Superman on Television

This section lists detailed information on Superman's appearances on Television. You'll find Episode Guides, Summaries and other pieces of TV Trivia relating to Superman.


"Adventures of Superman" TV Series (1952-1958)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

Cast & Crew Biographies:
George Reeves (Superman/Clark Kent - The Adventures of Superman)
Noel Neill (Lois Lane - The Adventures of Superman)
Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane - The Adventures of Superman)
Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen - The Adventures of Superman)
John Hamilton (Perry White - The Adventures of Superman)
Robert Shayne (Inspector Henderson - The Adventures of Superman)

Interviews:
Interview with Noel Neill - Lois Lane from Seasons 2-6 (April 2003)
Interview with John Field - Expert on "The Adventures of Superman" TV Series
Interview with Noel Neill - Discussing her thoughts on the movie "Hollywoodland" (February 2007)
Interview with Jan Alan Henderson - Musician, writer and biographer Jan Alan Henderson discusses the life and death of George Reeves (January 2009)


Unaired Pilots - "The Adventures of Superpup" (1958) & "The Adventures of Superboy" (1961)

Episode Information

"Adventures of Superpup" Review


"The New Adventures of Superman" Cartoons (1966-1969)
(including "The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure" and "The Batman-Superman Hour")

Episode Guide

"The New Adventures of Superman" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD collection of the 1966 cartoons


"Super Friends" Cartoons (1973-1986)

Episode Guide

"Super Friends: Season One, Volume One" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD collection of the first Super Friends cartoons

"The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD collection of the final Super Friends cartoons

Biography - Danny Dark (Voice of Superman in "Super Friends")

Interview with Tom Cook - Animator (July 2020)


Ruby Spears "Superman" Cartoons (1988)

Episode Guide


"Superboy" TV Series (1988-1992)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

"Superboy: The Complete First Season" on DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD Box Set

Biography - John Haymes Newton (Superboy/Clark Kent - Superboy [Season 1])

Biography - Stacy Haiduk (Lana Lang - Superboy)

Interviews:
John Haymes Newton - Clark Kent/Superboy from Season 1 (August 2002)
Ilya Salkind - Executive Producer (January 2006)
Stacy Haiduk - Lana Lang (August 2010)


"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" TV Series (1993-1997)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

"Lois & Clark: The Complete First Season" DVD Review - Steve Younis checks out the Season 1 DVD collection of "Lois & Clark"

"Lois & Clark: The Complete Second Season" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD Box Set

Interviews:
K Callan - Martha Kent
Brad Buckner - Executive Producer


"Superman: The Animated Series" (1996-2000)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

"Superman: The Animated Series Volume One" DVD Review - Nick Newman and Derrick Lyle Coleman both review this DVD Box Set

"Superman: The Animated Series Volume Two" DVD Review - Barry Freiman reviews this DVD Box Set

"Superman: The Animated Series Volume Three" DVD Review - Gregg Watkins Jr. reviews this DVD Box Set

Interview - Dana Delany - Lois Lane (June 2005)


"Smallville" TV Series (2001-2011)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

Interviews:
Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (December 2001)
Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (May 2002)
Jeph Loeb - Writer (August 2002)
Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (May 2003)
Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (February 2004)
Michael Rosenbaum - Lex Luthor on "Smallville" (May 2004)
Kristin Kreuk - Lana Lang on "Smallville" (May 2004)
Tom Welling - Clark Kent on "Smallville" (May 2004)
Alfred Gough - Executive Producer (September 2004)
Jeph Loeb - Writer (September 2004)
John Schneider - Jonathan Kent on "Smallville" (November 2004)
Stephan Nilson - Writer of the "Justice & Doom" Season 6 five-part animated series (May 2007)
Michael Rosenbaum - Lex Luthor on "Smallville" (May 2008)
Cassidy Freeman - Tess Mercer on "Smallville" (September 2008)
Serinda Swan - Zatanna on "Smallville" (February 2009)

Articles:
Review - "Smallville: Season One - The Official Companion" - Neal Bailey reviews the official "Smallville" Season One Companion book (August 2004)
"How I'd End Smallville", or "They Stole Al Gough's Brain" - Barry Freiman gives his take on ending the hit WB series (November 2003)
Smallville: Season One - Barry Freiman looks at the first season of "Smallville" (June 2002)
Superman's Pal's Dead Brother, Jimmy Olsen - Barry Freiman takes a look at the history of Jimmy Olsen's family tree (August 2009)
Smallville: Season Ten - Douglas Trumble and Julian Finn look ahead at the tenth and final season of "Smallville" (June 2010)


"Justice League"/"Justice League Unlimited" Animated Series (2001-2006)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews


"Krypto The Superdog" Animated Series (2005-2006)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

Interviews:
Michael Daingerfield - Voice of Superman in the "Krypto: The Superdog" animated series (June 2004)
Alberto Ghisi - Voice of Kevin in the "Krypto: The Superdog" animated series (August 2004)


"Legion of Super Heroes" Animated Series (2006-2008)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

Interviews:
Yuri Lowenthal - Voice of Superman in the "Legion of Super Heroes" animated series (May 2007)
Yuri Lowenthal - Voice of Superman in the "Legion of Super Heroes" animated series talks season 2 (September 2007)


Superman's appearances on "The Batman" Animated Series (2007)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews


"Young Justice" Animated Series (2010-2013, 2018-)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

"Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 2" DVD Review - Steve Younis reviews the second DVD release for this animated series

"Young Justice: Dangerous Secrets" DVD Review - Steve Younis reviews this DVD release collecting the final 14 episodes of Season 1

"Young Justice: Invasion - Destiny Calling" DVD Review - Steve Younis reviews this DVD release collecting the first 10 episodes of Season 2


Superman's appearance on "Batman: The Brave and The Bold" Animated Series (2011)

Episode Guide


"Supergirl" TV Series (2015-2021)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

"Supergirl: The Complete First Season" Blu-ray Review - Steve Younis reviews this Blu-ray release collecting the entire first season of "Supergirl"

"Supergirl: The Complete Third Season" Blu-ray Review - Steve Younis reviews this Blu-ray release collecting the entire third season of "Supergirl"

Examining the "Supergirl" TV Costume - Steve Younis examines the Supergirl costume from head to toe, cape to skirt, boots to belt (March 2015)

Examining the Superman Costume for the "Supergirl" TV Series - Steve Younis examines the Superman costume from head to toe, cape to body, boots to belt (July 2016)


"Justice League Action" Animated Series (2016-2018)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews


"Krypton" TV Series (2018-2019)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews


"Superman & Lois" TV Series (2020-)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews

Examining the Superman Costume for the "Superman & Lois" TV Series - Steve Younis examines the Superman costume from head to toe, cape to body, boots to belt (December 2020)


"My Adventures With Superman" Animated Series (2023-)

Episode Guide

Episode Reviews


Television Articles
A series of articles on various Superman-related television topics:
Superman: The Unreleased Stuff - A Detailed Compilation of Unreleased Live-Action and Animated Superman-Related Properties.
Seinfeld's Pal, Superman! - Barry Freiman takes a look at the Superman related references on TV's "Seinfeld" (November 2006)