Programs based on DC Comics characters

This is a list of television shows based on characters from DC Comics.

Title	Format	Buyer	Years	Notes
Adventures of Superman	Live-action	First-run syndication	1952–1958
The Adventures of Superpup	Animated	TBA	1958	unaired pilot
The Adventures of Superboy	Live-action	TBA	1961	unaired pilot
Batman	Live-action	ABC	1966–1968
The New Adventures of Superman	Animated	CBS	1966–1967	Includes Superman and The Adventures of Superboy segments
Wonder Woman	Live-action	TBA	1967	unaired pilot presentation
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure	Animated	CBS	1967–1968	Includes Superman, The Adventures of Superboy, Aquaman and guest star segments
The Batman/Superman Hour	Animated	CBS	1968–1969	Includes Superman and Batman segments
Aquaman	Animated	CBS	1968–1970	Repackage of previously aired Aquaman segments
The Adventures of Batman	Animated	TBA	1969	Repackage of previously aired Batman segments
Super Friends	Animated	ABC	1973
Wonder Woman	Live-action	ABC	1974	TV movie intended as a pilot
Shazam!	Live-action	CBS	1974–1976
Wonder Woman	Live-action	ABC	1976–1977
		CBS	1977–1979
The New Adventures of Batman	Animated	CBS	1977
The All-New Superfriends Hour	Animated	ABC	1977
The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour	Animated	CBS	1977	Features previously-aired segments from The New Adventuers of Batman alongside Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
Tarzan and the Super 7	Animated	CBS	1978–1979	Features previously-aired segments from The New Adventuers of Batman alongside Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle and others
Challenge of the Superfriends	Animated	ABC	1978
Legends of the Superheroes	Live-action	NBC	1979
The World's Greatest Superfriends	Animated	ABC	1979
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show	Animated	ABC	1979–1981
Super Friends	Animated	ABC	1980–1981
Batman and the Super 7	Animated	NBC	1980	Features previously-aired segments from The New Adventuers of Batman alongside others
Kid Superpower Hour with Shazam!	Animated	NBC	1981
Super Friends	Animated	TBA	1983
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show	Animated	ABC	1984
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians	Animated	ABC	1985
Superman	Animated	CBS	1988
Superboy	Live-action	First-run syndication	1988–1992	later renamed The Adventures of Superboy}}
Swamp Thing	Live-action	USA	1990–93
The Flash	Live-action	CBS	1990–1991
Swamp Thing	Animated	FOX	1991
Human Target	Live-action	ABC	1992
Batman: The Animated Series	Animated	FOX	1992–1995
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Live-action	ABC	1993–1997
The Superman/Batman Adventures	Animated	USA	1995	Features previously aired segments from various series
Superman: The Animated Series	Animated	The WB	1996–2000
Justice League of America	Live-action	TBA	1997	unaired pilot
Batman: Gotham Knights	Animated	The WB	1997–1999	Also known as The New Batman Adventures
Batman Beyond	Animated	The WB	1999–2001
Static Shock	Animated	The WB	2000–2004
The Zeta Project	Animated	The WB	2001–2002
Smallville	Live-action	The WB	2001–2006
		The CW	2006–2011
Justice League	Animated	Cartoon Network	2001–2006	Later renamed Justice League Unlimited
Birds of Prey	Live-action	The WB	2002–2003
Teen Titans	Animated	Cartoon Network	2003–2006
The Batman	Animated	The WB	2004–2006
		The CW	2006–2008
Krypto the Superdog	Animated	Cartoon Network	2005–2006
Aquaman	Live-action	The CW	2006	unaired pilot
Plastic Man	Animated	Cartoon Network	2006	unaired pilot
Legion of Super Heroes	Animated	The CW	2006–2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Animated	Cartoon Network	2008–2011
Human Target	Live-action	FOX	2010–2011
Young Justice	Animated	Cartoon Network	2010–present
Wonder Woman	Live-action	NBC	2011	unaired pilot
Green Lantern: The Animated Series	Animated	Cartoon Network	2010–2013
Arrow	Live-action	The CW	2012–
Teen Titans Go!	Animated	Cartoon Network	2013–
Beware the Batman	Animated	Cartoon Network	2013–2014
Gotham	Live-action	FOX	2014–
The Flash	Live-action	The CW	2014–
Constantine	Live-action	NBC	2014–2015
iZombie	Live-action	The CW	2015–
Supergirl	Live-action	CBS	2015–2016
		The CW	2016–present
Lucifer	Live-action	FOX	2016–
DC's Legends of Tomorrow	Live-action	The CW	2016–
Preacher	Live-action	AMC	2016–	2016 premiere
Justice League Action	Animated	Cartoon Network	2016–	2016 premiere
Scalped	Live-action	WGN America	2016	pilot ordered
Powerless	Live-action	NBC	2017–present
Black Lightning	Live-action	The CW	2017	pilot ordered