<P> The first season of the American action television series Arrow premiered on October 10 , 2012 at 8 : 00 pm ( ET ) on The CW , consisting of a total of 23 episodes after the network ordered a full season on October 22 , 2012 . The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow , a costumed crime - fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp . The showrunners for this season were Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg . </P>
<P> The first season of the American action television series Arrow premiered on October 10 , 2012 at 8 : 00 pm ( ET ) on The CW , consisting of a total of 23 episodes after the network ordered a full season on October 22 , 2012 . The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow , a costumed crime - fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp . The showrunners for this season were Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg . </P>
when did season 1 of arrow come out
when did season 1 of arrow come out
October 10 , 2012
October 10 , 2012