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 (5,102 votes)
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1952)

7.42 avg 26 episodes 8.2 → 7.8 29 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Superman on Earth	8.2	533
2	The Haunted Lighthouse	7.3	389
3	The Case of the Talkative Dummy	6.9	326
4	Mystery of the Broken Statues	7.2	318
5	The Monkey Mystery	7.0	298
6	Night of Terror	7.5	318
7	The Birthday Letter	7.4	292
8	The Mind Machine	7.6	289
9	Rescue	7.1	263
10	The Secret of Superman	7.7	269
11	No Holds Barred	7.2	273
12	The Deserted Village	7.4	264
13	The Stolen Costume	8.2	343
14	Treasure of the Incas	7.1	241
15	Double Trouble	7.2	242
16	Mystery in Wax	7.6	281
17	The Runaway Robot	7.0	265
18	Drums of Death	6.8	244
19	The Evil Three	7.5	263
20	The Riddle of the Chinese Jade	7.2	253
21	The Human Bomb	7.2	242
22	Czar of the Underworld	7.6	240
23	Ghost Wolf	7.4	260
24	Crime Wave	7.9	279
25	The Unknown People: Part I	7.8	279
26	The Unknown People: Part II	7.8	253

Season 2 (1953)

7.52 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	253
2	The Big Squeeze	7.7	235
3	The Man Who Could Read Minds	7.4	218
4	Jet Ace	7.3	214
5	Shot in the Dark	7.5	224
6	The Defeat of Superman	8.0	231
7	Superman in Exile	7.9	228
8	A Ghost for Scotland Yard	7.5	218
9	The Dog Who Knew Superman	7.4	235
10	The Face and the Voice	8.2	244
11	The Man in the Lead Mask	7.5	217
12	Panic in the Sky	8.3	306
13	The Machine That Could Plot Crimes	7.5	213
14	Jungle Devil	7.4	222
15	My Friend Superman	7.5	225
16	The Clown Who Cried	7.4	219
17	The Boy Who Hated Superman	7.3	212
18	Semi-Private Eye	7.2	208
19	Perry White's Scoop	7.3	210
20	Beware the Wrecker	7.3	198
21	The Golden Vulture	7.4	208
22	Jimmy Olsen, Boy Editor	7.1	198
23	Lady in Black	7.2	204
24	Star of Fate	7.3	183
25	The Whistling Bird	7.1	196
26	Around the World with Superman	7.8	224

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	246
2	The Talking Clue	6.9	209
3	The Lucky Cat	7.3	202
4	Superman Week	7.2	191
5	Great Caesar's Ghost	7.3	225
6	Test of a Warrior	6.5	199
7	Olsen's Millions	7.0	194
8	Clark Kent, Outlaw	7.6	188
9	The Magic Necklace	7.4	177
10	The Bully of Dry Gulch	7.0	210
11	Flight to the North	7.4	223
12	The Seven Souvenirs	7.4	183
13	King for a Day	7.2	190

Season 4 (1956)

7.37 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 6.7 30 min avg

Bad finale

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Joey	7.1	196
2	The Unlucky Number	7.6	191
3	The Big Freeze	7.5	209
4	Peril by Sea	7.2	177
5	Topsy Turvy	6.9	176
6	Jimmy the Kid	7.5	182
7	The Girl Who Hired Superman	7.7	192
8	The Wedding of Superman	7.5	207
9	Dagger Island	7.5	186
10	Blackmail	7.3	172
11	The Deadly Rock	7.6	187
12	The Phantom Ring	7.7	177
13	The Jolly Roger	6.7	183

Season 5 (1957)

7.21 avg 13 episodes 7.1 → 6.8 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Peril in Paris	7.1	173
2	Tin Hero	7.2	169
3	The Town That Wasn't	8.0	199
4	Tomb of Zaharan	7.2	185
5	The Man Who Made Dreams Come True	7.2	176
6	Disappearing Lois	7.4	165
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	174
12	Mr. Zero	7.0	195
13	Whatever Goes Up	6.8	174

Season 6 (1958)

7.47 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.9 30 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Knight	7.2	180
2	The Magic Secret	7.6	179
3	Divide and Conquer	7.5	177
4	The Mysterious Cube	7.8	193
5	The Atomic Captive	7.2	175
6	The Superman Silver Mine	7.0	168
7	The Big Forget	7.5	185
8	The Gentle Monster	7.2	174
9	Superman's Wife	7.9	219
10	Three in One	7.5	175
11	The Brainy Burro	6.7	176
12	The Perils of Superman	8.1	219
13	All That Glitters	7.9	195