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Heroes Renewed for 2008/09 Season

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Some great news – NBC have officially announced that they will be renewing “Heroes” for the 2008/09 season. Whilst this is hardly surprising news, it is good to see it become ‘official’.

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“We are thrilled to be bringing back the high-energy dramas ‘Chuck’ and Life’ for next season,” said Silverman. “Additionally, we will be saving and re-launching our #1 drama and most successful franchise, ‘Heroes,’ so that it will run in all original episodes in the fourth quarter.”

“These pickups are a sign of our confidence in these quality series and will allow the respective producers to get a head start on their creative arc for next season,” said Graboff. “As a result, they give us a lot to build on as we point to next year’s schedule.”

“Heroes” is NBC’s #1 series this season in adults 18-49, the #1 Monday series on any network in adults 18-49 and the #1 scripted series on any network in adults 18-34. This season, “Heroes” has averaged a 6.2 rating, 14 share in adults 18-49 and 13.1 million viewers overall.

‘Heroes: Origins’ is now Extinct!

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Lightening! 

TV Guide report that NBC’s spin-off show ‘Heroes: Origins’ has been scrapped due to the pending writers strike:

NBC has pulled the plug on Heroes: Origins, the Heroes spin-off that was slated to run next April. The network declined comment, but sources said the possible strike by the Writers Guild of America — which could happen after the guild’s contract expires midnight Thursday — played a role in the decision.“Looking at everything in context of the strike, we’re evaluating all of our production commitments,” said one insider. “Scripts haven’t been written yet.”Origins was designed to provide fans with six episodes of a fresh Heroes-related show in place of repeats in the spring. If the labor situation changes quickly, the network could revisit the decision to scrap the show.

Heroes – The Tipping Point?

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Heroes-Hype! News

Claire Butler

Whilst Heroes returned with a bang on Monday night, it’s viewing figures of around 14million, whilst steady, was not the boom in viewership NBC was hoping for. E! Online has more:

NBC’s Heroeswas the night’s highest-rated show among 18- to 49-year-olds who don’t particularly care if Marie Osmond can fox-trot or not. But audience-wise, the show failed to build on its first-season buzz. Monday’s opener was no bigger than its first-season premiere: an estimated 14.1 million viewers.

Publicly, NBC was upbeat about the show’s premiere. But its atypical request of Nielsen seemed to speak louder than its press release.

NBC has asked the ratings service to hold off on compiling final numbers for Heroesuntil the network reairs the premiere on Saturday night, Nielsen confirmed Tuesday.

A “newish” rule, dating back to 2006, allows networks to combine a show’s ratings from multiple broadcasts, as long as the same commercials are aired each time, Nielsen Media Research’s Gary Holmes said.

As a result, barring a Saturday-night blackout across the nation, Heroes will not go down in the books as having run even with its first-season premiere; it’ll go down as averaging more—thanks to people who tuned in on Monday, plus however many million tune in over the weekend.

Holmes said he believes at least one other broadcast network has taken advantage of the double-your-fun rule. As to whether it’ll become a numbers-crunching trend, he said, “I think it’ll depend on how the industry reacts to this.”

According to an NBC spokesperson, the Nielsen loophole likely will be used sparingly because of the commercial sponsorship rule. Monday’s Heroes‘ was a candidate for it because the show aired with limited commercials supplied by one sponsor, Nissan, who also signed on for Saturday.

Per the network spokesperson, NBC decided to combine Heroes‘ Monday and Saturday numbers before the Monday numbers were released.

Has Heroes reached the tipping point? Has it hit it’s head on the ceiling of no return? This second season will be very important for Heroes as second seasons are usually some of the most difficult.

Countdown to Season 2: Official 2.01 Episode Description

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

As the second volume of “HEROES” begins, the fates of Peter (Milo Ventimiglia), Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) and Matt (Greg Grunberg) are revealed, following the horrible showdown with Sylar (Zachary Quinto) and Peter’s uncontrolled nuclear detonation miles above New York City. As everyone attempts to move on, a new sinister force begins stalking and murdering Heroes. With the family hiding in Southern California, H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) and Claire (Hayden Panettiere) attempt to live as inconspicuously as possible…which proves to be easier said than done. Meanwhile, after landing in feudal Japan, Hiro (Masi Oka) meets his hero Takezo Kensei (David Anders). Twins Maya (Dania Ramirez) and Alejandro Herrera (Shalim Ortiz) hope to make the crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, in hopes of finding help with their deadly abilities. Dana Davis, Noah Gray-Cabey, James Kyson Lee, Ali Larter, Sendhil Ramamurthy also star. Nick D’Agosto, Lyndsy Fonseca, Cristine Rose, Barry Shabaka Henley, George Takei, Eriko Tamura and Adair Tishler guest star.

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NBC Release ‘Generations’ Details

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Warning - Mild Season 2 SPOILERS follow: 

NBC have issued an official statement which reveals tantalising details about what is in store for our Heroes:

“As the second volume of Heroesbegins, the fates of Peter, Nathan and Matt are revealed, following the horrible showdown with Sylar and Peter’s uncontrolled nuclear detonation miles above New York City. As everyone attempts to move on, a new sinister force begins stalking and murdering Heroes. With the family hiding in Southern California, H.R.G. and Claire attempt to live as inconspicuously as possible. which proves to be easier said than done. Meanwhile, after landing in feudal Japan, Hiro meets his hero Takezo Kensei. Twins Maya and Alejandro Herrera hope to make the crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, in hopes of finding help with their deadly abilities. Dana Davis, Noah Gray-Cabey, James Kyson Lee, Ali Larter, Sendhil Ramamurthy also star. Nick D’Agosto, Lyndsy Fonseca, Cristine Rose, Barry Shabaka Henley, George Takei, Eriko Tamura and Adair Tishler guest star.”

Furthermore the following episode titles have been revealed: 2.02 - ”Lizards”, 2.03 – “Kindred” and 2.04 – “The Kindness of Strangers”

NBC Hook-Up With Amazon

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

The other day I posted on NBC’s split with (Apple) iTunes..well, NBC have now hooked up with Amazon. What does this mean for Heroes fans? Well, Amazon will now offer NBC content (including Heroes) via their ‘Amazon Unbox’ service a day after they air on NBC.

You can read more about it here.

I will say this – it’s a smart move for both parties.

BBC Strike New Deal with NBC

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

The BBC now has the option to show Heroes beyond Season 2 (which it already has) for a pre-agreed price. This is a great show of faith from the ‘Beeb’, as the second season hasn’t even aired yet and won’t air in the UK until early 2008. Of the deal, the BBC have said:

“We’re delighted to have secured an exclusive ongoing deal with NBC Universal.

“This means that if NBC Universal produce more seasons of Heroes (beyond season two which is already in production) the BBC can buy them at a pre-agreed price.

“This ensures that the BBC can continue to show Heroes at a cost that represents real value for money.”

i-Tunes Loses Heroes & NBC Go ‘World Tour’ Crazy

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Well, it would appear that i-Tunes have lost 40% of their TV downloads with the news that NBC have pulled their shows out of the NBC/Apple venture.

Heroes World Tour

In other news, NBC have been posting photos and videos from the Heroes World tour. Can I just say: How HOT is Dania!??

*Above image belongs to NBC – please see more here