List of Smallville episodes
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Smallville
is an American television series, which was developed for television by Alfred Gough
and Miles Millar
, based on the DC Comics
character Superman
. In the United States, the first episode of the series originally aired on October 16, 2001; the series finished its ten year run on May 13, 2011, with 218 episodes. The first five seasons were broadcast on The WB
; following The WB's merger with UPN
in September 2006, Smallville continued to be aired on the new, combined network, dubbed The CW. The first nine seasons are currently available on DVD in Regions 1, 2, and 4
. Since the series premiered, it has averaged 4.47 million viewers per episode over its nine seasons.
Smallville follows the life of Clark Kent
(Tom Welling
), beginning when he is a teenager in the town of Smallville, Kansas
, and continuing through high school, college, and his start at the Daily Planet
before he adopts the "Superman" persona. As the series progresses, Clark Kent copes with his emerging superpowers (x-ray vision, super hearing, etc.), exploration of his extraterrestrial origins and discovering his true destiny. The series also deals with the people in Clark Kent's life: his human parents, Jonathan Kent (John Schneider
) and Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole
); his friends Chloe Sullivan
(Allison Mack
) and Pete Ross (Sam Jones III
); his love interest for seven seasons Lana Lang
(Kristin Kreuk
); Chloe's cousin and Clark's love interest since season eight, Lois Lane
(Erica Durance
); and his friendship with Lex Luthor
(Michael Rosenbaum
) and how this gradually decays into their mutual enmity of legend.
. Seasons five and six were also released in the now obsolete HD DVD
format on November 28, 2006, and September 18, 2007, respectively. Seasons six, seven, eight, and nine have also been released on Blu-ray formats. The DVD releases include commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes featurettes. The promotional tie-ins, Chloe Chronicles and Vengeance Chronicles, accompanied the season two, three, and five box sets respectively. Other special features include interactive functionality such as a tour of Smallville, a comic book, and DVD-ROM material.
Smallville
Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...
is an American television series, which was developed for television by Alfred Gough
Alfred Gough
Alfred Gough III is an American screenwriter and producer.-Early life and career:Born in Leonardtown, Maryland, Gough graduated from St. Mary's Ryken High School and The Catholic University of America...
and Miles Millar
Miles Millar
-Early life and Career:Millar was educated at Claremont Fan Court School, and is a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge, where he was Chairman of Cambridge University Conservative Association.....
, based on the DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
character Superman
Superman
Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
. In the United States, the first episode of the series originally aired on October 16, 2001; the series finished its ten year run on May 13, 2011, with 218 episodes. The first five seasons were broadcast on The WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
; following The WB's merger with UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
in September 2006, Smallville continued to be aired on the new, combined network, dubbed The CW. The first nine seasons are currently available on DVD in Regions 1, 2, and 4
DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
. Since the series premiered, it has averaged 4.47 million viewers per episode over its nine seasons.
Smallville follows the life of Clark Kent
Clark Kent (Smallville)
Clark Kent is a fictional character on the television series Smallville. The character of Clark Kent, first created for comic books by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938 as the alternate identity of Superman, was adapted to television in 2001 by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar—this is the fourth...
(Tom Welling
Tom Welling
Thomas John Patrick "Tom" Welling is an American actor, director, producer, and former model, best known for his portrayal of Clark Kent in the WB/CW series Smallville....
), beginning when he is a teenager in the town of Smallville, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, and continuing through high school, college, and his start at the Daily Planet
Daily Planet
The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper in the , appearing mostly in the stories of Superman. The building's original features were based upon the AT&T Huron Road Building in Cleveland, Ohio...
before he adopts the "Superman" persona. As the series progresses, Clark Kent copes with his emerging superpowers (x-ray vision, super hearing, etc.), exploration of his extraterrestrial origins and discovering his true destiny. The series also deals with the people in Clark Kent's life: his human parents, Jonathan Kent (John Schneider
John Schneider (television actor)
John Richard Schneider III is an American actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Bo Duke in the 1980s American television series The Dukes of Hazzard, and as Jonathan Kent on Smallville, a 2001 television adaptation of Superman.Alongside his acting career, Schneider performed as a...
) and Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole
Annette O'Toole
Annette O'Toole is an American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is most recently known for portraying Martha Kent, the mother of Clark Kent on the television series Smallville.-Early life and career:...
); his friends Chloe Sullivan
Chloe Sullivan
Chloe Sullivan is a fictional character from the television series Smallville. Series regular Allison Mack has portrayed the character since the pilot episode; two other actresses performed the role of Chloe Sullivan as a child. The character was created exclusively for Smallville, by series...
(Allison Mack
Allison Mack
Not to be confused with Alison MacAllison Mack is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Chloe Sullivan on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.-Early life:...
) and Pete Ross (Sam Jones III
Sam Jones III
Samuel L. Jones III is an American actor, best known for playing Pete Ross on the first three seasons of the television series Smallville.-Career:...
); his love interest for seven seasons Lana Lang
Lana Lang (Smallville)
Lana Lang is a fictional character on the television series Smallville. She has been a series regular since the pilot episode, and has been played continuously by Kristin Kreuk, with two other actresses having portrayed Lana Lang as a child and as an elderly woman...
(Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk is a Canadian actress and producer, known for her portrayal of Lana Lang in the American television series Smallville. She was also a regular cast member on the Canadian teen drama Edgemont, and has starred in movies such as Eurotrip and Street Fighter: The Legend of...
); Chloe's cousin and Clark's love interest since season eight, Lois Lane
Lois Lane (Smallville)
Lois Lane is a fictional character on the television series Smallville; she has been portrayed continually by Erica Durance since her first appearance in the season four premier "Crusade". Durance began as a guest star in season four, but was promoted to series regular status beginning in season five...
(Erica Durance
Erica Durance
Erica Durance is a Canadian actress. She has also been credited as Erica Parker. She is best known for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.- Early life :...
); and his friendship with Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor (Smallville)
Lex Luthor is a fictional character from the television series Smallville. He was a series regular from the pilot episode until the season seven finale, and has been played continuously by Michael Rosenbaum, with various actors portraying Lex as a child throughout the series...
(Michael Rosenbaum
Michael Rosenbaum
Michael Owen Rosenbaum is an American actor and director. He is best known for portraying Lex Luthor on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville and Dutch on FOX's Breaking In, and for providing the voice for the Flash in the DC animated universe...
) and how this gradually decays into their mutual enmity of legend.
Nielsen rankings
The following is a table for the seasonal rankings, based on average total estimated viewers per episode, of Smallville on The WB and The CW. "Rank" refers to how Smallville rated compared to the other television series which aired during primetime hours.| Season | Timeslot (ET/PT) | Network | Premiered | Ended | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Premiere Viewers (in millions) |
Date | Finale Viewers (in millions) |
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| Season 1 Smallville (season 1) Season one of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on October 16, 2001, on The WB television network. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to his developing superpowers in the fictional town of... |
Tuesday 9/8C | The WB The WB Television Network The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros... |
October 16, 2001 | 8.40 | May 21, 2002 | 3.80 | #115 | 5.90 |
| Season 2 Smallville (Season 2) Season two of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on September 24, 2002, on The WB television network. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas,... |
September 24, 2002 | 8.70 | May 20, 2003 | N/A | #113 | 6.30 | ||
| Season 3 Smallville (Season 3) Season three of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on October 1, 2003. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The third season comprises 22... |
Wednesday 8/7C | October 1, 2003 | N/A | May 19, 2004 | 5.92 | #141 | 4.96 | |
| Season 4 Smallville (Season 4) Season four of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 22, 2004. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The fourth season comprises... |
September 22, 2004 | 6.07 | May 18, 2005 | 5.47 | #124 | 4.40 | ||
| Season 5 Smallville (Season 5) Season five of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 29, 2005. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman... |
Thursday 8/7C | September 29, 2005 | 5.90 | May 11, 2006 | 4.85 | #117 | 4.70 | |
| Season 6 Smallville (Season 6) Season six of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 28, 2006. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman... |
The CW The CW Television Network The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB... |
September 28, 2006 | 4.96 | May 17, 2007 | 4.14 | #125 | 4.10 | |
| Season 7 Smallville (season 7) Season seven of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 27, 2007. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman... |
September 27, 2007 | 5.18 | May 15, 2008 | 3.85 | #175 | 3.77 | ||
| Season 8 Smallville (season 8) Season eight of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 18, 2008. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman... |
September 18, 2008 | 4.34 | May 14, 2009 | 3.13 | #152 | 3.74 | ||
| Season 9 Smallville (season 9) Season nine of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 25, 2009. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman... |
Friday 8/7C | September 25, 2009 | 2.58 | May 14, 2010 | 2.45 | #129 | 2.38 | |
| Season 10 Smallville (season 10) Season ten of Smallville, an American television series, premiered on September 24, 2010 and consisted of 22 episodes. It was the tenth and final season to air, and the fifth one to air on The CW television network... |
September 24, 2010 | 2.98 | May 13, 2011 | 3.02 | #202 | 3.19 | ||
Home release
Seasons one through nine have been released on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
. Seasons five and six were also released in the now obsolete HD DVD
HD DVD
HD DVD is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and high-definition video.Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisioned to be the successor to the standard DVD format...
format on November 28, 2006, and September 18, 2007, respectively. Seasons six, seven, eight, and nine have also been released on Blu-ray formats. The DVD releases include commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes featurettes. The promotional tie-ins, Chloe Chronicles and Vengeance Chronicles, accompanied the season two, three, and five box sets respectively. Other special features include interactive functionality such as a tour of Smallville, a comic book, and DVD-ROM material.
| Complete Season | Release dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |
| 1st | September 23, 2003 | October 13, 2003 | December 3, 2003 |
| 2nd | May 18, 2004 | September 17, 2004 | January 1, 2005 |
| 3rd | November 16, 2004 | April 18, 2005 | July 13, 2005 |
| 4th | September 13, 2005 | October 10, 2005 | November 11, 2006 |
| 5th | September 12, 2006 | August 28, 2006 | April 4, 2007 |
| 6th | September 18, 2007 | October 22, 2007 | March 5, 2008 |
| 7th | September 9, 2008 | October 13, 2008 | March 3, 2009 |
| 8th | August 25, 2009 | October 12, 2009 | March 31, 2010 |
| 9th | September 7, 2010 | October 25, 2010 | March 2, 2011 |
| 10th | November 29, 2011 | October 17, 2011 | TBA |
| The Complete Series | November 29, 2011 | October 17, 2011 | TBA |
| Season | |Discs | Region A | Region B | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Canada | United Kingdom | Australia | |||||
| 6th | 22 | 4 | September 18, 2007 | October 9, 2007 | October 13, 2008 | March 3, 2009 | ||
| 7th | 20 | 3 | September 9, 2008 | October 13, 2008 | March 3, 2009 | |||
| 8th | 22 | 4 | August 25, 2009 | October 12, 2009 | March 31, 2010 | |||
| 9th | 21 | 4 | September 7, 2010 | October 25, 2010 | March 1, 2011 | |||
| 10th | 22 | 4 | November 29, 2011 | October 17, 2011 | TBA | |||
External links
- List of Smallville episodes at kryptonsite.com
- Smallville at WikiaWikiaWikia is a free web hosting service for wikis . It is normally free of charge for readers and editors, deriving most of its income from advertising, and publishes all user-provided text under copyleft licenses. Wikia hosts several hundred thousand wikis using the open-source wiki software MediaWiki...