Up, Up and Away! Supergirl Debuts as Fall’s Highest-Rated New Series

Ties Blindspot among adults 18-49

Supergirl, CBS' entry into the crowded superhero genre, had a successful liftoff last night with audiences. Monday's premiere drew the largest audience of any new fall show in total viewers (12.9 million) and tied for the most-watched among 18- to 49-year-olds (a 3.1 rating).

That equaled NBC's Blindspot, which premiered to a 3.1 rating last month (and 10.6 million viewers) as fall's most watched new series in the demo. (Update: Supergirl's 3.2 rating in the Nielsen overnights initially gave it the lead over Blindspot, but that figure was adjusted down to 3.1

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