The Flash: 10 most disliked episodes, ranked

The Flash dominated television for a whole decade but fans weren't particularly fond of these episodes.

By Michael Patterson | Mar 22, 2024, 10:05 PM EDT

The Flash -- "Heart of the Matter, Part 2" -- Image Number: FLA718fg_0007r.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Candice Patton as Iris West - Allen and Grant Gustin as The Flash -- Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW -- © 2021 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved /

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With the beginning of the new year, many TV fans have now come to the sad realization that 2024 will be the first year since 2013 that we don't have a new episode of The Flash to watch.

The series was set in The CW's highly-successful Arrowverse, coming after Arrow as its second chapter. However, it went on to achieve even greater levels of success, with its first two seasons garnering the network some of its highest ratings ever.

While The Flash's popularity fluctuated over the years, it remained The CW's most-watched show for almost all of its run, eventually being replaced at the top by offshoot Superman and Lois and the Jared Padalecki-led Walker. Nevertheless, for better or for worse, fans continued to tune in to the weekly adventures to see what Barry Allen, Iris West-Allen, and their team got up to when saving the day.

The Flash produced an incredible run of 184 episodes across its nine seasons. And believe me when I say that there were some cracking episodes throughout that run, with some - particularly those in the first few seasons - being award-worthy. That said, every show has its ups and downs, and The Flash was no different, as it also delivered some bad episodes.

Speaking of which, let's take a look back at some of the show's low points. Whether they were just bad episodes or decent ones that fans hated for a particular reason, here are The Flash's most disliked hours of television.

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