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Gotham (2014)

Action · Crime · Drama

Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?

IMDb rating
7.8 (253,545 votes)
Episode average
8.2 ↑ +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons
5
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

8.05 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 8.9 44 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 10,811 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 6,337 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 5,610 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 5,285 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 4,935 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 5,058 votesEp 7: 9.0 · 6,394 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 4,487 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 4,380 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 4,483 votesEp 11: 7.6 · 4,109 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 4,182 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 3,886 votesEp 14: 8.0 · 3,850 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 3,892 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 4,386 votesEp 17: 7.9 · 3,848 votesEp 18: 8.0 · 3,658 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 3,627 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 3,675 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 3,760 votesEp 22: 8.9 · 4,748 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot7.910,811
2Selina Kyle7.86,337
3The Balloonman7.75,610
4Arkham7.95,285
5Viper7.74,935
6Spirit of the Goat8.15,058
7Penguin's Umbrella9.06,394
8The Mask7.84,487
9Harvey Dent7.64,380
10Lovecraft8.24,483
11Rogues' Gallery7.64,109
12What the Little Bird Told Him8.34,182
13Welcome Back, Jim Gordon7.83,886
14The Fearsome Dr. Crane8.03,850
15The Scarecrow7.83,892
16The Blind Fortune Teller8.34,386
17Red Hood7.93,848
18Everyone Has a Cobblepot8.03,658
19Beasts of Prey8.03,627
20Under the Knife8.33,675
21The Anvil or the Hammer8.53,760
22All Happy Families Are Alike8.94,748

Season 2 (2015)

8.42 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.1 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 4,238 votesEp 2: 8.9 · 4,720 votesEp 3: 9.0 · 4,602 votesEp 4: 8.1 · 3,362 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 3,255 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 3,338 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 3,881 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 3,341 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 3,252 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 3,753 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 3,915 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 2,996 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 2,890 votesEp 14: 8.3 · 2,953 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 3,028 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 2,945 votesEp 17: 9.0 · 3,527 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 2,853 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 2,957 votesEp 20: 8.6 · 3,020 votesEp 21: 8.1 · 2,751 votesEp 22: 8.1 · 2,898 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do...8.34,238
2Rise of the Villains: Knock, Knock8.94,720
3Rise of the Villains: The Last Laugh9.04,602
4Rise of the Villains: Strike Force8.13,362
5Rise of the Villains: Scarification7.93,255
6Rise of the Villains: By Fire8.33,338
7Rise of the Villains: Mommy's Little Monster8.83,881
8Rise of the Villains: Tonight's the Night8.43,341
9Rise of the Villains: A Bitter Pill to Swallow8.33,252
10Rise of the Villains: The Son of Gotham8.93,753
11Rise of the Villains: Worse Than a Crime9.03,915
12Wrath of the Villains: Mr. Freeze8.02,996
13Wrath of the Villains: A Dead Man Feels No Cold8.12,890
14Wrath of the Villains: This Ball of Mud and Meanness8.32,953
15Wrath of the Villains: Mad Grey Dawn8.43,028
16Wrath of the Villains: Prisoners8.22,945
17Wrath of the Villains: Into the Woods9.03,527
18Wrath of the Villains: Pinewood8.12,853
19Wrath of the Villains: Azrael8.42,957
20Wrath of the Villains: Unleashed8.63,020
21Wrath of the Villains: A Legion of Horribles8.12,751
22Wrath of the Villains: Transference8.12,898

Season 3 (2016)

8.12 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 9.0 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 2,872 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 2,634 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 2,550 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 2,498 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 2,526 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 2,526 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 2,428 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 2,336 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 2,334 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 2,352 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 2,634 votesEp 12: 7.9 · 2,375 votesEp 13: 8.6 · 2,868 votesEp 14: 9.0 · 3,601 votesEp 15: 8.0 · 2,357 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 2,263 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 2,230 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 2,149 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 2,170 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 2,309 votesEp 21: 8.5 · 2,396 votesEp 22: 9.0 · 3,122 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Mad City: Better to Reign in Hell7.72,872
2Mad City: Burn the Witch7.82,634
3Mad City: Look Into My Eyes7.82,550
4Mad City: New Day Rising7.92,498
5Mad City: Anything for You8.12,526
6Mad City: Follow the White Rabbit8.02,526
7Mad City: Red Queen7.72,428
8Mad City: Blood Rush7.92,336
9Mad City: The Executioner7.92,334
10Mad City: Time Bomb8.02,352
11Mad City: Beware the Green-Eyed Monster8.52,634
12Mad City: Ghosts7.92,375
13Mad City: Smile Like You Mean It8.62,868
14Mad City: The Gentle Art of Making Enemies9.03,601
15Heroes Rise: How the Riddler Got His Name8.02,357
16Heroes Rise: These Delicate and Dark Obsessions8.02,263
17Heroes Rise: The Primal Riddle8.12,230
18Heroes Rise: Light the Wick7.82,149
19Heroes Rise: All Will Be Judged8.02,170
20Heroes Rise: Pretty Hate Machine8.42,309
21Heroes Rise: Destiny Calling8.52,396
22Heroes Rise: Heavydirtysoul9.03,122

Season 4 (2017)

8.29 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 9.1 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 2,728 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 2,377 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 2,302 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 2,249 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 2,181 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 2,135 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 2,195 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 2,125 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 2,287 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 2,138 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 2,418 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 2,092 votesEp 13: 8.1 · 2,130 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 2,034 votesEp 15: 8.7 · 2,297 votesEp 16: 8.3 · 2,249 votesEp 17: 8.4 · 2,222 votesEp 18: 8.7 · 2,416 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 2,060 votesEp 20: 8.6 · 2,290 votesEp 21: 8.9 · 2,470 votesEp 22: 9.1 · 3,067 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1A Dark Knight: Pax Penguina8.32,728
2A Dark Knight: The Fear Reaper8.02,377
3A Dark Knight: They Who Hide Behind Masks8.02,302
4A Dark Knight: The Demon's Head8.02,249
5A Dark Knight: The Blade's Path8.02,181
6A Dark Knight: Hog Day Afternoon7.82,135
7A Dark Knight: A Day in the Narrows8.22,195
8A Dark Knight: Stop Hitting Yourself8.12,125
9A Dark Knight: Let Them Eat Pie8.42,287
10A Dark Knight: Things That Go Boom8.32,138
11A Dark Knight: Queen Takes Knight8.72,418
12A Dark Knight: Pieces of a Broken Mirror7.82,092
13A Dark Knight: A Beautiful Darkness8.12,130
14A Dark Knight: Reunion8.12,034
15A Dark Knight: The Sinking Ship the Grand Applause8.72,297
16A Dark Knight: One of My Three Soups8.32,249
17A Dark Knight: Mandatory Brunch Meeting8.42,222
18A Dark Knight: That's Entertainment8.72,416
19A Dark Knight: To Our Deaths and Beyond7.92,060
20A Dark Knight: That Old Corpse8.62,290
21A Dark Knight: One Bad Day8.92,470
22A Dark Knight: No Man's Land9.13,067

Season 5 (2019)

8.07 avg 12 episodes 8.3 → 8.5 44 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 2,568 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 2,135 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 2,095 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,995 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,978 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 1,982 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 2,287 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 1,917 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 1,955 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 1,969 votesEp 11: 8.4 · 2,168 votesEp 12: 8.5 · 3,312 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Legend of the Dark Knight: Year Zero8.32,568
2Legend of the Dark Knight: Trespassers7.92,135
3Legend of the Dark Knight: Penguin, Our Hero8.12,095
4Legend of the Dark Knight: Ruin8.01,995
5Legend of the Dark Knight: Pena Dura7.91,978
6Legend of the Dark Knight: 13 Stitches8.01,982
7Legend of the Dark Knight: Ace Chemicals8.62,287
8Legend of the Dark Knight: Nothing's Shocking7.61,917
9Legend of the Dark Knight: The Trial of Jim Gordon7.41,955
10Legend of the Dark Knight: I Am Bane8.11,969
11Legend of the Dark Knight: They Did What?8.42,168
12Legend of the Dark Knight: The Beginning...8.53,312
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