It's been nearly a year since we last saw the Man of Steel on our screens, but The CW has confirmed today that Superman & Lois returns for its fourth and final season this fall.
The show will be part of the network's 2024 - 2025 schedule and is one of only a handful of scripted series set to air over that period (a result of Nexstar acquiring The CW and moving away from pricey dramas).
While we don't have a specific premiere date, we can confirm Superman & Lois is moving from Tuesday nights to Thursday nights. That's quite a departure seeing as its first three seasons aired on a Tuesday, but the reason for the change is The CW's acquisition of WWE NXT.
That takes a two-hour timeslot on Tuesdays, leaving no room for the iconic DC Comics character.
Brad Schwartz, President of entertainment for The CW, recently promised that the long-delayed season 4 "[is] going to blow your minds," and put the long wait down to the show's lengthy post-production process. "I am not kidding, this season is going to be one of the best shows on TV. I watched the first episode last night, and it’s gonna make you cry. It’s amazing."
"Because of all the special effects, it could be ready for summer, [but] we feel like it would be wasted in the summer. So let’s put it in the fall where we can sell it in the Upfront [and] really, really talk about it."
Superman & Lois ends with its fourth season to make way for DC Studios and James Gunn's Superman reboot. Moving forward, the plan is for all DC TV shows to fall under the DCU umbrella, with the odd Elseworlds exception (such as The Penguin).
The premise of Superman & Lois diverges slightly from traditional Superman stories by focusing more on the family dynamic between Clark, Lois, and their teenage sons, Jonathan and Jordan Kent. The series explores how Clark balances his duties as Superman with his obligations as a husband and father, all while living in the small town of Smallville.
Here's The CW's full 24/25 Fall lineup:
Monday
8 p.m.: Trivial Pursuit
9 p.m.: Scrabble
Tuesday
8 p.m.: WWE NXT
Wednesday
8 p.m.: Sullivan's Crossing
9 p.m.: Joan
Thursday
8 p.m.: Superman & Lois
9 p.m.: The Librarians: The Next Chapter
Friday
8 p.m.: Whose Line Is It Anyway
9 p.m.: Inside the NFL
Saturday
CW Sports Saturday
Sunday
7 p.m.: CW Sunday Movie Night