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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this sucks!!!!!!!!!!! i love heroes! why did they have to cancel it! we didnt even get all our questions awnsered!
LOVE HEROES more than ANY SHOW EVER!!! It’s really the only show that was worth turning on the TV for since I’m not big on wasting my time watching TV in the first place! I will SURELY watch the final episodes if you air any more so PLEASE DO SO NBC!
Hi, I liked Heroes I wish it was going to be on again. Like leave us with no real ending! I also see they are dumping Flash Forward. How come the shows that make you think a little are gone before you know it. and the dumb stuff just keeps on coming!
NBC should stop shooting itself in the foot. If they would just leave the shows in their timeslots, people wouldn’t be all over the place trying to pay catch-up with the shows they like. Heroes was a great show, unfortunately we’ll never see the final conclusion. NBC also has to realize that there are many busy people out there who can’t sit in front of the TV every Friday night, so they go about catching their programs with DVDs or through Netflix. Get with the program guys, just because a couple of bozos tell you that the show is not… Read more »
I’ll say this, as I have read some of the comments from others on their opinions of the show being canceled. Two major things screwed up the show. One, Nathan Petrelli’s death (I mean seriously WTF) and two, when you start adding characters from other shows like The Wire, and Prison Break you’re definitely headed for trouble. This show was amazing on so many different levels. It explored the journey of the soul and how we all are searching for the Hero in ourselves to conquer our fears, evolve to higher purpose or that forever nagging question of Why am… Read more »
I would boycott but they have Chuck on NBC, and that show is amazing too…
I am boycotting NBC because they cancelled Heroes!
I agree boycott til we get a real final episode. I feel totally let down
I AM TRYING TO GET A VIEWING BOYCOTT OF NBC GOING OK NO IT WASN’T THE SAME AS THE FIRST SEASON BUT WHAT DID EVERYONE EXPECT YOU CAN ONLY DISCOVER YOUR CHARACTERS ONCE(ALI LARTER’S NIKI-TRACI-BARBARA NOTWITHSTANDING)BUT AS FOR ME I WAS TSILL IN LOVE WITH THE SHOW AND AM PISSED OFFABOUT THE CANCELLATION MAYBE WE CANT SAVE IT WITH THE BOYCOTT BUT AT LEAST BLACKMAIL THEM INTO GIVING US A REAL FINAL EPISODE
:O! BAD ACTING?! Zachary Quinto and Robert Knepper are so epic that I never thought anyone could ever say that! All of the actors in Heroes are amazing! Yeah, Ali Larter needs to stop playing the same character :/ but they all pull of extraordinary displays of emotion and depth! For me it’s always the characters that draw me in, and the ones in Heroes are so relatable that they’re more a family to me than my own! I practically died when I heard – I personally LOVED Season 4, even though some don’t – as Heroes was virtually my… Read more »
Heroes went from amazing to crap pretty quickly. Season 2 just started to get going, then came the writers’ strike. It never recovered. The lame plotlines, bad acting, and cramming too many characters into the show was its undoing.
I absolutely DESPISE NBC ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I am simply going to be honest. Why NBC Why? Heroes hasn’t been the greatest in the last seasons. Average viewers got bored of the predictability of the show. I seriously though would love to see how it would have ended. Where is your faith to fans to develop an ending. Are you just not supporting an idea? I seriously hope some other network, (Fox, ABC, WB, SyFy, etc), Grab a team of new writers finish a story and maybe even regenarate the orignal fan base by not be predictable. So many tv channels try to suck us in and… Read more »
FU NBC u pieces of ****!
How can the cancelation of the best series i’ve ever watched ever happen! This show was truly great and i’ve watched each season many times. I just can’t believe the bunch of idiots running NBC. If this show brought so many viewers for a long time then you should honor what views you received from it and at least finish the season…
PS: I am NEVER watching NBC again in my life, even if you bring Heroes back, i’d finish the season and just never watch the stupid channel again.
That is the worst news ive heard all year. the only two shows i faithfully watch every week are HEROES and LOST and now they are both ending.I guess america just doesnt like to think and ponder. all they want is mindless programming where there are no mysteries. NBC, that was the last show i will watch on your channel. sorry to say. please bring heroes back and at least end it. We have watched from the beginning and would like an end. Please dont kill everyone. I am slowly tuning out of tv programming opting for internet where i… Read more »