"Although 'Lois and Clark' got good reviews, especially for the tongue-in-cheek
romantic 'triangle' of Lois Lane, Superman and his alter ego, Clark Kent, it struggled in
its 8 P.M. Sunday time slot, finishing far behind CBS's 'Murder, She Wrote' and in a
virtual tie for second with NBC's 'Sea Quest D.S.V.'
"ABC executives concluded that a major overhaul was needed. Out went much of the
romantic whimsy (and Ms. Levine [the show's creator and first-season producer]; in went
more special effects and adventure."