CBS Chairman Claims SUPERGIRL Will Attract A "Bigger, Broader Audience" Than GOTHAM
Fighting talk! CBS Chairman Nina Tassler has defended her network's decision to air freshman superhero drama Supergirl up against fellow DC Comics show Gotham on Monday nights. Will it backfire, or does she have a point? Hit the jump to see what she had to say!
By Minty -
Aug 10, 2015 05:08 PM EST
Source: IGN
Several eyebrows were raised when CBS announced they would be airing their new comic book TV series Supergirl on Mondays, 8pm - placing it directly against FOX's Gotham. Despite receiving a fair amount of criticism from comic book fans, Gotham was by far the most popular superhero show with mainstream audiences last season, averaging 9.5 million viewers in the ratings.
It seems interesting then, that CBS would choose to air their freshman superhero show in the exact same timeslot as their strongest competition. However, CBS Chairman Nina Tassler doesn't appear at all worried about the potential clash. "I think that they're different audiences," she claimed at the Supergirl TCA presentation, "I think Supergirl has a much bigger, broader audience. It's more family entertainment. And they look different, they feel different."
Tassler may be correct about her show's family-friendly appeal, but the early signs from Supergirl seem to suggest it'll appeal more to casual TV audiences as opposed to diehard comic book fans... a bit like Gotham! That said, with options like DVR now widely available, it shouldn't really matter which shows viewers watch live. Which show are you more interested in - if any?
Gotham Season 2 returns to FOX on Monday, September 21, just over a month before Supergirl premieres Monday, October 26 on CBS.
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