The New Adventures of Superman
Seen it?1966 | 3 seasons | 30 min | Animation
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for animation lovers. If you loved INVINCIBLE or Batman: The Animated Series, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- 3 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 34 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1966: an older pace and style.
The New Adventures of Superman is a series of six-minute animated Superman adventures produced by Filmation that were broadcast on CBS between 1966 and 1970. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring The Adventures of Superboy and other DC Comics superheroes.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 3 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 31K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 3 is the high point.
Season 11966 · 36 episodes · 6.2 out of 10Monday- Season 21967 · 16 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 31968 · 16 episodes · 6.6 out of 10Weeknight
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Cast & crew
Created by Lou Scheimer
- Bud CollyerClark Kent / Superman (voice)
- Joan AlexanderLois Lane (voice)
- Jack GrimesJimmy Olsen (voice)
- Janet Waldo
- Ted Knight
- Bob Hastings
- Jackson Beck