Why Isn’t ‘The Flash’ On Tonight? CW Delays Season 5, Episode 5

Even superheroes need a night off, and The CW is letting its Tuesday night DC Comics shows do just that. The network won’t be airing a new episode of “The Flash” and will instead show a repeat broadcast of its Season 5 premiere, titled “Nora,” tonight.

Fresh showings of the series will return on Nov. 13. Season 5, episode 5, titled “All Doll’d Up,” will give fans more info about Caitlin’s (Danielle Panabaker) dad and the time period that Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) comes from.

“Nora lets something slip about the future that devastates Iris (Candice Patton),” according to the synopsis. “In an attempt to distract his wife, Barry (Grant Gustin) asks Iris to team up to stop a new meta, Rag Doll (guest star Troy James). Meanwhile, Caitlin learns something about her father.”

Although episode 5 will show Caitlin continuing her quest for information about her father, Panabaker told International Business Times that episode 6 “is gonna really be a great episode for Caitlin and Killer Frost and Caitlin’s dad.” Viewers will have to get through tonight’s repeat and see next week’s new episode before they get to the big Caitlin episode.

“The Flash” fans aren’t the only ones having to wait for new episodes, though. “Black Lightning” will be taking tonight off, as well. A rebroadcasting of the show’s Season 2 premiere will air during its usual 9 p.m. EST time slot instead. New episodes will start up again next Tuesday with Season 2, episode 5, titled “The Book of Blood: Chapter One.”

In it, the father-daughter duo of Jefferson (Cress Williams) and Anissa (Nafessa Williams) will once again work together on a mission. They set out to investigate a creepy man who’s been at the clinic, and they find something pretty surprising.

“Meanwhile, with Syonide gone, Tobias (Marvin Jones III) puts an increasing amount of pressure on Khalil (Jordan Calloway) to help fill some of the void left in the organization,” the synopsis reveals.

“The Flash” and “Black Lightning” air on The CW on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. EST, respectively.