After becoming an almost immediate hit for NBC in Fall of 2006, Heroes dropped significantly in the ratings over the past couple seasons. Fans have complained about the storylines but the TV show has been one of the network’s biggest draws in the 18-49 demographic. NBC has opted to cancel it anyway.
Heroes follows a group of ordinary humans who have developed extraordinary powers that end up affecting their lives in positive and negative ways. The series’ large ensemble cast includes Adrian Pasdar, Ali Larter, Cristine Rose, Greg Grunberg, Hayden Panettiere, Jack Coleman, James Kyson Lee, Masi Oka, Milo Ventimiglia, Robert Knepper, Sendhil Ramamurthy, and Zachary Quinto.
The network had reportedly been considering three options to wrap up Heroes — a 13 episode order for mid-season, an order of four to six episodes that could be aired over a couple nights in the fall, or to just cancel the series outright.
Though Heroes still brought NBC some its better 18-49 ratings this season, the numbers just can’t justify costs with a sizable cast and special effects budget. The network has a large selection of new hour-long dramas to choose from and so, has decided to cut Heroes.
On the bright side, NBC is supposedly working on a plan to wrap up the series. Right now, it sounds like there will be a two or four hour event that will air mid-season. The details will revealed at NBC’s upfront presentation on Monday morning.
Over the past day or so, Grunberg has been tweeting and hinting that “the fat lady” was getting ready to sing. As the news broke of Heroes’ cancellation, he wrote, “I’m hearing The FAT LADY singing her ass off!!! #Heroes = Cancelled! Sad. BUT… W/bad news comes GOOD!! My Next Tweet will explain!!” Three hours later, and Grunberg still hasn’t tweeted again.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Heroes has been cancelled or was it long overdue? Will you watch the wrap-up event, whenever or whatever it is?
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NBC missed it on this one. I am 64 years old and have watched this show since its inception and never missed it. I am very disappointed to say the least. I will be looking forward to the series finale, but I sincerely wish you would reconsider and keep the show on indefinitely. Please when you end the series, do a better job than ABC did with lost, that was just plain sorry, that’s all. Be smart, leave an opening in the final show for a sequel. If you’re smart, you will.
NBC needs to get it together! I can’t believe they have yet again led us on, let us fall in love with a series, promising a next season… then just never coming back to give us an ending!!! It totally sucks. I do believe that letting it sit for a year would very likely bring back the ratings and ALL the viewers, plus a few thousand more. But who knows, maybe I’m wrong. I myself watched it religiously, but lost track for a while… so I also went to Netflix to catch up, but couldn’t believe it when I found… Read more »
Heroes is my Favorite show. Yes it is hard to follow unless you watch each episode. I can see why people have stopped watching, because there was always sooo much going on. They should at least end the storylines. They owe it to the fans who are left.
I miss Heros! It’s not the show that sucks it’s NBC. Everyone knows NBC is for old people, just look at their crappy line up. Heros would have been huge had they went with a bigger more “in” network. Replace those stupid reality shows with more shows like Heros and I would actually have a reason to watch TV. As a 22 year old I’m disappointed with what TV has come too. Hollywood=fail, my generation = fail, future=fail.
well i sure hope so i think its a great story and i myself could think of many different story lines ithey could go with
I am mad they canceld. wondering why it never aired in August. I just now found out. This was a show that both me and my husband liked and even bought every seaon to watch over and over again. I hope that they wrap up bc claire and her dad cant hold thier breath forever you know.
I am so disappointed that it has been cancelled. I didn’t know until I just looked it up on your website. My friends and I have had “Heroes” group nights ever since it first started. I’m disgusted how networks keep getting us involved in these shows and then just take them away!! Its not fair. I would have loved a little bit of closure to the story.
I was disappointed to hear that Heros was cancelled, I really enjoyed watching it every week. I do hope they put something together like a mini-series or a special, something that officially brings it to an official end. It was a great program and so different from anything else on TV.
My wife and I LOVED the series of Heroes! We watch all the episodes through netflix and felt like we were left hanging with season 4 being all that was left. If they did a wrap up short film or something, that would help, but I hate that they canceled it. It was a great show. Any chances for a spin off with some of the characters? I think Sylar has a lot to be done and Peter needs to get all of his powers back! It’s just too much left undone and unsaid for it to end the way… Read more »
This is so sad! I thought this show was so good! I thought it had real potential. I believe NBC didn’t introduce Heroes to the views well enough for people to be aware of its exsistance and I think that is why it got low ratings. Heroes needs to come back , there are so many places the show could go and it was just getting good after season 4 ep 13 after the showed the world who they really were! I think you mis judged the show and that it should be given another chance. Not only myself ,but… Read more »
i think the show was amazing, i’m not that stereo type watcher either I’m in my 20’s and the show really got me needing to see the next one. the way they left it killed me i didn’t think the show was ending till i searched online, they show at LEAST may something like a 2 hour special or something
I am outside of the normal demographic sample of Heroes fans since I am 58 but I.have enjoyed the show since the beginning and was looking forward to the next season. I had no idea that it had been canceled till I looked it up on the internet. I think the producerhave an obligation to at least attempt to wrap it up.
How about now? any word of possible closure… honestly illwhatch in 1000 Television sets if it comes back… in closing any news? or just outright dropped?
@Alberto: It seems like dropped.
So, we just finished Season 4 on Netflix…seems like there should be more to come. Does anyone know if a season 5 will come out on DVD or if there will be a “final” special even?
@Jill: As of now, no.
It was a bad decision to cancel Heroes. I never saw other Tv show so good like this.
I hope that NBC change is mind and bring back Heroes for us.