Batwoman is an Americansuperhero television series created byCaroline Dries which ran for three seasons onThe CW.[1][2] It is set in theArrowverse, sharing continuity with other related television series. Based on theeponymous character fromDC Comics, thefirst season followsKate Kane (Ruby Rose), the cousin of vigilanteBruce Wayne / Batman, who becomes Batwoman in his absence. The final two seasons focus onRyan Wilder (Javicia Leslie) as she protects Gotham City in the role of Batwoman.[3][4]
Alongside Rose,Batwoman starsElizabeth Anweis,Camrus Johnson, Nicole Kang,Dougray Scott,Rachel Skarsten, andMeagan Tandy.[5] Anweis's character was killed off in the first season's midseason finale, "A Mad Tea-Party".[6] In May of 2020, Rose announced her departure from the series. In June, Leslie was cast as Ryan Wilder, an original character, to replace her.[3][7] Scott departed in the 16th episode ofseason two, "Rebirth".[8][9] In thethird season,Victoria Cartagena, Nick Creegan, andRobin Givens joined the main cast, with Cartagena reprising her role as Renee Montoya from the unrelatedFox seriesGotham.[10][11]
During the course of the series, 51 episodes ofBatwoman aired over three seasons.[12] The first season premiered on October 6, 2019 and concluded May 17, 2020. It was renewed for a second season in January.[13] Season two aired from January 17, 2021, through June 27. A third season was ordered in February.[14] Season three ran from October 13 through March 2, 2022.[15] A fourth season was in development,[16] but was canceled followingNexstar Media Group's acquisition of The CW.[2][17]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Average viewers (in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||||
| 1 | 20 | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17) | 117 | 1.00[18] | |
| 2 | 18 | January 17, 2021 (2021-01-17) | June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27) | 147 | 0.50[19] | |
| 3 | 13 | October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) | March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) | 129 | 0.46[20] | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [21] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Marcos Siega | Caroline Dries | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | T15.10154 | 1.86[22] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Rabbit Hole" | Marcos Siega | Caroline Dries | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | T13.21952 | 1.45[23] |
| 3 | 3 | "Down, Down, Down" | Dermott Daniel Downs | Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | T13.21953 | 1.22[24] |
| 4 | 4 | "Who Are You?" | Holly Dale | Nancy Kiu & Denise Harkavy | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | T13.21954 | 1.29[25] |
| 5 | 5 | "Mine Is a Long and a Sad Tale" | Carl Seaton | Jerry Shandy & Ebony Gilbert | November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) | T13.21955 | 1.16[26] |
| 6 | 6 | "I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury" | Scott Peters | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | T13.21956 | 1.09[27] |
| 7 | 7 | "Tell Me the Truth" | Michael A. Allowitz | Caroline Dries & Natalie Abrams | November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) | T13.21957 | 1.01[28] |
| 8 | 8 | "A Mad Tea-Party" | Holly Dale | Nancy Kiu | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | T13.21959 | 1.01[29] |
| 9 | 9 | "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" | Laura Belsey | Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson | December 9, 2019 (2019-12-09) | T13.21958 | 1.71[30] |
| 10 | 10 | "How Queer Everything Is Today!" | Jeffrey Hunt | Caroline Dries | January 19, 2020 (2020-01-19) | T13.21960 | 0.79[31] |
| 11 | 11 | "An Un-Birthday Present" | Mairzee Almas | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26) | T13.21961 | 0.67[32] |
| 12 | 12 | "Take Your Choice" | Tara Miele | Ebony Gilbert | February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) | T13.21962 | 0.85[33] |
| 13 | 13 | "Drink Me" | Dermott Daniel Downs | Jerry Shandy | February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23) | T13.21963 | 0.82[34] |
| 14 | 14 | "Grinning from Ear to Ear" | Michael Blundell | Denise Harkavy | March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) | T13.21964 | 0.75[35] |
| 15 | 15 | "Off with Her Head" | Holly Dale | Natalie Abrams | March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15) | T13.21965 | 0.75[36] |
| 16 | 16 | "Through the Looking-Glass" | Sudz Sutherland | Nancy Kiu | March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22) | T13.21966 | 0.77[37] |
| 17 | 17 | "A Narrow Escape" | Paul Wesley | Daphne Miles | April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) | T13.21967 | 0.63[38] |
| 18 | 18 | "If You Believe in Me, I'll Believe in You" | James Bamford | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03) | T13.21968 | 0.64[39] |
| 19 | 19 | "A Secret Kept from All the Rest" | Greg Beeman | Jerry Shandy & Kelly Larson | May 10, 2020 (2020-05-10) | T13.21969 | 0.70[40] |
| 20 | 20 | "O, Mouse!" | Amanda Tapping | Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead | May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17) | T13.21970 | 0.74[41] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [42] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 | "Whatever Happened to Kate Kane?" | Holly Dale | Caroline Dries | January 17, 2021 (2021-01-17) | T13.22751 | 0.66[43] |
| 22 | 2 | "Prior Criminal History" | Carl Seaton | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | January 24, 2021 (2021-01-24) | T13.22752 | 0.62[44] |
| 23 | 3 | "Bat Girl Magic!" | Holly Dale | Nancy Kiu | January 31, 2021 (2021-01-31) | T13.22753 | 0.71[45] |
| 24 | 4 | "Fair Skin, Blue Eyes" | Menhaj Huda | Ebony Gilbert | February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14) | T13.22754 | 0.51[46] |
| 25 | 5 | "Gore on Canvas" | Norma Bailey | Daniel Thomsen | February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21) | T13.22755 | 0.49[47] |
| 26 | 6 | "Do Not Resuscitate" | Holly Dale | Caroline Dries & Daphne Miles | February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28) | T13.22756 | 0.46[48] |
| 27 | 7 | "It's Best You Stop Digging" | Avi Youabian | Jerry Shandy | March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14) | T13.22757 | 0.55[49] |
| 28 | 8 | "Survived Much Worse" | Holly Dale | Natalie Abrams | March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21) | T13.22758 | 0.54[50] |
| 29 | 9 | "Rule #1" | Michael Blundell | Nancy Kiu & Maya Houston | March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28) | T13.22759 | 0.44[51] |
| 30 | 10 | "Time Off for Good Behavior" | Eric Dean Seaton | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11) | T13.22760 | 0.48[52] |
| 31 | 11 | "Arrive Alive" | Mairzee Almas | Daniel Thomsen & Daphne Miles | April 18, 2021 (2021-04-18) | T13.22761 | 0.56[53] |
| 32 | 12 | "Initiate Self-Destruct" | Glen Winter | Teleplay by : Jerry Shandy Story by : Zack Siddiqui | May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) | T13.22762 | 0.43[54] |
| 33 | 13 | "I'll Give You a Clue" | Marshall Virtue | Caroline Dries & Natalie Abrams | May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09) | T13.22763 | 0.40[55] |
| 34 | 14 | "And Justice For All" | Robert Duncan | Ebony Gilbert & Maya Houston | May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16) | T13.22764 | 0.35[56] |
| 35 | 15 | "Armed and Dangerous" | Holly Dale | Nancy Kiu | June 6, 2021 (2021-06-06) | T13.22765 | 0.43[57] |
| 36 | 16 | "Rebirth" | Michael A. Allowitz | Daniel Thomsen | June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13) | T13.22766 | 0.43[58] |
| 37 | 17 | "Kane, Kate" | Carl Seaton | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | June 20, 2021 (2021-06-20) | T13.22767 | 0.45[59] |
| 38 | 18 | "Power" | Holly Dale | Caroline Dries | June 27, 2021 (2021-06-27) | T13.22768 | 0.41[60] |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [61] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | "Mad as a Hatter" | Holly Dale | Caroline Dries | October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) | T13.23151 | 0.47[62] |
| 40 | 2 | "Loose Tooth" | Jeffrey Hunt | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | October 20, 2021 (2021-10-20) | T13.23152 | 0.49[63] |
| 41 | 3 | "Freeze" | Greg Beeman | Nancy Kiu | October 27, 2021 (2021-10-27) | T13.23153 | 0.42[64] |
| 42 | 4 | "Antifreeze" | Holly Dale | Daniel Thomsen | November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03) | T13.23154 | 0.52[65] |
| 43 | 5 | "A Lesson from Professor Pyg" | David Ramsey | Caroline Dries & Ebony Gilbert | November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10) | T13.23155 | 0.37[66] |
| 44 | 6 | "How Does Your Garden Grow?" | Robert Duncan | Jerry Shandy & Natalie Abrams | November 17, 2021 (2021-11-17) | T13.23156 | 0.41[67] |
| 45 | 7 | "Pick Your Poison" | Holly Dale | Kelly Ota & Emily Alonso | November 24, 2021 (2021-11-24) | T13.23157 | 0.46[68] |
| 46 | 8 | "Trust Destiny" | Marshall Virtue | Ebony Gilbert & Daphne Miles | January 12, 2022 (2022-01-12) | T13.23158 | 0.52[69] |
| 47 | 9 | "Meet Your Maker" | Michael Blundell | Caroline Dries & Maya Houston | January 19, 2022 (2022-01-19) | T13.23159 | 0.44[70] |
| 48 | 10 | "Toxic" | Glen Winter | Caroline Dries & Jerry Shandy | January 26, 2022 (2022-01-26) | T13.23160 | 0.48[71] |
| 49 | 11 | "Broken Toys" | Camrus Johnson | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux & Natalie Abrams | February 2, 2022 (2022-02-02) | T13.23161 | 0.54[72] |
| 50 | 12 | "We're All Mad Here" | Eric Dean Seaton | Maya Houston & Daphne Miles | February 23, 2022 (2022-02-23) | T13.23162 | 0.41[73] |
| 51 | 13 | "We Having Fun Yet?" | Holly Dale | Nancy Kiu & Caroline Dries | March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02) | T13.23163 | 0.42[74] |
| Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 1 | 1.86 | 1.45 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.71 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.74 | |
| 2 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.41 | – | ||
| 3 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.41 | 0.42 | – | |||||||
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