After months of hype this year’s “Arrowverse” crossover titled “Crisis On Earth-X” finally kicked off on Monday night with “Supergirl” and “Arrow” and night one drew good ratings for the CW.
According to ShowBuzzDaily, the first night of the crossover averaged 2.6 million viewers which gave the CW its highest rated Monday night in five years.
“Supergirl” kicked things off at 8pm with 2.64 million viewers, and “Arrow” followed up with 2.54 million viewers. Both shows scored a 0.8 with adults 18-34 a 0.9 with adults 18-49 and 1.0 with adults 25-54.
It’s safe to say that “Crisis On Earth-X” has been a success so far, and the action will continue tonight with “The Flash” and DC’s “Legends of Tomorrow.”
“THE EPIC FOUR-WAY CROSSOVER WITH “ARROW,” “SUPERGIRL,” “THE FLASH” AND “DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW” BEGINS — Barry (guest star Grant Gustin) and Iris’s (guest star Candice Patton) wedding brings the gang together, but things go awry when villains from Earth-X attack the ceremony. All of the superheroes band together with help from their super friends like Citizen Cold (guest star Wentworth Miller), The Ray (guest star Russell Tovey), Felicity Smoak (guest star Emily Bett Rickards), Iris West and Alex Danvers (Chyler Leigh) to take on their most formidable villains yet. Earth’s mightiest heroes – Green Arrow (guest star Stephen Amell), Supergirl (Melissa Benoist), The Flash (guest star Grant Gustin) and White Canary (guest star Caity Lotz) – lead their teams into battle to save the world. Larry Teng directed the episode with story by Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim and teleplay by Robert Rovner & Jessica Queller”
