List of American superhero TV shows

This is a list of superhero TV shows produced by American studios by year to the present.

Live-action

Season Premiere Air-Date	Season Finale Air-Date	TV-Show	Publisher	Original channel	Distributor	Notes
9 September 1966	24 March 1967	The Green Hornet	Holyoke Publishing/NOW Comics	ABC	20th Century Fox Television	Newspaper editor Britt Reid has a secret that only a couple of close confidantes know—when crime strikes, he becomes Green Hornet, a crime-fighting superhero. "Green Hornet," basedon comic books of the same name, lasted for only one season on ABC, but it had a significant impact on American entertainment. The show introduced martial artist Bruce Lee to American audiences. Lee, who starred in the series as Green Hornet's sidekick, Kato, would go on to become arguably the most-famous actor in martial arts films in America.
16 October 2001	13 May 2011	Smallville (season 1)	DC Comics	The WB	Warner Bros. Television	The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to his developing superpowers in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman.
10 October 2012	28 January 2020	Arrow (TV series)	DC Comics	The CW	Warner Bros. Television
24 September 2013	Present	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Marvel Studios	ABC	Marvel Television
22 September 2014	25 April 2019	Gotham (TV series)	DC Comics	Fox	Warner Bros. Television	The series serves as a straightforward story of Gordon's early days on the Gotham City police force and also to tell the origin stories of several Batman villains.
7 October 2014	present	The Flash (2014 TV series)	DC Comics	The CW	Warner Bros. Television
24 October 2014	13 February 2015	Constantine	DC Comics	NBC	Warner Bros. Television
6 January 2015	1 March 2016	Agent Carter	Marvel Studios	American Broadcasting Company	Marvel Television
10 March 2015	19 July 2016	Powers	Marvel Studios	PSN	PSN
10 April 2015	26 October 2018	Daredevil (TV series)	Marvel Studios	Netflix	Marvel Television
26 October 2015	Present	Supergirl	Warner Bros. Television	The CW	Warner Bros. Television
20 November 2015	14 June 2019	Jessica Jones	Marvel Studios	Netflix	Marvel Television
12 October 2018	present	Titans	Warner Bros. Television	DC Universe	Warner Bros. Television Distribution (U.S.), Netflix (international)
26 July 2019	present	the boys

Animated Series

Season Premiere Air-Date	Season Finale Air-Date	TV-Show	Publisher	Original channel	Distributor	Notes
1 September 1966	1 December 1966	The Marvel Super Heroes	Marvel Studios	First-run Syndication	Grantray-Lawrence Animation	featuring "Captain America", "The Incredible Hulk", "Iron Man", "The Mighty Thor", and "The Sub-Mariner".
31 October 1992	20 September 1997	X-Men	Marvel Studios	Fox Kids	Saban Entertainment, Genesis Entertainment
24 September 1994	24 February 1996	Iron Man	Marvel Studios	First-run Syndication	Genesis Entertainment
30 October 1999	26 February 2000	The Avengers: United They Stand	Marvel Studios	Fox Kids	Saban Entertainment, Disney–ABC Domestic Television
4 November 2000	25 October 2003	X-Men: Evolution	Marvel Studios	Kids' WB	Warner Bros. Television
27 December 2005	15 April 2008	Ben 10	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Original Series
18 April 2008	16 March 2010	Ben 10: Alien Force	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Original Series
24 April 2009	25 July 2012	Iron Man: Armored Adventures	Marvel Studios	Nicktoons, Teletoon	DQ Entertainment PLC
23 April 2010	31 March 2012	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Original Series
22 September 2010	11 October 2010	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Micro-series)	Marvel Studios	Online	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
1 October 2010	17 December 2010	Iron Man: Animated Series (アイアンマン (Aian Man))	Marvel Studios	Sci Fi Channel, G4	Animax	Anime Version of Iron Man
20 October 2010	5 May 2013	The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes	Marvel Studios	Disney XD, Teletoon	Disney–ABC Domestic Television, Vivendi Entertainment Canada
1 April 2011	24 June 2011	X-Men: Animated Series (エックスメン (Ekkusu Men))	Marvel Studios	Sci Fi Channel, G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4	Animax	Anime Version of X-Men
1 August 2012	14 November 2014	Ben 10: Omniverse	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Original Series
26 May 2013	24 February 2019	Avengers Assemble (TV series)	Marvel Studios	Disney XD	Disney-ABC Domestic Television
1 October 2016	present	Ben 10 (2016 TV series)	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Cartoon Network	Original Series