Arrow (season 1)
Episodes

Arrow (season 1)

Section Title: Episodes
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)

1	1	"Pilot"	David Nutter	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim	October 10, 2012	296818	4.14

Billionaire playboy Oliver Queen, missing and presumed dead after a shipwreck that claimed the life of his father, Robert, is discovered alive after five years on a remote Pacific island.

2	2	"Honor Thy Father"	David Barrett	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim	October 17, 2012	2J7302	3.55

Laurel brings a civil suit against millionaire Martin Somers, who is also one of Oliver's targets, for taking part in drug trades with the Chinese Triad that ultimately led to the death of a young woman's father.

3	3	"Lone Gunmen"	Guy Bee	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg	October 24, 2012	2J7303	3.51

Oliver tracks down another millionaire from his list, before the latter is killed by an assassin known as Deadshot. Oliver decides to build a new dance club above his hideout as a cover for his nighttime disappearances.

4	4	"An Innocent Man"	Vince Misiano	Moira Kirland & Lana Cho	October 31, 2012	2J7304	3.05

Oliver offers Diggle a chance to fight at his side and help the city, which the latter refuses. Later, Oliver discovers a connection between Peter Declan, a death row inmate, and Jason Brodeur, one of the men on his list.

5	5	"Damaged"	Michael Schultz	Wendy Mericle & Ben Sokolowski	November 7, 2012	2J7305	3.75

Oliver hires Laurel as his attorney and his bail is accepted. Given Oliver's time on the island, the District Attorney offers an insanity plea with indefinite treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in a psychiatric facility.

6	6	"Legacies"	John Behring	Moira Kirland & Marc Guggenheim	November 14, 2012	2J7306	3.83

Oliver begins preparing to attack another individual from the list, but Diggle argues that he should expand his work and help the police stop a group of bank robbers.

7	7	"Muse of Fire"	David Grossman	Story by : Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Geoff Johns & Marc Guggenheim	November 28, 2012	2J7307	3.74

Moira is almost shot by a mysterious assailant who was attempting to assassinate an associate of mob boss Frank Bertinelli. Oliver attempts to infiltrate Frank's business to discover the identity of the attacker.

8	8	"Vendetta"	Ken Fink	Beth Schwartz & Andrew Kreisberg	December 5, 2012	2J7308	3.35

Oliver decides to teach Helena that there is justice outside of revenge after witnessing her try to kill the head of the Triad.

9	9	"Year's End"	John Dahl	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Marc Guggenheim Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim	December 12, 2012	2J7309	3.11

Hunt is killed by a mysterious archer. Quentin deduces that a copycat is at work, but his superior publicly blames the hooded vigilante.

10	10	"Burned"	Eagle Egilsson	Moira Kirland & Ben Sokolowski	January 16, 2013	2J7310	3.06

Six weeks after his fight with Malcolm, Oliver avoids any activities as his vigilante, despite insistence from Diggle. When a firefighter is killed in the line of duty, Laurel suspects that he was murdered and steals the phone the vigilante gave Quentin in order to contact him for help.

11	11	"Trust But Verify"	Nick Copus	Gabrielle Stanton	January 23, 2013	2J7311	3.14

After an armored truck is robbed, Oliver believes that one of the thieves is former Marine Ted Gaynor, from his target list.

12	12	"Vertigo"	Wendey Stanzler	Wendy Mericle & Ben Sokolowski	January 30, 2013	2J7312	2.97

The judge dismisses the plea bargain of Thea and orders the charges brought to trial. Helping Thea, Oliver begins working on tracking down the supplier of the drug, which is known as Vertigo; he discovers that the supplier is called "The Count", and arranges a meeting through his contacts with the Solntsevskaya Bratva.

13	13	"Betrayal"	Guy Bee	Lana Cho & Beth Schwartz	February 6, 2013	2J7313	2.96

Moira denies knowledge about the list. Diggle decides to investigate her daily activities.

14	14	"The Odyssey"	John Behring	Story by : Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Teleplay by : Andrew Kreisberg & Marc Guggenheim	February 13, 2013	2J7314	3.29

Oliver is critically shot by Moira and escapes. He exposes his secret to Felicity, and asks her to take him to his hideout.

15	15	"Dodger"	Eagle Egilsson	Beth Schwartz	February 20, 2013	2J7315	3.15

Oliver learns of a jewel thief named "Dodger", who uses hostages tagged with bomb collars. Felicity suggests that Oliver bug the phone of Detective McKenna Hall, an old friend of Oliver's, to gain information on the Dodger.

16	16	"Dead to Rights"	Glen Winter	Geoff Johns	February 27, 2013	2J7316	3.17

Oliver kills a hired gunman, and realizes that the latter's target is not safe yet. Chien hires Lawton, who is revealed to have survived Oliver's attack, to take out Malcolm after the previous gunman's death.

17	17	"The Huntress Returns"	Guy Bee	Jake Coburn & Lana Cho	March 20, 2013	2J7317	3.02

Helena returns to Starling City to kill Frank after she learns that he plans to make a deal with the FBI for witness protection.

18	18	"Salvation"	Nick Copus	Drew Z. Greenberg & Wendy Mericle	March 27, 2013	2J7318	2.65

Another vigilante appears in Starling City and kidnaps one of Oliver's targets, a slumlord who had charges dropped against him because he was able to pay off the District Attorney.

19	19	"Unfinished Business"	Michael Offer	Bryan Q. Miller & Lindsey Allen	April 3, 2013	2J7319	2.92

When a girl dies after using a new form of Vertigo, Oliver sets out to interrogate the Count and determines the latter has lost his mind from the Vertigo overdose.

20	20	"Home Invasion"	Ken Fink	Ben Sokolowski & Beth Schwartz	April 24, 2013	2J7320	3.10

Laurel represents the Moore family who are suing a corrupt businessman, who puts a hit on the family, and the couple's young child is the sole survivor.

21	21	"The Undertaking"	Michael Schultz	Jake Coburn & Lana Cho	May 1, 2013	2J7321	2.89

Oliver tracks down an accountant of the secret organization and steals his laptop. While decrypting it, Felicity uncovers a link to Walter—a money transfer was made to Dominic Alonzo, an underground casino owner who was hired to kidnap Walter.

22	22	"Darkness on the Edge of Town"	John Behring	Drew Z. Greenberg & Wendy Mericle	May 8, 2013	2J7322	2.62

Malcolm kills the scientists who worked on the device. Diggle, disguised as the vigilante, kidnaps Oliver and Moira, but this is in fact a ruse by the former two in an attempt to uncover the truth.

23	23	"Sacrifice"	David Barrett	Story by : Greg Berlanti Teleplay by : Marc Guggenheim & Andrew Kreisberg	May 15, 2013	2J7323	2.77

Malcolm imprisons Oliver, who later manages to escape. He confronts Moira about the Undertaking, which prompts her to hold a press conference and reveal to the city her involvement with Malcolm and the plan to destroy the Glades.

Sentence(s)

Arrow's premiere episode drew 4.14 million viewers.

final_sentence: Arrow's premiere episode drew 4.14 million viewers.