The NBC superhero serial drama series Heroes follows the lives of people around the globe who possess various superhuman powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The series premiered on American and Canadian television on September 25, 2006.[1] The first season, which finished 21st of 142 American primetime television programs in Nielsen ratings,[2] was released on DVD and HD DVD on August 28, 2007.[3] The second season ranked 21st of 220 in the ratings,[4] and was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 26, 2008, with the Blu-ray release of the first season.[5] The third season aired in two blocks generally without reruns;[6] it premiered on September 22, 2008, on NBC in the United States and on Global in Canada, with a one-hour clip-show and two regular episodes.[7] The fourth season aired from September 21, 2009, to February 8, 2010. Although cast members had stated and speculated that there would be a fifth season, NBC announced on May 14, 2010, that the show was officially cancelled, but that the network was looking at plans to tie up some loose ends in either a miniseries or TV movie.[8]
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Within the seasons of Heroes are "volumes", which focus on shorter story arcs.[9] The first season comprises a single volume of 23 episodes called Genesis, which is also the title of the pilot episode. The second season was designed to contain three volumes called Generations, Exodus, and Villains, but Exodus was scrapped due to viewer criticism[10] and the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike.[11] Villains was carried over to the show's third season,[12] leaving the second season with only 11 episodes, 13 fewer than were originally ordered by NBC.[13] The third season included 25 episodes,[14] 13 episodes comprising Villains[15] and 12 episodes in a volume titled Fugitives.[16] The fourth season consisted of a fifth volume of 18 episodes titled Redemption. The final scene of the last episode began a sixth volume entitled Brave New World, which became the title of the first episode of Heroes Reborn.
Originally, the second season of Heroes was to be followed in April and May 2008 by six stand-alone episodes of a new series, Heroes: Origins,[17] which was intended as an alternative to a long mid-season hiatus like the one that led to a drop in ratings for Heroes in its first season.[18] The project, which was later planned to be 12 episodes, was indefinitely postponed due to a decline in viewership and the strike[19] and was eventually cancelled to keep "the Heroes mothership as strong as possible," according to NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman.[20] A series of three webisodes collectively titled Going Postal became available exclusively online in July 2008.[21] Following the release of Going Postal, four more sets of webisodes were produced, titled Heroes: Destiny,[22] The Recruit,[23] Hard Knox,[24] and Nowhere Man,[25][26] which stars David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle. On September 28, 2009, a new set of webisodes titled Slow Burn[27] was released, starring members of the "Sullivan Bros. Carnival" from season four, Lydia, Edgar and Samuel. Slow Burn was set up as a Web Exclusive for the promotion of Sprint Now, and each webisode was released at the same time as the episodes of the main television series.
Series overview
editMain series
editSeason 1 (2006–07)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume One: Genesis | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Genesis" | David Semel | Tim Kring | September 25, 2006 | 14.10[28] | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Don't Look Back" | Allan Arkush | Tim Kring | October 2, 2006 | 12.96[29] | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "One Giant Leap" | Greg Beeman | Jeph Loeb | October 9, 2006 | 13.34[30] | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Collision" | Ernest Dickerson | Bryan Fuller | October 16, 2006 | 12.96[31] | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Hiros" | Paul Shapiro | Michael Green | October 23, 2006 | 14.45[32] | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Better Halves" | Greg Beeman | Natalie Chaidez | October 30, 2006 | 14.89[33] | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Nothing to Hide" | Donna Deitch | Jesse Alexander | November 6, 2006 | 14.47[34] | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Seven Minutes to Midnight" | Paul Edwards | Tim Kring | November 13, 2006 | 15.08[35] | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Homecoming" | Greg Beeman | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | November 20, 2006 | 16.03[36] | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Six Months Ago" | Allan Arkush | Aron Eli Coleite | November 27, 2006 | 15.56[37] | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Fallout" | John Badham | Joe Pokaski | December 4, 2006 | 14.94[38] | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Godsend" | Paul Shapiro | Tim Kring | January 22, 2007 | 14.90[39] | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Fix" | Terrence O'Hara | Natalie Chaidez | January 29, 2007 | 13.63[40] | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Distractions" | Jeannot Szwarc | Michael Green | February 5, 2007 | 14.61[41] | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Run!" | Roxann Dawson | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | February 12, 2007 | 14.68[42] | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Unexpected" | Greg Beeman | Jeph Loeb | February 19, 2007 | 14.10[43] | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Company Man" | Allan Arkush | Bryan Fuller | February 25, 2007[a] | 14.42[44] | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Parasite" | Kevin Bray | Christopher Zatta | March 4, 2007[a] | 14.90[45] | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | ".07%" | Adam Kane | Chuck Kim | April 23, 2007 | 11.96[46] | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Five Years Gone" | Paul Edwards | Joe Pokaski | April 30, 2007 | 11.92[47] | ||||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Hard Part" | John Badham | Aron Eli Coleite | May 7, 2007 | 11.14[48] | ||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Landslide" | Greg Beeman | Jesse Alexander | May 14, 2007 | 11.54[49] | ||||||
| 23 | 23 | "How to Stop an Exploding Man" | Allan Arkush | Tim Kring | May 21, 2007 | 13.48[50] | ||||||
Season 2 (2007)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Two: Generations | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 1 | "Four Months Later..." | Greg Beeman | Tim Kring | September 24, 2007 | 16.97[51] | ||||||
| 25 | 2 | "Lizards" | Allan Arkush | Michael Green | October 1, 2007 | 11.96[51] | ||||||
| 26 | 3 | "Kindred" | Paul Edwards | J.J. Philbin | October 8, 2007 | 10.91[51] | ||||||
| 27 | 4 | "The Kindness of Strangers" | Adam Kane | Tim Kring | October 15, 2007 | 11.41[51] | ||||||
| 28 | 5 | "Fight or Flight" | Lesli Glatter | Joy Blake & Melissa Blake | October 22, 2007 | 9.44[51] | ||||||
| 29 | 6 | "The Line" | Jeannot Szwarc | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | October 29, 2007 | 10.51[51] | ||||||
| 30 | 7 | "Out of Time" | Daniel Attias | Aron Eli Coleite | November 5, 2007 | 9.88[51] | ||||||
| 31 | 8 | "Four Months Ago..." | Greg Beeman | Tim Kring | November 12, 2007 | 11.16[51] | ||||||
| 32 | 9 | "Cautionary Tales" | Greg Yaitanes | Joe Pokaski | November 19, 2007 | 10.81[51] | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | "Truth & Consequences" | Adam Kane | Jesse Alexander | November 26, 2007 | 11.89[51] | ||||||
| 34 | 11 | "Powerless" | Allan Arkush | Jeph Loeb | December 3, 2007 | 11.06[51] | ||||||
Season 3 (2008–09)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Three: Villains | ||||||||||||
| 35 | 1 | "The Second Coming" | Allan Arkush | Tim Kring | September 22, 2008 | 10.09[52] | ||||||
| 36 | 2 | "The Butterfly Effect" | Greg Beeman | Tim Kring | September 22, 2008 | 10.09[52] | ||||||
| 37 | 3 | "One of Us, One of Them" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Joe Pokaski | September 29, 2008 | 9.50[53] | ||||||
| 38 | 4 | "I Am Become Death" | David Von Ancken | Aron Eli Coleite | October 6, 2008 | 8.20[54] | ||||||
| 39 | 5 | "Angels and Monsters" | Anthony Hemingway | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | October 13, 2008 | 8.75[55] | ||||||
| 40 | 6 | "Dying of the Light" | Daniel Attias | Chuck Kim & Christopher Zatta | October 20, 2008 | 8.51[56] | ||||||
| 41 | 7 | "Eris Quod Sum" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jesse Alexander | October 27, 2008 | 8.19[57] | ||||||
| 42 | 8 | "Villains" | Allan Arkush | Rob Fresco | November 10, 2008 | 7.85[58] | ||||||
| 43 | 9 | "It's Coming" | Greg Yaitanes | Tim Kring | November 17, 2008 | 7.65[59] | ||||||
| 44 | 10 | "The Eclipse: Part 1" | Greg Beeman | Aron Eli Coleite & Joe Pokaski | November 24, 2008 | 7.51[60] | ||||||
| 45 | 11 | "The Eclipse: Part 2" | Holly Dale | Aron Eli Coleite & Joe Pokaski | December 1, 2008 | 8.00[61] | ||||||
| 46 | 12 | "Our Father" | Jeannot Szwarc | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | December 8, 2008 | 7.72[62] | ||||||
| 47 | 13 | "Dual" | Greg Beeman | Jeph Loeb | December 15, 2008 | 7.87[63] | ||||||
| Volume Four: Fugitives | ||||||||||||
| 48 | 14 | "A Clear and Present Danger" | Greg Yaitanes | Tim Kring | February 2, 2009 | 8.55[64] | ||||||
| 49 | 15 | "Trust and Blood" | Allan Arkush | Mark Verheiden | February 9, 2009 | 7.90[65] | ||||||
| 50 | 16 | "Building 26" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Rob Fresco | February 16, 2009 | 7.74[66] | ||||||
| 51 | 17 | "Cold Wars" | Seith Mann | Christopher Zatta and Aron Eli Coleite & Joe Pokaski | February 23, 2009 | 7.07[67] | ||||||
| 52 | 18 | "Exposed" | Eric Laneuville | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | March 2, 2009 | 7.15[68] | ||||||
| 53 | 19 | "Shades of Gray" | Greg Beeman | Oliver Grigsby | March 9, 2009 | 6.70[69] | ||||||
| 54 | 20 | "Cold Snap" | Greg Yaitanes | Bryan Fuller | March 23, 2009 | 6.47[70] | ||||||
| 55 | 21 | "Into Asylum" | Jim Chory | Joe Pokaski | March 30, 2009 | 6.42[71] | ||||||
| 56 | 22 | "Turn and Face the Strange" | Jeannot Szwarc | Rob Fresco & Mark Verheiden | April 6, 2009 | 6.11[72] | ||||||
| 57 | 23 | "1961" | Adam Kane | Aron Eli Coleite | April 13, 2009 | 6.83[73] | ||||||
| 58 | 24 | "I Am Sylar" | Allan Arkush | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | April 20, 2009 | 6.46[74] | ||||||
| 59 | 25 | "An Invisible Thread" | Greg Beeman | Tim Kring | April 27, 2009 | 6.47[75] | ||||||
Season 4 (2009–10)
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Five: Redemption | ||||||||||||
| 60 | 1 | "Orientation" | Ed Bianchi & David Straiton | Adam Armus & Kay Foster and Tim Kring | September 21, 2009 | 5.77[76] | ||||||
| 61 | 2 | "Ink" | Roxann Dawson | Aron Eli Coleite | September 28, 2009 | 5.82[77] | ||||||
| 62 | 3 | "Acceptance" | Christopher Misiano | Bryan Fuller | October 5, 2009 | 5.41[78] | ||||||
| 63 | 4 | "Hysterical Blindness" | SJ Clarkson | Joe Pokaski | October 12, 2009 | 5.64[79] | ||||||
| 64 | 5 | "Tabula Rasa" | Jim Chory | Rob Fresco | October 19, 2009 | 5.67[80] | ||||||
| 65 | 6 | "Strange Attractors" | Tucker Gates | Juan Carlos Coto | October 26, 2009 | 5.86[81] | ||||||
| 66 | 7 | "Once Upon a Time in Texas" | Nate Goodman | Aron Eli Coleite & Aury Wallington | November 2, 2009 | 6.18[82] | ||||||
| 67 | 8 | "Shadowboxing" | Jim Chory | Misha Green & Joe Pokaski | November 9, 2009 | 5.35[83] | ||||||
| 68 | 9 | "Brother's Keeper" | Bryan Spicer | Rob Fresco & Mark Verheiden | November 16, 2009 | 5.07[84] | ||||||
| 69 | 10 | "Thanksgiving" | Seith Mann | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | November 23, 2009 | 5.17[85] | ||||||
| 70 | 11 | "The Fifth Stage" | Kevin Dowling | Tim Kring | November 30, 2009 | 5.90[86] | ||||||
| 71 | 12 | "Upon This Rock" | Ron Underwood | Juan Carlos Coto | January 4, 2010 | 5.30[87] | ||||||
| 72 | 13 | "Let It Bleed" | Jeannot Szwarc | Jim Martin | January 4, 2010 | 4.57[87] | ||||||
| 73 | 14 | "Close to You" | Roxann Dawson | Rob Fresco | January 11, 2010 | 4.71[88] | ||||||
| 74 | 15 | "Pass/Fail" | Michael Nankin | Oliver Grigsby | January 18, 2010 | 3.93[89] | ||||||
| 75 | 16 | "The Art of Deception" | SJ Clarkson | Mark Verheiden & Misha Green | January 25, 2010 | 4.29[90] | ||||||
| 76 | 17 | "The Wall" | Allan Arkush | Adam Armus & Kay Foster | February 1, 2010 | 4.40[91] | ||||||
| 77 | 18 | "Brave New World" | Adam Kane | Tim Kring | February 8, 2010 | 4.41[92] | ||||||
Web-based minisodes
editGoing Postal
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Nifty Trick"[b] | Yule Caise and Jim Martin | Yule Caise and Jim Martin | July 14, 2008 | |
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Two men from the Company confront mail carrier Echo De Mille who discovers his ability to manipulate sound. Echo severely injures one of them in self-defense. | |||||
| 2 | "The House Guest" | Yule Caise and Jim Martin | Yule Caise and Jim Martin | July 21, 2008 | |
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Echo goes home to protect his girlfriend Gina, but a superpowered man from the Company—the "Constrictor", whom Echo had met earlier—arrives for another showdown with Echo. | |||||
| 3 | "Let's Talk" | Yule Caise and Jim Martin | Yule Caise and Jim Martin | July 28, 2008 | |
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Echo sends Gina away and confronts those who are targeting him, but things do not go as he had expected. | |||||
Heroes: Destiny
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let Us Pray" | Eagle Egilsson | Adam Armus and Kay Foster | November 10, 2008 | |
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Santiago discovers his abilities. | |||||
| 2 | "Intervention" | Eagle Egilsson | Adam Armus and Kay Foster | November 17, 2008 | |
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Believing his powers are divine, Santiago uses them to help people. But when a woman betrays him, he is captured by a secret organization. | |||||
| 3 | "Capture" | Eagle Egilsson | Adam Armus and Kay Foster | November 24, 2008 | |
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Santiago's captors have a mission for him that he can't refuse. | |||||
| 4 | "Escape" | Eagle Egilsson | Adam Armus and Kay Foster | December 1, 2008 | |
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Santiago finds freedom in the sanctuary of family. | |||||
The Recruit
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Private Mills" | Rob Hardy | Timm Keppler and Jim Martin | December 15, 2008 | |
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Rachel Mills survives the Pinehearst explosion. | |||||
| 2 | "It Was Nothing" | Rob Hardy | Timm Keppler and Jim Martin | December 22, 2008 | |
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The squad of marines inject themselves with the serum. | |||||
| 3 | "We Do What We Have To Do" | Rob Hardy | Timm Keppler and Jim Martin | December 29, 2008 | |
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Angela has a question that haunts Rachel: why did she kill the man she wanted to save? | |||||
| 4 | "Day of Reckoning" | Rob Hardy | Timm Keppler and Jim Martin | January 5, 2009 | |
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Angela asks about Rachel's mother's death and where Rachel was found after the Pinehearst incident. Rachel relives escaping from Pinehearst, but denies being special. | |||||
| 5 | "The Truth Within" | Rob Hardy | Timm Keppler and Jim Martin | January 12, 2009 | |
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Rachel is released, armed with a newfound power. | |||||
| 6 | "The Whole Story" | Rob Hardy | Timm Keppler and Jim Martin | January 20, 2009 | |
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The entire five-part epic of super-soldier Rachel Mills, who survived the explosion of Pinehearst. | |||||
Hard Knox
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Choices" | Allan Arkush | Rob Fresco | December 22, 2008 | |
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Matt Parkman wants street thug Knox to go straight, but it's not so easy. | |||||
| 2 | "Get Straight" | Allan Arkush | Rob Fresco | December 22, 2008 | |
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Matt Parkman tries to convince Knox to leave gang life, while Knox's crew watches from a distance. | |||||
| 3 | "Fear" | Allan Arkush | Rob Fresco | December 29, 2008 | |
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Knox's crew leader tries to kill Knox, and Knox finds his abilities to feed off fear and kills the crew leader. | |||||
| 4 | "The Main Man Now" | Allan Arkush | Rob Fresco | December 29, 2008 | |
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Knox's crew gets a new boss. | |||||
Nowhere Man
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Puppet Master" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Timm Keppler | April 20, 2009 | |
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With a new identity from Claire, Puppetmaster Eric Doyle tries to settle into a new life by working at Copy Kingdom. | |||||
| 2 | "Statement of Character" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Timm Keppler | April 27, 2009 | |
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Doyle's self-control is shattered by his boss. | |||||
| 3 | "Pulling the Strings" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Timm Keppler | May 4, 2009 | |
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With his prospects for a normal life fading, Doyle takes matters into his own hands. | |||||
| 4 | "A New Beginning" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Timm Keppler | May 11, 2009 | |
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The Puppetmaster ties up loose ends. | |||||
| 5 | "The Whole Story" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Timm Keppler | May 29, 2009 | |
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The entire 4 part story. | |||||
Slow Burn
edit| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Part 1" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Jim Martin | September 28, 2009 | |
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Edgar takes a big risk for Lydia as she reveals a big secret. | |||||
| 2 | "Part 2" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Zach Craley | October 5, 2009 | |
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Lydia reaches out to her daughter who reveals she too has a secret. Samuel becomes suspicious. | |||||
| 3 | "Part 3" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Harrison Wilcox | October 12, 2009 | |
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Lydia's daughter is in trouble - and so is Edgar. | |||||
| 4 | "Part 4" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Foz McDermott | October 19, 2009 | |
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Samuel discovers Lydia has a daughter. Lydia receives an unexpected visitor. | |||||
| 5 | "Part 5" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Jim Martin | October 26, 2009 | |
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Lydia talks with her daughter Amanda about her arrival. Amanda shows Caleb her ability. | |||||
| 6 | "Part 6" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Jim Martin | November 2, 2009 | |
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Amanda seeks out Samuel with Caleb's help while Lydia seeks out Amanda with Edgar's help. | |||||
| 7 | "Part 7" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Zach Craley | November 9, 2009 | |
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As Samuel and Amanda spend some time together, Lydia and Edgar plot to get her back. | |||||
| 8 | "Part 8" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Foz McDermott | November 16, 2009 | |
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Samuel Introduces Amanda to the rest of the carnival crew and welcomes her into the family. | |||||
| 9 | "Part 9" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Oliver Grigsby | November 23, 2009 | |
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Sent by Samuel to take Amanda from her mother, Caleb pays a terrible price. | |||||
| 10 | "Part 10" | Chris Hanada and Tanner Kling | Oliver Grigsby | November 30, 2009 | |
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Samuel's plans to separate Amanda from her mother fails, but Amanda chooses to stay anyway. | |||||
Ratings
editHeroes : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[94]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Season | Episode number | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ||
| 1 | 14.10 | 12.96 | 13.34 | 12.96 | 14.45 | 14.89 | 14.47 | 15.08 | 16.03 | 15.56 | 14.94 | 14.90 | 13.63 | 14.61 | 14.68 | 14.10 | 14.42 | 14.90 | 11.96 | 11.92 | 11.14 | 11.54 | 13.48 | – | ||
| 2 | 16.97 | 11.96 | 10.91 | 11.41 | 9.44 | 10.51 | 9.88 | 11.16 | 10.81 | 11.89 | 11.06 | – | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 10.09 | 10.09 | 9.50 | 8.20 | 8.75 | 8.51 | 8.19 | 7.85 | 7.65 | 7.51 | 8.00 | 7.72 | 7.87 | 8.55 | 7.90 | 7.74 | 7.07 | 7.15 | 6.70 | 6.47 | 6.42 | 6.11 | 6.83 | 6.46 | 6.47 | |
| 4 | 5.77 | 5.82 | 5.41 | 5.64 | 5.67 | 5.86 | 6.18 | 5.35 | 5.07 | 5.17 | 5.90 | 5.30 | 4.57 | 4.71 | 3.93 | 4.29 | 4.40 | 4.41 | – | |||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b This episode aired on the Global Television Network in Canada a day earlier than on NBC in the United States.
- ^ A May 2008 press release from NBC gave "Manhunt" as the title of this webisode.[93]
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External links
edit- Heroes official website on NBC
- Heroes at IMDb