Supergirl Returns Early; Superman & Lois To Take A Two-Month Break

The CW has made some changes to their upcoming schedule where things will remain a bit Super but also a little different than we may have anticipated: Superman & Lois is taking a hiatus (which means more back-to-back episodes once it returns) while Supergirl returns a bit earlier than we thought.

The Superman & Lois delay is partly related to a COVID-related production interruption earlier this season. As such, after Episode 5 “The Best of Smallville” airing on March 23, the show will be off the schedule for a bit, replaced by Superman’s famous cousin… Supergirl.

This will be the first part of Supergirl‘s sixth and final season, and the official date for this change is March 30, where Supergirl will be paired with The Flash. Superman & Lois will return to the schedule Tuesday, May 18 to begin completing their first season, which is currently set at 15 episodes.

Here’s the official description for Supergirl Season 6:

SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC character Kara Zor-El, (Melissa Benoist). Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton and was sent to Earth where she was raised by a foster family. Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin, Superman, in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later, Kara was living in National City and still concealing her powers, when a plane crash threatened Alex’s life and Kara took to the sky to save her. Now, Kara balances her work as a reporter for CatCo Worldwide Media with her work as Supergirl, keeping National City and the Earth safe from sinister threats. She’s joined in this pursuit of justice by her sister, Alex, her mentor, Martian Manhunter (David Harewood) and her friends Brainiac-5 (Jesse Rath), Dreamer (Nicole Maines), Kelly Olsen (Azie Tesfai), and Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath). As Kara struggles to navigate her relationships and her life as a reporter, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl! Based on characters from DC created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, SUPERGIRL is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Riverdale”), Sarah Schechter (“Arrow,” “The Flash”), Robert Rovner (“Private Practice,” “Dallas”), Jessica Queller (“Gilmore Girls,” “Gossip Girl,” “Felicity”) and Rob Wright (“Charmed,” “Lethal Weapon”).