review – ‘In Plain Sight’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Supergirl season 5…Things finally ramp up this week as certain people reveal their true colours, home town reunions bring about some soul searching and alien threats are neutralised. Thankfully there was little time for navel gazing as the Legion came up trumps and supported each other through difficult […]