Forbes Worst Superhero TV Shows
by dan_dassow | created - 31 Jul 2017 | updated - 31 Jul 2017 | PublicAccording to Forbes Magazine, these are the 15 worst superhero TV show of all time. Which show do you consider the worst?
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1. Sheena (2000–2002)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure
Orphaned at the age of 6, Shirley Hamilton is taken in by the Shamaness Kali and taught how to morph into almost any animal. She shall become Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.
Stars: Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson, Margo Moorer, Kevin Quigley
Votes: 1,030
2. Powerless (2016–2017)
21 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Follow the staff of an insurance company, specialising in products to protect defenseless bystanders from the collateral damage of superheroes and supervillains.
Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Danny Pudi, Christina Kirk, Alan Tudyk
Votes: 7,454
3. Powers (2015–2016)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Set in a world where humans and superheroes co-exist, a homicide detective whose powers were taken from him investigates crimes involving superhumans along with his partner.
Stars: Sharlto Copley, Susan Heyward, Noah Taylor, Eddie Izzard
Votes: 6,745
4. Mutant X (2001–2004)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A fugitive geneticist and four of his "creations" search for others of their kind while attempting to stay a step ahead of a morally ambiguous government agent.
Stars: Victoria Pratt, Forbes March, Victor Webster, John Shea
Votes: 4,646
5. The Amazing Spider-Man (1977–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
With the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero.
Stars: Nicholas Hammond, Robert F. Simon, Chip Fields, Ellen Bry
Votes: 2,672
6. Shazam! (1974–1977)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Action, Family, Fantasy
A young boy, able to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, travels the country fighting evil and helping people.
Stars: Michael Gray, Les Tremayne, Jackson Bostwick, John Davey
Votes: 1,666
7. The Secrets of Isis (1975–1976)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
An archaeologist gains an amulet that allows her to transform into the superheroine goddess Isis and fight evil.
Stars: JoAnna Cameron, Brian Cutler, Joanna Pang, Ronalda Douglas
Votes: 1,218
8. Swamp Thing (I) (1990–1993)
TV-PG | 30 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
When an attempt on Dr. Alec Holland's life leaves him consumed by deadly chemicals and fire, the swamps of Louisiana transform him into a superhuman creature hell-bent on ridding the swamp--and the world--of the evil that men do.
Stars: Mark Lindsay Chapman, Dick Durock, Scott Garrison, Kevin Quigley
Votes: 1,079
9. Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997–1998)
TV-Y7 | 20 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The "heroes in a half-shell" return to stop the evil Dragon Lord with help from their newest member, Venus De Milo.
Stars: Jarred Blancard, Mitchell A. Lee Yuen, Dean Choe, Richard Yee
Votes: 1,797
10. NightMan (1997–1999)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Based on the comic created by Steve Englehart (who wrote several episodes), Night Man tells the story of Johnny Domino, a jazz musician who gains super powers after getting struck by lightning.
Stars: Matt McColm, Earl Holliman, Jayne Heitmeyer, Derek Webster
Votes: 903
11. Super Force (1990–1992)
30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the year 2020, an astronaut becomes a vigilante when he returns from a mission to learn his cop brother's been murdered.
Stars: Ken Olandt, Larry B. Scott, Patrick Macnee, Lisa Niemi
Votes: 375
12. Street Hawk (1985)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A desk bound cop secretly fights crime as the test pilot for a prototype combat motorcycle.
Stars: Rex Smith, Richard Venture, Joe Regalbuto, Jeannie Wilson
Votes: 3,589
13. Black Scorpion (2001)
TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama
The City of Angels is falling apart, and crime has invaded the city to its very core. The mayor is corrupt, the police are incompetent, the city needs a cipher to take control of the situation.
Stars: Michelle Lintel, Scott Valentine, BT, Enya Flack
Votes: 614
14. Manimal (1983)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
A suave and elegant university professor, who can shape-shift into any animal, fights crime along with a female New York detective and his right-hand man.
Stars: Simon MacCorkindale, Melody Anderson, Reni Santoni, Michael D. Roberts
Votes: 2,193
15. Captain America (1966)
TV-G | 18 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The patriotic sole recipient of a revolutionary body enhancement project battles evil as the star spangled defender of America.
Stars: Bernard Cowan, Don Mason, Jack Creley, Claude Rae
Votes: 1,042
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