Editing Superman (section)

===Television===
[[File:Stamp Day for Superman.jpg|thumb|right|Actor [[George Reeves]] portrays Superman in ''[[Stamp Day for Superman]]''. After appearing in film, he became the first to star as Superman in television.]]
* ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'', which aired from 1952 to 1958, was the first television series based on a superhero. It starred [[George Reeves]] as Superman. Whereas the radio serial was aimed at children, this television show was aimed at a general audience,<ref>Bernard Luber, quoted in ''Flights of Fantasy'' {{harv|Hayde|2009}}: "The show wasn't strictly for youngsters. We offered the dream of every man – to fly, to be super."</ref><ref>{{harvp|Scivally|2007|p=52}}: "...Robert Maxwell hoped for an adult time slot, so he made Superman an adult show, with death scenes and rough violence."</ref> although children made up the majority of viewers. Robert Maxwell, who produced [[The Adventures of Superman (radio)|the radio serial]], was the producer for the first season. For the second season, Maxwell was replaced with Whitney Ellsworth. Ellsworth toned down the violence of the show to make it more suitable for children, though he still aimed for a general audience. This show was extremely popular in Japan, where it achieved an audience share rating of 74.2% in 1958.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Jonathan |last1=Clements |first2=Motoko |last2=Tamamuro |year=2003 |title=The Dorama Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |isbn=9781880656815 |page=200}}</ref>
* His first animated television series was ''[[The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)|The New Adventures of Superman]]'', which aired from 1966 to 1970. The show also feature a seven-minute part focused on Superboy named ''[[The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)|The Adventures of Superboy]].''
* Starting in 1974, Superman was one of the leading characters in the [[Hanna-Barbera]]-produced animated series ''[[Super Friends]]'' and all its sequels until 1986.
* To celebrate his 50th anniversary, [[Ruby Spears]] produced an animated series partially based on ''Superman'' (1978) and post-Crisis Superman comics created by John Byrne. The model sheets for ''[[Superman (TV series)|Superman]]'' (1988) were drawn by legendary comics artist [[Gil Kane]] and most of the episodes were written by comics writer [[Marv Wolfman]].
* ''[[Superboy (TV series)|Superboy]]'' aired from 1988 to 1992. It was produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, the same men who had produced the Superman films starring [[Christopher Reeve]].
* ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' aired from 1993 to 1997. This show was aimed at adults and focused on the relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane as much as Superman's heroics.<ref name=Scivally2007/> [[Dean Cain]] played Superman, and [[Teri Hatcher]] played Lois.
* ''[[Smallville]]'' aired from 2001 to 2011. The show was targeted at young adults.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Beeler |first=Stan |title=From Comic Book To Bildungsroman: Smallville, Narrative, And The Education Of A Young Hero |editor-last=Geraghty |editor-first=Lincoln |encyclopedia=The Smallville Chronicles: Critical Essays on the Television Series |year=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=9780810881303 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Kate|last=Aurthur|date=May 20, 2006 |title= Young Male Viewers Lift Ratings for 'Smallville' |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/arts/television/20smal.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060612232145/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/20/arts/television/20smal.html |archive-date=June 12, 2006 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 26, 2020 }}</ref> Played by [[Tom Welling]], the series covered Clark Kent's life prior to becoming Superman, spanning ten years from his high school years in Smallville to his early life in Metropolis. Although Clark engages in heroics, he does not wear a costume, nor does he call himself Superboy. Rather, he relies on misdirection and his blinding speed to avoid being recognized. Later seasons find him becoming a public hero called the Red-Blue Blur, eventually shortened to the Blur, in a proto-Justice League before taking on the mantle of Superman. 
* ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (with the voice of [[Tim Daly]] as the adult character) aired from 1996 to 2000. After the show's conclusion, this version of Superman appeared in the sequel shows ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' (voiced by [[Christopher McDonald]]) aired from 1999 to 2001 and ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (voiced by [[George Newbern]]), which ran from 2001 to 2006. All of these shows were produced by [[Bruce Timm]]. This was the most successful and longest-running animated version of Superman.<ref name=Scivally2007/>
* In the Arrowverse, Earth-38 Superman (played by [[Tyler Hoechlin]]), appears as a special guest star in several television series: ''[[Supergirl (TV series)|Supergirl]]'', ''[[The Flash (2014 TV series)|The Flash]]'', ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''.
* Hoechlin also played his Arrowverse doppelgänger on ''[[Superman & Lois]]'' that is set outside of Earth-Prime.
* Superman appears as an ensemble character in the animated show ''[[Justice League Action]]''. He also appears as a guest character in other animated shows such as ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' and [[Harley Quinn (TV series)|''Harley Quinn'']].
* The 2023 animated series ''[[My Adventures with Superman]]'' depicts a young Superman (played by [[Jack Quaid]]) at the start of his career, through the eyes of a reimagined [[Lois Lane]], with elements of [[romantic comedy]] alongside the standard action-adventure and science fiction tropes.