The fall television season is almost finished, and our TV Power Rankings is back (after a week long hiatus) for Week 10.
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The TV Power Rankings is the ComicBook.com official list of the best comic book and genre shows on television. As with last year, we’ll start the list with only shows that are either currently on the air or have a scheduled premiere date.
So how do we decide where shows wind up on the list? We take into account fan buzz, ratings, and critical response, as well as feedback from our readers.
We’ll update the Power Rankings every week, using our criteria as well as your input. We’ve also included a handy poll at the end of the slideshow to give you a voice in pushing your favorite show up the rankings. So be sure to click through to the end and let us know which shows you feel should rank a bit higher.
1) Arrow
Last Week’s Ranking: #6 (up five spots)
Arrow earns the top spot this week for two reasons: it celebrated its 100th episode this week AND was involved in the hugely successful Invasion crossover event. Arrow used the Invasion crossover to continue the season’s theme of showing how much Oliver has grown since the start of the show. While trapped in a “shared hallucination”, Oliver got to experience a life where his friends and family were still alive. Although he was sorely tempted to stay and marry the “love of his life” Laurel, Oliver realized that he had so much more to do for his city and his friends. Like the other parts of the crossover, Arrow had its best ratings of the season and we should expect a strong showing next week for its winter finale.
2) Westworld
Last Week’s Ranking: #2
We’re just a few days away from the season finale and there’s so many questions that still need answered. Last week’s episode confirmed one fan theory (that Bernard was based on Ford’s deceased partner Arnold) while strongly hinting that the show took place in “multiple timelines“. Let’s hope that the hottest show on TV can keep its momentum going after this weekend’s 90 minute finale, as HBO has hinted that the show might not return until 2018.
3) The Flash/Legends of Tomorrow
Last Week’s Ranking: #4 (The Flash) and #8 (Legends of Tomorrow)
This week, DC held a four night “Heroes vs. Aliens” crossover loosely based on DC’s Invasion! event. It was a success in every sense of the world. Not only did the crossover leave a lasting impression on all four CW/DC shows, it also scored big ratings.ย
Whileย Arrowย used its part of the crossover to look back at Oliver’s 100 episodes under the Green Arrow hood,ย The Flashย andย Legends of Tomorrowย was where the bulk of the crossover action happened. As such,ย we decided to lump both shows together this week.
4) Supergirl
Last Week’s Ranking: #5 (up 1 spot)
Althoughย Supergirlย was technically part of the “Invasion” crossover, last Monday’s mid-season finaleย technically featured only about 30 seconds or so of interaction with the CW’s other superheroes. The rest of the episode focused on Supergirl’sย other storylines. Not only did Supergirl and the DEO score a big victory over Cadmus, we also saw the show’s two big romances (Alex and Maggie and Mon-El and Supergirl) heat up a bit.ย ย
Althoughย Supergirlย is finished for 2016, she’ll have plenty of foes to fight in the winter…including the classic Superman foe Mr. Mxyzptlk.
5) The Walking Dead
Last Week’s Ranking: #3 (down 2 spots)
The Walking Deadย keeps tumbling down the Power Rankings as it falls to a season low of #5. The main reasonย Walking Deadย keeps dropping is that it’s lost a ton of viewers this season, dropping from 17 million during its premiere to 10.4 million last week.ย
Let’s be clear,ย The Walking Deadย is a juggernaut and is still one of the biggest shows on TV. But this season has turned a lot of fans off and it could get upstaged byย Westworldย or another Sunday night show if it doesn’t quickly right the ship.
6) Agents of SHIELD
Last Week’s Ranking: #9 (up 3 spots)
Agents of SHIELDย is finally back from its extended fall hiatus. While most of the team is still dealing with Ghost Rider and his…unique baggage, Simmons was secreted away to deal with a high-profile Inhuman in the making. With an Inhumans TV show looming next fall, could Simmons be the lead-in between Marvel’s current and future TV plans?
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7) Gotham
Last Week’s Ranking: #7 (no change)
Gotham ended 2016 with a bang…or rather two bangs. After learning that Lee’s husband (and Carmine Falcone’s son) Mario was infected with Alice’s blood, Gordon goes to save his lady love and winds up shooting twice in the chest. Killing a Falcone probably won’t end well for Gordon, even if Mario was all but dead anyways. Gordon isn’t the only one in trouble: the Riddler is now gunning for Penguin in revenge for the Penguin killing his new girlfriend.ย It’s too bad that Cobblepot is in love with Nygma, or otherwise he’d see how much trouble he’s in!
Poll
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