While 3.1 million puts Powerless above every The CW TV show except The Flash, it’s not great for a bigger network like NBC.
With the increase in films and TV shows, we’ve seen superheroes taken to new heights, both in terms of action and pathos.
While Marvel’s comic-inspired Damage Control series seems to still be stuck in development hell, NBC’s Powerless recently escaped purgatory and finally premiered.
Though it may be hard to imagine now, the movie and television landscape wasn’t always so dominated by superhero projects.