Longevity of Live Action Superhero Shows and Quasi-Superhero Shows Based on Printed Material - By Episode

UPDATED TO: morning of May 29, 2018
Unsuccessful Pilots and Series of Reunion Movies Treated as One Season. Successful pilots folded into season 1
Based on=comics unless noted. Will likely expand the parameters later
Name of Show	Based On	Status	Seasons	First Air Date	Last Air Date	Number of Episodes	Average Episodes Per Season	Note
Smallville	Superboy, More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics, etc	Ended	10	10/16/01	5/13/11	218	21.8
Arrow	More Fun Comics, Green Arrow, etc	Active (Renewed)	6	10/10/12		138	23
Batman	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Ended	3	1/12/66	3/14/68	120	40	Average skewed in that the first two seasons had two half hour episodes each week it aired
Zorro, la espada y la rosa, El	All Weekly Story, Argosy, West Magazine, etc (magazines)	Ended	1	2/12/07	7/23/07	117	117	Spanish language telenovela that aired in the US
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., etc.	Active (Renewed)	5	9/24/13		110	22
Adventures of Superman	Action Comics, Superman, etc	Ended	6	9/19/52	4/28/58	104	17.33333
Flash, The	The Flash, etc	Active (Renewed)	4	10/07/14		102	25.5
Superboy aka Adventures of Superboy	Superboy, More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics, etc	Ended	4	10/08/88	5/17/92	100	25
Six Million Dollar Man, The	Cyborg (novel)	Ended	5	3/07/78	3/06/78	99	19.8	Five pilots included in tally; reunion movies excluded
Zorro	All Weekly Story, Argosy, West Magazine, etc (magazines)	Ended	1	3/23/09	8/07/09	98	98	Philippines TV series based on the US created character
Gotham	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Active (Renewed for Final Season)	4	9/22/14		88	22	has pre-Batman Bruce Wayne and various Batman friends and foes
Zorro	All Weekly Story, Argosy, West Magazine, etc (magazines)	Ended	4	1/05/90	1/30/93	88	22
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Action Comics, Superman, Adventures of Superman, etc	Ended	4	9/12/93	6/14/97	87	21.75
Incredible Hulk, The	Incredible Hulk, Rampaging Hulk, etc	Ended	5	11/04/77	6/02/82	82	16.4	Includes the pilots but not the reunions
Zorro	All Weekly Story, Argosy, West Magazine, etc (magazines)	Ended	2	10/10/57	7/02/59	78	39
Swamp Thing: The Series	Swamp Thing, Saga of Swamp Thing, etc	Ended	3	9/27/90	5/01/93	72	24	While a horror character, often interacts with superheroes
Testuwan Atomu (Mighty Atom)	Weekly Shonen Magazine, etc.	Ended	1	3/07/59	5/28/60	65	65	Japanese series and character, aka Astro Boy
Supergirl	Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Supergirl, etc	Active (Renewed)	3	10/26/15		62	20.66667	3 more episodes expected to air in current season
Wonder Woman	Wonder Woman, Sensation Comics, etc	Ended	3	11/07/75	9/11/79	60	20	Pilot included in tally
Legends of Tomorrow	The Atom, Firestorm, Rip Hunter Time Master, The Flash, Hawkman, etc	Active (Renewed)	3	1/21/16		51	17
Bionic Woman, The	indirect: Six Million Dollar Man spin-off	Ended	3	1/14/76	5/13/78	48	16
Night Man	Night Man	Ended	2	9/19/97	5/17/99	44	22
Supaidāman	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	1	5/17/17	3/14/79	41	41	Japanese show loosely based on Spider-Man
Electric Company, The (Spidey Super Stories segments)	Amazing Spider-Man, etc	Ended	3	5/27/05	5/30/05	29	9.666667	Spider-Man segments in the Electric Company's 4th-6th seasons; since the segment wasn't in every episode, the count might prove to be imprecise
Shazam!	Whiz Comics, Captain Marvel Adventures, Shazam! etc	Ended	3	9/07/74	10/16/76	28	9.333333
Super Gran	Super Gran children's book, etc	Ended	2	1/20/85	5/31/87	27	13.5	British series
Daredevil	Daredevil, etc	Active (Renewed)	2	4/10/15		26	13
Jessica Jones	Alias, etc	Active (Renewed)	2	11/20/15		26	13
Human Target	Detective Comics, etc	Ended	2	1/15/10	2/09/11	25	12.5	Character frequently interacts with superheroes in comics
Witchblade	Witchblade	Ended	2	6/12/01	8/28/02	23	11.5
Secrets of Isis, The	Indirect: (Isis comic came after) Shazam! tie-in	Ended	2	9/06/75	9/03/77	22	11
Crow: Stairway to Heaven, The	The Crow	Ended	1	9/25/98	5/22/99	22	22
Flash, The	The Flash, etc	Ended	1	9/20/90	5/18/91	22	22
Painkiller Jane	Painkiller Jane	Ended	1	4/13/07	9/21/07	22	22
Powers	Powers	Ended	2	3/10/15	7/19/16	20	10
Agent Carter	Tales of Suspense, Captain America, etc	Ended	2	1/06/15	3/01/16	18	9	Character frequently interacts with superheroes in comics
Legion	Uncanny X-Men, etc	Active (Renewed)	2	2/08/17		16	8	2 more episodes expected to air in current season
Amazing Spider-Man, The	Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, etc	Ended	2	9/19/77	7/05/79	13	6.5	Pilot included in tally
Birds of Prey	Birds of Prey	Ended	1	10/09/02	2/19/03	13	13
Black Lightning	Black Lightning, Outsiders, etc.	Active (Renewed)	1	1/16/18		13	13
Blade: The Series	Tomb of Dracula, etc	Ended	1	6/28/06	9/13/13	13	13	While a horror character, often interacts with superheroes
Constantine	Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, etc	Ended	1	10/24/14	2/13/15	13	13	While a horror character, often interacts with superheroes
Gifted, The	Uncanny X-Men, New X-Men, etc	Active (Renewed)	1	10/02/17		13	13
Iron Fist	Iron First, Immortal Iron Fist, etc	Active (Renewed)	1	3/17/17		13	13
Luke Cage	Hero for Hire, Power Man, Cage, etc	Active (Renewed)	1	9/30/16		13	13
Punisher, The	Amazing Spider-Man, Punisher, Punisher War Journal, etc	Active (Renewed)	1	11/17/17		13	13	Character frequently interacts with superheroes in comics
Middleman, The	The Middleman	Ended	1	6/16/08	9/01/08	12	12
Powerless	Various DC comics	Ended	1	2/02/17	4/20/17	12	12	Includes three episodes that did not air in original run
Tick, The	The Tick	Active (Renewed)	1	8/25/17		12	12
Krypton	Action Comics, Superman, World of Krypton, etc	Active (Renewed)	1	3/21/18		10	10	About Superman's grandfather
Runaways	Runaways	Active (Renewed)	1	11/21/17		10	10
Tick, The	The Tick	Ended	1	11/08/01	1/31/02	9	9
Bionic Woman	indirect: remake of Six Million Dollar Man spin-off	Ended	1	9/26/07	11/28/07	8	8
Cybersix	Skorpio, etc.	Ended	1	3/15/85	?/?/85	8	8	Argentine series based on comics first published in Italy
Defenders, The	Daredevil, Alias, Power Man and Iron Fist, etc (calling it based on the earlier Defenders comics is a reach)	Active (Not Yet Renewed)	1	8/18/17		8	8
Inhumans, The	Fantastic Four, The Inhumans, etc	Ended	1	9/29/17	11/10/17	8	8	The first two episodes previously appeared together on IMAX
Human Target	Detective Comics, etc	Ended	1	7/20/92	8/29/92	7	7	Character frequently interacts with superheroes in comics
Sable	Jon Sable, Freelance		1	11/07/87	1/02/88	7	7
Zorro and Son	All Weekly Story, Argosy, West Magazine, etc (magazines)	Ended	1	4/06/63	6/01/63	5	5
Zorro (TV Movies)	All Weekly Story, Argosy, West Magazine, etc (magazines)	Ended	1	10/30/60	4/02/61	4	4
Incredible Hulk (TV movies), The	Incredible Hulk, Rampaging Hulk, etc	Ended	1	5/22/88	2/18/90	3	3	The Incredible Hulk Returns, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, The Death of the Incredible Hulk
Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman TV movies	Cyborg (novel)	Ended	1	5/17/87	11/29/94	3	3	The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, Bionic Showdown, Bionic Ever After?
Captain America	Captain America Comics, Tales of Suspense, Captain America, etc	2 Pilots	1	1/19/79	11/23/79	2	2
Legends of the Superheroes	Justice League of America, Shazam!, etc	Mini-Series	1	1/18/79	1/25/79	2	2
Phantom, The	The Phantom comic strip	Mini-Series	1	12/22/09	12/23/09	2	2
Adventures of Superboy, The	Superboy, More Fun Comics, Adventure Comics, etc	Pilot	1	Unaired (1961)	Unaired (1961)	1	1
Adventures of Superpup, The	Action Comics, Superman, etc	Pilot	1	Unaired (1958)	Unaired (1958)	1	1	Superman characters as canines (puppets)
Aquaman	Aquaman	Pilot	1	7/25/06	7/25/06	1	1	"Air date" is when it appeared on iTunes
Batgirl	Detective Comics, Batman, etc	Short Pilot	1	Unaired (1968)	Unaired (1968)	1	1
Doctor Strange	Strange Tales, Doctor Strange, etc	Pilot	1	9/06/78	9/06/78	1	1
Generation X	Generation X	Pilot	1	2/20/96	2/20/96	1	1
Global Frequency	Global Frequency	Pilot	1	Unaired (2005)	Unaired (2005)	1	1
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman	Action Comics, Superman, etc	TV Special	1	2/01/75	2/01/75	1	1
Justice League of America	Justice League of America, Justice League International	Pilot	1	Unaired in US and Canada (1997)	Unaired in US and Canada (1997)	1	1
Knights of Justice	Big Bang Comics, etc	Pilot	1	7/04/00	7/04/00	1	1
Most Wanted	Savage Tales, West Coast Avengers, etc	Pilot	1	Unaired (2016)	Unaired (2016)	1	1
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., etc.	Pilot	1	5/26/98	5/26/98	1	1	Character frequently interacts with superheroes in comics
Power Pack	Power Pack	Pilot	1	??/??/1991	??/??/1991	1	1
Roger Corman Presents: Vampirella	Vampirella	Single Episode	1	9/28/96	9/28/96	1	1	Single episode of two-season anthology series
Spirit, The	The Spirit comic strip	Pilot	1	7/31/87	7/31/87	1	1
Wonder Woman	Wonder Woman, Sensation Comics, etc	Pilot	1	3/12/74	3/12/74	1	1
Wonder Woman	Wonder Woman, Sensation Comics, etc	Pilot	1	Unaired (2011)	Unaired (2011)	1	1
Wonder Woman: Who’s Afraid of Diana Prince?	Wonder Woman, Sensation Comics, etc	Short Pilot	1	Unaired (1967)	Unaired (1967)	1	1