<P> Gotham is an American 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 as the young Gordon, 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 on the Gotham City Police Department . </P> <P> In May 2017, Fox renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on September 21, 2017 . As of December 7, 2017, 77 episodes of Gotham 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> Avg . viewers (in millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 22, 2014 (2014 - 09 - 22) </Td> <Td> May 4, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 04) </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 7.56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 21, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> May 23, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 23) </Td> <Td> 89 </Td> <Td> 5.37 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 19, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 19) </Td> <Td> June 5, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 05) </Td> <Td> 100 </Td> <Td> 4.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> TBA </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 21, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </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>

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