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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I have stopped watching NBC altogether. I will not allow myself to become emotionally invested in another one of their shows just to have them take it away. It is a disservice to their viewers and sends me the message that they do not care. There are hundreds of other stations to watch on television, this one has been removed from my menu screen.
My family and I love this show. Please tie up the up the loose ends and finish season five. Pretty pleeease!!!
Look…you stink all of the most exciting tv shows are cancelled why? here is the answer you don’t give a f…k about the fans you are only interesed on makin’ money that’s all I think you should cancel your television and let other’s to do the job right
BRING BACK HEROES! I love that show and it made me cry when I was informed it was cancelled
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Please wrap up the show for us people that watch it from the start would like it to aleast end not just canceled.
Please bring heroes back and develop more of what season 5 will be. It’s a shame to bring an amazing 4 seasons and then drop it where it ended. This is a show worth fighting for and to think that you as a company would decide for the rest of us that it was not worth it should be enough to create a bad taste in every one of our mouths. Heroes was the only show I watched on NBC and now I don’t watch it at all. Imagine how many others are feeling the same way. We used to… Read more »
My husband and I started watching Heroes from the beginning. It started out great. Couldn’t wait until the next episode. But then they kept adding more characters and suddenly dropping characters without explanation about what happened to them. I think the creations of the carnival was a big problem. Sorry to see it go. I hope NBC comes up with a good closing.
Look,you guys should put heroes back on tv i didnt know about until recent but,i do know that ,that show is so awsome people didnt know about it then but, thats what everyones talking about and i know that im only one person but im sure if you put that show on like the cw or something people will so watch it all you have to do is put it like on wensdays because that would be perfect because nothing good comes on then and i know a lot of people who likes all that super power stuff…… Hope you… Read more »
I’m very very upset with NBC I can’t believe they would do such a thing I love the show I turned most of my family on to this show I just recently start watching It I got hooked and now I’m finish so please please make more espisodes I’m gonna facebook all 17,000 of my friends and keep them posted thanks
Wow…..why would they cancel the show like that? I hope that they will allo season 5 to go on.
I just finished watching all 4 seasons on Netflix and to know there won’t be a 5th season leaves me as depressed as the story lines were incomplete. What happens to Cyler? What about Matt and his broken leg? Tracy left in that pond? Rebel? The whole Brave New World Clair brought everyone into? So much left undone…. Boo…
for real, i just watched all of them on netflix also. it was great! i wish i would have watched on tv to help ratings lol
IT stinks the way they ended it. We must get Heroes BACK and also “V” the tv series!
I’m very disappointed with NBC. I have watched heroes since it started. I thought it was a great show. NBC just keeps missing up. What is wrong with u people at NBC? Get your heads screwed on right.
MAKE SEASON 5! In all honesty, this show gives me the hope I look for in people every day. It’s the ONLY series that i’ve sat down every night & watched, besides weed, which I didn’t watch all of them, but came close. This is the greatest show introduced to mankind, & it’s what they need.