Smallville is an American superhero television series developed by Miles Millar and Alfred Gough for The WB and The CW.
The series 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.
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.
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.
The DVD releases include commentary by cast and crew members on selected episodes, deleted scenes, and behind-the-scenes featurettes.