The Hollywood Reporter republishes its favourable 1977 review of CBS’s Spider-Man television film, which introduced Nicholas Hammond as Peter Parker before a 14-episode series. The reviewer judged it a faithful, straight-faced adaptation that successfully preserved the character’s spirit while bringing a comic-book superhero into real-world settings.

The 90-minute programme aired on 14 September 1977 and received a 17.9 rating and 30 share, though ABC’s Charlie’s Angels won the evening with a 32.6 rating and 50 share. The review praised Hammond’s performance, the supporting cast, E. W. Swackhamer’s direction and the wall-crawling sequences; Columbia Pictures later acquired overseas feature-film distribution rights.