Heroes will return to fight another day. NBC’s entertainment president, Angela Bromstad, told The Hollywood Reporter that the network plans to order 18-20 episodes for next season, the show’s fourth. The announcement erases concerns that the action series, which has failed to recapture its season 1 buzz or ratings, might be canceled. So far this season, Heroes ranks 56th in the Nielsen ratings, but is tied with The Office as the network’s top-rated series among adults 18-49.
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that is so sad that the office and heores is their most watched in that demographic in 56th place when you know that the other tv shows that are ranked higher are mostly crappy reality tv shows *cough* American Idol parts 1, 2, 3…54 *cough*
god no…
Just do a reboot and get rid of the current heroes. They don’t seem to know what to do with them anymore.
Heroes is lucky its not on the fox network or it would have gotten canceled years ago
such terrible news
I’m glad. The second season and the first part of the third season were kind of stupid but i think it is going to get better now that Bryan Fuller is working on it.
This is great news! For once a network has kept a show with the possibility of increased ratings rather than doubling down on an unknown show.
I can’t say I care too much about Heroes… but is there any word yet on whether Chuck will be getting a 3rd season? (Viva Chuck!)
Sigh. Bad things that are marketed as good will never last. No amount of Bryan Fuller will ever change this.
Garbage like this gets renewed while clever shows like “Pushings Daisies” are cancelled and brilliant shows like “Friday Night Lights” are on the bubble. Wonderful.
If you’ve given it up in the past year you should start watching again. After the next two episodes it will get much better. Bryan Fuller, the best writer from season one is back.
This season has been no winner. Nathan went from power denial to born-again Christian and back to power denial again. Peter was wimped out by cutting his ability down to one power. The big baddie Sylar is wandering around with his boy blunder sidekick looking for his daddy. The big mystery is “Who is REBEL”? Who cares!? Why can’t the writers figure out how to write a decent storyline with these characters?
No thank you, I stopped watching 2 weeks ago and there is no way I am coming back. Heroes should have been canceled this year!
Heroes should not have been renewed for another season. The show is a mess and not even Bryan Fuller can save it!!
Just cancel it already!!!!!!
*barf*
Seriously NBC?
Seriously?
Heroes/NBC totally needs to adapt a new slogan for the network, here is an option for them
“Heroes…Bad ratings, bad story and bad acting… only on NBC”
Why would you renew Heroes for another year? it is sooooo bad!!
Why has this horrible show not been canceled yet?
I love how Bryan Fuller has become the messiah to HEROES’ fans. Fuller is undoutedly talented, but HEROES’ first season is not the grand opus everyone would like to remember it as. Also, the show has squandered any good will after “promising” fans things would “get better” at various points – for over a year now!
Are you kidding? This show deserved the axe more than any other show ever has.
Are you kidding me? This show is GREAT!! The characters have depth, and feeling. You can imagine yourself in the situations they face, but can you make the decisions they are faced with? Granted there is not any gratuitous sex, very little sexual innuendo, and it’s not a bunch of idiots making fools of themselves for money, it’s a drama that captures the imagination, and the mind of people, and makes you ask, “what would I do if that were me?” It shows that anyone can be either a hero or a villain depending on the circumstance, or the perspective of the individual. Sometimes good or evil is in the eye of the beholder, and this show brings that to light, and does a great job with it.
I think the show is slowly but surely getting better and I definitely can’t wait for what the producers and Mr. Fuller has in store for the next season. Not all shows have had great successive seasons. Look at “Lost,” not all the seasons were great but the show is getting better and better as it is coming to a proper closing.
Heroes is one of the best shows on television. I can’t believe we are even having a converstaion about whether it should be renewed. unlike other show heroes is a GLOBAL success japan, europe , australia they all love heroes. i hope it’s on 10 years
I like heroes since it show here in Singapore but they should stopped after season 3 where primtech and pinehurst were burnt down. The writer shouldn’t continue make nathan become a villian.I don’t want end of the day, heroes lost its fan.
Honestly, A lot of TV shows have bad seasons, and I agree, things haven’t been as interesting as they were in the first season. Lately there have been some more bright moments in the show….but I think people in America are too impatient these days… evryone wants INSTANT SATISFACTION, wait for some build up, some emotion, be PATIENT. give things a chance to evolve and grow. every good show these days gets canceled left right and center and frankly it pisses me off. I can’t stand fox for cancelling shows like Arrested Development, one of the greatest shows on TV of all time!! anyways, I’m a big FAN of Heroes, and I’m looking forward to a 4th Season, I’ve been let down, but i don’t give up that easy. I’m sure the best is yet to come.
You guys are crazy. I can’t believe people are even talking about wanting Heroes to be canceled. IT is by far the most amazing show I have ever seen. I absolutely love it, and I hardly watch any tv it all. It is amazing and keeps you wondering constantly. IT IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. I can’t believe this many people don’t like it. Just crazy.
Absolutley should be renewed.
Fugitives has been incredible, and next weekes finale looks very good.
Can’t wait for Volume 5
I love heroes and am an avid fan okay things went south for a while but still kept me guessing , cant wait for season 5 bring it on
They had better bring in competent writers in for this upcoming season, or else it’s got to be this show’s last season. Season 2 and 3 were written by directionless monkeys and even THEY know it.
I can’t believe all the negative comments out there. I love the show – no, it’s not perfect, but much better than the T&A shows that seem to be running rampant now days. I cannot believe that people are actually requesting it to be cancelled. They should just watch something else, and leave well enough alone, so that those of us to do like it, still have a show to watch. I bet none of the negative nellies out there could come up with a better show. Keep heroes alive – it’s the most interesting show they’ve have on TV since Quantum Leap.
Of course it would be the “fan boys” who dress up as Star Wars characters who would want this trash to stay on the air. Here’s a secret you guys, they don’t have real powers and they’re only actors……yeah.