5 Arrowverse TV Shows That Were Canceled (& Why)

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The Arrowverse is soon coming to an end after The CW decided to cancel multiple shows for different reasons, effectively putting an end to the DC TV universe. The Arrowverse started with Stephen Amell's debut as Oliver Queen in Arrow back in 2012. During Arrow season 2, the show introduced Grant Gustin as Barry Allen for a two-episode arc, which would later turn into the actor leading his own spinoff series, The Flash. After that, the Arrowverse grew exponentially, with a slew of new shows expanding the universe and creating yearly crossover events that rivaled the popularity of DC's movies.
Over the years, the Arrowverse lost some steam, as the long episode orders, around 20 a season, posed story difficulties as time went on. The Arrowverse as a whole would also start to struggle with its VFX, which had a very negative impact on the universe's reputation. Following Arrow ending with season 8 in 2020, the Arrowverse would never be the same. Crisis on Infinite Earths ended up being the final Arrowverse-wide crossover, and shows would begin to get canceled left and right.
5 Supergirl

Melissa Benoist's Supergirl debuted in 2015, airing its first season on CBS before moving to be with the other Arrowverse shows at The CW. While on CBS, the show managed to maintain very strong numbers, with Deadline revealing an average of around 10 million viewers over its first season. The move to the smaller CW led to the ratings plummeting but still holding at a strong 3 million mark for the network. Supergirl would come to an end with season 6, with the show seeing the worst viewership of its run. Supergirl's series finale, "Kara," was viewed live by under 500 thousand viewers, a far cry from the show's heyday.
Supergirl's ending did not come as a shock as some of the other Arrowverse shows' endings did, with people involved in the production seeing the writing on the wall. Such was the case that when Supergirl was announced to be ending with season 6, it was revealed that the decision to end the series came from a mutual agreement between the show's producers, studio, network, and lead star Benoist. Knowing that it was ending ahead of time, the Supergirl team was able to craft an entire 20-episode farewell season for the hero.
4 The Flash

The Flash season 9 marks the end of the Arrowverse, as Gustin's Barry Allen leads the only series set in the DC TV universe still standing. Originally envisioned as part of the Arrowverse, Superman & Lois has since been retconned to take place on a different Earth, with DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn saying this year that the show will go on for a couple more seasons. The Flash was not always meant to end with season 9, as many members of the series, including stars such as Danielle Panabaker, commented throughout season 8's release that they expected it to be the show's last.
The show was then allowed to go on a shortened 13-episode final run to properly wrap up The Flash and the Arrowverse as a whole. While The Flash was widely regarded to be running out of steam in its storytelling department in recent years, the series still maintained strong viewership numbers, being The CW's third most-watched scripted series in the 2022-2023 TV season. Showrunner Eric Wallace had plans for The Flash season 10, which points to the series' team believing that the show would get a longer life after being spared a cancelation with season 8; however, season 9 will be the Arrowverse's longest-running show's last.

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