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All 11 DC CW shows ranked from worst to best

By Michael Patterson

Supergirl -- "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One" -- Image Number: SPG509c_0093r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman, Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Grant Gustin as The Flash and Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Supergirl -- "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One" -- Image Number: SPG509c_0093r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman, Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Grant Gustin as The Flash and Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW -- © 2019 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. /
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Gotham Knights — “More Money, More Problems” — Image Number: GTK105a_0120r — Pictured (L-R): Tyler DiChiara as Cullen Row, Olivia Rose Keegan as Duela Doe, Oscar Morgan as Turner Hayes, Fallon Smythe as Harper Row and Navia Robinson as Robin — Photo: Amanda Mazonkey/The CW — © 2023 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. /

10. Gotham Knights

The most recent live-action DC TV show on The CW is also the most short-lived. Gotham Knights premiered on TV screens in March 2023 but it was cancelled less than three months later as one of the many casualties in the network’s change in the direction.

The show, which sees a group of young heroes (including Batman’s adoptive son and the Joker’s daughter) framed for the murder of the Dark Knight had a rough start. Its questionable debut trailer did the exact opposite of what a trailer is supposed to do, resulting in a highly divisive response from potential viewers. However, the show itself was much stronger than that and it really found its footing as it went on.

If Gotham Knights had been released a decade ago, it would have been the perfect blend of angst, teen drama, and superhero for The CW. It just arrived at the wrong time and as a result it never fully got the chance to flourish in the way that it should have. But the show had potential; real potential, and the fact that it started realizing that in just a 13-episode single season is a real testament to what an underdog it is.

Honestly, Gotham Knights has cult-classic written all over it.

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