Saturn Award for Best Superhero Television Series

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Saturn Award for Best Superhero Television Series
Awarded forBest television series of the year in superhero fiction
Country United States
Presented byAcademy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
First awarded 2015
Currently held by Superman & Lois (2022/2023)
Website www.saturnawards.org

The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Superhero Television Series.

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The award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the work of actresses in science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction on television. It was introduced at the 41st Saturn Awards in 2015. It was absent at the 50th Anniversary Saturn Awards in 2022.

Winners and nominees

The winners are listed in bold.

(NOTE: Year refers to year of eligibility, the actual ceremonies are held the following year)

2010s

YearTV SeriesNetwork
2014
(41st)
The Flash The CW
Agent Carter ABC
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Arrow The CW
Constantine NBC
Gotham Fox
2015
(42nd)
The FlashThe CW
Agent CarterABC
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
ArrowThe CW
GothamFox
Legends of Tomorrow The CW
Supergirl CBS
2016
(43rd)
SupergirlThe CW
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.ABC
ArrowThe CW
The Flash
GothamFox
Legion FX
2017
(44th)
The FlashThe CW
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.ABC
ArrowThe CW
Black Lightning
GothamFox
Legends of TomorrowThe CW
Supergirl
2018/2019
(45th)
SupergirlThe CW
ArrowThe CW
Black Lightning
Cloak & Dagger Freeform
The FlashThe CW
GothamFox
Legends of TomorrowThe CW
2019/2020
(46th)
The Boys Amazon Prime Video
Batwoman The CW
The Flash
Stargirl
Supergirl
The Umbrella Academy Netflix
Watchmen HBO

2020s

YearTV SeriesNetwork
2022/2023
(51st)
Superman & Lois The CW
Doom Patrol HBO / Max
The Flash The CW
The Sandman Netflix
Secret Invasion Disney+
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Stargirl The CW

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