Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Battleground Earth
TV Flash files “Battleground Earth” as hour 67 of 87 in the TV Flash guide — Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997) on ABC, season 4, episode 2, aired 1996-09-29, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E02: listed hour 67 of 87 in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide, hour 2 of 22 in season 4. It aired 1996-09-29 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Lord of the Flys” (S04E01). Next is “Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding” (S04E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Clark faces charges of treason for betraying the people of New Krypton after returning to Earth to stop Lord Nor's hostile takeover.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Battleground Earth sit in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman guide?
S04E02 is listed hour 67 of 87 — hour 2 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 2.
When did Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman S04E02 air?
Battleground Earth aired 1996-09-29 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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