As college students, we binge-watch Netflix habitually including many favorites such as Agents of Shield and The Flash. Now, it’s time to add a new superhero show to your viewing repertoire.

Supergirl’s rating were by far the best out of all the new shows this fall TV season; the show drew an audience of almost 13 million.

Many TV providers were surprised of the show’s popularity and smashing premiere, mainly because of the simple reason that they thought that a girl superhero would not rake in any good ratings. The show was even set to premiere on Monday night, with competition from Monday Night Football and an irregular day premiere of the Big Bang Theory, both shows with large male audiences.

However, the American audience has been asking for female superheroes for quite some time now. Since the end of the Wonder Woman on TV in the 1970s, we have yet to witness another female character as the lead in any superhero show.

Super girl is a great example of a show with women that can make it in the big leagues, and in turn, the Justice League.

Supergirl is the show that people, most importantly women, have been waiting for.

Representation is key and now so many women finally have an opportunity to show they can be just as good as the guys when it comes to being heroes. Supergirl goes to show that people want to watch shows with women as the main characters, not just the over-sexualized sidekick with the catchy lines.

Women characters can be tough without adding to their scenes with lines like “Boys, girls can kick butt too!” because actions speak louder than words. Girls should not have to say that they can kick butt in order for them to be taken seriously by their male counterparts.

Yet women consistently have to prove it in order for them to be taken seriously, or into consideration for that matter.

Supergirl, although it has only made it onto the small scene, should be seen as a step forward.

The American public will realize that along with its great reviews, the show offers what superhero movies on the big scene offer and more. Supergirl is all about saving the day, and along with that, taking down damaging female stereotypes, one bad guy at a time.

A great lesson can be learned from this: a woman can be just as much of a hero as a man. Superman is no longer the only hero with a cape, he has competition now and that is Supergirl.

Since we are the ones who determine what gets another season on TV or not, we should support shows like these that actually make a difference on the lives of audience members around the globe.

Girl power, although it sounds cliche, is all about supporting one another. Supergirl will show movie and TV show producers what audiences really want to see: girls and women with superpowers that stand on their own.