# List of Gotham episodes

Gotham is an American superhero crime-drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, based on characters appearing in and published by DC Comics in their Batman franchise, primarily those of James Gordon and Bruce Wayne. The series stars Ben McKenzie and David Mazouz respectively as the young Gordon and Wayne, while Heller executive produces along with Danny Cannon, who also directed the pilot. As originally conceived, the series would have served as a straightforward story of Gordon's early days at the Gotham City Police Department.
During the course of the series, 100 episodes of Gotham aired over five seasons, between September 22, 2014, and April 25, 2019.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released | Rank | Avg. viewers (in millions) |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released | Rank | Avg. viewers (in millions) |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22) | May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04) | 68 | 7.56 |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21) | May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23) | 89 | 5.37 |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) | June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) | 100 | 4.52 |
| 4 | 22 | 22 | September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21) | May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17) | 129 | 3.69 |
| 5 | 12 | 12 | January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) | April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25) | 125 | 3.68 |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2014–15)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Danny Cannon | Bruno Heller | September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22) | 276072 | 8.21 |
| 2 | 2 | "Selina Kyle" | Danny Cannon | Bruno Heller | September 29, 2014 (2014-09-29) | 4X6652 | 7.45 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Balloonman" | Dermott Downs | John Stephens | October 6, 2014 (2014-10-06) | 4X6653 | 6.36 |
| 4 | 4 | "Arkham" | TJ Scott | Ken Woodruff | October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13) | 4X6654 | 6.39 |
| 5 | 5 | "Viper" | Tim Hunter | Rebecca Perry Cutter | October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20) | 4X6655 | 6.09 |
| 6 | 6 | "Spirit of the Goat" | TJ Scott | Ben Edlund | October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27) | 4X6656 | 5.89 |
| 7 | 7 | "Penguin's Umbrella" | Rob Bailey | Bruno Heller | November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03) | 4X6657 | 6.63 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Mask" | Paul Edwards | John Stephens | November 10, 2014 (2014-11-10) | 4X6658 | 6.35 |
| 9 | 9 | "Harvey Dent" | Karen Gaviola | Ken Woodruff | November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17) | 4X6659 | 6.49 |
| 10 | 10 | "Lovecraft" | Guy Ferland | Rebecca Dameron | November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24) | 4X6660 | 6.05 |
| 11 | 11 | "Rogues' Gallery" | Oz Scott | Sue Chung | January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05) | 4X6661 | 7.06 |
| 12 | 12 | "What the Little Bird Told Him" | Eagle Egilsson | Ben Edlund | January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19) | 4X6662 | 6.50 |
| 13 | 13 | "Welcome Back, Jim Gordon" | Wendey Stanzler | Megan Mostyn-Brown | January 26, 2015 (2015-01-26) | 4X6663 | 6.04 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Fearsome Dr. Crane" | John Behring | John Stephens | February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02) | 4X6664 | 5.79 |
| 15 | 15 | "The Scarecrow" | Nick Copus | Ken Woodruff | February 9, 2015 (2015-02-09) | 4X6665 | 5.63 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Blind Fortune Teller" | Jeffrey Hunt | Bruno Heller | February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16) | 4X6666 | 6.19 |
| 17 | 17 | "Red Hood" | Nathan Hope | Danny Cannon | February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23) | 4X6667 | 6.53 |
| 18 | 18 | "Everyone Has a Cobblepot" | Bill Eagles | Megan Mostyn-Brown | March 2, 2015 (2015-03-02) | 4X6668 | 6.10 |
| 19 | 19 | "Beasts of Prey" | Eagle Egilsson | Ken Woodruff | April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13) | 4X6669 | 4.50 |
| 20 | 20 | "Under the Knife" | TJ Scott | John Stephens | April 20, 2015 (2015-04-20) | 4X6670 | 4.44 |
| 21 | 21 | "The Anvil or the Hammer" | Paul Edwards | Jordan Harper | April 27, 2015 (2015-04-27) | 4X6671 | 4.58 |
| 22 | 22 | "All Happy Families Are Alike" | Danny Cannon | Bruno Heller | May 4, 2015 (2015-05-04) | 4X6672 | 4.93 |

### Season 2 (2015–16)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| Rise of the Villains ||||||||
| 23 | 1 | "Damned If You Do..." | Danny Cannon | Bruno Heller | September 21, 2015 (2015-09-21) | 4X6201 | 4.57 |
| 24 | 2 | "Knock, Knock" | Rob Bailey | Ken Woodruff | September 28, 2015 (2015-09-28) | 4X6202 | 4.65 |
| 25 | 3 | "The Last Laugh" | Eagle Egilsson | John Stephens | October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05) | 4X6203 | 4.33 |
| 26 | 4 | "Strike Force" | TJ Scott | Danny Cannon | October 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) | 4X6204 | 4.17 |
| 27 | 5 | "Scarification" | Bill Eagles | Jordan Harper | October 19, 2015 (2015-10-19) | 4X6205 | 4.19 |
| 28 | 6 | "By Fire" | TJ Scott | Rebecca Perry Cutter | October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) | 4X6206 | 4.32 |
| 29 | 7 | "Mommy's Little Monster" | Kenneth Fink | Robert Hull | November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02) | 4X6207 | 4.27 |
| 30 | 8 | "Tonight's the Night" | Jeffrey Hunt | Jim Barnes | November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09) | 4X6208 | 4.11 |
| 31 | 9 | "A Bitter Pill to Swallow" | Louis Shaw Milito | Megan Mostyn-Brown | November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16) | 4X6209 | 4.35 |
| 32 | 10 | "The Son of Gotham" | Rob Bailey | John Stephens | November 23, 2015 (2015-11-23) | 4X6210 | 4.00 |
| 33 | 11 | "Worse Than a Crime" | Jeffrey Hunt | Bruno Heller | November 30, 2015 (2015-11-30) | 4X6211 | 4.51 |
| Wrath of the Villains ||||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Mr. Freeze" | Nick Copus | Ken Woodruff | February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | 4X6212 | 4.12 |
| 35 | 13 | "A Dead Man Feels No Cold" | Eagle Egilsson | Seth Boston | March 7, 2016 (2016-03-07) | 4X6213 | 4.54 |
| 36 | 14 | "This Ball of Mud and Meanness" | John Behring | Jordan Harper | March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14) | 4X6214 | 4.01 |
| 37 | 15 | "Mad Grey Dawn" | Nick Copus | Robert Hull | March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21) | 4X6215 | 3.89 |
| 38 | 16 | "Prisoners" | Scott White | Danny Cannon | March 28, 2016 (2016-03-28) | 4X6216 | 3.82 |
| 39 | 17 | "Into the Woods" | Oz Scott | Rebecca Perry Cutter | April 11, 2016 (2016-04-11) | 4X6217 | 3.71 |
| 40 | 18 | "Pinewood" | John Stephens | Robert Hull & Megan Mostyn-Brown | April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18) | 4X6218 | 3.72 |
| 41 | 19 | "Azrael" | Larysa Kondracki | Jim Barnes & Ken Woodruff | May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02) | 4X6219 | 3.59 |
| 42 | 20 | "Unleashed" | Paul Edwards | Danny Cannon | May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09) | 4X6220 | 3.67 |
| 43 | 21 | "A Legion of Horribles" | Rob Bailey | Jordan Harper | May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16) | 4X6221 | 3.84 |
| 44 | 22 | "Transference" | Eagle Egilsson | Bruno Heller | May 23, 2016 (2016-05-23) | 4X6222 | 3.62 |

### Season 3 (2016–17)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| Mad City ||||||||
| 45 | 1 | "Better to Reign in Hell..." | Danny Cannon | John Stephens | September 19, 2016 (2016-09-19) | T13.19901 | 3.90 |
| 46 | 2 | "Burn the Witch" | Danny Cannon | Ken Woodruff | September 26, 2016 (2016-09-26) | T13.19902 | 3.54 |
| 47 | 3 | "Look into My Eyes" | Rob Bailey | Danny Cannon | October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03) | T13.19903 | 3.19 |
| 48 | 4 | "New Day Rising" | Eagle Egilsson | Robert Hull | October 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) | T13.19904 | 3.42 |
| 49 | 5 | "Anything for You" | TJ Scott | Denise Thé | October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17) | T13.19905 | 3.32 |
| 50 | 6 | "Follow the White Rabbit" | Nathan Hope | Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt | October 24, 2016 (2016-10-24) | T13.19906 | 3.48 |
| 51 | 7 | "Red Queen" | Scott White | Megan Mostyn-Brown | October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31) | T13.19907 | 3.16 |
| 52 | 8 | "Blood Rush" | Rob Bailey | Tze Chun | November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) | T13.19908 | 3.52 |
| 53 | 9 | "The Executioner" | John Behring | Ken Woodruff | November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14) | T13.19909 | 3.63 |
| 54 | 10 | "Time Bomb" | Hanelle M. Culpepper | Robert Hull | November 21, 2016 (2016-11-21) | T13.19910 | 3.44 |
| 55 | 11 | "Beware the Green-Eyed Monster" | Danny Cannon | John Stephens | November 28, 2016 (2016-11-28) | T13.19911 | 3.37 |
| 56 | 12 | "Ghosts" | Eagle Egilsson | Danny Cannon | January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) | T13.19912 | 3.69 |
| 57 | 13 | "Smile Like You Mean It" | Olatunde Osunsanmi | Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt | January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23) | T13.19913 | 3.60 |
| 58 | 14 | "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" | Louis Shaw Milito | Seth Boston | January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30) | T13.19914 | 3.46 |
| Heroes Rise ||||||||
| 59 | 15 | "How the Riddler Got His Name" | TJ Scott | Megan Mostyn-Brown | April 24, 2017 (2017-04-24) | T13.19915 | 2.99 |
| 60 | 16 | "These Delicate and Dark Obsessions" | Ben McKenzie | Robert Hull | May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01) | T13.19916 | 3.02 |
| 61 | 17 | "The Primal Riddle" | Maja Vrvilo | Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt | May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08) | T13.19917 | 3.03 |
| 62 | 18 | "Light the Wick" | Mark Tonderai | Tze Chun | May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15) | T13.19918 | 2.98 |
| 63 | 19 | "All Will Be Judged" | John Behring | Ken Woodruff | May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22) | T13.19919 | 2.92 |
| 64 | 20 | "Pretty Hate Machine" | Danny Cannon | Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt | May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29) | T13.19920 | 3.03 |
| 65 | 21 | "Destiny Calling" | Nathan Hope | Danny Cannon | June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) | T13.19921 | 3.17 |
| 66 | 22 | "Heavydirtysoul" | Rob Bailey | Robert Hull | June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) | T13.19922 | 3.03 |

### Season 4 (2017–18)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| A Dark Knight ||||||||
| 67 | 1 | "Pax Penguina" | Danny Cannon | John Stephens | September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21) | T40.10001 | 3.21 |
| 68 | 2 | "The Fear Reaper" | Louis Shaw Milito | Danny Cannon | September 28, 2017 (2017-09-28) | T40.10002 | 2.87 |
| 69 | 3 | "They Who Hide Behind Masks" | Mark Tonderai | Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt | October 5, 2017 (2017-10-05) | T40.10003 | 2.92 |
| 70 | 4 | "The Demon's Head" | Kenneth Fink | Ben McKenzie | October 12, 2017 (2017-10-12) | T40.10004 | 2.75 |
| 71 | 5 | "The Blade's Path" | Scott White | Tze Chun | October 19, 2017 (2017-10-19) | T40.10005 | 2.75 |
| 72 | 6 | "Hog Day Afternoon" | Mark Tonderai | Kim Newton | October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26) | T40.10006 | 2.87 |
| 73 | 7 | "A Day in the Narrows" | John Behring | Peter Blake | November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02) | T40.10007 | 2.75 |
| 74 | 8 | "Stop Hitting Yourself" | Rob Bailey | Charlie Huston | November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) | T40.10008 | 2.70 |
| 75 | 9 | "Let Them Eat Pie" | Nathan Hope | Iturri Sosa | November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16) | T40.10009 | 2.62 |
| 76 | 10 | "Things That Go Boom" | Louis Shaw Milito | Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt | November 30, 2017 (2017-11-30) | T40.10010 | 2.59 |
| 77 | 11 | "Queen Takes Knight" | Danny Cannon | John Stephens | December 7, 2017 (2017-12-07) | T40.10011 | 2.53 |
| 78 | 12 | "Pieces of a Broken Mirror" | Hanelle M. Culpepper | Danny Cannon | March 1, 2018 (2018-03-01) | T40.10012 | 2.57 |
| 79 | 13 | "A Beautiful Darkness" | John Stephens | Tze Chun | March 8, 2018 (2018-03-08) | T40.10013 | 2.41 |
| 80 | 14 | "Reunion" | Annabelle K. Frost | Peter Blake | March 15, 2018 (2018-03-15) | T40.10014 | 2.55 |
| 81 | 15 | "The Sinking Ship The Grand Applause" | Nick Copus | Seth Boston | March 22, 2018 (2018-03-22) | T40.10015 | 2.47 |
| 82 | 16 | "One of My Three Soups" | Ben McKenzie | Charlie Huston | March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29) | T40.10016 | 2.39 |
| 83 | 17 | "Mandatory Brunch Meeting" | Maja Vrvilo | Steven Lilien & Bryan Wynbrandt | April 5, 2018 (2018-04-05) | T40.10017 | 2.53 |
| 84 | 18 | "That's Entertainment" | Nick Copus | Danny Cannon | April 12, 2018 (2018-04-12) | T40.10018 | 2.37 |
| 85 | 19 | "To Our Deaths and Beyond" | Scott White | Peter Blake & Iturri Sosa | April 19, 2018 (2018-04-19) | T40.10019 | 2.18 |
| 86 | 20 | "That Old Corpse" | Louis Shaw Milito | Charlie Huston | May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03) | T40.10020 | 1.94 |
| 87 | 21 | "One Bad Day" | Rob Bailey | Tze Chun | May 10, 2018 (2018-05-10) | T40.10021 | 2.21 |
| 88 | 22 | "No Man's Land" | Nathan Hope | John Stephens & Seth Boston | May 17, 2018 (2018-05-17) | T40.10022 | 2.20 |

### Season 5 (2019)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
| Legend of the Dark Knight ||||||||
| 89 | 1 | "Year Zero" | Danny Cannon | John Stephens | January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) | T40.10051 | 2.54 |
| 90 | 2 | "Trespassers" | Louis Shaw Milito | Danny Cannon | January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10) | T40.10052 | 2.38 |
| 91 | 3 | "Penguin, Our Hero" | Rob Bailey | Tze Chun | January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) | T40.10053 | 2.36 |
| 92 | 4 | "Ruin" | Nathan Hope | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) | T40.10054 | 2.35 |
| 93 | 5 | "Pena Dura" | Mark Tonderai | Iturri Sosa | January 31, 2019 (2019-01-31) | T40.10055 | 2.34 |
| 94 | 6 | "13 Stitches" | Ben McKenzie | Seth Boston | February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14) | T40.10056 | 2.28 |
| 95 | 7 | "Ace Chemicals" | John Stephens | Tze Chun | February 21, 2019 (2019-02-21) | T40.10057 | 2.13 |
| 96 | 8 | "Nothing's Shocking" | Kenneth Fink | Seth Boston | February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28) | T40.10061 | 2.22 |
| 97 | 9 | "The Trial of Jim Gordon" | Erin Richards | Ben McKenzie | March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07) | T40.10062 | 2.04 |
| 98 | 10 | "I Am Bane" | Kenneth Fink | James Stoteraux & Chad Fiveash | March 21, 2019 (2019-03-21) | T40.10058 | 2.17 |
| 99 | 11 | "They Did What?" | Carol Banker | Tze Chun | April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18) | T40.10059 | 2.02 |
| 100 | 12 | "The Beginning..." | Rob Bailey | John Stephens | April 25, 2019 (2019-04-25) | T40.10060 | 2.19 |