▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁CBS ▁had ▁land ed ▁Super g irl ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁commit ment , ▁with ▁an ▁expected ▁premi ere ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁television ▁season . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁CBS ▁Entertainment ▁Chair man ▁N ina ▁T ass ler ▁revealed ▁the ▁show ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁proced ural , ▁saying , ▁" There ▁will ▁be ▁[ cr ime ] ▁cases , ▁but ▁what ▁[ exec utive ▁produ cers ] ▁Ali ▁Ad ler ▁and ▁Greg ▁Berl anti ▁pitch ed ▁was ▁a ▁real ▁series ▁arc ▁for ▁her . ▁The ▁beauty ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁with ▁shows ▁like ▁The ▁Good ▁W ife ▁and ▁Mad am ▁Secretary , ▁you ▁can ▁have ▁serial ized ▁story ▁elements ▁w oven ▁into ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁week . ▁She ' s ▁a ▁crime ▁sol ver , ▁so ▁she ' s ▁going ▁to ▁have ▁to ▁solve ▁a ▁crime ." ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁that ▁Mel issa ▁Ben o ist ▁would ▁star ▁as ▁Super g irl . ▁Ben o ist ▁later ▁revealed ▁that ▁aud ition ing ▁for ▁the ▁part ▁" was ▁a ▁long , ▁drawn - out , ▁three - month ▁process "; ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁actress ▁looked ▁at ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁although ▁Cla ire ▁Hol t ▁and ▁Gem ma ▁At kin son ▁were ▁also ▁considered . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 ,