Archive for the ‘Heroes TV Show News’ Category
Heroes Edges Out Fox’s 24 in Ratings
A lot of people were worried (myself included) when they heard that NBC was going to be pitting “Heroes” against new episodes of Fox’s hit show “24″ on Mondays. Looks like we did all that worrying for nothing, because ratings for the two respective networks for Monday night came in, and the verdict is: About ...
Heroes Renewed for the 2007-2008 Season
Via Comingsoon.net: “NBC has ordered early full-season pickups for the 2007-08 season for four hit series — the comedies “The Office” and “My Name Is Earl,” and dramas “Heroes” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, ” it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, President, NBC Entertainment. “These four series represent some of the best of ...
“Heroes” One of TV Guide’s Best Shows of 2006
Although it was unable to beat out the Sci Fi Channel’s much ballyhooed “Battlestar Galactica” aka “The Most Depressing Show on TV that Makes you Want to Kill Yourself”, “Heroes” nevertheless came in third on TV Guide’s list of Best Shows of 2006. Fellow NBC show “Friday Night Lights” came in second, while “Grey’s Anatomy” ...
Heroes Nabs Golden Globe Nominations
The 64th Annual Golden Globes announced their nominees today, and “Heroes” was in the mix, nabbing the prestigious “Best TV Drama Series” nomination, joining shows like “24″, “Grey’s Anatomy”, and “Lost”. Everyone’s favorite geek superhero Hiro (played by actor Masi Oka) also nabbed a nomination for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role ...
WGA Nominates “Heroes” for Best New Series
The Writers Guild of America announced their nominees for the 2007 Writers Guild Television & Radio Awards on December 13th, and “Heroes” came away with a nomination in the “New Series” category for writers Jesse Alexander, Adam Armus, Natalie Chaidez, Aron Eli Coleite, Kay Foster, Bryan Fuller, Michael J. Green, Tim Kring, Jeph Loeb, and ...
AFI Names “Heroes” One of the Best Shows on TV
Every year the American Film Institute names what they think are the 10 best shows on TV (along with their pick of 10 best movies on the big screen), and this year “Heroes” arrived on the list alongside the Sci Fi Channel’s dark sci-fi show “Battlestar Galactica”, the Showtime serial killer show “Dexter”, and fellow ...
Why “Heroes” Kicks “Lost’s” Ass
Now let me just say that I have nothing against ABC’s hit show “Lost”. I just never got into it, mainly because I didn’t watch it when it first came out, which is why I don’t share in most people’s ga-ga reactions to the show. But here’s a very amusing article at Giant Magazine which ...
“Heroes” is the #1 New Show of the Week and Season in Key Demos and Total Viewers
NBC Press Release: ‘HEROES’ JOINS FORCES WITH ‘NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’ TO PACE NBC’S #2 FINISH IN 18-49 THIS WEEK, UP 19 PERCENT VERSUS SAME WEEK LAST YEAR NBC IS UP 15 PERCENT IN 18-49 THROUGH THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF THE 2006-07 SEASON, THE ONLY NETWORK SHOWING GROWTH IN THE KEY DEMO BURBANK, Calif. � November 14, ...
Take the Global Episode Opinion Survey on “Heroes”
I’ve never heard of the Global Episode Opinion Survey (or GEOS) until I got an email from them. I still don’t really know what they do over there, but here’s what they said in an email: The Global Episode Opinion Survey (GEOS) is a worldwide episode survey of nearly 90 current and classic genre TV shows. ...
Entertainment Weekly Features “Heroes” (SPOILERS!!)
Forum member Bradthebold alerted us to this fantastic article at the Entertainment Weekly website, which has an in-depth feature on “Heroes”. Among the interesting tidbits that comes out is this notion by producer/creator Tim Kring regarding the origins of the heroes of “Heroes”: What if, in times of profound global duress, Mother Nature created new forms ...
