Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The Rival
TV Flash files “The Rival” as hour 17 of 87 in the TV Flash guide — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) on ABC, season 1, episode 17, aired 1994-02-27, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E17: listed hour 17 of 87 in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide, hour 17 of 21 in season 1. It aired 1994-02-27 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Foundling” (S01E16). Next is “Vatman” (S01E18).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Lois is overcome by jealousy when her college rival publishes several top news stories and also expresses a romantic interest in Clark.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Rival sit in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide?
S01E17 is listed hour 17 of 87 — hour 17 of 21 in season 1, season 1 episode 17.
When did Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman S01E17 air?
The Rival aired 1994-02-27 and is listed at 60 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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