Today The CW announced announced that BLACK LIGHTNING — its new DC superhero drama — will premiere on Tuesday, January 16 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT), following a new episode of THE FLASH (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT).
“As BLACK LIGHTNING begins, Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a neighborhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his community. Nine years ago, Pierce was a hero of a different sort. Gifted with the superhuman power to harness and control electricity, he used those powers to keep his hometown streets safe as the masked vigilante Black Lightning. However, after too many nights with his life on the line, and seeing the effects of the damage and loss that his alter ego was inflicting on his family, he left his Super Hero days behind and settled into being a principal and a dad. Choosing to help his city without using his superpowers, he watched his daughters Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain) grow into strong young women, even though his marriage to their mother, Lynn (Christine Adams), suffered. Almost a decade later, Pierce’s crime-fighting days are long behind him…or so he thought. But with crime and corruption spreading like wildfire, and those he cares about in the crosshairs of the menacing local gang The One Hundred, Black Lightning returns — to save not only his family, but also the soul of his community.”
In addition to the BLACK LIGHTNING premiere, January marks the return of the network’s fall shows, which will take brief hiatuses for the holidays. The return dates for the shows are below.
MONDAY, JANUARY 1
8:00-9:00 PM SUPERGIRL (Encore)
9:00-10:00 PM VALOR (New Episode)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
8:00-9:00 p.m. CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (New Episode)
9:00-10:00 p.m. PENN & TELLER: FOOL US (Encore)
MONDAY, JANUARY 15
8:00-9:00 p.m. SUPERGIRL (New Episode)
9:00-10:00 p.m. VALOR (New Episode)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16
8:00-9:00 p.m. THE FLASH (New Episode)
9:00-10:00 p.m. BLACK LIGHTNING (Series Premiere)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17
8:00-9:00 p.m. RIVERDALE (New Episode)
9:00-10:00 p.m. DYNASTY (New Episode)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18
8:00-9:00 p.m. SUPERNATURAL (New Episode)
9:00-10:00 p.m. ARROW (New Episode)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
8:00-9:00 p.m. CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND (New Episode)
9:00-10:00 p.m. JANE THE VIRGIN (New Episode)