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 speak for everyone when I say it should be brought back.
I seriously have not watched NBC since it was cancelled. The internet is the only way I may hear about a Heroes wrapup show. I contacted NBC management to no avail. I emailed complaints. No response. I am still waiting.
Here’s hoping CBS or ABC buy the rights.
I loved Heros. I think they r crazy for canceling the show. It’s better than a lot of shows out there. They really suck!
I finally got online to see when Heroes is supposed to start this season… was totally shocked to see they had been cancelled! Hopefully another network like TBN or Lifetime or someone will pick it up… Kind of reminds me of Lost on ABC – they were going to cancel if it hadn’t been scheduled for 5 seasons.
Plus they renewed “Chuck”??? How lame is that?!!!
heroes was mine and a few of my friends favorite show, NBC’S ******* whack for cancelling it now i dont even watch that network theres nothing on there worth watching now
I agree I am pissed the hell off. Like WTF is going on all the good shows are cancelled and this sucks. I use to record every show and now I cant. I was looking forward to another season but nope they wanna ruin tv now
My fam loves this show. My wife and I have 9 children and we have all of them hooked to it we have been watching it since the BEGINNING we really need a ending or the 5th season started PLEASE
I truly and strongly believe that canceling heroes is a mistake it was an amazing show!!!!!!! it shows that normal ordinary people from different origins and social backgrounds can be chosen for greatness ,band together and save the world, this show inspired me to write a comic book of my own still in progress, this is the only show that ive sat back and watched for hours on!!!!! when i found out it was ending i thought to myself “friggin typical, of course the only show i give a care to look at the storyline and figure out wat cld… Read more »
What the hell!!!! they better make a movie with the same cast.. i wanna name my kid sylar, i got everybody watching it on netflix and theres no end? wtf
I feel ur pain dude!!! it totally sux that they just ened everything with so many ?s still unaanswered!!!!
i have been waiting for this show!!!!!!!! they need to hurry up. i would watch it every monday night with my family and i want to see what happens next….
This is very upsetting 🙁 everyone I show this to becomes big fans and they hunger for more. It Sucks they can’t finish the series with a season 5. I will be watching the end of the best show ever… its also sad it comes down to only 3 hrs to end it. If I had a enough money I’d totally fund heros to see more.
I LOVED that show too. I started watching it late because I worked the nights it aired and my sister insisted I watched it all in order. I wish they could have had a final season or even just the few episodes to a series finale, something. Who doesn’t love stories of extraordinary people? The best thing is that even though they all have special powers that we might envy, when it comes down to it, the important stuff and essentially what controls their abilities is love and other emotions. What greater moral of we all don’t want to be… Read more »
I’ve been waiting since the last day heroes was aired in the US But i am a UK Fan. I watched them online instead because the BBC was really behind and like slow with airing them but when they got aired the views are incredible. Just because the views in america went down don’t mean it wasn’t a money make. People got together to watch instead of using a TV each.In the UK Heroes was a big hit.And in the USA it was a big hit. Heroes has been left on a cliffhanger. Last time i heard a series being… Read more »
I’ve shown my whole family heroes and they loved it
NBC stinks!!!!!!!
I am not watching any NBC show for now on!!!
I bought each season from the store. Now, they just want to cut it off. I will just cut myself off from NBC too. Find other ways in watching shows from NBC so I don’t have to turn on their channel anymore. Heroes will always be one of the, or the great, tv shows I ever watched.
What is up with the cancellation of Heroes???? I have watched it since the beginning and never missed a single episode. I hate that we were all left hanging. Wondering what will happen in the new season. And now??? NO NEW SEASON? Why??? NBC – Get your heads out of your butts! At least give us fans some kind of wrap up.