Superstar (American TV series)

*Superstar*
Superstar
Genre	Documentary
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	David Sloan; Muriel Pearson;
Production company	ABC News Studios
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	August 11, 2021 –; June 14, 2023

Last updated June 05, 2025

Superstar is an American television documentary series about the lives of celebrities that shaped American culture. It aired on ABC from August 11, 2021 to June 14, 2023.^[1]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	7	August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)	April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)
2	3	December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08)	June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)

Season 1 (2021–22)

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[4]^[5]	Original release date ^[4]^[5]	Prod. code ^[4]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Whitney Houston"	August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)	101	2.88^[6]
2	2	"Kobe Bryant"	August 18, 2021 (2021-08-18)	102	1.81^[7]
3	3	"John Ritter"	August 25, 2021 (2021-08-25)	103	2.56^[8]
4	4	"Richard Pryor"	September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	104	1.84^[9]
5	5	"Robin Williams"	October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20)	105	1.75^[10]
6	6	"George Michael"	November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)	106	1.84^[11]
7	7	"Patrick Swayze"	April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)	107	2.26^[12]

Season 2 (2022–23)

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[4]^[13]	Original release date ^[4]^[13]	Prod. code ^[4]	U.S. viewers (millions)
8	1	"Reba McEntire"	December 8, 2022 (2022-12-08)	201	2.58^[14]
9	2	"Elizabeth Taylor"	May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)	203	2.76^[15]
10	3	"Aaliyah"	June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)	202	1.34^[16]

Reception

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of *Superstar*
No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Whitney Houston"	August 11, 2021	Wednesday 10:00 p.m.	0.4/3	2.88^[6]	0.2	0.82	0.5	3.70^[17]
2	"Kobe Bryant"	August 18, 2021		0.3/2	1.81^[7]	0.1	0.36	0.4	2.17^[18]
3	"John Ritter"	August 25, 2021		0.3/3	2.56^[8]	—	—	—	—
4	"Richard Pryor"	September 1, 2021		0.3/2	1.84^[9]	—	—	—	—
5	"Robin Williams"	October 20, 2021		0.3/2	1.75^[10]	0.1	0.45	0.3	2.20^[19]
6	"George Michael"	November 30, 2021	Tuesday 10:01 p.m.	0.3/2	1.84^[11]	0.1	0.35	0.3	2.18^[20]
7	"Patrick Swayze"	April 14, 2022	Thursday 10:01 p.m.	0.2/2	2.26^[12]	0.1	0.78	0.4	3.04^[21]

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of *Superstar*
No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (ET)	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Reba McEntire"	December 8, 2022	Thursday 10:01 p.m.	0.2/2	2.58^[14]	0.0	0.45	0.2	3.03^[22]^[a]
2	"Elizabeth Taylor"	May 14, 2023	Sunday 10:00 p.m.	0.3/3	2.76^[15]	—	—	—	—
3	"Aaliyah"	June 14, 2023	Wednesday 10:00 p.m.	0.2/2	1.34^[16]	—	—	—	—

Notes

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

References

↑ "ABC News Announces the All-New Television Event of the Summer - "Superstar" - Profiling Iconic Celebrities Who Shaped American Culture" (Press release). ABC. July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021– via The Futon Critic.
↑ "(#201) "Superstar: Reba McEntire"". The Futon Critic . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
↑ McLaughlin, Chris (December 8, 2022). "How to watch ABC's Superstar season 2 premiere on Reba McEntire for free". The Republican/MassLive . Retrieved December 8, 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Superstar Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.
1 2 "Superstar Season 1 Episode Guide". Zap2it. September 2017.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (August 12, 2021). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.11.2021". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved November 22, 2021.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (August 19, 2021). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.18.2021". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved August 19, 2021.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (August 26, 2021). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.25.2021". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (September 2, 2021). "Wednesday 9.1.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved September 8, 2021.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (October 21, 2021). "Wednesday 10.20.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved October 21, 2021.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (December 1, 2021). "Tuesday 11.30.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved December 2, 2021.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (April 16, 2022). "Thursday 4.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved April 16, 2022.
1 2 "Superstar Season 2 Episode Guide". Zap2it. September 2017.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (December 9, 2022). "Thursday 12.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved December 9, 2022.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (May 16, 2023). "Sunday 5.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved May 16, 2023.
1 2 Mitch Metcalf (June 15, 2023). "Wednesday 6.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved June 15, 2023.
↑ Marc Berman (August 12, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: Soft Starts for Family Game Fight! on NBC and Superstar on ABC". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
↑ Marc Berman (August 19, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: House Calls With Dr. Phil Left at the Starting Gate on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
↑ Marc Berman (October 21, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: Chicago Trio Leads NBC to Victory; CBS' Survivor Tops Night in Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
↑ Marc Berman (December 1, 2021). "Tuesday Ratings: NBC's La Brea Concludes Season 1 on a Respectable Note; ABC and NBC Share Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
↑ Marc Berman (April 15, 2022). "Thursday Ratings: CBS and NBC Share Dominance; Ghosts Scores on the Eye Net". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
↑ Marc Berman (December 9, 2022). "Thursday Ratings: Young Sheldon on CBS and Law & Order; SVU on NBC Top Broadcast Network Programs in Prime Time". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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[1] "ABC News Announces the All-New Television Event of the Summer - "Superstar" - Profiling Iconic Celebrities Who Shaped American Culture" (Press release). ABC. July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021– via The Futon Critic.

[2] "(#201) "Superstar: Reba McEntire"". The Futon Critic . Retrieved November 29, 2022.

[3] McLaughlin, Chris (December 8, 2022). "How to watch ABC's Superstar season 2 premiere on Reba McEntire for free". The Republican/MassLive . Retrieved December 8, 2022.

[The_Futon_Critic-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Superstar Episode Listings". The Futon Critic.

[Zap2it_Season_1-5] 1 2 "Superstar Season 1 Episode Guide". Zap2it. September 2017.

[1.01-6] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (August 12, 2021). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.11.2021". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved November 22, 2021.

[1.02-7] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (August 19, 2021). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.18.2021". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved August 19, 2021.

[1.03-8] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (August 26, 2021). "Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 8.25.2021". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved September 8, 2021.

[1.04-9] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (September 2, 2021). "Wednesday 9.1.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved September 8, 2021.

[1.05-10] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (October 21, 2021). "Wednesday 10.20.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved October 21, 2021.

[1.06-11] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (December 1, 2021). "Tuesday 11.30.2021 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved December 2, 2021.

[1.07-12] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (April 16, 2022). "Thursday 4.14.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved April 16, 2022.

[Zap2it_Season_2-13] 1 2 "Superstar Season 2 Episode Guide". Zap2it. September 2017.

[2.01-14] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (December 9, 2022). "Thursday 12.8.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved December 9, 2022.

[2.02-15] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (May 16, 2023). "Sunday 5.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved May 16, 2023.

[2.03-16] 1 2 Mitch Metcalf (June 15, 2023). "Wednesday 6.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals". Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved June 15, 2023.

[17] Marc Berman (August 12, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: Soft Starts for Family Game Fight! on NBC and Superstar on ABC". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[18] Marc Berman (August 19, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: House Calls With Dr. Phil Left at the Starting Gate on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

[19] Marc Berman (October 21, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: Chicago Trio Leads NBC to Victory; CBS' Survivor Tops Night in Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 22, 2021.

[20] Marc Berman (December 1, 2021). "Tuesday Ratings: NBC's La Brea Concludes Season 1 on a Respectable Note; ABC and NBC Share Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 20, 2021.

[21] Marc Berman (April 15, 2022). "Thursday Ratings: CBS and NBC Share Dominance; Ghosts Scores on the Eye Net". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 10, 2022.

[22] Marc Berman (December 9, 2022). "Thursday Ratings: Young Sheldon on CBS and Law & Order; SVU on NBC Top Broadcast Network Programs in Prime Time". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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