Superstar (American TV series)

Last updated
Superstar
Genre Documentary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • David Sloan
  • Muriel Pearson
Production company ABC News Studios
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseAugust 11, 2021 (2021-08-11) 
present

Superstar is an American television documentary series about the lives of celebrities that shaped American culture. It premiered on ABC on August 11, 2021. [1]

Contents

The second season premiered on December 8, 2022. [2] [3]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 7August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)
2 3December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08)June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)

Season 1 (2021–22)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [4] [5] Original air date [4] [5] Prod.
code [4]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Whitney Houston"August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)1012.88 [6]
22"Kobe Bryant"August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)1021.81 [7]
33"John Ritter"August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)1032.56 [8]
44"Richard Pryor"September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)1041.84 [9]
55"Robin Williams"October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)1051.75 [10]
66"George Michael"November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)1061.84 [11]
77"Patrick Swayze"April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)1072.26 [12]

Season 2 (2022–23)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [4] [13] Original air date [4] [13] Prod.
code [4]
U.S. viewers
(millions)
81"Reba McEntire"December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08)2012.58 [14]
92"Elizabeth Taylor"May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)2032.76 [15]
103"Aaliyah"June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)2021.34 [16]

Reception

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Superstar
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1"Whitney Houston"August 11, 2021Wednesday 10:00 p.m.0.4/32.88 [6] 0.20.820.53.70 [17]
2"Kobe Bryant"August 18, 20210.3/21.81 [7] 0.10.360.42.17 [18]
3"John Ritter"August 25, 20210.3/32.56 [8]
4"Richard Pryor"September 1, 20210.3/21.84 [9]
5"Robin Williams"October 20, 20210.3/21.75 [10] 0.10.450.32.20 [19]
6"George Michael"November 30, 2021Tuesday 10:01 p.m.0.3/21.84 [11] 0.10.350.32.18 [20]
7"Patrick Swayze"April 14, 2022Thursday 10:01 p.m.0.2/22.26 [12] 0.10.780.43.04 [21]

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Superstar
No.TitleAir dateTimeslot (ET) Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1"Reba McEntire"December 8, 2022Thursday 10:01 p.m.0.2/22.58 [14] 0.00.450.23.03 [22] [lower-alpha 1]
2"Elizabeth Taylor"May 14, 2023Sunday 10:00 p.m.0.3/32.76 [15] TBDTBDTBDTBD
3"Aaliyah"June 14, 2023Wednesday 10:00 p.m.0.2/21.34 [16] TBDTBDTBDTBD

Notes

  1. Live+7 ratings were unavailable, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.

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