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The Flash is an American action television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew
Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, airing on The CW. It is based on the DC Comics character Barry
Allen / Flash, a costumed crimefighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds. It is a
spin-off from Arrow, existing in the same fictional universe. The series follows Barry Allen,
portrayed by Grant Gustin, a crime scene forensic investigator who gains superhuman speed,
which he uses to fight criminals, including others who have also gained superhuman abilities.
As of May 12, 2020, 133 episodes of The Flash have aired, concluding the sixth season. On
January 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a seventh season, which is set to premiere in January
2021.[1][2]
Contents
1 Series overview
2 Episodes
o 2.1 Season 1 (2014–15)
o 2.2 Season 2 (2015–16)
o 2.3 Season 3 (2016–17)
o 2.4 Season 4 (2017–18)
o 2.5 Season 5 (2018–19)
o 2.6 Season 6 (2019–20)
3 Ratings
4 Home media
5 References
6 External links
Series overview
Originally aired Average viewership
Season Episodes Rank
First aired Last aired (in millions)
1 23 October 7, 2014 May 19, 2015 118 4.62[3]
2 23 October 6, 2015 May 24, 2016 112 4.25[4]
3 23 October 4, 2016 May 23, 2017 120 3.50[5]
4 23 October 10, 2017 May 22, 2018 151 3.04[6]
5 22 October 9, 2018 May 14, 2019 153 2.43[7]
6 19 October 8, 2019 May 12, 2020 TBA TBA
Episodes
Season 1 (2014–15)
Season 2 (2015–16)
Season 3 (2016–17)
Season 4 (2017–18)
Season 6 (2019–20)