Chronological Order To Watch CW DC Series

The CW made an announcement in 2012 about the premiere of a TV series based on Green Arrow from the DC franchise. The TV series was meant to replace the just-concluded series, Smallville; no fan ever thought that this series would be the beginning of a great television universe.

Diehard fans of the Arrow series have no problem with sticking to the timeline of all the episodes but for newbies, this article aims to give them the simplest list so that they can easily immerse themselves in the series that feature DC Comics heroes.

The Chronological order of CW DC Series

Before we shared a chronological order of the CW DC series let me explain some terminologies we used. The list is followed by the release order.

The Series name is followed by the season and then the episode of the series. For example; The Flash - 1.01 means The Flash Season 1 for episode 1.

Start CW DC series with Arrow Season 1 and Season 2.

• Arrow – Season 1
• Arrow – Season 2

2014/2015 Year In the CW DC series Chronological order

• The Flash – 1.01
• Arrow – Season 3 Episode 01
• The Flash - 1.02
• Arrow – 3.02
• The Flash – 1.03
• Arrow – 3.03
• The Flash – 1.04
• Arrow – 3.04
• Arrow - 3.05
• The Flash - 1.05
• Arrow – 3.06
• The Flash – 1.06
• Arrow – 3.07
• The Flash – 1.07
• The Flash – 1.08
• Arrow – 3.08
• The Flash – 1.09
• Arrow – 3.09
• The Flash – 1.10
• Arrow – 3.10
• The Flash – 1.11
• Arrow – 3.11
• The Flash – 1.12
• Arrow – 3.12
• The Flash – 1.13
• Arrow – 3.13
• The Flash – 1.14
• Arrow – 3.14
• Arrow - 3.15
• The Flash – 1.15
• The Flash – 1.16
• Arrow - 3.16
• The Flash - 1.17
• Arrow – 3.17
• Arrow – 3.18
• The Flash – 1.18
• Arrow - 3.19
• The Flash – 1.19
• Arrow - 3.20
• The Flash – 1.20
• Arrow – 3.21
• The Flash – 1.21
• Arrow – 3.22
• The Flash – 1.22
• Arrow – 3.23 The Flash – 1.23

2015/2016 Year release of CW DC series

• Supergirl – Season 1, Episodes 1-17
• The Flash – 2.01
• Arrow – 4.01
• The Flash – 2.02
• Arrow – 4.02
• The Flash – 2.03
• Arrow – 4.03
• The Flash – 2.04
• Arrow – 4.04
• The Flash – 2.05
• Arrow - 4.05
• The Flash – 2.06
• Arrow – 4.06
• The Flash – 2.07
• Arrow – 4.07
• The Flash – 2.08
• Arrow – 4.08
• The Flash – 2.09
• Arrow – 4.09
• The Flash – 2.10
• Arrow – 4.10
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.01
• The Flash – 2.11
• Arrow – 4.11
• The Flash – 2.12
• Arrow – 4.12
• Arrow – 4.13
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.03
• The Flash – 2.13
• The Flash – 2.14
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.04
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.05
• Arrow – 4.14
• The Flash – 2.15
• Arrow – 4.15
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.06
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.07
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.08
• The Flash – 2.16
• Arrow – 4.16
• The Flash – 2.17
• Supergirl – 1.18
• Supergirl – Season 1, Episodes 19-20
• Arrow – 4.17
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.09
• Arrow – 4.18
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.10
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.11
• The Flash – 2.18
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.12
• The Flash – 2.19
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.13
• The Flash – 2.20
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.14
• The Flash – 2.21
• Arrow – 4.19
• Arrow – 4.20
• Arrow – 4.21
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.15
• The Flash – 2.22
• Arrow – 4.22
• Legends of Tomorrow – 1.16
• The Flash – 2.23
• Arrow – 4.23

2016/2017 Release of CW DC series

• The Flash – 3.01
• Arrow – 5.01
• Supergirl – 2.01
• The Flash – 3.02
• Arrow – 5.02
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.01
• Supergirl – 2.02
• The Flash – 3.03
• Arrow – 5.03
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.02
• Supergirl – 2.03
• The Flash – 3.04
• Arrow – 5.04
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.03
• Supergirl – 2.04
• The Flash – 3.05
• Arrow – 5.05
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.04
• Supergirl – 2.05
• Arrow – 5.06
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.05
• Supergirl – 2.06
• The Flash – 3.06
• Arrow – 5.07
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.06
• Supergirl – 2.07
• The Flash – 3.07
• Supergirl – 2.08
• The Flash – 3.08
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.07
• The Flash – 3.09
• Arrow – 5.09
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.08
• Supergirl – 2.09
• The Flash – 3.10
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.09
• Arrow – 5.10
• Supergirl – 2.10
• The Flash – 3.11
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.10
• Arrow – 5.11
• Supergirl – 2.11
• The Flash – 3.12
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.11
• Arrow – 5.12
• Supergirl – 2.12
• Arrow – 5.13
• Supergirl – 2.13
• The Flash – 3.13
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.12
• Arrow – 5.14
• Supergirl – 2.14
• The Flash – 3.14
• Arrow – 5.15
• Supergirl – 2.15
• The Flash – 3.15
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.13
• The Flash – 3.16
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.14
• Arrow – 5.16
• Supergirl – 2.16
• The Flash – 3.17
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.15
• Arrow – 5.17
• Supergirl – 2.17
• The Flash – 3.18
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.16
• Arrow – 5.18
• Legends of Tomorrow – 2.17
• Supergirl – 2.18
• The Flash – 3.19
• Arrow – 5.19
• Supergirl – 2.19
• The Flash – 3.20
• Arrow – 5.20
• Supergirl – 2.20
• The Flash – 3.21
• Arrow – 5.21
• Supergirl – 2.21
• The Flash – 3.22
• Arrow – 5.22
• Supergirl – 2.22
• The Flash – 3.23
• Arrow – 5.23

The chronological order of CW DC series in the Year 2017/2018

• Supergirl – 3.01
• The Flash – 4.01
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.01
• Arrow – 6.01
• Supergirl – 3.02
• The Flash – 4.02
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.02
• Arrow – 6.02
• Supergirl – 3.03
• The Flash – 4.03
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.03
• Arrow – 6.03
• upergirl – 3.04
• The Flash – 4.04
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.04
• Arrow – 6.04
• Supergirl – 3.05
• The Flash – 4.05
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.05
• Arrow – 6.05
• Supergirl – 3.06
• The Flash – 4.06
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.06
• Arrow – 6.06
• Supergirl – 3.07
• The Flash – 4.07
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.07
• Arrow – 6.07
• Supergirl – 3.08
• Arrow – 6.08
• The Flash – 4.08
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.08
• Supergirl – 3.09
• The Flash – 4.09
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.09
• Arrow – 6.09
• Supergirl – 3.10
• The Flash – 4.10
• Black Lightning – 1.01
• Arrow – 6.10
• Supergirl – 3.11
• The Flash – 4.11
• Black Lightning – 1.02
• Arrow – 6.11
• Supergirl – 3.12
• The Flash – 4.12
• Black Lightning – 1.03
• Arrow – 6.12
• Supergirl – 3.13
• The Flash – 4.13
• Black Lightning – 1.04
• Arrow – 6.13
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.10
• Black Lightning – 1.05
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.11
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.12
• The Flash – 4.14
• Black Lightning – 1.06
• Arrow – 6.14
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.13
• The Flash – 4.15
• Black Lightning – 1.07
• Arrow – 6.15
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.14
• The Flash – 4.16
• Black Lightning – 1.08
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.15
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.16
• Black Lightning – 1.10
• Arrow – 6.16
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.17
• Black Lightning – 1.11
• Arrow – 6.17
• Legends of Tomorrow – 3.18
• The Flash – 4.16
• Black Lightning – 1.12
• Arrow – 6.18
• Supergirl – 3.14
• The Flash – 4.18
• Black Lightning – 1.13
• Arrow – 6.19
• Supergirl – 3.15
• The Flash – 4.19
• Arrow – 6.20
• Supergirl – 3.16
• The Flash – 4.20
• Arrow – 6.21
• Supergirl – 3.17
• The Flash – 4.21
• Arrow – 6.22
• Supergirl – 3.18
• The Flash – 4.22
• Arrow – 6.23
• Supergirl – 3.19
• The Flash – 4.23
• Supergirl – 3.20
• Supergirl – 3.21
• Supergirl – 3.22
• Supergirl – 3.23

2018/2019

• The Flash – 5.01
• Black Lightning – 2.01
• Supergirl – 4.01
• Arrow – 7.01
• The Flash – 5.02
• Black Lightning – 2.02
• Supergirl – 4.02
• Arrow – 7.02
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.01
• The Flash – 5.03
• Black Lightning – 2.03
• Supergirl – 4.03
• Arrow – 7.03
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.02
• The Flash – 5.04
• Black Lightning – 2.04
• Supergirl – 4.04
• Arrow – 7.04
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.03
• Supergirl – 4.05
• Arrow – 7.05
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.04
• The Flash – 5.05
• Black Lightning – 2.05
• Supergirl – 4.06
• Arrow – 7.06
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.05
• The Flash – 5.06
• Black Lightning – 2.06
• Supergirl – 4.07
• Arrow – 7.07
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.06
• The Flash – 5.07
• Black Lightning – 2.07
• Supergirl – 4.08
• Arrow – 7.08
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.07
• The Flash – 5.08
• Black Lightning – 2.08
• The Flash – 5.09
• Arrow – 7.09
• Supergirl – 4.09
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.08
• Black Lightning – 2.09
• The Flash – 5.10
• Supergirl – 4.10
• Arrow – 7.10
• Black Lightning – 2.10
• The Flash – 5.11
• Supergirl – 4.11
• Arrow – 7.11
• Black Lightning – 2.11
• The Flash – 5.12
• Arrow – 7.12
• Black Lightning – 2.12
• The Flash – 5.13
• Arrow – 7.13
• Black Lightning – 2.13
• The Flash – 5.14
• Supergirl – 4.12
• Supergirl – 4.13
• Arrow – 7.14
• Black Lightning – 2.14
• The Flash – 5.15
• Supergirl – 4.14
• Arrow – 7.15
• Black Lightning – 2.15
• The Flash – 5.16
• Supergirl – 4.15
• Arrow – 7.16
• Black Lightning – 2.16
• The Flash – 5.17
• Supergirl – 4.16
• Arrow – 7.17
• Supergirl – 4.17
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.09
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.10
• Arrow – 7.18
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.11
• The Flash – 5.18
• Supergirl – 4.18
• Arrow – 7.19
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.12
• The Flash – 5.19
• Supergirl – 4.19
• Arrow – 7.20
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.13
• The Flash – 5.20
• Supergirl – 4.20
• Arrow – 7.21
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.14
• The Flash – 5.21
• Supergirl – 4.21
• Arrow – 7.22
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.15
• The Flash – 5.22
• Supergirl – 4.22
• Legends of Tomorrow – 4.16

The list above doesn’t include other animated adventures on CW like Constantine and Vixen. The list concludes at 2018/2019 airdates.

For learning about the Chronological order of the DC Animated series, You can read this article:

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