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 (5,132 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1952)

7.43 avg 26 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Superman on Earth	8.2	543
2	The Haunted Lighthouse	7.3	394
3	The Case of the Talkative Dummy	6.9	330
4	Mystery of the Broken Statues	7.2	322
5	The Monkey Mystery	7.0	302
6	Night of Terror	7.5	322
7	The Birthday Letter	7.4	294
8	The Mind Machine	7.6	292
9	Rescue	7.1	266
10	The Secret of Superman	7.7	271
11	No Holds Barred	7.3	276
12	The Deserted Village	7.5	266
13	The Stolen Costume	8.2	345
14	Treasure of the Incas	7.1	242
15	Double Trouble	7.2	244
16	Mystery in Wax	7.6	283
17	The Runaway Robot	7.0	266
18	Drums of Death	6.8	245
19	The Evil Three	7.5	265
20	The Riddle of the Chinese Jade	7.2	255
21	The Human Bomb	7.3	245
22	Czar of the Underworld	7.6	243
23	Ghost Wolf	7.4	262
24	Crime Wave	7.9	281
25	The Unknown People: Part I	7.8	283
26	The Unknown People: Part II	7.8	257

Season 2 (1953)

7.53 avg 26 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Five Minutes to Doom	8.0	255
2	The Big Squeeze	7.7	237
3	The Man Who Could Read Minds	7.5	219
4	Jet Ace	7.3	215
5	Shot in the Dark	7.5	225
6	The Defeat of Superman	8.0	232
7	Superman in Exile	7.9	229
8	A Ghost for Scotland Yard	7.6	219
9	The Dog Who Knew Superman	7.4	236
10	The Face and the Voice	8.2	245
11	The Man in the Lead Mask	7.5	218
12	Panic in the Sky	8.3	308
13	The Machine That Could Plot Crimes	7.5	215
14	Jungle Devil	7.4	223
15	My Friend Superman	7.5	226
16	The Clown Who Cried	7.4	220
17	The Boy Who Hated Superman	7.3	213
18	Semi-Private Eye	7.3	211
19	Perry White's Scoop	7.3	214
20	Beware the Wrecker	7.3	203
21	The Golden Vulture	7.4	211
22	Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor	7.1	202
23	Lady in Black	7.2	209
24	Star of Fate	7.3	200
25	The Whistling Bird	7.1	211
26	Around the World with Superman	7.8	239

Season 3 (1955)

7.15 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	255
2	The Talking Clue	6.9	211
3	The Lucky Cat	7.3	204
4	Superman Week	7.2	193
5	Great Caesar's Ghost	7.3	226
6	Test of a Warrior	6.5	200
7	Olsen's Millions	6.9	195
8	Clark Kent, Outlaw	7.6	190
9	The Magic Necklace	7.4	178
10	The Bully of Dry Gulch	7.0	211
11	Flight to the North	7.4	224
12	The Seven Souvenirs	7.4	184
13	King for a Day	7.2	190

Season 4 (1956)

7.36 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 6.7 30 min avg

Bad finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Joey	7.1	197
2	The Unlucky Number	7.6	193
3	The Big Freeze	7.6	214
4	Peril by Sea	7.2	181
5	Topsy Turvy	6.9	183
6	Jimmy the Kid	7.5	184
7	The Girl Who Hired Superman	7.7	197
8	The Wedding of Superman	7.5	211
9	Dagger Island	7.5	189
10	Blackmail	7.3	173
11	The Deadly Rock	7.5	188
12	The Phantom Ring	7.6	178
13	The Jolly Roger	6.7	186

Season 5 (1957)

7.20 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Peril in Paris	7.1	175
2	Tin Hero	7.1	170
3	The Town That Wasn't	8.0	201
4	Tomb of Zaharan	7.2	187
5	The Man Who Made Dreams Come True	7.2	178
6	Disappearing Lois	7.4	166
7	Money to Burn	7.5	169
8	Close Shave	6.8	168
9	The Phony Alibi	7.5	168
10	The Prince Albert Coat	7.1	179
11	The Stolen Elephant	6.9	175
12	Mr. Zero	7.0	199
13	Whatever Goes Up	6.8	175

Season 6 (1958)

7.48 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.9 30 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Knight	7.2	181
2	The Magic Secret	7.6	180
3	Divide and Conquer	7.5	179
4	The Mysterious Cube	7.8	195
5	The Atomic Captive	7.2	176
6	The Superman Silver Mine	7.0	169
7	The Big Forget	7.5	185
8	The Gentle Monster	7.3	174
9	Superman's Wife	7.9	222
10	Three in One	7.5	176
11	The Brainy Burro	6.7	177
12	The Perils of Superman	8.1	220
13	All That Glitters	7.9	195