News Summary

• "Smallville" premiered on The WB on October 16, 2001.
• It became the network's highest-rated series debut at the time.
• The series ran for an entire decade.
• It's also the longest-running live-action superhero/comic book television program as of this writing.
• It even outlived The WB, continuing on The CW for five seasons after the UPN merger..
• Tom Welling and Erica Durance reprised their roles as the now-married Clark Kent and Lois Lane for an episode of the five-part "Crisis on Infinite Earths" crossover.