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There’s a new superhero in town and the people are clearly here for him!

As fans wait with baited breath for the premiere of ‘Black Panther’ in theaters in exactly one month, the CW has answered the call for more representation on the small screen for African American superheroes with their new action drama ‘Black Lightening.’

The series just opened up this week with stellar ratings according to TV Line.

The CW’s Black Lightning premiered on Tuesday night to 2.31 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, delivering non-crossover highs this TV season for the time slot while marking the network’s best series launch in two years (since Legends of Tomorrow‘s 3.2 mil/1.2).

The new superhero drama in fact gave the Tuesdays-at-9 time slot its largest audience (“Crisis on Earth-X” excepted) in three years (since Supernatural), and its best demo number in two years. TVLine readers gave the opener an average grade of “B+.”