Everything in the show could be superficial (3)
I believe the answer is:
all
'everything' is the definition.
(all things)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for all that I've seen before include "Everyone - complete" , "and 16 Across and 23 Across: Even so" , "Garden passage between trees or bushes" , "Wholly" , "Completely, everything" .)