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Supergirl will be flying back to television, but you鈥檒l have to look for her in a new place.聽

The CBS superhero program 鈥淪upergirl鈥� will be coming back for a second season, but Kara鈥檚 adventures will be appearing on the CW, not CBS.

The CW, which also airs superhero programs such as 鈥淭he Flash鈥� and 鈥淎rrow鈥� and has found great success with them, is owned by network CBS and Warner Bros; the latter releases movies and TV shows about DC Comics characters, of which Supergirl is one.聽

The Flash and Supergirl already know one another 鈥� the Flash appeared in a crossover episode of 鈥淪upergirl鈥� earlier this year. 鈥淔lash鈥� in particular has gotten very good ratings (it鈥檚 now in its second season) and the CW鈥檚 trio of superhero shows, 鈥淭he Flash,鈥� 鈥淎rrow,鈥� and 鈥淟egends of Tomorrow鈥� are all co-created by Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg, among others.聽

Many critics see 鈥淪upergirl鈥� going to the CW as a natural move for the program. 鈥淪ince 'Supergirl' was first announced in development at CBS, both fans and industry insiders have questioned whether the major network famous for its crime dramas was the right fit for the show,鈥� 苍辞迟别诲.听

Meanwhile, wrote, 鈥淸The decision] shouldn鈥檛 be looked upon like a demotion to the minors after a year in the broadcast 鈥榖ig leagues.鈥� If anything, a new season on the CW could be just what the show needs to soar highly creatively 鈥� and become more in touch with its characters鈥� comic-book roots.鈥� Mr. Betancourt noted that CBS most likely needs ratings to be better than they are and that having Supergirl on the CW could bring about fun crossovers with her fellow heroes.

The DC superhero programs over at the CW have become a hallmark of the network鈥檚 lineup and the Hollywood Reporter recently recognized Mr. Berlanti鈥檚 contributions to the shows, naming him as their .

How has Berlanti鈥檚 leadership affected these shows? Hollywood Reporter writer Lacey Rose noted that his superhero shows range from 鈥渄ark but still has a fair amount of humor鈥� to 鈥渄ownright goofy.鈥�

鈥淚f you're going to do something like 鈥楾he Flash,鈥� part of what made Barry Allen so great was that he was this guy in the middle of all these superheroes who couldn't believe that he was there, and he loved it,鈥� Berlanti told the Hollywood Reporter.

"So inherent in this character was this heartbroken sadness and sacrifice, but at the same time this joy," he added.聽

The producer he works to update the diversity of the characters his shows are depicting.

鈥淚n 鈥楾he Flash,鈥� Iris West was never black in the comic books, and for 鈥楽upergirl,鈥� James Olsen was never black in the comics,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o I wanted to contemporize these comics that I loved growing up and have them reflect the society that we live in now.鈥� His shows added LGBT representation as well, he added, with gay and bisexual characters appearing on 鈥淎rrow.鈥�