'Superman': 12 Actors Who Played the Man of Steel on TV

After the news broke that Supergirl would bring the Man of Steel to its second season, fans everywhere speculated about who would don the red cape (top vote-getters: Matt Bomer and Tom Welling). In the end, no one from our shortlist was chosen, but the actor who was picked — Teen Wolf's Tyler Hoechlin — seems worthy of the big red S.

Hoechlin joins a long line of actors who have played Superman on TV, in everything from long-running series like Smallville to short skits on Saturday Night Live. Check out who’s handled “tights and flights” duties on the small screen over the last 64 years.

Supergirl moves to The CW this fall.