Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
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Stephen Amell
Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
David Ramsey
John Diggle / Spartan
Rick Gonzalez
Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
Juliana Harkavy
Dinah Drake / Black Canary
Katherine McNamara
Mia Smoak / Blackstar
Ben Lewis
Adult William Clayton
Joseph David-Jones
Connor Hawke
Katie Cassidy
Laurel Lance / Black Canary
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23 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Oct 10, 2012 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Honor Thy Father | Oct 17, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Lone Gunmen | Oct 24, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 4 | An Innocent Man | Oct 31, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Damaged | Nov 7, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Legacies | Nov 14, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Muse of Fire | Nov 28, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Vendetta | Dec 5, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Year's End | Dec 12, 2012 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Burned | Jan 16, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Trust But Verify | Jan 23, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Vertigo | Jan 30, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Betrayal | Feb 6, 2013 | 8.4 |
| 14 | The Odyssey | Feb 13, 2013 | 8.7 |
| 15 | Dodger | Feb 20, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Dead to Rights | Feb 27, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 17 | The Huntress Returns | Mar 20, 2013 | 7.9 |
| 18 | Salvation | Mar 27, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 19 | Unfinished Business | Apr 3, 2013 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Home Invasion | Apr 24, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 21 | The Undertaking | May 1, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 22 | Darkness on the Edge of Town | May 8, 2013 | 9.0 |
| 23 | Sacrifice | May 15, 2013 | 9.4 |
23 episodes • 2013Avg: 8.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Heroes | Oct 9, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Identity | Oct 16, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Broken Dolls | Oct 23, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Crucible | Oct 30, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 5 | League of Assassins | Nov 6, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Keep Your Enemies Closer | Nov 13, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 7 | State v. Queen | Nov 20, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 8 | The Scientist | Dec 4, 2013 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Three Ghosts | Dec 11, 2013 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Blast Radius | Jan 15, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Blind Spot | Jan 22, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Tremors | Jan 29, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Heir to the Demon | Feb 5, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 14 | Time of Death | Feb 26, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 15 | The Promise | Mar 5, 2014 | 9.0 |
| 16 | Suicide Squad | Mar 19, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Birds of Prey | Mar 26, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Deathstroke | Apr 2, 2014 | 9.1 |
| 19 | The Man Under the Hood | Apr 16, 2014 | 8.9 |
| 20 | Seeing Red | Apr 23, 2014 | 9.2 |
| 21 | City of Blood | Apr 30, 2014 | 8.9 |
| 22 | Streets of Fire | May 7, 2014 | 9.1 |
| 23 | Unthinkable | May 14, 2014 | 9.4 |
23 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Calm | Oct 8, 2014 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Sara | Oct 15, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Corto Maltese | Oct 22, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 4 | The Magician | Oct 29, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 5 | The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak | Nov 5, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Guilty | Nov 12, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Draw Back Your Bow | Nov 19, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 8 | The Brave and the Bold (II) | Dec 3, 2014 | 9.0 |
| 9 | The Climb | Dec 10, 2014 | 9.5 |
| 10 | Left Behind | Jan 21, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Midnight City | Jan 28, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Uprising | Feb 4, 2015 | 8.4 |
| 13 | Canaries | Feb 11, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 14 | The Return | Feb 18, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 15 | Nanda Parbat | Feb 25, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 16 | The Offer | Mar 18, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 17 | Suicidal Tendencies | Mar 25, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 18 | Public Enemy | Apr 1, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 19 | Broken Arrow | Apr 15, 2015 | 8.9 |
| 20 | The Fallen | Apr 22, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 21 | Al Sah-him | Apr 29, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 22 | This is Your Sword | May 6, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 23 | My Name Is Oliver Queen | May 13, 2015 | 8.1 |
23 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.6Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Arrow | Oct 7, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 2 | The Candidate | Oct 14, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Restoration | Oct 21, 2015 | 7.9 |
| 4 | Beyond Redemption | Oct 28, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Haunted | Nov 4, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Lost Souls | Nov 11, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Brotherhood | Nov 18, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Legends of Yesterday (II) | Dec 2, 2015 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Dark Waters | Dec 9, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Blood Debts | Jan 20, 2016 | 7.7 |
| 11 | A.W.O.L. | Jan 27, 2016 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Unchained | Feb 3, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Sins of the Father | Feb 10, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 14 | Code of Silence | Feb 17, 2016 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Taken | Feb 24, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Broken Hearts | Mar 23, 2016 | 6.2 |
| 17 | Beacon of Hope | Mar 30, 2016 | 6.6 |
| 18 | Eleven-Fifty-Nine | Apr 6, 2016 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Canary Cry | Apr 27, 2016 | 6.7 |
| 20 | Genesis | May 4, 2016 | 7.3 |
| 21 | Monument Point | May 11, 2016 | 7.1 |
| 22 | Lost in the Flood | May 18, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 23 | Schism | May 25, 2016 | 5.6 |
23 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy | Oct 5, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 2 | The Recruits | Oct 12, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 3 | A Matter of Trust | Oct 19, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Penance | Oct 26, 2016 | 7.9 |
| 5 | Human Target | Nov 2, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 6 | So It Begins | Nov 9, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Vigilante | Nov 16, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Invasion! (III) | Nov 30, 2016 | 8.9 |
| 9 | What We Leave Behind | Dec 7, 2016 | 9.1 |
| 10 | Who Are You? | Jan 25, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 11 | Second Chances | Feb 1, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Bratva | Feb 8, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Spectre of the Gun | Feb 15, 2017 | 7.3 |
| 14 | The Sin-Eater | Feb 22, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Fighting Fire with Fire | Mar 1, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 16 | Checkmate | Mar 15, 2017 | 8.8 |
| 17 | Kapiushon | Mar 22, 2017 | 9.1 |
| 18 | Disbanded | Mar 29, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 19 | Dangerous Liaisons | Apr 26, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 20 | Underneath | May 3, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 21 | Honor Thy Fathers | May 10, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Missing | May 17, 2017 | 8.9 |
| 23 | Lian Yu | May 24, 2017 | 9.6 |
23 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallout | Oct 12, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Tribute | Oct 19, 2017 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Next of Kin | Oct 26, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Reversal | Nov 2, 2017 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Deathstroke Returns | Nov 9, 2017 | 8.5 |
| 6 | Promises Kept | Nov 16, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 7 | Thanksgiving | Nov 23, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Crisis on Earth-X (II) | Nov 27, 2017 | 8.5 |
| 9 | Irreconcilable Differences | Dec 7, 2017 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Divided | Jan 18, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 11 | We Fall | Jan 25, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 12 | All for Nothing | Feb 1, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 13 | The Devil's Greatest Trick | Feb 8, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Collision Course | Mar 1, 2018 | 7.1 |
| 15 | Doppelganger | Mar 8, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 16 | The Thanatos Guild | Mar 29, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Brothers in Arms | Apr 5, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 18 | Fundamentals | Apr 12, 2018 | 8.5 |
| 19 | The Dragon | Apr 19, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 20 | Shifting Allegiances | Apr 26, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 21 | Docket No. 11-19-41-73 | May 3, 2018 | 8.7 |
| 22 | The Ties That Bind | May 10, 2018 | 8.3 |
| 23 | Life Sentence | May 17, 2018 | 8.6 |
22 episodes • 2018Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inmate 4587 | Oct 15, 2018 | 8.9 |
| 2 | The Longbow Hunters | Oct 22, 2018 | 7.8 |
| 3 | Crossing Lines | Oct 29, 2018 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Level Two | Nov 5, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 5 | The Demon | Nov 12, 2018 | 8.4 |
| 6 | Due Process | Nov 19, 2018 | 8.1 |
| 7 | The Slabside Redemption | Nov 26, 2018 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Unmasked | Dec 3, 2018 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Elseworlds (II) | Dec 10, 2018 | 8.8 |
| 10 | My Name Is Emiko Queen | Jan 21, 2019 | 7.2 |
| 11 | Past Sins | Jan 28, 2019 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Emerald Archer | Feb 4, 2019 | 8.4 |
| 13 | Star City Slayer | Feb 11, 2019 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Brothers & Sisters | Mar 4, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 15 | Training Day | Mar 11, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 16 | Star City 2040 | Mar 18, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 17 | Inheritance | Mar 25, 2019 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Lost Canary | Apr 15, 2019 | 7.1 |
| 19 | Spartan | Apr 22, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 20 | Confessions | Apr 29, 2019 | 8.3 |
| 21 | Living Proof | May 6, 2019 | 7.9 |
| 22 | You Have Saved This City | May 13, 2019 | 8.5 |
10 episodes • 2019Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starling City | Oct 15, 2019 | 8.9 |
| 2 | Welcome to Hong Kong | Oct 22, 2019 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Leap of Faith | Oct 29, 2019 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Present Tense | Nov 5, 2019 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Prochnost | Nov 19, 2019 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Reset | Nov 26, 2019 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Purgatory | Dec 3, 2019 | 8.6 |
| 8 | Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Four (IV) | Jan 14, 2020 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Green Arrow & The Canaries | Jan 21, 2020 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Fadeout | Jan 28, 2020 | 9.2 |
