document_title: List of Supergirl episodes

question_text: when does the new episode of supergirl come out

text: List of Supergirl episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings

First aired
Last aired
Network
Rank
Average viewership
(in millions)

1
20
October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
CBS
39
9.81[4]

2
22
October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)
May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
The CW
129
3.12[5]

3
TBA
October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)[3]
TBA
TBA
TBA

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2015–16)[edit]

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Pilot"
Glen Winter
Story by : Greg Berlanti & Ali Adler & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by : Ali Adler
October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)
276088
12.96[6]

Before the destruction of the planet Krypton, Kal-El is sent to Earth along with his cousin Kara Zor-El. The planet's implosion forces her ship off course and into the Phantom Zone for 24 years, before landing on Earth. Kal, now operating as the vigilante "Superman" in Metropolis, puts Kara in the care of the Danvers in National City. Twelve years later, Kara, working at the media conglomerate CatCo, reveals her powers as a vigilante. She tells her co-worker, Winn Schott, about her secret and he starts aiding her. Her cold-hearted boss, Cat Grant, titles the vigilante "Supergirl". Alex, Kara's adoptive sister, is revealed to be working at the Department of Extra-Normal Operations (DEO), under the leadership of Hank Henshaw, investigating alien activity. Kara learns that there are hundreds of aliens on Earth, most of whom came from a prison that was run by her mother, Alura. Her actions attract the attention of an alien called Vartox, and she is able to defeat him, who kills himself. James Olsen, another one of Kara's colleagues, reveals that Kal sent him to look after her and presents her with a new cape. Vartox's superior is revealed to be Astra In-Ze, Alura's identical twin sister, who wants to conquer Earth.

2
2
"Stronger Together"
Glen Winter
Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Ali Adler
November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)
4X7602
8.87[7]

In an effort to put a positive image on Supergirl in the wake of a serious mishap, Kara asks Winn and James to help her perfect her skills, while Hank and Alex put Kara through extensive physical training. Kara learns that an alien of the Hellgrammite species who escaped from Fort Rozz, Alura's prison, is on Earth searching for chlorine-based food. The DEO prepares an ambush for the Hellgrammite, but it escapes, kidnaps Alex, and takes her to Astra, who uses Alex as a trap for Kara. As Kara and Astra fight, Hank injures Astra with a Kryptonite knife and Alex kills the Hellgrammite. Learning that Kara has become more powerful than she had imagined and that humanity has a means of weakening Kryptonians, Astra muses that her "plans" may need to be postponed. Alex provides Kara with an interactive artificial intelligence of Alura's consciousness. Meanwhile, Cat pressures James to get her an interview with Supergirl. In the end, Kara agrees to the interview and prevents James from getting fired. It is also revealed that Hank might have a secret of his own when his eyes glow red.

3
3
"Fight or Flight"
Dermott Downs
Michael Grassi & Rachel Shukert
November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)
4X7603
8.07[8]

During the interview with Cat, Kara accidentally reveals that she is Superman's cousin. After Cat exposes the relationship, Kara is attacked by Reactron, who seeks to kill her in order to get his revenge on Superman, but she manages to send him fleeing. He later goes to LORD Technology labs and kidnaps Maxwell Lord to get him to fix his suit. Kara later learns that a reactor meltdown Superman stopped in the past killed Reactron's wife. She goes to the hideout of Reactron, identified as Ben Krull, and manages to save Maxwell, only to get badly injured by Krull afterwards, but Superman comes to save her. She gets mad at James for calling Superman for help. During a party Cat organized, Krull breaks in to find Supergirl. While James distracts Reactron, Kara covers her hand in lead so that she can use it to safely remove the power core in Krull's suit and defeat him. Kara, who has feelings for James, witnesses his ex-girlfriend, Lucy Lane, also Lois Lane's younger sister, paying him a visit to restart their relationship.

4
4
"How Does She Do It?"
Thor Freudenthal
Yahlin Chang & Ted Sullivan
November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)[a]
4X7604
7.19[12]

Cat leaves town, entrusting her son Carter to Kara. A bomber starts targeting Lord's company. On the opening night of Lord's new bullet train, Kara and the DEO find out about two bomb threats simultaneously, one at the airport and one on the train. The DEO goes to the airport, where Hank secretly uses his powers to deactivate the bomb. Kara goes to the train to save Carter, who is on it with the bomber. As she confronts the bomber, he claims that he is doing it for his daughter. He requests her to save the people on the train after he starts the timer, killing himself. At DEO headquarters, Alex finds a fail-safe in the bomb defused by Hank, who claimed it was just a decoy. Kara deduces that Lord was the one behind the bombings. As Supergirl, she confronts Lord, who implies that the threats were used to test her skills. He also vows to find the person important to her on the train. Meanwhile, James initially refuses to date Lucy; but Kara convinces him to return to her.

5
5
"Livewire"
Kevin Tancharoen
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Caitlin Parrish
November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)[a]
4X7605
7.77[13]

After fighting an alien escapee, Kara meets Alex at the apartment to greet the latter's mother, Eliza, for Thanksgiving, inviting Winn due to his lack of plans. CatCo's shock jock, Leslie Willis is demoted by Cat to traffic reporting after a controversial bashing of Supergirl. During a severe thunderstorm, Kara tries to save Leslie, but lightning strikes them both, imbuing Leslie with electromagnetic powers. Leslie takes the name "Livewire" and tries to take revenge on Cat, but Kara eventually stops her and she is imprisoned at the DEO. Cat and Kara become closer. Meanwhile, Alex tells Eliza in a fit of rage at the dinner table that she's actually working for the DEO. Eliza reveals to Alex and Kara that her husband, Jeremiah, offered himself up to work for Henshaw in exchange for Kara's safety and then died mysteriously. Alex and Kara decide to investigate Henshaw and find the truth about Jeremiah's death.

6
6
"Red Faced"
Jesse Warn
Michael Grassi & Rachel Shukert
November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)
4X7606
8.02[14]

Kara hurts a civilian due to her uncontrolled anger. Sam Lane, Lucy' father and also a military general, arrives at the DEO with her as his attache, demanding Supergirl let them test her powers by fighting an android called Red Tornado, which is invented by T.O. Morrow. She overpowers Red Tornado, leading to Sam firing Morrow. Sam is later attacked by Red Tornado; but Kara saves him. The DEO realizes that Red Tornado is actually a drone controlled by Morrow. Alex and Kara engage Morrow and Red Tornado, respectively. Alex kills Morrow, making Red Tornado engage Kara without control. She uses her eyes enhanced by her rage to destroy it. Lucy resigns from military service in order to stay with James. Kara finds out that her powers have diminished when she cuts herself and starts bleeding. Meanwhile, Winn informs Kara and Alex that Jeremiah and Hank went on a mission in South America, where Jeremiah died, deducing that Hank is the last person to have seen him alive.

7
7
"Human for a Day"
Larry Teng
Yahlin Chang & Ted Sullivan
December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07)
4X7607
7.67[15]

As Kara tries to adapt to life without her powers, an earthquake hits National City. Winn informs Kara that she needs a rise of adrenaline in her blood to regain her powers. The team begins saving the CatCo staff upstairs by the elevator shaft, from where James falls after saving everyone. Kara regains her powers and saves him before rushing to help the citizens. Winn becomes jealous of the intimacy between her and James. Afterwards, Kara is attacked by Astra and her operatives. Meanwhile, the earthquake causes a DEO prisoner called Jemm, who has psychic abilities to read and control minds, to escape. Hank locks the facility and takes a team to engage Jemm, with the former being the only survivor. That causes Alex to become more suspicious of Hank. She locks him in a room and engages Jemm alone, being overpowered. Hank arrives in time and kills him. He explains to her that he is the sole survivor of an alien species and his name is J'onn J'onzz. He killed the real Hank after the latter killed Jeremiah, who tried to save J'onn. He then assumed Hank's shape and identity.

8
8
"Hostile Takeover"
Karen Gaviola
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Caitlin Parrish
December 14, 2015 (2015-12-14)
4X7608
7.28[16]

Kara is overpowered by Astra and escapes. In a second duel, the former defeats the latter and brings her to the DEO, where the latter states that all she wanted was to save Krypton, the same thing she wants for Earth. She also reveals that Alura used Kara on Krypton to arrest the former. Kara confronts the interactive artificial intelligence of Alura, who refuses to confirm that Astra's plan could have worked. It is revealed that Astra wanted to get arrested in order to divert attention from her husband, Non, and his team from attacking LORD Technologies. Kara rushes there and engages him. Meanwhile, Cat's emails are hacked and her personal information is leaked to the press. Kara finds out that the chairman of the board was behind the hack and provides Cat with evidence by the help of James, Lucy and Winn, leading to the chairman's arrest. Kara also finds out from the leaks that Cat has a 24-year old son named Adam Foster. Cat reveals to Kara that she has found out about the latter's alter ego.

9
9
"Blood Bonds"
Steve Shill
Ted Sullivan & Derek Simon
January 4, 2016 (2016-01-04)
4X7609
8.75[17]

Non overpowers Kara and leaves with Hank. Lord sends the DEO away from his facility, vowing to defend it himself, and returns to a secret experiment he is conducting. Non offers to trade Hank for Astra, but Sam, who is placed in charge of the DEO by the President, refuses. He tortures Astra for Non's location, and walks into a trap placed by Non. Kara is distraught over both her defeat and the fact that Cat will fire her unless she is convinced that Kara is not Supergirl. Kara goes to the DEO and talks with Astra who tells her that Alura believed her claim that Krypton was doomed, but sentenced her for her illegal methods while promising to work for her cause. Alex and Kara make the trade over Lane's objections and Astra orders Non to withdraw despite his numerical advantage. Sam and his men leave the DEO. Hank uses his shape-shifting power to present Cat with Kara and Supergirl simultaneously, casting doubt on her initial deduction of their identities. Kara, James and Winn decide to find the secret about Lord, who is shown in possession of an alien woman.

10
10
"Childish Things"
Jamie Babbit
Story by : Yahlin Chang
Teleplay by : Anna Musky-Goldwyn & James DeWille
January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18)
4X7610
8.77[18]

Winn's father, known as the Toyman, escapes from prison, leaving the former a message to meet him. Winn tells the FBI about it. They find it a trap; but Kara saves them. Winn reveals that his father's boss, Chester Dunholtz, stole his toy designs, leading to the Toyman trying to kill Dunholtz, killing other people instead and going to jail. The Toyman kidnaps Winn, demanding him to attend a ceremony to kill Dunholtz and threatening to kill the other guests by the bombs he has planted. Kara manages to save the guests and have the Toyman arrested. Lucy accepts Cat's job offer and Winn addresses his feelings to Kara. Meanwhile, Alex goes to dinner with Maxwell, giving Hank the chance to infiltrate LORD Technologies by shapeshifting into Maxwell. He finds the woman and takes pictures, but is forced to clear a security guard's memory to escape without arousing suspicion. Maxwell is revealed to be monitoring Alex using a camera and microphone he planted on her purse. He finds out about Supergirl's identity.

11
11
"Strange Visitor from Another Planet"
Glen Winter
Michael Grassi & Caitlin Parrish
January 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)
4X7611
7.90[19]

Miranda Crane, an anti-alien Senator, arrives in National City and is attacked by an alien. Kara saves Crane and brings her to the DEO, where Hank reveals to Alex that the alien is a White Martian, whose species wiped out the Green Martians, Hank's species. Kara finds out that the Crane inside the DEO is actually the White, who is a shapeshifter. The White escapes, abducting Alex. Hank proposes a trade of himself with Alex, which the White accepts. Kara interrupts the exchange, giving Hank the chance to attempt to kill the White; but Kara dissuades him and the White is incarcerated in the DEO. Crane withdraws from her anti-alien initiative. Meanwhile, Kara and Winn become distant to each other. Adam pays a visit to Cat due to receiving a letter, which was actually written by Kara. Adam and Cat find it hard to develop a relationship; but Kara later helps them reconcile. Adam asks Kara on a date, which she accepts. An identical Supergirl appears in National City.

12
12
"Bizarro"
John Showalter
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Rachel Shukert
February 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)
4X7612
6.68[20]

It is revealed that the new Supergirl is the woman Maxwell has been experimenting on and has brainwashed her with the sole purpose of killing the prime Supergirl. Cat titles her "Bizarro", who later witnesses Supergirl saving civilians and realizing that Supergirl is not a bad person, as Maxwell has dictated to her. However, Maxwell convinces her to continue hunting Supergirl. Bizarro attacks Kara when she is out with Adam, making her realize that Maxwell knows her identity. The DEO uses Kryptonite on Bizarro, whose face gets deformed instead and manages to escape. Kara decides to end her relationship with Adam. Maxwell advises Bizarro to use a person Supergirl cares about; so she kidnaps James. Kara arrives and engages her before Alex uses a modified Kryptonite to weaken Bizarro, who is rendered unconscious and kept in the DEO. Alex brings Maxwell to the DEO and locks him up, so he threatens Eliza indirectly. Back at her apartment, Kara is attacked by an unknown creature.

13
13
"For the Girl Who Has Everything"
Dermott Downs
Story by : Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by : Ted Sullivan & Derek Simon
February 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)
4X7613
7.92[21]

The creature, which is known as the Black Mercy, places Kara in a dreamlike state that has her imagining she is back on Krypton. The Black Mercy is part of a plot by Non, who is using Earth's technology to launch "Myriad", which he and Astra are planning to use to wipe out humanity. Astra secretly informs Alex of the Black Mercy; and the latter enlists the help of Hank, Winn, Maxwell, and James to save Kara, with Alex entering Kara's mind to pull her out and bring her back to reality. When Kara comes back, she seeks revenge on Non and stops him, who escapes with after revealing the word "Myriad". Elsewhere, Astra engages Alex and Hank, who fights as the Martian Manhunter. The former overpowers him before Alex impales her with a Kryptonite sword, killing her. Kara arrives and Hank tells her that he killed Astra instead of Alex, who starts to feel guilty over whether she should tell Kara the truth. Non vows revenge on Kara in the wake of Astra's death.

14
14
"Truth, Justice and the American Way"
Lexi Alexander
Story by : Michael Grassi
Teleplay by : Yahlin Chang & Caitlin Parrish
February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)
4X7614
7.25[22]

Kara and Non pay their final respects to Astra; and he vows to kill her after he finishes mourning. Kara, Alex, and J'onn track down an armored alien known as the Master Jailer, whom they discover was a guard at Fort Rozz. He has become a vigilante who kills the alien fugitives, including those convicted of non-violent crimes such as a professor sentenced for drug smuggling. Kara confronts the Jailer, but he takes her prisoner and plans to execute her for not joining him. The DEO pinpoints their location and Kara is able to save the professor and defeat the Jailer. Alura refuses to reveal anything about Myriad and Kara realizes she cannot forgive J'onn for killing Astra. Meanwhile, Cat assigns James and Lucy to investigate Maxwell's disappearance. Tensions between James and Lucy develop after he reveals his knowledge of the DEO and friendship with Supergirl. The DEO releases Maxwell, threatening to disclose his criminal activity if he reveals Supergirl's identity or the DEO's location. Kara finds competition in Cat's new "first assistant" Siobhan Smythe.

15
15
"Solitude"
Dermott Downs
Story by : Rachel Shukert
Teleplay by : Anna Musky-Goldwyn & James DeWille
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)
4X7615
6.69[23]

A hacker steals the personal information of several people and gives it to Cat for disclosure, which she refuses. The hacker, turned out to be an alien named Indigo with the ability to use the internet for traveling, announces her decision to destroy National City. Kara leaves the DEO and enlists the help of James and Lucy to stop Indigo while the DEO enlists Winn for it. Lucy realizes that Indigo's intention in the hacking was only one person, a military general with access to the nuclear arsenal. Indigo infiltrates the nuclear base using the general's cell phone and launches a missile towards National City. Kara stops it using the DEO's help. Winn uploads a virus to Indigo, destroying her after she reveals to Kara that it was she who helped Kara's ship exit the Phantom Zone., which in turn facilitated Fort Rozz's expulsion. Kara decides to rejoin the DEO; and Alex reveals the truth about Astra, being forgiven by Kara. Lucy ends her relationship with James, accusing him of loving Kara. Winn and Siobhan develop a relationship. Non recovers Indigo's pieces and revives her.

16
16
"Falling"
Larry Teng
Robert Rovner & Jessica Queller
March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
4X7616
6.53[24]

After helping fight a warehouse fire, Supergirl inadvertently comes into contact with Red Kryptonite which destroys her inhibitions. Kara/Supergirl soon becomes more cold, shallow and cynical around all others, which Winn, Jimmy, Alex, and even Cat wonder what is going on with her. Kara even goes as far as to frame the back-stabbing Siobhan by leaking information that Siobhan has been contacting the Daily Planet for information on Supergirl's actions which results in Cat terminating Siobhan's employment. It soon turns out that Maxwell Lord is the one responsible for he created the so-called Red Kryptonite, in the hopes of stopping Non's next attack. After Evil Supergirl makes an attempt on Cat's own life, she goes on TV and denounces Supergirl. Alex and Maxwell are forced to form an uneasy alliance while he tries to help the DEO try to stop Evil Supergirl. After a climatic battle downtown, the DEO is able to subdue and capture Evil Supergirl, but at the price of Hank revealing himself as the Martian Manhunter.

17
17
"Manhunter"
Chris Fisher
Story by : Derek Simon
Teleplay by : Cindy Lichtman & Rachel Shukert
March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
4X7617
6.00[25]

While Kara is trying to win back National City's trust, the hot-headed Marine Colonel James Harper (guest star Eddie McClintock) begins an investigation into the J'onn affair with Lucy, having re-enlisted into the Army at her previous rank of Major, as his legal assistant. Hank/J'onn J'onzz then tells the backstory about how he first met Jeremiah Danvers (guest star Dean Cain) 10 years earlier while he and Hank were on a mission in South America to find him and how J'onn took his identity to oversee the DEO. After her interrogation, the vindictive Lucy implicates Alex with her knowledge about J'onn's real identity. After learning that Hank and Alex are on their way to Project Cadmus, Kara finally tells Lucy that she is Supergirl and convinces her to help rescue Hank and Alex. Hank learns that Jeremiah is still alive, so he and Alex go on the run to find him, but not before manipulating Harper into resigning from the Marines and appointing Lucy as the acting director of the DEO. Meanwhile, Siobhan tries to get revenge on Kara for getting her fired, but gets caught by Winn and discovers that she has the power to sonic scream.

18
18
"Worlds Finest"
Nick Gomez
Story by : Greg Berlanti
Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Michael Grassi
March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)
4X7618
7.17[26]

Siobhan discovers that the women in her family are cursed with the spirit of a banshee, which can only be quieted by killing whoever wronged them. Deciding to kill Kara, Siobhan frees Livewire from captivity at the DEO and suggests they team up to kill both Kara and Cat. Siobhan—now calling herself Silver Banshee—and Livewire kidnap Cat and wreak havoc on National City Park. Meanwhile, Supergirl has a run-in with Barry Allen / Flash, a superhero from an alternate universe, whom she asks for his help to find Livewire and Silver Banshee. After a climatic fight in a downtown park, Kara is able to subdue them and win back National City's trust. At the end, Kara decides to reveal her romantic feelings for James only to discover that everyone in National City has fallen under some kind of spell, revealed by Non to be the result of Myriad.

This episode is a crossover with The Flash.

19
19
"Myriad"
Adam Kane
Yahlin Chang & Caitlin Parrish
April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)
4X7619
6.12[27]

The Myriad effect has taken over National City and even Superman is under control, leaving Kara, Cat, and Maxwell as the only ones immune. Now, Kara must find a way to stop Non, but Maxwell is looking at destroying the Kryptonians with a Kryptonite bomb even at the risk of killing other humans. Cat objects and prompts Kara to find an alternative. The effect brings fugitives Alex and J'onn back after Alex tells Eliza the truth about Jeremiah and Hank Henshaw. When Indigo senses the two returning, she defeats J'onn, but takes Alex and places her under mind control as Non's payback for Astra's death.

20
20
"Better Angels"
Larry Teng
Story by : Andrew Kreisberg & Ali Adler
Teleplay by : Robert Rovner & Jessica Queller
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
4X7620
6.11[28]

Kara fights with Alex, who is controlled by Non. When Alex is about to kill Kara with the same Kryptonian sword used to kill Astra, their mother pleads with her to stop, breaking Non's control over Alex. The team learns that hope is the key to stopping Myriad. Supergirl inspires the citizens of National City, waking them from the Myriad trance. However, Non is convinced by Indigo to kill all the humans on Earth by increasing Myriad's frequency. Back at the DEO, Max warns Kara that she might not survive a solo fight with Non and Indigo; J'onn later insists on helping her. Kara and J'onn confront Non and Indigo at Fort Rozz, which is powering Myriad. Kara defeats Non in a heat vision battle and J'onn rips Indigo's body apart. As Indigo dies, she reveals that she locked the system so Myriad cannot be shut down. Kara flies Fort Rozz into space, rendering Myriad harmless; Alex rescues her using Kara's pod. Afterward, J'onn is reinstated as the Director of the DEO and Cat gives Kara a promotion. While Kara celebrates at her house, another pod similar to the one in which Kara came to Earth crashes near National City. Kara opens the pod and is shocked by what is inside it.

text: ^ Jump up to: a b Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, the episode "How Does She Do It?", which features content similar to the attacks and was originally scheduled to air as the fourth episode of the season on November 16, 2015, was pulled from its scheduled airing. In its place, the episode "Livewire", which was originally scheduled to air as the fifth episode on November 23, 2015, was aired.[9] "How Does She Do It?" then aired as the fifth episode on November 23.[10] For the season's home media release, the episodes were restored to their original production order,[11] which is how the episodes are presented here.

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text: Season 2 (2016–17)[edit]

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

21
1
"The Adventures of Supergirl"
Glen Winter
Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Jessica Queller
October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)
T13.20151
3.06[29]

Kara finds an unknown young man lying unconscious in the pod and takes him to DEO. She prepares for a date with James just as the commercial spacecraft, the Venture, is launched into space. It suffers engine failure and descends to Earth, but Kara saves the craft with help from Superman. They discover the main target was Lena Luthor, the new CEO of Luthor Corp after her brother, Lex, was convicted of numerous crimes. In a ceremony where she renames the company L-Corp, she is attacked again by John Corben, an assassin. Alex engages him while Kara and Clark stop a building from collapsing. Corben reveals he was working for Lex before he is shot by Lena. Kara chooses to be a reporter for CatCo, a decision supported by Cat. Kara and James decide to keep their relationship friendly. Winn is formally hired to work at the DEO. Meanwhile, J'onn reveals to Alex that he was the one who found the first cluster of Kryptonite and decided to keep it against the wishes of Clark, who wanted to destroy it. At Project Cadmus, the organization's leader revives Corben and begins turning him into a being called Metallo.

22
2
"The Last Children of Krypton"
Glen Winter
Robert Rovner & Caitlin Parrish
October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17)
T13.20152
2.66[30]

Kara and Clark continue operating together in National City before he decides to return to Metropolis. When they encounter Corben, who has turned into Project Cadmus' prototypical cyborg, his Kryptonite-based powers pose a serious threat. The DEO deduces that there is a mole who smuggled the kryptonite out. During a subsequent encounter with Corben, another Metallo prototype goes on a rampage in Metropolis without opposition. Alex finds the mole, but he is killed by Cadmus's leader, a scientist who intends to destroy aliens. Winn builds anti-kryptonite gear for Kara and Clark, who manage to defeat the Metallos with the help of Alex and Hank. Kara promises the Cadmus leader she will find her. Hank entrusts the remaining kryptonite to Clark, who returns to Metropolis. Meanwhile, Cat introduces Kara to the latter's new boss, Snapper Carr, who does not like her and refuses to give her an assignment. Cat advises her to solve the problem herself and announces that she has decided to leave CatCo, leaving James in charge. Kara manages to prove her value to Snapper, who agrees to teach her. At the DEO, the alien man regains consciousness and attacks Kara.

23
3
"Welcome to Earth"
Rachel Talalay
Jessica Queller & Derek Simon
October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24)
T13.20153
2.65[31]

The alien man escapes the DEO. As President Olivia Marsdin arrives in National City to sign an act giving all aliens amnesty, she is attacked by an unknown alien with the power to shoot fiery energy, believed to be the escapee. Alex encounters police detective Maggie Sawyer at the crime scene, who takes her to a secret bar hosting aliens. Winn discovers the DEO escapee is from Daxam, Krypton's sister planet. Kara defeats the Daxamite and returns him to the DEO. She is uncharacteristically hostile towards him, prejudging his intentions because of a long feud between the Kryptonians and Daxamites. The President is attacked again while signing the Alien Amnesty Act; the assailant is revealed to be a woman, Scorch, who is defeated by Kara, Alex, and Maggie. Kara releases the Daxamite, who introduces himself as Mon-El. She tells him that Daxam's population was annihilated and that Daxam is a wasteland due to Krypton's destruction. Olivia briefly flashes an alien face as she leaves, unbeknownst to the members of the DEO. Meanwhile, Kara interviews Lena, who reveals that L-Corp has invented an alien detection device. In the bar, Hank encounters M'gann M'orzz, a female Green Martian.

24
4
"Survivors"
James Marshall
James Bamford
Paula Yoo & Eric Carrasco
October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)
T13.20154
2.22[32]

J'onn asks that Mon-El stay at the DEO until he is fully examined. An alien body is found and the DEO track down the murderer, who is then kidnapped by unknown armed men. Maggie and Alex track him down to a secret facility where a woman, Veronica Sinclair (also known as Roulette), hosts rich and powerful people. The aliens are forced to duel, sometimes to the death. They spot M'gann as a contestant before Kara intervenes and is attacked by an alien called Draaga, who overpowers her and escapes. J'onn confronts M'gann, who confesses her intense guilt for having survived the extinction of her species. Veronica abducts J'onn with M'gann's help. Using Lena, Kara finds the fight club's new address, where J'onn and M'gann are forced to duel until J'onn convinces her to stop blaming herself and she refuses to continue. When they are attacked by Draaga, Kara arrives and defeats him thanks to Mon-El's advice. She dissuades the other aliens from protecting Veronica, who is arrested but later released by orders from on high. M'gann secretly shapeshifts to reveal that she is a White Martian.

25
5
"Crossfire"
Glen Winter
Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07)
T13.20155
2.47[33]

A group of robbers, led by Chet Miner, starts challenging Supergirl using alien guns. Cadmus demands the repealing of the Amnesty as a solution. Kara deduces that Cadmus is arming Miner's team. Lena holds a fundraiser which is attacked by Miner and his men. She reveals to Winn that the fundraiser was a ruse for the robbers and they activate a device that destroys the alien weapons, leading to the robbers' arrest. Miner and his team are killed by Cadmus before he can expose them. The leader of Cadmus is revealed to be Lillian, Lena's adoptive mother. Meanwhile, Kara takes Mon-El to CatCo for work, but he continuously ignores her commands, leading to him being fired. Alex convinces her to let him choose his own path. James starts operating as a vigilante. Winn finds out and initially reprimands him, but finally decides to help, intending to make a suit for him. Alex learns that Maggie has broken up with her girlfriend and tries to cheer her up, with Maggie realizing Alex is a lesbian and Alex herself accepting that fact.

26
6
"Changing"
Larry Teng
Story by : Greg Berlanti
Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Caitlin Parrish
November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14)
T13.20156
2.35[34]

In Norway, a group of scientists led by Dr. Jones discover an abnormal wolf corpse, resulting in the mysterious murder of all of the scientists except Jones, who is revealed to be infected by a parasite. The DEO finds out that Jones killed the other scientists. Kara gets angry with Mon-El when she finds out that he has been using his powers to make money. The DEO predicts Jones' next target and Kara and J'onn attempt to stop him, but he drains their powers, becomes larger and stronger, and escapes, leaving the pair weakened and unconscious and J'onn near death. Alex convinces M'gann to donate blood in order to save J'onn. Jones attacks his target again, but Mon-El intervenes. With his suit ready, James arrives to fight Jones too, taking the alias "Guardian." Kara regains consciousness and attacks Jones, using Plutonium 239, which he absorbs, causing him to overload with energy and implode. James convinces Winn not to tell Kara about his alter ego. Mon-El is abducted by Cadmus. Meanwhile, Alex tells Kara about her feelings for Maggie. Kara encourages her to date Maggie, who reveals that she prefers just a friendship, upsetting Alex.

27
7
"The Darkest Place"
Glen Winter
Robert Rovner & Paula Yoo
November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21)
T13.20157
2.61[35]

A new vigilante appears and starts killing some of the criminals. Mon-El continues his escape plans. Lillian demands Kara come to Cadmus. Kara is overpowered by the real Hank, who is enhanced and called the "Cyborg Superman." Winn helps identify vigilante criminal targets with James help to try and stop the serial killer. Lillian forces Kara to deplete her powers, giving the former the chance to take blood samples. Mon-El watches as Kara solar flares with depleted powers for Lillian. Jeremiah saves Kara and Mon-El and helps them escape by staying behind. Kara finally approves of the Guardian, unaware of his true identity only known to Alex. Mon-El recognises feelings for Kara. Cyborg Superman arrives at the Fortress of Solitude demanding to know about the "Medusa" project. Meanwhile, J'onn begins having hallucinations about M'gann locked in the DEO. She warns him about the transfusion. Alex finally accepts Maggie.

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8
"Medusa"
Stefan Pleszczynski
Jessica Queller & Derek Simon
November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28)
T13.20158
3.53[38]

Cyborg Superman unleashes a virus in the alien bar, killing every alien there except Mon-El, who is quarantined by the DEO. Eliza Danvers, visiting for Thanksgiving, determines that the virus is Kryptonian. At the Fortress of Solitude, Kara learns that Henshaw was after "Medusa", a virus created by her father, Zor-El, to kill non-Kryptonians in case of alien invasion. At L-Corp, she stops Henshaw from getting the isotope required to disperse Medusa. Lena refuses to help when Kara reveals that Lillian is Cadmus' leader. Later, Lena willingly gives Lillian the isotope. Kara and J'onn confront the Luthors and Henshaw before Medusa is disseminated via rocket launcher. J'onn fights Henshaw, becoming a White Martian, while Kara chases the rocket, which explodes and disperses Medusa. However, Lena has double-crossed Lillian and rendered the virus inert. Lillian is arrested, but Henshaw escapes. Eliza cures Mon-El and uses Medusa to restore J'onn's Green Martian form. Alex comes out to Eliza, who supports her. Later, Maggie and Alex kiss after Maggie admits she does have feelings for Alex. An unknown alien race is searching for Mon-El. Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon arrive from their Earth to enlist Kara's help.

This episode ends with a scene setting up the crossover event "Invasion!" that begins on The Flash season 3 episode 8, continues on Arrow season 5 episode 8, and concludes on Legends of Tomorrow season 2 episode 7.[36][37]

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9
"Supergirl Lives"
Kevin Smith
Story by : Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by : Eric Carrasco & Jess Kardos
January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
T13.20159
2.65[39]

Winn gets beaten aiding James, leading the former to believe he is not fit for field work. Kara starts investigating a strange series of missing persons. The DEO tracks the kidnappings to a fake clinical trial run by aliens. Searching for the missing people, Kara and Mon-El pass through a portal and land on the planet Maaldoria, epicenter of the slave trade. Realizing that they will not have their powers due to Maaldoria's red sun, the pair tracks the kidnappees to a fortress, intentionally getting captured to wind up in the same cell as the others. They learn that Roulette is involved in the trafficking. Meanwhile, J'onn reveals that the Maaldorian atmosphere is lethal to Martians, making Alex the lead on the rescue team. She convinces Winn to join her, despite his misgivings. Kara incites a riot and the prisoners lock Roulette and her Maaldorian accomplice in the cell before escaping. After reuniting with the DEO, they get to the portal and return to Earth. Winn accepts his potential, while Mon-El, whom the Maaldorians intentionally allowed to leave, decides to become a superhero. An alien group is revealed to be searching for Mon-El. Maggie tells Alex about her knowledge of Kara's alter ego.

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10
"We Can Be Heroes"
Rebecca Johnson
Caitlin Parrish & Katie Rose Rogers
January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
T13.20160
2.35[40]

Kara starts training Mon-El. Leslie is found to be out of prison. Kara and Mon-El go off to engage Livewire, but it turns out to be another woman, who attacks the pair with a male of the same abilities. Mon-El ignores Kara's instructions to protect the civilians, choosing to save her instead. The Guardian arrives and aids them. Their adversaries escape and Kara finds out about James' alter ego, scolding him and Winn. She also gets angry with Mon-El for prioritizing her over the others. The DEO learns that Leslie was actually abducted from incarceration. Winn locates her. James and Mon-El rush there to prove themselves. The duo is captured by a scientist who has been draining Leslie's powers and giving them to his subjects. Kara arrives and saves them, freeing Leslie and dissuading her from killing the scientist in exchange for allowing her to escape. Kara rejects James' offer for cooperation in vigilantism. Mon-El confirms his feelings for her. Meanwhile, M'gann loses consciousness. J'onn agrees to bond with her. In a shared memory, he tells her that she is forgiven. She regains consciousness and J'onn frees her. She reveals that the White Martians are searching for her.

31
11
"The Martian Chronicles"
David McWhirter
Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn
February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)
T13.20161
2.43[41]

J'onn starts following M'gann so as to protect her. Armek, her former mate, comes to Earth with orders to take her back to Mars for execution and gives her two hours to surrender before he goes after her friends. Fearful, J'onn decides to bring her to the DEO for protection. The real M'gann shows up, revealing the other one to be Armek in disguise, forcing J'onn to put the DEO into lockdown. Assuming Winn's identity, Armek initiates a meltdown in the building's nuclear reactor while another White Martian posing as Alex ambushes Kara. J'onn and M'gann free the real Winn and Alex and confront Armek, killing him with a metal pole. Winn fixes the reactor in time and Alex helps Kara subdue the other Martian. Afterwards, M'gann informs J'onn that she intends to return to her home planet in order to reform her people. Encouraged by Alex, Kara tries to ask Mon-El out on a date, only to find that he already has a relationship with Eve.

32
12
"Luthors"
Tawnia McKiernan
Robert Rovner & Cindy Lichtman
February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
T13.20162
2.52[42]

Lena testifies against Lillian; Kara encourages her to visit Lillian, who reveals that she is her husband's daughter from another woman. A package of synthetic kryptonite is sent to Corben. While testifying, he attacks the court and frees Lillian. A faked video is leaked showing Lena stealing the kryptonite and she is arrested on suspicion of helping Lillian. Corben breaks her out. Kara remains the only person to believe in Lena's innocence. Lillian takes Lena to a remote facility set up by Lex before his imprisonment and forces her to access a stockpile of alien weapons, several of which she takes. Kara arrives and intervenes. Winn determines that the synthetic kryptonite is becoming increasingly unstable and will soon explode; Kara manages to save Lena before Corben self-destructs while Lillian and Henshaw escape by helicopter. Lena is exonerated, but begins contemplating her relationship with her family, especially Lex. Kara and Mon-El, who had a disastrous date with Teschmacher, confess their feelings for each other at her apartment when a man calling himself Mister Mxyzptlk arrives and declares his love for her.

33
13
"Mr. & Mrs. Mxyzptlk"
Stefan Pleszczynski
Jessica Queller & Sterling Gates
February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
T13.20163
2.24[43]

Mxyzptlk, an imp from the fifth dimension who can manipulate reality, proposes marriage to Kara, whose refusal he sees as a challenge. Mon-El suggests killing Mxyzptlk, which she rejects. Mxyzptlk summons Parasite to attack National City before killing it in order to impress her. Mon-El inadvertently reveals that another way to remove imps is by getting them to say or spell their names backwards. Later, Winn discovers a device in the DEO's collection that is connected to the same fifth dimensional energy from which Mxyzptlk draws power. Mon-El attempts to use it to duel with Mxyzptlk to the death. Mxyzptlk eventually gains the upper hand and tries to kill Mon-El, only for Kara to arrive and agree to marry him. He later arrives at the Fortress of Solitude for their wedding, but Kara states that she will not marry him. Angered, he attacks her, but she stops the battle by locking the fortress down and activating the self-destruct sequence. Mxyzptlk begs for the code to stop the countdown but, after inputting the code, realizes that it spells his name backwards, vanquishing him. Mon-El and Kara develop a romance. Meanwhile, Winn starts dating Lyra Strayd, an alien from Starhaven.

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14
"Homecoming"
Larry Teng
Caitlin Parrish & Derek Simon
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
T13.20164
2.17[44]

The DEO receives an alarm regarding a convoy departing from Cadmus. Kara and J'onn investigate and rescue a chained Jeremiah, who claims Cadmus has created a fusion bomb using energy from her heat vision. He persuades J'onn to reinstate him back at the DEO, which makes Mon-El suspicious, causing friction between him and Kara. He persuades Winn to watch Jeremiah, who attempts to access the DEO's database, alerting Winn. After confronting Jeremiah, Kara is hesitant to accept his excuse, while Alex believes him. Winn locates the purported bomb, but the DEO finds nothing at the location. J'onn realizes he cannot read Jeremiah's mind and that he is working for Cadmus, having been cybernetically enhanced. Jeremiah overpowers J'onn and downloads information from the mainframe before escaping. Kara and Alex confront Jeremiah, Lillian, and Henshaw; Kara rushes to save a train that Cadmus endangered while Alex goes after the trio. Jeremiah escapes due to Alex's reluctance to shoot him. Winn later determines that Jeremiah downloaded the list of all the registered aliens in the country.

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15
"Exodus"
Michael Allowitz
Paula Yoo & Eric Carrasco
March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
T13.20165
2.16[45]

Cadmus begins abducting aliens, so Kara asks Snapper to publish an article, but he insists on verifying her sources. When Supergirl confirms the story but refuses to reveal her own source, Snapper refuses to publish. Alex's bias towards Jeremiah leads to J'onn suspending her, but Maggie decides to help her find him. They stop a Cadmus team from abducting an alien and find Cadmus' holding site. Lena also finds out about the site before Lillian's operatives attempt to stop her, but Kara manages to save Lena. At the Cadmus site, Alex is captured and Jeremiah reveals that Cadmus is planning to deport the aliens to another planet in a large spaceship. Meanwhile, Kara publishes the story on a blog, forcing Lillian to deport the aliens she already has. Alex convinces Jeremiah to help her stop the launch and, while he engages Cadmus operatives, she enters the ship and frees the aliens, but they are locked inside by another gate before the ship launches, programmed to accelerate to light speed once exiting the atmosphere. Supergirl arrives and manages to stop the ship. Snapper fires Kara from CatCo, while Alex is reinstated by J'onn. Daxamites arrive near the Moon.

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16
"Star-Crossed"
John Medlen
Katie Rose Rogers & Jess Kardos
March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
T13.20166
2.07[46]

The Daxamites demand the humans relinquish Mon-El, who surrenders. Kara accompanies him and learns that Mon-El is actually the Prince of Daxam. The ship is commanded by his parents, who want him to lead his people and rebuild Daxam. Kara becomes angry with Mon-El for lying to her. She and Mon-El return to Earth. He apologizes several times, but to no avail. She eventually ends the relationship. Mon-El demands his parents leave him and Earth. Meanwhile, Winn and Lyra break into an art museum for a tryst. He is later arrested by Maggie, who reveals that a painting is missing. Alex convinces Maggie to give them 24 hours to prove Winn's innocence. They find and capture Lyra, who reveals that her brother, Bastian, owes a large sum to a smuggler named Mandrax. She steals paintings to pay down Bastian's debt. Winn frees Lyra as part of a sting operation. The DEO and Guardian then confront and arrest Mandrax and free Bastian. Winn later forgives Lyra's dishonesty. The DEO has captured a new alien, who quickly hypnotizes Kara and escapes to Earth-1 to fight Barry. Kara wakes up in a hallucination where she is a lounge singer.

This episode ends with a scene setting up a crossover on The Flash season 3 episode 17.

37
17
"Distant Sun"
Kevin Smith
Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn
March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)
T13.20167
2.21[47]

Kara is attacked by a series of alien bounty hunters. Mon-El suspects his parents are responsible and hope that he will abandon Earth if Kara is dead; his suspicion is confirmed after J'onn telepathically interrogates one of the hunters. Kara suggests she and Mon-El meet with Rhea, his mother, to change her mind. However, Rhea refuses to listen and tries to kill Kara using Kryptonite, so Mon-El agrees to leave Earth if she spares Kara's life. Against President Marsdin's orders, J'onn helps Kara rescue Mon-El from his parents' ship and, after a fierce battle, King Lar Gand agrees to let Mon-El stay on Earth. Marsdin is revealed to be an alien. Rhea kills Lar Gand for what she views as his betrayal and vows to return to Earth to reclaim Mon-El. Meanwhile, after an encounter with an ex-girlfriend of Maggie's, Alex learns that Maggie neglected to tell her that she cheated on the woman, prompting a frank discussion in which Alex asks Maggie to trust her with her secrets.

38
18
"Ace Reporter"
Armen V. Kevorkian
Paula Yoo & Caitlin Parrish
April 24, 2017 (2017-04-24)
T13.20168
1.80[48]

Lena invites Kara to a press conference being held by her former boyfriend Jack Spheer, who unveils Biomax, a new nanobot technology that can heal human ailments. After the conference, Kara is approached and told the human trials of Biomax were faked, but her source is killed by the nanobots before she is told more. Kara and Mon-El crash Lena and Jack's dinner date and take Jack's keycard for his office, discovering footage showing Jack injecting Biomax into himself. Kara later shows the footage to Lena, who confronts Jack and discovers he is being controlled by his CFO Beth Breen via the side effect of the nanobots, loss of free will. Supergirl then turns up to save Lena, but when the former is trapped by the nanobots, Lena is forced to deactivate them, killing Jack in the process. Breen is incarcerated and Snapper rehires Kara at CatCo for providing the Biomax story. Lena is visited by Rhea. Meanwhile, Winn brings Lyra onto the team with him and Guardian, causing tensions that lead to Lyra leaving the team. James returns her to the team with the condition that she follow his instructions.

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19
"Alex"
Rob Greenlea
Eric Carrasco & Greg Baldwin
May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)
T13.20169
1.75[49]

Alex is abducted by a person who demands the release of Peter Thompson, a man serving a life sentence for several felonies. The kidnapper is identified as Rick Malverne, Thompson's son and also a childhood friend of the Danvers, having deduced Kara's alter ego on his own. Rick is captured and taken to the DEO. Alex sends a location to Winn, but when Kara rushes to the coordinates, the trap triggers an alarm, causing water to start filling Alex's cell. While the DEO and Kara refuse to negotiate with Rick, Maggie tries to break Thompson out of prison before being confronted by Kara, who convinces Thompson to reveal Alex's location. Kara and Maggie manage to rescue Alex in time. J'onn decides to wipe Rick's memory. Meanwhile, Rhea gives Lena the schematics of a high-tech device for transporting matter. Lena soon deduces that Rhea is an alien and becomes angry, but Rhea manages to convince her to continue working with her.

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20
"City of Lost Children"
Ben Bray
Story by : Robert Rovner
Teleplay by : Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn
May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)
T13.20170
1.88[50]

James becomes discouraged with being Guardian when he realizes that those he helps are afraid of him. The DEO investigates a Phorian woman who uses her telekinetic powers to cause rampage. James tracks down her son, Marcus, who refuses to speak with anyone but James, who spends time bonding with him. With Rhea's encouragement, Lena completes the matter transporter, which Rhea activates, causing Marcus to nearly destroy the office with his powers. Afterwards, the DEO discovers Rhea and Lena's involvement; and that Marcus's mother's "attack" was unintentional on her part. Marcus leads James and Winn to his mother, who is with a large group of Phorians. Rhea reactivates the transporter, causing the Phorians to lose control. James manages to calm Marcus, who in turn calms the others. Kara, J'onn, and Mon-El attempt to shut down the transporter but are unsuccessful. Mon-El confronts Rhea but hesitates to kill her. The transporter brings a massive fleet of Daxamite ships to conquer Earth and transform it into the "New Daxam". Rhea then teleports herself, Mon-El, and Lena to her ship.

41
21
"Resist"
Millicent Shelton
Jessica Queller & Derek Simon
May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
T13.20171
1.93[51]

The Daxamites launch a full invasion of National City, killing and arresting civilians. They also attack the DEO, but Alex and Winn manage to escape. Mon-El learns that he has to marry Lena in order to unite the people of Earth with Daxam. On Air Force One, Marsdin and Cat contact Rhea and demand their withdrawal, but the Daxamite fleet fires on them. Kara saves Cat, and they discover that Marsdin is an alien, a refugee from the planet Durla. She tasks the DEO with destroying the Daxamite mother ship by a special cannon. Hesitant to do so, Kara turns to Cadmus for a way into the ship. Cat and Winn stage a distraction, inciting a civilian riot against the Daxamites; while Kara, Hank, and Lillian use a Phantom Zone projector to board the ship. Alex and Maggie regain control of the cannon, while the Luthors escape and disable the projector. Having predicted it, Supergirl is able to send Mon-El to safety and goes to confront Rhea, who reveals that she has taken control of Superman and has him attack Kara.

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22
"Nevertheless, She Persisted"
Glen Winter
Story by : Andrew Kreisberg & Jessica Queller
Teleplay by : Robert Rovner & Caitlin Parrish
May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
T13.20172
2.12[52]

It is revealed that Rhea used Silver Kryptonite to manipulate Kal's senses, showing Kara as General Zod. Kara eventually overpowers Kal and takes him to the Fortress, where a recovered Kal finds a way to end the war. Kara challenges Rhea to Dakkam Ur, an ancient rite in which two leaders duel and the loser concedes the war, accepted by Rhea. Lillian helps Lena build a device capable of dispersing lead, which is lethal to Daxamites, including Mon-El. With the approval of Mon-El, Kara tells the DEO to use the device if she loses. During the duel, Rhea resumes the invasion. J'onn wakes up and joins the battle. M'gann returns with other benevolent White Martians, who engage Daxamites. With Rhea claiming she will not stop the invasion, even if she loses, Kara launches the device, killing Rhea and forcing the fleet to leave. Before Mon-El can succumb, Kara boards him in a pod and sends him away from the Earth. Cat reassumes her position in CatCo; and Alex asks Maggie to marry her. In deep space, Mon-El's pod is drawn into a wormhole. In flashbacks to the destruction of Krypton, an unknown faction sends another infant to the Earth in order to "reign".

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"Girl of Steel"[53]
Jesse Warn
Story by : Andrew Kreisberg
Teleplay by : Robert Rovner & Caitlin Parrish
October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)
TBA
TBD

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2
"Triggers"[54]
David McWhirter
Gabriel Llanas & Anna Musky-Goldwyn
October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16)
TBA
TBD

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3
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBD

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4
"The Faithful"[55]
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBD

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5
TBA
Kevin Smith[56]
Eric Carrasco & Cindy Lichtman[56]
TBA
T13.20654
TBD

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6
"Midvale"[57]
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBD

49
7
"Wake Up"[55]
Chad Lowe
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBD

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8
TBA
Larry Teng[58]
TBA
November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)[59]
TBA
TBD

This episode begins a crossover that will continue on Arrow season 6 episode 8, followed by The Flash season 4 episode 8 and conclude on Legends of Tomorrow season 3 episode 8.

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No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"Pilot"
October 26, 2015
3.1/9
12.96[6]
1.3
3.97
4.4
16.92[60]

2
"Stronger Together"
November 2, 2015
2.2/7
8.87[7]
1.0
3.33
3.2
12.20[61]

3
"Fight or Flight"
November 9, 2015
1.7/5
8.07[8]
1.0
2.83
2.7
10.90[62]

4
"How Does She Do It?"
November 23, 2015
1.5/5
7.19[12]
0.8
2.26
2.3
9.45[63]

5
"Livewire"
November 16, 2015
1.8/6
7.77[13]
0.8
N/A
2.6[64]
N/A

6
"Red Faced"
November 30, 2015
1.6/5
8.02[14]
0.8
2.49
2.4
10.51[65]

7
"Human for a Day"
December 7, 2015
1.5/5
7.67[15]
0.9
2.32
2.4
9.98[66]

8
"Hostile Takeover"
December 14, 2015
1.5/5
7.28[16]
0.8
2.27
2.3
9.55[67]

9
"Blood Bonds"
January 4, 2016
1.9/6
8.75[17]
0.7
N/A
2.6[68]
N/A

10
"Childish Things"
January 18, 2016
1.8/6
8.77[18]
0.8
2.18
2.6
10.95[69]

11
"Strange Visitor from Another Planet"
January 25, 2016
1.8/5
7.90[19]
0.7
2.21
2.5
10.11[70]

12
"Bizarro"
February 1, 2016
1.5/5
6.68[20]
0.8
2.18
2.3
8.83[71]

13
"For the Girl Who Has Everything"
February 8, 2016
1.8/6
7.92[21]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

14
"Truth, Justice and the American Way"
February 22, 2016
1.5/5
7.25[22]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

15
"Solitude"
February 29, 2016
1.4/5
6.69[23]
0.7
2.16
2.1
8.85[72]

16
"Falling"
March 14, 2016
1.3/4
6.53[24]
0.7
N/A
2.0[73]
N/A

17
"Manhunter"
March 21, 2016
1.3/4
6.00[25]
0.7
2.07
2.0
8.07[74]

18
"Worlds Finest"
March 28, 2016
1.7/6
7.17[26]
0.8
2.47
2.5
9.63[75]

19
"Myriad"
April 11, 2016
1.3/5
6.12[27]
0.7
2.04
2.0
8.16[76]

20
"Better Angels"
April 18, 2016
1.3/4
6.11[28]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

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Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)

1
"The Adventures of Supergirl"
October 10, 2016
1.1/3
3.06[29]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A

2
"The Last Children of Krypton"
October 17, 2016
0.9/3
2.66[30]
0.6
1.42
1.5
4.08[77]

3
"Welcome to Earth"
October 24, 2016
0.8/3
2.65[31]
N/A
1.37
N/A
4.03[78]

4
"Survivors"
October 31, 2016
0.6/2
2.22[32]
0.6
1.59
1.2
3.80[79]

5
"Crossfire"
November 7, 2016
0.7/3
2.47[33]
0.7
1.71
1.4
4.18[80]

6
"Changing"
November 14, 2016
0.7/3
2.35[34]
0.6
1.42
1.3
3.85[81]

7
"The Darkest Place"
November 21, 2016
0.9/3
2.61[35]
0.5
1.35
1.4
3.98[82]

8
"Medusa"
November 28, 2016
1.1/4
3.53[38]
0.8
1.76
1.9
5.29[83]

9
"Supergirl Lives"
January 23, 2017
0.8/3
2.65[39]
0.5
1.48
1.3
4.13[84]

10
"We Can Be Heroes"
January 30, 2017
0.7/3
2.35[40]
0.5
1.40
1.2
3.75[85]

11
"The Martian Chronicles"
February 6, 2017
0.7/3
2.43[41]
N/A
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March 20, 2017
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document_title: Australian Grand Prix

question_text: who has won the 2018 formula 1 australian grand prixs

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text: Australian Grand Prix

text: History[edit]

text: Pre-war[edit]

text: While an event called the Australian Grand Prix is believed to have been staged in 1927 near Sydney, it is generally accepted that the Australian Grand Prix began as the 100 Miles Road Race held at the Phillip Island road circuit in 1928.[2] The inaugural race was won by Arthur Waite in what was effectively an entry supported by the Austin Motor Company, a modified Austin 7. For eight years, races, first called the Australian Grand Prix in 1929, continued on the rectangular dirt road circuit. This was the era of the Australian "special", mechanical concoctions of disparate chassis and engine that were every bit as capable as the Grand Prix machines imported from Europe. For all the ingenuity of the early Australian mechanic-racers, Bugattis dominated the results, taking four consecutive wins from 1929–1932. The last Phillip Island race was in 1935 and the title lapsed for three years. An AGP style event was held on Boxing Day, 1936 at the South Australian town of Victor Harbor for a centennial South Australian Grand Prix[3] before the Australian Grand Prix title was revived in 1938 for the grand opening of what would become one of the world's most famous race tracks, Mount Panorama just outside the semi-rural town of Bathurst. Only just completed, with a tar seal for the circuit still a year away, the race was won by Englishman Peter Whitehead racing a new voiturette ERA B-Type that was just too fast for the locally developed machinery.[4] One more race was held, at the Lobethal Circuit near the South Australian town of Lobethal in 1939, before the country was plunged into World War II.

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text: Post-war[edit]

text: Early post-war races[edit]

text: In the immediate post-war era, racing was sparse with competitors using pre-war cars with supplies cobbled together around the rationing of fuel and tyres. Mount Panorama held the first post-war Grand Prix in 1947, beginning a rotational system between the Australian States,[5] as fostered by the Australian Automobile Association.[6] A mixture of stripped-down production sports cars and Australian "specials" were to take victories as the race travelled amongst temporary converted airfield circuits and street circuits like Point Cook, Leyburn, Nuriootpa and Narrogin before, on the races return to Mount Panorama in 1952, the way to the future was pointed by Doug Whiteford racing a newly imported Talbot-Lago Formula One car to victory. Grand Prix machinery had already been filtering through in the shape of older Maserati and OSCAs and smaller Coopers but had yet to prove to be superior to the locally developed cars. The end of the Australian "specials" was coming, but the magnificent Maybach-based series of specials driven exuberantly by Stan Jones would give many hope for the next few years.

text: Lex Davison, who for several years would experiment with sports car engines in smaller Formula 2 chassis, took his first of four victories in a Jaguar engined Formula 2 HWM in 1954, while the previous year Whiteford won his third and final Grand Prix as for the first time racing cars thundered around the streets surrounding the Albert Park Lake in inner Melbourne. That circuit, which for four brief years gave Australia the strongest taste of the grandeur surrounding European Grand Prix racing, was 40 years later very much modified, used to host the 1996 Australian Grand Prix as the modern Formula One world championship venue. Jack Brabham took his first of three AGP wins in 1955 at the short Port Wakefield Circuit in South Australia. The race is significant in that Brabham was driving a Bristol powered Cooper T40, the first ever rear-engine car to win the Grand Prix.

text: The Grand Prix returned to Albert Park in 1956, Melbourne's Olympic Games year to play host to a group of visiting European teams, led by Stirling Moss and the factory Maserati racing team who brought a fleet of 250F Grand Prix cars and 300S sports racing cars. Moss won the Grand Prix from Maserati teammate Jean Behra. That 1956 race would inspire the next great era of the Grand Prix.[7]

text: Tasman Formula[edit]

text: The growing influence of engineer-drivers Jack Brabham and a couple of years behind him New Zealander Bruce McLaren would transform the race. Brabham, who first won the Grand Prix in 1955 in an obsolete Cooper T40 Bristol he had brought home from his first foray into English racing,[8] would test new developments for Cooper during the European winter, beginning a flood of Cooper-Climax Grand Prix machinery into Australia and New Zealand before Brabham started building his own cars, as well as the appearance of Lotus chassis as well, finally killing off the Australian "specials". With European Formula One restricted by the 1.5-litre regulations and big powerful 2.5-litre Australian cars were tremendously attractive to the European teams and when BRM Grand Prix team toured Australia during the summer of 1962, the seed grew that became the Tasman Series.

text: The top European Formula One teams and drivers raced the European winters in Australia and New Zealand from 1963 to 1969 playing host to a golden age for racing in the region for which the Australian Grand Prix (and the New Zealand Grand Prix) became jewels of the summer. The popularity of the Tasman formulae was directly responsible for 1966's "return to power" in Formula One, and having spent years developing with Repco the Brabham cars and eventually the Oldsmobile-based Repco V8s in the Tasman series gave Jack Brabham the opportunity to unexpectedly dominate Formula One in his Brabhams with a ready-proven lightweight car that left Ferrari and the British "garagistes" struggling with their heavy, technically fragile or underpowered cars until the appearance of the Lotus-Cosworth in 1967.

text: The Formula One stars of the era all visited the Tasman Series, including World Champions Jim Clark, John Surtees, Phil Hill, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill and Jochen Rindt, while other F1 regulars Timmy Mayer, Pedro Rodriguez, Piers Courage, leading teams from Cooper, Lotus, Lola, BRM, even the four wheel drive Ferguson P99 and finally, Ferrari, racing against the local stars, Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Chris Amon, Frank Gardner, Frank Matich, Leo Geoghegan and Kevin Bartlett. Brabham won the Grand Prix three times, McLaren twice, Clark twice, the second was his last major victory before his untimely death, winning a highly entertaining battle with Chris Amon at the 1968 Australian Grand Prix at Sandown Raceway. Graham Hill won the 1966 race, with Amon winning the final Tasman formulae race in 1969 leading home Ferrari teammate Derek Bell for a dominant 1–2 at Lakeside Raceway.

text: Formula 5000[edit]

text: By the end of the decade, European teams were increasingly reluctant to commit to the Tasman Series in the face of longer home seasons, but also having to develop 2.5-litre versions of their 3.0 litre F1 engines. Local Tasman cars were declining as well and after originally opting a 2.0 litre version of Tasman to be the future of the Australia Grand Prix, the overwhelming support for the already well established Formula 5000 saw natural selection force CAMS' hand.[9]

text: For the first half of the 1970s, the Tasman Series continued purely as a local series for Formula 5000 racers, but by 1976, the Australian and New Zealand legs fractured apart and the Australian Grand Prix separated from the remnants and became a stand-alone race once more. During this era, the former Tasman stars, Matich, Geoghegan and Bartlett would continue on as a new generation of drivers emerged, some like Garrie Cooper (Elfin) and Graham McRae developing their own cars while others like Max Stewart, John McCormack and Alfredo Costanzo using European-built cars, mostly Lolas. Matich won two Grands Prix is his own cars before Stewart and McRae each took a pair of wins. Towards the end of the 1970s, the race again became a home to returning European-based antipodeans like Alan Jones and Larry Perkins with Warwick Brown winning the 1977 race, while in 1976, touring car racer John Goss completed a remarkable double becoming the only driver to win the Grand Prix and the Bathurst 1000 touring car race.

text: Calder Park[edit]

text: Declining economy and the dominance of the local scene by Group C touring cars towards the latter part of the 1970s saw Formula 5000 gradually fall out of favour. By 1980, the decision to replace was once again imminent; however, the form of Alan Jones in Formula One saw entrepreneur Bob Jane seize an opportunity to bring Formula One back as the Grand Prix Formula. The 1980 extravaganza held at Jane's Calder Park Raceway saw a combined field of Formula One and Formula 5000 padded out with the Australised version of Formula Atlantic cars, Formula Pacific.[10] The newly crowned world champion, Jones swept the field aside in his Williams-Ford, but with only two F1 cars entering (the other being the Alfa Romeo 179 driven by Bruno Giacomelli).

text: The continuing disintegration of F5000 saw Jane concentrate the next four Grands Prix on the Formula Pacific (later rebadged as Formula Mondial[11]) category and importing Formula One drivers to race the locals in fields almost entirely made up of Ralt RT4s. Brazilian Roberto Moreno dominated this era, winning three of the four races, ceding only the 1982 race to future four-time World Champion Alain Prost.

text: Jane's attempt to bring the World Championship to Calder Park ultimately failed, as did a bid by Melbourne's other circuit Sandown (though Sandown was able to attract a round of the World Sportscar Championship to its upgraded track in 1984). As it turned out, F1 would be tempted away from Melbourne by a far more attractive option.[12]

text: Formula One[edit]

text: Adelaide[edit]

text: The Australian Grand Prix became a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship in 1985 with the last race of the season held on the street circuit in Adelaide. The Adelaide Street Circuit, which held its last Formula One race in 1995, was known as a challenging, demanding and tricky circuit that often produced races of attrition, and the whole event was very popular with drivers, teams and fans. Whenever the teams came to Adelaide they enjoyed the party atmosphere.[13]

text: The first ever Australian Grand Prix to be included as part of the Formula One World Championship was also the 50th AGP. The new 3.78 km Adelaide Street Circuit saw Brazilian Ayrton Senna on pole with a time of 1:19.843 in his Lotus–Renault. The race itself was a battle between Senna and Finland's Keke Rosberg driving a Williams–Honda for the last time. Run in oppressively hot conditions, the last race of the 1985 season ran to its 2-hour time limit, though all scheduled 82 laps were run. Rosberg ultimately prevailed finishing 43 seconds in front of the Ligier–Renaults of Frenchmen Jacques Laffite and Philippe Streiff who actually collided at the hairpin at the end of Brabham Straight with only one lap to go when Streiff tried a passing move that resulted in his car suffering broken suspension, though not bad enough to cause retirement. Three time World Champion Austrian Niki Lauda drove his last Formula One race at this event. After starting 16th in his McLaren, he made his way to the lead by lap 57, but a lack of brakes cause him to crash into a wall in a sad end to his Formula One career. Australia had its own driver in the race with 1980 World Champion Alan Jones driving a Lola–Hart. Jones, who started 19th, stalled at the start but fought his way to sixth by lap 20 before retiring later in the lap with electrical failure. The 1986 event was a three-way race for the Drivers' Championship. Briton Nigel Mansell and Brazilian Nelson Piquet in Williams–Hondas and Frenchman Alain Prost, in a comparatively underpowered McLaren–TAG/Porsche, were competing for the drivers' title. Mansell needed only third to guarantee the title, whilst Prost and Piquet needed to win and for Mansell to finish fourth or lower to take the title. Finn Keke Rosberg led for 62 laps before a puncture that caused damage to his McLaren; this was the 1982 champion's last Formula One race. Whilst comfortably in the top three with 20 laps to go, Mansell's Williams suffered a spectacular mechanical failure, with a rear tyre puncture at 180 mph (290 km/h) on the Brabham Straight, creating a huge shower of sparks as the floor of the vehicle dragged along the bitumen surface. Mansell fought to control the violently veering car and steered it to a safe stop. Prost took the lead, as Mansell's teammate Piquet had pitted as a pre-cautionary measure, and the Frenchman won the race and the championship. Prost had to fight back after a mid-race puncture, and stopped soon after the finish so as not to waste fuel, something he had done at every race he finished since his disqualification from the 1985 San Marino Grand Prix for being underweight after his McLaren ran out of fuel on his slow down lap after crossing the line first. 1987 saw Gerhard Berger win in his Ferrari while Ayrton Senna finished second but was then disqualified for technical irregularities in his last race for Lotus; Berger's teammate Michele Alboreto was then moved up to second place to make the final result a Ferrari 1–2.

text: 1988, the last ever Grand Prix of the turbo era, saw Alain Prost win his seventh race of the season from McLaren teammate and newly crowned World Champion Ayrton Senna with outgoing champion Nelson Piquet third for Lotus, giving Honda turbo's all three podium positions. The race was also the 15th win and 15th pole in 16 races in a season of total dominance for McLaren-Honda, a domination not seen before or since in Formula One. 1989 was hit by a deluge of rain and the drivers, notably Prost, who did not want to start the race because of the very wet conditions, particularly on the Brabham straight. This event came after controversial events 2 weeks before at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, where Prost crashed into his hated teammate Senna, and Senna got going again and finished 1st on the road but after a lot of political ramifications, he was disqualified for cutting the chicane before the pit straight at Suzuka; the repercussions of which dawned on the race. McLaren decided to appeal Senna's disqualification; so Senna still had a chance of winning the championship. The race was delayed for sometime and there were discussions about whether the race should be started. Senna qualified on pole position, and had every intention of starting the race. The circuit was still being hammered by rain and was covered by water, but the drivers, including Prost relented and they started. But an unconvinced Prost came in after one lap and withdrew; and Senna- who was in an awful mental state, immediately began driving as fast as he could. By the end of the first lap, due to Pierluigi Martini's slow Minardi holding up the two faster Williams cars of Belgian Thierry Boutsen and Italian Riccardo Patrese, Senna was an astonishing nine seconds ahead of Martini; the Williams cars soon passed Martini but by the end of the third lap, Senna was 23 seconds ahead of second-placed Boutsen. But even with such a huge lead which extended even further, Senna continued to push very hard- taking very daring chances even for himself; the psychological dominance F1 had exuded over the Brazilian meant that he was known to take chances that most other drivers would not. But going down the Brabham straight on lap 13, Senna came up behind Briton Martin Brundle's Brabham-Judd, and Brundle decided to move over to let Senna pass. But Senna was blinded by thick spray; and the Brazilian did not let up and then he hit the back of Brundle's car and it tore off his front left wheel and suspension, so the Brazilian had to retire; effectively handing Prost his third Drivers' Championship; McLaren's appeal had not been decided yet; and it was not only overturned but Senna received a $100,000 fine and a six-month ban, both of which were rescinded. Boutsen won the race in the unimproved conditions, the race was called after it reached the two-hour time limit.

text: 1990 was the 500th World Championship Grand Prix ever held; and it came after yet more controversial events at Suzuka. Senna had crashed into Prost at the very first corner on the first lap of the race; and he won the Drivers' Championship for the second time. The Australian Grand Prix that year was an incredibly exciting race: Senna led for 61 laps, but crashed near the entrance to the permanent race course because of gearbox problems. The race then turned into a dead-heat sprint between Nelson Piquet in his Benetton-Ford and Nigel Mansell in his Ferrari. Mansell charged through the field and repeatedly broke the lap record in pursuit of his former Williams teammate. This almost ended in disaster when the Ferrari almost hit the Benetton at the end of the Brabham Straight in a last-ditch overtaking move on the last lap. Piquet won from the Ferraris of Mansell and Prost. There was pre-race controversy when Prost refused to take part in both the annual end of season drivers' photo and the special photo shoot with the World Champions in attendance (including legendary five-time champion Juan Manuel Fangio, three-time champions Sir Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, and Nelson Piquet; and other world champions James Hunt, Alan Jones, Denny Hulme and Senna), as Prost was still disgusted and angry did not wish to appear in the photos with Senna following their controversial first corner crash in the previous race in Japan which gave the 1990 World Championship to Senna. The 1991 race was notable for being held in extremely wet and tricky conditions and the race was eventually stopped after 14 of the scheduled 82 laps and Ayrton Senna was declared the winner. Prost had been fired from Ferrari for making unsavory comments about the car after Suzuka; he did not compete in this race. The Drivers' Championship had already been decided in Senna's favour; but the Constructors' Championship was still yet to be decided between McLaren and Williams. Senna's victory plus his teammate Gerhard Berger's third gave McLaren its fourth consecutive Constructors' Championship; Williams (which was behind McLaren in points) drivers Mansell finished second (but crashed near the race's end at the chicane after the pits) and Riccardo Patrese finished fifth. This race has the record of being the shortest ever Formula One race as it only lasted 52 kilometres (33 miles)/24 minutes. Triple World Champion Nelson Piquet, who finished fifth, retired from Grand Prix racing following the race. 1992 saw Senna drive very hard to try to stay with new world champion Mansell's dominant Williams; this ended in Senna running into the back of Mansell at the last corner. Mansell retired from Formula One and went to compete in CART in the United States; Senna's teammate Gerhard Berger won the race. 1993 saw Senna win what was to be his 41st and final victory and final race for McLaren ahead of Alain Prost, who was competing in his final Formula One race in a Williams before he too retired. Senna embraced his once extremely bitter rival Prost on the podium. It was announced around this time that the Australian Grand Prix would be moving to Melbourne for 1996.

text: The 1994 was to see yet another memorable weekend. Following his win at the Japanese Grand Prix, Damon Hill was now one point behind championship leader Michael Schumacher. Nigel Mansell, returning to Formula One in place of the late Senna, was on pole but a poor start resulted in the two championship rivals Hill and Schumacher battling for the lead. But on lap 36, Schumacher went off the track, a result of oversteer, and this allowed Hill to catch up with Schumacher and take the inside line for the next corner. Schumacher turned in on Hill's Williams (whether on purpose or accidentally remains unknown) which sent the Benetton up on two wheels and into the tyre barrier, Schumacher retiring on the spot. Hill came out of the incident with a broken wishbone on his front-left suspension, he pitted and retired from the race, handing the title to Schumacher. The sister Williams of the 41-year-old Nigel Mansell went on to win the race, becoming the oldest Grand Prix winner since Jack Brabham in 1970. In 1995, Mika Häkkinen suffered a tyre failure at the early part of the first qualifying session at the high speed Brewery Bend between Jones and Brabham Straights, which resulted in him crashing heavily into the outside wall. He was critically injured in the crash and was saved only due to an emergency cricothyroidotomy that was performed by the side of the track by Sid Watkins.[14] This incident forged a strong bond between Häkkinen and team principal Ron Dennis, and also sent forth a new movement for extra safety in the sport. Luckily, Häkkinen recovered fully and was fit to race again in 1996, thus missing only one race. Häkkinen climbed back into a Formula One car at Paul Ricard three months after the accident.[15] The final F1 race at Adelaide was won by Damon Hill in a Williams, almost all of his main rivals including Schumacher retired, and Hill finished two laps ahead of second-placed Olivier Panis.

text: Albert Park, Melbourne[edit]

text: In 1993 prominent Melbourne businessman Ron Walker began working with the Kennett government to make Melbourne the host of the event. After the government of Jeff Kennett spent an undisclosed amount,[16] it was announced in late 1993 (days after the South Australian election) that the race would be shifted to a rebuilt Albert Park street circuit in Melbourne. The race moved to Melbourne in 1996. The decision to hold the race there was controversial.  A series of protests were organised by the "Save Albert Park" group, which claimed that the race turned a public park into a private playground for one week per year.  Additionally, they claimed that the race cost a great deal of money that would be better spent, if it were to be spent on motor racing, on a permanent circuit elsewhere. Finally, they said that the claimed economic benefits of the race were false or exaggerated. The race organisers and the government claimed that the economic benefits to the state, although unquantifiable, outweighed the costs, and highlighted that the park's public amenities have been greatly improved from the World War II vintage facilities previously located at Albert Park; the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (scene of many Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games events) being the centre piece and best known of the revitalised facilities. Opponents of holding the race in the park point out that the Aquatic Centre adds nothing to the Grand Prix, is effectively closed for weeks surrounding the event and could have been built independent of the car race.

text: Bernie Ecclestone, the president of Formula One Management, the group that runs modern-day Formula One in conjunction with the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), once famously said that it took 10 minutes to do the deal with Melbourne that would see the Victorian capital host the Australian Grand Prix from 1996. It is thought that Melbourne's unsuccessful quest to stage the 1996 Olympic Games, and the subsequently successful bid by northern rival city Sydney to host the 2000 Summer Olympics, was a driving force behind Melbourne's motivation to wrest the Australian Grand Prix away from Adelaide. The Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide from 1985–1995 was always the last event in the Formula One calendar- but from 1996 onwards, it was usually the first event or early in the season.

text:
Albert Park, within easy reach of the Melbourne central business district, became home to the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. A 16-turn circuit, which measures 5.3 kilometres in its current guise, was built utilising a combination of public roads and a car park within the park. The circuit is renowned as being a smooth and high-speed test for Formula One teams and drivers. Its characteristics are similar to the only other street circuit set in a public park used in the Formula One World Championship, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal which hosts the Canadian Grand Prix.
The promotional theme for the first race in Melbourne was "Melbourne – What a Great Place for the Race". Some 401,000 people turned out for the first race in 1996, which remains a record for the event. The logistics of creating a temporary circuit and hosting an event of the magnitude of a Formula One Grand Prix from scratch weren't lost on the international visitors, with Melbourne winning the F1 Constructors' Association Award for the best organised Grand Prix of the year in its first two years of 1996 and 1997.

text: It took just three corners for the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park to gain worldwide attention. On the first lap of the first race in 1996, Jordan's Martin Brundle was launched into the air in an enormous accident. Footage of the crash, and Brundle's subsequent rush back to the pits to take the spare car for the restart, ensured the first race in Melbourne gained widespread coverage. The race was won by Williams's Damon Hill.

text: The 1997 race saw McLaren, through David Coulthard, break a drought of 50 races without a victory. The next year was a McLaren benefit, with Mika Häkkinen and Coulthard lapping the entire field en route to a dominant 1–2 finish. The result was clouded by controversy when Coulthard pulled over with two laps remaining to allow Häkkinen to win, honouring a pre-race agreement between the pair that whoever made it to the first corner in the lead on lap one would be allowed to win. Ferrari won its first Grand Prix in Melbourne in 1999, but it was not with team number one Michael Schumacher. Northern Irishman Eddie Irvine took his maiden victory after the all-conquering McLarens of Häkkinen and Coulthard retired before half-distance. Schumacher broke his Melbourne drought the following year when he headed a dominant Ferrari 1–2 with new teammate Rubens Barrichello. The 2001 event, won by Michael Schumacher, was marked by tragedy when 52-year-old volunteer marshal Graham Beveridge was killed after a high-speed accident involving Ralf Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve on lap five. Villeneuve's B.A.R rode up across the back of Schumacher's Williams and crashed into the fence, behind which Beveridge was standing; Beveridge was hit by a tyre that flew off of Villeneuve's car.

text: The start of the 2002 race saw pole-sitter Barrichello and Williams's Ralf Schumacher come together at Turn One in a spectacular accident that saw 11 of the 22 cars eliminated before the end of the opening lap. Michael Schumacher dominated thereafter to post a third straight Melbourne win, but his achievements were overshadowed by the fifth place of Australian Mark Webber on his Formula One debut. Webber, in an underpowered and underfunded Minardi, had to recover from a botched late pit stop and resist the challenges of Toyota's Mika Salo in the closing stages, and took to the podium after the race with Australian team owner Paul Stoddart in one of Melbourne's more memorable Grand Prix moments. The next year, 2003, saw Coulthard again win for McLaren in a race held in variable conditions. Normal service was resumed in 2004 with the Ferraris of Schumacher and Barrichello running rampant – within two laps of Friday practice, Schumacher had obliterated the Albert Park lap record, and sailed to a crushing win. In 2005, the race was won by Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella after a storm during Saturday qualifying produced a topsy-turvy grid. Barrichello and Fisichella's teammate Fernando Alonso came through the field from 11th and 13th on the grid respectively to join pole-sitter Fisichella on the podium. In 2006, Alonso took his first Australian win in an accident-marred race that featured four safety car periods. In 2007 Kimi Räikkönen in his first race for Ferrari, while Lewis Hamilton became first driver in 11 years to finish on the podium in debut, as he was third behind his teammate Alonso. Hamilton won the 2008 race which had three safety car periods. In 2009 Jenson Button took the victory, driving for Brawn GP, which was having first race after Ross Brawn had bought the team following Honda's withdrawal from Formula One. The team was formed from the remnants of Honda Racing F1 who had withdrawn from the sport following the 2008 season. The race ended with Button, who had led from the start, leading the field over the line after the safety car had been deployed with three laps remaining following a crash between Sebastian Vettel and Robert Kubica, who had been fighting for second place. Toyota's Jarno Trulli was given a 25-second penalty for passing Lewis Hamilton for third place under yellow flags during that safety car period, which promoted Hamilton into that position. However, Hamilton was later disqualified and docked his points for "deliberately misleading stewards",[17] with Trulli reinstated in third. The results earned by Brawn, Williams, and Toyota were awarded, despite an appeal being held two weeks later against a ruling on the legality of the teams' diffuser design.[18] The outcome of the appeal was in favour of the teams and that their diffusers were legal under the new rules and there were no changes to the results of the race. 2010 again saw Jenson Button win at Melbourne. Starting from fourth, he gambled on an early change to slick tires under drying conditions that let him move up to second place after losing several positions at the start. Sebastian Vettel retired with mechanical issues after qualifying on pole and leading until his retirement, handing Button the victory.

text: The move of the Australian Grand Prix to Melbourne saw a change in the time of year that the F1 teams and personnel made their annual voyage Down Under. Adelaide, for each of its 11 years, was the final race of the F1 season, usually in October or November, while Melbourne has been the first race of the season in every year since 1996 with the exception of 2006—when it was the third race of the year to allow for the Commonwealth Games to take place in the city—and 2010. As such, the Albert Park circuit has seen the Formula One debuts of many drivers. 1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve made his race debut in Melbourne's first year of 1996, and became one of three men to secure pole position in his maiden Grand Prix. Other prominent names to debut in Melbourne are two-time World Champion Fernando Alonso and one-time champions Kimi Räikkönen (both in 2001) and Lewis Hamilton (2007); former Australian F1 driver, Mark Webber, also made his debut there in 2002.

text: As part of celebrations for the tenth running of the event at Albert Park in 2005, Webber drove his Williams F1 car over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a promotional event, and the Melbourne city streets hosted a parade of F1 machinery and Supercars, Australia's highest-profile domestic motor sport category. For over thirty years, Supercars as they have become known, have competed in the Supercars Challenge non-championship event at the Australian Grand Prix. In 2018, the event was contested for championship points for the first time, and was known as the Melbourne 400.[19][20]

text: Spectator attendance since 1995[edit]

text: Following the move of the Australian Grand Prix to Melbourne, spectator attendance peaked at a controversially estimated 401,000 in 1996, but have never reached that of the last Adelaide race in 1995.

text: In 2009, the global financial crisis, higher unemployment and a snap public transport strike[21] were cited by Victorian Premier John Brumby as a reason for a slight drop in crowds.[22] Attendance numbers improved in 2010 to an estimate of 305,000 – the largest since the 2005 race.

text: Official attendance numbers, which are inexact and have been frequently challenged as gross overestimates, have been as follows:

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1995 (Adelaide) – 520,000[23] (210,000 Race Day)
1996 (Melbourne) – 401,000[citation needed]
1997 – 289,000[24]
2004 – 360,885[25] (121,500 Race Day)
2005 – 359,000[26]
2006 – 301,500[27] (103,000 Race Day)
2007 – 301,000[28] (105,000 Race Day)
2008 – 303,000[29] (108,000 Race Day)
2009 – 286,900[22]
2010 – 305,000[30] (108,500 Race Day)
2011 – 298,000[31] (111,000 Race Day)
2012 – 313,700[32] (114,900 Race Day)
2013 – 323,000[33] (103,000 Race Day)[34]
2014 – 314,900[35] (100,500 Race Day)
2015 – 296,600 (101,000 Race Day)
2016 – 272,300 (90,200 Race Day)

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text: Sponsors[edit]

text:
1981–1983: National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix
1984: Dunlop Tyres Australian Grand Prix
1985: Mitsubishi Australian Grand Prix
1986–1993, 2002–2006: Foster's Australian Grand Prix
1994: Sensational Adelaide Australian Grand Prix
1995: EDS Australian Grand Prix
1996: Transurban Australian Grand Prix
1997–2001, 2010–2012: Qantas Australian Grand Prix
2007–2009: ING Australian Grand Prix
2013–present: Rolex Australian Grand Prix

text: Winners[edit]

text: Multiple winners (drivers)[edit]

text:
Drivers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

text: As of the 2018 edition, four times World Drivers' Champion Alain Prost from France remains the only driver to win the AGP in both World Championship and domestic formats winning the Australian Drivers' Championship 1982 race before winning in Adelaide in 1986 and 1988.

text:
Number of wins

Driver

Years won

4

 Lex Davison

1954, 1957, 1958, 1961

 Michael Schumacher

2000, 2001, 2002, 2004

3

 Bill Thompson

1930, 1932, 1933

 Doug Whiteford

1950, 1952, 1953

 Jack Brabham

1955, 1963, 1964

 Graham McRae

1972, 1973, 1978

 Roberto Moreno

1981, 1983, 1984

 Alain Prost

1982, 1986, 1988

 Jenson Button

2009, 2010, 2012

 Sebastian Vettel

2011, 2017, 2018

2

 Les Murphy

1935, 1937

 Bruce McLaren

1962, 1965

 Frank Matich

1970, 1971

 Max Stewart

1974, 1975

 Gerhard Berger

1987, 1992

 Ayrton Senna

1991, 1993

 Damon Hill

1995, 1996

 David Coulthard

1997, 2003

 Kimi Räikkönen

2007, 2013

 Lewis Hamilton

2008, 2015

 Nico Rosberg

2014, 2016

tag: table

text: Winners by nationality[edit]

text:
Number of wins

Country

Years won

32

 Australia

1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980

16

 Great Britain

1938, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015

9

 Germany

2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018

7

 New Zealand

1948, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1978

6

 Brazil

1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993

4

 Finland

1985, 1998, 2007, 2013

3

 France

1982, 1986, 1988

2

 Austria

1987, 1992

1

 Belgium

1989

1

 Italy

2005

1

 Spain

2006

text: Multiple winners (constructors)[edit]

text:
Teams in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.

text:
Number of wins

Constructor

Years won

12

 Ferrari

1957, 1958, 1969, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2017, 2018

 McLaren

1970, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2012

6

 Williams

1980, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996

5

 Cooper

1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965

4

 Bugatti

1929, 1930, 1931, 1932

 MG

1935, 1937, 1939, 1947

 Lola

1974, 1975, 1977, 1979

 Ralt

1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

3

 Mercedes

2014, 2015, 2016

2

 Talbot-Lago

1952, 1953

 Maserati

1956, 1959

 Brabham

1963, 1964

 BRM

1966, 1967

 Matich

1971, 1976

 McRae

1973, 1978

 Renault

2005, 2006

text: By year[edit]

text:
Alain Prost is the only driver, as of the 2017 Australian Grand Prix, to win the race in both Australian domestic (1982) and World Championship (1986 and 1988) formats.
The last Australian driver to win the AGP was 1980 World Champion Alan Jones who won 1980's non-championship race.
The last Australian driver to officially finish on the podium was John Smith in 1983. Australia's only current (2017) Grand Prix driver Daniel Ricciardo had finished 2nd in the 2014 race, but was disqualified post-race.
Since becoming a round of the Formula One World Championship in 1985, Jones (1985 and 1986), David Brabham (1990 and 1994), Mark Webber (2002–2013) and Ricciardo (2014-present) are the only Australian drivers to race in the Australian Grand Prix.

text:
Year

Driver

Constructor

Location

Report

2018

 Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

Albert Park

Report

2017

 Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

Report

2016

 Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Report

2015

 Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Report

2014

 Nico Rosberg

Mercedes

Report

2013

 Kimi Räikkönen

Lotus-Renault

Report

2012

 Jenson Button

McLaren-Mercedes

Report

2011

 Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull-Renault

Report

2010

 Jenson Button

McLaren-Mercedes

Report

2009

 Jenson Button

Brawn-Mercedes

Report

2008

 Lewis Hamilton

McLaren-Mercedes

Report

2007

 Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

Report

2006

 Fernando Alonso

Renault

Report

2005

 Giancarlo Fisichella

Renault

Report

2004

 Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

Report

2003

 David Coulthard

McLaren-Mercedes

Report

2002

 Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

Report

2001

 Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

Report

2000

 Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

Report

1999

 Eddie Irvine

Ferrari

Report

1998

 Mika Häkkinen

McLaren-Mercedes

Report

1997

 David Coulthard

McLaren-Mercedes

Report

1996

 Damon Hill

Williams-Renault

Report

1995

 Damon Hill

Williams-Renault

Adelaide

Report

1994

 Nigel Mansell

Williams-Renault

Report

1993

 Ayrton Senna

McLaren-Ford

Report

1992

 Gerhard Berger

McLaren-Honda

Report

1991

 Ayrton Senna

McLaren-Honda

Report

1990

 Nelson Piquet

Benetton-Ford

Report

1989

 Thierry Boutsen

Williams-Renault

Report

1988

 Alain Prost

McLaren-Honda

Report

1987

 Gerhard Berger

Ferrari

Report

1986

 Alain Prost

McLaren-TAG

Report

1985

 Keke Rosberg

Williams-Honda

Report

1984

 Roberto Moreno

Ralt-Ford

Calder

Report

1983

 Roberto Moreno

Ralt-Ford

Report

1982

 Alain Prost

Ralt-Ford

Report

1981

 Roberto Moreno

Ralt-Ford

Report

1980

 Alan Jones

Williams-Cosworth

Report

1979

 Johnnie Walker

Lola-Chevrolet

Wanneroo

Report

1978

 Graham McRae

McRae-Chevrolet

Sandown

Report

1977

 Warwick Brown

Lola-Chevrolet

Oran Park

Report

1976

 John Goss

Matich-Repco/Holden

Sandown

Report

1975

 Max Stewart

Lola-Chevrolet

Surfers Paradise

Report

1974

 Max Stewart

Lola-Chevrolet

Oran Park

Report

1973

 Graham McRae

McRae-Chevrolet

Sandown

Report

1972

 Graham McRae

Leda-Chevrolet

Report

1971

 Frank Matich

Matich-Repco/Holden

Warwick Farm

Report

1970

 Frank Matich

McLaren-Repco/Holden

Report

1969

 Chris Amon

Ferrari

Lakeside

Report

1968

 Jim Clark

Lotus-Cosworth

Sandown

Report

1967

 Jackie Stewart

BRM

Warwick Farm

Report

1966

 Graham Hill

BRM

Lakeside

Report

1965

 Bruce McLaren

Cooper-Climax

Longford

Report

1964

 Jack Brabham

Brabham-Climax

Sandown

Report

1963

 Jack Brabham

Brabham-Climax

Warwick Farm

Report

1962

 Bruce McLaren

Cooper-Climax

Caversham

Report

1961

 Lex Davison

Cooper-Climax

Mallala

Report

1960

 Alec Mildren

Cooper-Maserati

Lowood

Report

1959

 Stan Jones

Maserati

Longford

Report

1958

 Lex Davison

Ferrari

Bathurst

Report

1957

 Lex Davison  Bill Patterson

Ferrari

Caversham

Report

1956

 Stirling Moss

Maserati

Albert Park

Report

1955

 Jack Brabham

Cooper-Bristol

Port Wakefield

Report

1954

 Lex Davison

HWM-Jaguar

Southport

Report

1953

 Doug Whiteford

Talbot-Lago

Albert Park

Report

1952

 Doug Whiteford

Talbot-Lago

Bathurst

Report

1951

 Warwick Pratley

GRS-Ford

Narrogin

Report

1950

 Doug Whiteford

Ford

Nuriootpa

Report

1949

 John Crouch

Delahaye

Leyburn

Report

1948

 Frank Pratt *

BMW

Point Cook

Report

1947

 Bill Murray *

MG

Bathurst

Report

1946–1940

Not Held

1939

 Alan Tomlinson *

MG

Lobethal

Report

1938

 Peter Whitehead *

ERA

Bathurst

Report

1937 +

 Les Murphy *

MG

Victor Harbor

Report

1936

Not Held

1935

 Les Murphy *

MG

Phillip Island

Report

1934

 Bob Lea-Wright *

Singer

Report

1933

 Bill Thompson *

Riley

Report

1932

 Bill Thompson *

Bugatti

Report

1931

 Carl Junker

Bugatti

Report

1930

 Bill Thompson

Bugatti

Report

1929

 Arthur Terdich

Bugatti

Report

1928 #

 Arthur Waite

Austin

Report

text:
* From 1932 to 1948, the winner was determined on a handicap basis.[36]
+ The 1937 event was staged as the "South Australian Centenary Grand Prix" on 26 December 1936.[37]
# The 1928 event was officially known as the "100 Miles Road Race."[38]