GOTHAM KNIGHTS Has Proven To Be Very Popular With Viewers Despite Terrible Reviews

GOTHAM KNIGHTS Has Proven To Be Very Popular With Viewers Despite Terrible Reviews

The CW's Gotham Knights was not well-received by critics, but the latest analytics indicate that viewers have been enjoying the Batman-centric series a lot more than you might have expected...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 27, 2023 09:03 AM EST
Filed Under: The CW

The CW's latest (and possibly final) DC Comics-based series, Gotham Knights, received abysmal reviews (it currently sits at 18% on Rotten Tomatoes), but the show appears to be a lot more popular with viewers than critics.

According to data provided by Parrot Analytics (via The Wrap), the Batman-centric superhero adventure saw demand more than double after its first episode aired.

Gotham Knights entered the rankings as one of the United States' most in-demand breakout series, scoring 16.9 times the average demand. Though it's right down at the bottom of the top-ten, this still marks a massive 146-percent increase since the show's premiere aired on March 14.

Parrot Analytics' data takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement.

HBO's acclaimed The Last of Us adaptation remained the most in-demand breakout series for the week of March 11 -17, with an "exceptional" 63.5 multiplier.

Have you given Gotham Knights a go? If so, do you think the show is better than its critical reception would have us believe? Drop us a comment down below.

Gotham Knights stars Fallon Smythe (Grown-Ish) as Bluebird, Tyler DiChiara (Relish) as her brother Cullen Row, Olivia Rose Keegan (Days of our Lives) as Duela Dent, Navia Robinson (Raven's Home) as Carrie Kelley, Oscar Morgan (Trauma) as Turner Hayes, Misha Collins (Supernatural) as Harvey Dent, and Anna Lore as Stephanie Brown.

"The one-hour drama takes place in in the wake of Bruce Wayne’s murder. His rebellious adopted son forges an unlikely alliance with the children of Batman’s enemies when they are all framed for killing the Caped Crusader. And as the city’s most wanted criminals, this renegade band of misfits must fight to clear their names. But in a Gotham with no Dark Knight to protect it, the city descends into the most dangerous it’s ever been. However, hope comes from the most unexpected of places as this team of mismatched fugitives will become its next generation of saviors known as the Gotham Knights."

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TMW1987ProudProWrestlingFan
TMW1987ProudProWrestlingFan - 3/27/2023, 9:09 AM
I blame the Misha Collins Fan Girls for the numbers!
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/27/2023, 9:10 AM
I'm more interested if it can keep that up.

Anyway, I doubt it's gonna get a second season. The era of Batman shows without Batman is hopefully over.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/27/2023, 3:17 PM
@bkmeijer1 - There's a Penguin show coming and an Arkham show. Oh and a Joker movie series without Batman.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/27/2023, 5:40 PM
@ObserverIO - I'm willing to give Penguin and Arkhan a chance, as those appear to just focus on other things. All these other shows deal with the absence of Batman's presence in particular.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 3/27/2023, 9:10 AM
Welp another case of hate-watching that actually helps the show instead of hindering it. Second one this year.

I really don't understand this show's appeal whatsoever. It's Riverdale but with Batman-adjacent characters, it's stupid as hell.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 3/28/2023, 2:01 AM
@FilmGuy7878 - If it was anywhere close to Riverdale they would be saying actual bad lines such as "we're endgame", speeches of how weird they are, teenagers stripping in bars in front of grown men etc. Making fun of something with that became quickly old and the actual stupid without even if the contexts matched it.
santoanderson
santoanderson - 3/27/2023, 9:12 AM
To quote Marv from Home Alone: “Kids are stupid.” You make a cheap, lazy, ugly comic-centric TV show, but you cast a bunch of attractive unknowns in the lead roles, and kids will watch it.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 3/27/2023, 9:16 AM
Gotham Knights is hated at Rotten Tomatoes by the Critics and Audience.

18% = AVERAGE TOMATOMETER

50% = AVERAGE AUDIENCE SCORE
0bstreperous
0bstreperous - 3/27/2023, 9:18 AM
Everything CW is made for fans of the CW not DC
The real shame is if you were trying to show someone the value of comic books and they stumbled upon this trash
MaxPaint
MaxPaint - 3/27/2023, 9:24 AM
Lots of bored people out there.
GarthRanzz
GarthRanzz - 3/27/2023, 9:24 AM
I had zero interest in this show. It literally was my least anticipated DV show of all time. Got to say its not bad and they are doing the Owls right. I like the actress playing Duella and Stephanie. Harper kinda annoys me. After having zero interest and only watching cuz it was after Superman, its better then some of the CW DC shows.
Mugens
Mugens - 3/27/2023, 9:52 AM
@GarthRanzz - Finally a rational response instead of spiteful hate from people who probably never even watch the show from what they post. I have to agree with you. I also wasn't interested but watched just to see what it was supposed to be about. The first episode didn't do anything for me until the last 15 minutes or so and then it showed a bit of potential. And yes the fact that they are delving into the Court of Owls helps a helluva lot and amazingly enough, they seem to be doing it right. It is a CW show so there is only so much one can realistically expect, but the second episode was definitely better than the first and maybe, just maybe it will get better with the next.
nibs
nibs - 3/27/2023, 9:26 AM
there are some pretty strong parallels to be made between how people on this site view people that watch Gotham Knights and how normal film fans view people that watch comic book movies
Shadowmaster35
Shadowmaster35 - 3/27/2023, 9:26 AM
AWWWWWWW.... REALLY PEOPLE!?!?!?
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 3/27/2023, 9:29 AM
Well people do like to see train wrecks.
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 3/27/2023, 10:58 AM
@BritishMonkey - it is such a trainwreck too. The GCPD apparently uses blimps to respond to someone robbing a Macy’s type store?

It is also a show that features a cop interrogating a trans guy for murder saying the line: “I’ve got another dead name for you: Bruce Wayne!”

And The Talon genuinely seems really dumb. I don’t mean he’s a dumb idea or a bad character, I mean that he seems like he’s an idiot who doesn’t know how doors work.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 3/27/2023, 1:23 PM
@noahthegrand - ... I despair. I'd heard the writing was bad but not that bad, holy shit.
I'm just eagerly waiting for it to get cancelled.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 3/27/2023, 9:34 AM
The problem is this new hate watch culture, idiots forcing themselves to watch so they can complain, This is why Velma got a second season.

If you think something is garbage, don't watch
Origame
Origame - 3/27/2023, 9:42 AM
@KaptainKhaos - ...velma had a greenlit season 2 before the first episode aired.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 3/27/2023, 10:28 AM
@Origame - I thought it was because so many people hate watched the first episode, but I'm open to being wrong
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 3/27/2023, 9:38 AM
People have different tastes. This is the CW, which was known for a fanbase that eats up low quality content long before it was dominated by the Arrowverse. For context, there are still hundreds of television channels operational like Lifetime and Hallmark and Western networks and fishing channels and home improvement channels and on and on and on, all of which I would never watch or invest in. Yet people out there of all demos still watch and tune in regularly enough to keep those stations and networks in business.

There are a lot of people in this world. And while it might be a smack in the face to use comic fans who know the source material and cringe, it might be just what a certain group of fan just happens to dig.

I couldn't get through Titans so no way in hell am I even gonna attempt THIS. But I'm not shocked the CW faithful enjoy this.
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