Supergirl Season Six Delayed

The overall Supergirl news continues to be somewhat depressing.

First, the comic is canceled. It is hard to know when or if a new book will make its way to the racks.

And now we learn that the show has been held back until the midseason of 2021. Here is a link:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cw-holds-new-returning-series-january-launch-sets-corona-proof-fall-schedule-1294594

The new season of Supergirl will be held for whenever midseason 2021 is for The CW and will film after star Melissa Benoist returns from maternity leave.

This is hard.

Obviously, the show is dealing with the COVID pandemic and the ability to film as well as Melissa Benoist's maternity leave. You can't really rush either of those concerns. So no new material until spring I guess.

I wish The CW would put together a mini-season of animated Supergirl material, something which can be done remotely by the actors including Benoist, to keep people interested. Even if not on the main screen, put it on CW Seed.

The question then is how long will season 6 be? Will it be 10 or 12 episodes? According to some, it will be a full season, although how can you fit in 19 episodes as a latter half midseason replacement?

If true, will the short season make it more like a continuation of season 5? Will it have its own storyline.

It really feels like 2020 is just a bad year to be a Supergirl fan in general.

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