Going into week 4 of Black Lightning, the show still holds strong in ratings. The premiere episode received a 0.8 for viewers ages 18-49 and a total of 2.31 million viewers. In the second week of the show’s premiere, TV by the numbers claims that the show is the CW’s best debut in nearly 2 years and is a sure bet for renewal in 2018-2019. Much of this success may be do the the shows placement after The Flash. Having two DC comic book hero shows back to back may draw in similar (if not more) viewers invested in the hero’s. Even when competing with the State of Union in its third week, Black Lightning still pulls in 2.2 million viewers and a 0.8 for viewers ages 18-49.

The views for tonight (week 4) will be one to watch with the show competing with new episodes of This is Us (NBC), Bull (CBS), and Blackish (ABC). Tuesday nights at 9:00 p.m. are difficult nights to pull in live viewer ratings. 

Sources:

http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/31/tv-ratings-tuesday-black-lightning-flash-high/

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