Batman (TV series)

Batman
Genre	Superhero Comedy
Created by	William Dozier
Based on	Batman by Bob Kane (credited) and Bill Finger (uncredited)
Developed by	Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Starring	Adam West Burt Ward Alan Napier Neil Hamilton Stafford Repp Madge Blake Yvonne Craig Cesar Romero Burgess Meredith Frank Gorshin John Astin Julie Newmar Eartha Kitt Victor Buono David Wayne Vincent Price Carolyn Jones Cliff Robertson Anne Baxter
Narrated by	William Dozier
Opening theme	"Batman Theme" by Neal Hefti
Composers	Nelson Riddle Billy May (incidental music)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	120 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	William Dozier
Producer	Howie Horwitz
Editor	Byron Chudnow
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Greenway Productions 20th Century-Fox Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 12, 1966 (1966-01-12) – March 14, 1968 (1968-03-14)
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Batman is an American live-action television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin—two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City from a variety of archvillains.^[1][2] It is known for its camp style and upbeat theme music, as well as its intentionally humorous, simplistic morality aimed at its preteen audience.^[3] It was described by executive producer William Dozier at the time as "the only situation comedy on the air without a laugh track".^{[citation needed]} The 120 episodes aired on the ABC network for three seasons from January 12, 1966, to March 14, 1968, twice weekly during the first two seasons, and weekly for the third. In 2016, television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz ranked Batman as the 82nd greatest American television series of all time. A companion feature film was released in 1966 between the first and second seasons of the TV show.

Batman held the record for the longest-running live-action superhero television series (in terms of episodes) until it was surpassed by Smallville in 2007.