Long before the Arrowverse came along and established The CW as the premiere destination for small screen DC superheroes, there was Smallville. The series focusing on Clark Kent before he decided to suit up and save the world was hugely popular at the time, becoming one of the highest-rated shows on The WB before the network merged with Upn to create The CW in 2006.
Over ten seasons, Smallville averaged well above four million viewers per episode, which are the sort of numbers that any show would kill for these days, and it became embedded into the fabric of popular culture thanks to its 217 installments. It might have ended almost a decade ago, but Smallville‘s fingerprints are all over the Arrowverse, as well as other similar projects like Gotham and Pennyworth.
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s creation has largely been confined to the history books as a nostalgic favorite,...
Over ten seasons, Smallville averaged well above four million viewers per episode, which are the sort of numbers that any show would kill for these days, and it became embedded into the fabric of popular culture thanks to its 217 installments. It might have ended almost a decade ago, but Smallville‘s fingerprints are all over the Arrowverse, as well as other similar projects like Gotham and Pennyworth.
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s creation has largely been confined to the history books as a nostalgic favorite,...
- 9/18/2020
- by Scott Campbell
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