<P> Arrow is an American television series, developed by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg, based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow . The series premiered in the United States on October 10, 2012 for The CW television network . The first five seasons have been released on DVD to Regions 1, 2 and 4 and on Blu - ray to Regions A and B . </P> <P> Arrow follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), who, after five years of being stranded on a hostile island, returns home to his mother, Moira Queen (Susanna Thompson) and sister, Thea Queen (Willa Holland) and becomes a bow and arrow - wielding vigilante . He is initially aided by his friends, John Diggle (David Ramsey) and Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), and later aspiring vigilantes Roy Harper (Colton Haynes), Ray Palmer (Brandon Routh), Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum), Rene Ramirez (Rick Gonzalez), Evelyn Sharp (Madison McLaughlin), Rory Regan (Joe Dinicol), and Dinah Drake (Juliana Harkavy) join them . In addition, Queen's team receives help from the Lance family; Laurel (Katie Cassidy), Sara (Caity Lotz), and Quentin (Paul Blackthorne), sharing the goal of bringing justice to Starling City (later Star City). The series also featured flashbacks in most episodes in the first five seasons to the time Queen was missing, and how his experiences there shaped him into the man who returned home to fight crime . </P> <P> On January 8, 2017, The CW renewed the series for a sixth season, which debuted on October 12, 2017 . As of December 7, 2017, 124 episodes of Arrow have aired . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Nielsen ratings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Average viewers (in millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 10, 2012 (2012 - 10 - 10) </Td> <Td> May 15, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 15) </Td> <Td> 130 </Td> <Td> 3.68 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 9, 2013 (2013 - 10 - 09) </Td> <Td> May 14, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 14) </Td> <Td> 128 </Td> <Td> 3.28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 8, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 08) </Td> <Td> May 13, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 13) </Td> <Td> 135 </Td> <Td> 3.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 7, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 07) </Td> <Td> May 25, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 25) </Td> <Td> 145 </Td> <Td> 2.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 5, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 05) </Td> <Td> May 24, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 24) </Td> <Td> 147 </Td> <Td> 2.21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 12, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 12) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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