Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Pilot
TV Flash files “Pilot” as a desk essential hour — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) on ABC, season 1, episode 1, aired 1993-09-12, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 87 in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1993-09-12 (120 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “Strange Visitor (from Another Planet)” (S01E02).
Essential hour: “Pilot”. Hatcher and Cain circling a byline, a cape, and a secret — nineties superhero TV that cares more about chemistry.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Clark's parents devise a superhero persona so he can investigate Luthor's connection to the sabotage of a space shuttle.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pilot sit in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide?
S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 87 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.
When did Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman S01E01 air?
Pilot aired 1993-09-12 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Action show or romance?
Workplace rom-com first, cape second. Chemistry is the serialization; origin homework is optional.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Superman as workplace rom-com: Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain circling a byline, a cape, and a secret. Nineties superhero TV that cared more about chemistry than origin homework. Daily Planet flirtation with flying lessons — light, glossy, and the version of the myth that treats Lois as the story, not the rooftop prize.
So about the byline: Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain circling a cape, a secret, and a ship that treated Lois as the story, not the rooftop prize. Deborah Joy LeVine developed the ABC series (1993–1997) as Superman workplace rom-com, cape second. (I said spoiler-free. The will-they is the serialization.) **Chemistry is canon; origin homework is optional.** Lana can keep the flying-lesson gown; the tags were already treating a look as the plot.
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