Adventures of Superman (1952)

Action · Adventure · Crime

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a syndicated TV adaptation of the beloved DC Comics superhero! You know the drill: When he isn't fighting for truth, justice and the American way, the man in tights dons a suit and glasses for his secret identity as Daily Planet newspaper reporter Clark Kent, who works alongside friends Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen for gruff boss Perry White.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (5,035 votes)
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1952)

7.42 avg 26 episodes 8.2 → 7.7 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Superman on Earth	8.2	520
2	The Haunted Lighthouse	7.3	381
3	The Case of the Talkative Dummy	6.9	319
4	Mystery of the Broken Statues	7.2	311
5	The Monkey Mystery	7.0	292
6	Night of Terror	7.5	311
7	The Birthday Letter	7.4	286
8	The Mind Machine	7.6	283
9	Rescue	7.1	259
10	The Secret of Superman	7.7	265
11	No Holds Barred	7.3	266
12	The Deserted Village	7.5	257
13	The Stolen Costume	8.2	340
14	Treasure of the Incas	7.1	234
15	Double Trouble	7.2	236
16	Mystery in Wax	7.6	271
17	The Runaway Robot	7.0	257
18	Drums of Death	6.8	238
19	The Evil Three	7.5	255
20	The Riddle of the Chinese Jade	7.2	247
21	The Human Bomb	7.2	235
22	Czar of the Underworld	7.6	232
23	Ghost Wolf	7.4	251
24	Crime Wave	7.9	261
25	The Unknown People: Part I	7.8	260
26	The Unknown People: Part II	7.7	235

Season 2 (1953)

7.54 avg 26 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Five Minutes to Doom	8.0	244
2	The Big Squeeze	7.6	222
3	The Man Who Could Read Minds	7.4	218
4	Jet Ace	7.3	199
5	Shot in the Dark	7.5	207
6	The Defeat of Superman	8.0	226
7	Superman in Exile	7.9	211
8	A Ghost for Scotland Yard	7.6	201
9	The Dog Who Knew Superman	7.4	223
10	The Face and the Voice	8.2	232
11	The Man in the Lead Mask	7.5	199
12	Panic in the Sky	8.3	299
13	The Machine That Could Plot Crimes	7.5	199
14	Jungle Devil	7.4	221
15	My Friend Superman	7.5	203
16	The Clown Who Cried	7.4	205
17	The Boy Who Hated Superman	7.4	206
18	Semi-Private Eye	7.3	196
19	Perry White's Scoop	7.3	191
20	Beware the Wrecker	7.3	184
21	The Golden Vulture	7.4	200
22	Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor	7.1	188
23	Lady in Black	7.3	191
24	Star of Fate	7.4	177
25	The Whistling Bird	7.2	190
26	Around the World with Superman	7.9	240

Season 3 (1955)

7.18 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 7.2 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Through the Time Barrier	6.8	254
2	The Talking Clue	7.0	204
3	The Lucky Cat	7.4	204
4	Superman Week	7.2	192
5	Great Caesar's Ghost	7.3	228
6	Test of a Warrior	6.6	193
7	Olsen's Millions	7.0	219
8	Clark Kent, Outlaw	7.6	200
9	The Magic Necklace	7.4	215
10	The Bully of Dry Gulch	7.0	211
11	Flight to the North	7.4	220
12	The Seven Souvenirs	7.4	209
13	King for a Day	7.2	191

Season 4 (1956)

7.39 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 6.7 30 min avg

Bad finale

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Joey	7.2	221
2	The Unlucky Number	7.6	203
3	The Big Freeze	7.6	210
4	Peril by Sea	7.2	178
5	Topsy Turvy	6.9	179
6	Jimmy the Kid	7.5	222
7	The Girl Who Hired Superman	7.7	207
8	The Wedding of Superman	7.5	222
9	Dagger Island	7.5	201
10	Blackmail	7.4	175
11	The Deadly Rock	7.6	185
12	The Phantom Ring	7.7	175
13	The Jolly Roger	6.7	204

Season 5 (1957)

7.24 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Peril in Paris	7.1	187
2	Tin Hero	7.2	166
3	The Town That Wasn't	8.0	203
4	Tomb of Zaharan	7.2	224
5	The Man Who Made Dreams Come True	7.3	193
6	Disappearing Lois	7.4	171
7	Money to Burn	7.6	174
8	Close Shave	6.9	171
9	The Phony Alibi	7.5	172
10	The Prince Albert Coat	7.1	179
11	The Stolen Elephant	7.0	173
12	Mr. Zero	7.0	193
13	Whatever Goes Up	6.8	179

Season 6 (1958)

7.48 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.9 30 min avg

Rebound
Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Knight	7.2	176
2	The Magic Secret	7.7	181
3	Divide and Conquer	7.6	179
4	The Mysterious Cube	7.8	191
5	The Atomic Captive	7.2	176
6	The Superman Silver Mine	7.0	168
7	The Big Forget	7.5	193
8	The Gentle Monster	7.2	188
9	Superman's Wife	7.9	225
10	Three in One	7.5	197
11	The Brainy Burro	6.7	175
12	The Perils of Superman	8.1	232
13	All That Glitters	7.9	198