Heroes Season 4 Premiere Ratings Are Lowest Yet

September 22nd, 2009

I hate posting bad news about Heroes, but I have to post this, because it has everything to do with the show, and I’m not in the business of ignoring bad news just because it sucks. Well the news does suck, big time, but I think you need to know it anyway, if just to get yourself prepared for what may happen as a result.

Overnight ratings are in, and the Heroes’ Season 4 two-hour premiere came in … dead last. Only a meager 6 million viewers tuned into the show, down a staggering 46% from last year’s season premiere, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

How bad was it? The show was easily beaten by ABC’s utterly insipid Dancing with the Stars, which scored ratings that were triple that of Heroes. Yes, folks, three times as many people tuned in to watch a bunch of has-been celebrities learning to dance than watch an original scripted show like Heroes. That’s like being punched in the face and then kicked in the gonads right there.

So what does this mean for Heroes? To be honest with you, I don’t know, but I’ll tell you this — it’s not what NBC or the show’s creators were hoping for, that’s for sure. This is probably the worst cast scenario by far.

The only bright side is that Tim Kring and NBC have always said that the show translates well overseas, and considering the large sampling of foreigners on our site, I would have to agree with them. The show also does well with new media, and those kind of numbers are notoriously hard to quantify into the “big picture”.

You may be asking: Yeah, but are there any good news? There is one: we have already been promised a full season’s worth of Heroes, so if nothing else, even if everything goes completely off the rails, there’s always that.

Hiro isn't the only one who needs help, Ando.

Heroes Season 4 Spoilers/News . Heroes TV Show News

your mum

you do not know what you are talking about
'This is probably the worst cast scenario by far. ' lets see you do better
no offence but id in think you know what your talking about, or know enough about it to critisise

jaronze

I love heroes since the first season!! heroes all the way!! Maybe only few people knows about the premier since it took so long for the season 4 release. But overall heroes is very popular around the world!!

Tim

They are destroying the series. I mean there is just so much they can explore with the characters for example take Ando. Ando has not only the ability to fire lightning but to boost other peoples abilities. Yet not once have they even considered using it in the current season.

Sylar is looking to become more human? He hasnt sliced and diced anyone this season.

Matt Parkman could have developed in interesting ways this season and I was hoping he would unwittingly become a villain. Imagine if he found he couldnt purge sylar from his head but instead when ever he tried removing him he simply copied Sylars personality into another body. The record would be there to stay......would be an awesome villain. What if Parkman gained something of sylars ability in the sense that he could read peoples minds and learn how the 'mental abilities' work in order to expand his own mind. Then what about his supposed path of being an oracle....why did they just drop it from the script? He just gave it up?

I am glad that Peters ability has been decreased but perhaps for short times thanks to Ando he can have his powers boosted to its previous state?

There are so many plot holes and its really dissapointing to see such a great series with such possibilities drop into a mess of annoyingness. Im hoping that the series indeed achieves redemption for its current storyline at the end but its like they dont even care about what they are writing about nowdays.

Thats my two cents worth

Heroesss

So many things frustrate me about this show now, I agree with a lot of these posts.

I) Peter needs to be able to have more than one ability, it was what made him stand out among other characters in earlier seasons, it helped make him a leader.

II) The character of Sylar has gone through too much change. I love Sylar, and I think Zachary Quinto is an incredibley talented actor, but Sylar is not the same cold blooded killer that he used to be and all the struggles he goes through now are just annoying. He can't even kill anymore.

III) One thing that made season 1 great was how there were so many characters and so many plot lines going on at once that all tied together, and made for wicked cliff hanger endings. Now we barely ever see Matt Parkman, Suresh, Nikki, Micah etc.

Aaaah theres so much more I could go on about.. Hiro's stupid brain tumour.. killing Nathan.. where have Ando's powers gone?.. bringing back charlie.. Noah Bennets relationship with that other woman.. but most importantly

IV) That deaf girl who can see sound.. she is the most boring character on the show. Her power sucks, she's a pain in the ass to listen to, and I can't see how she'll ever play an important role so they should stop spending so much time on her

Heroes Guest

Well I bought the first 3 seasons on DVD, watched them all. All I can say is I am sick of Sylar. Season one was great, Sylar was semi powerful and Peter Petrelli was able to semi face him down. Season one and even two were good.

Season 3 is where they totally discredited themselves and ruined the entire series. They destroyed Peter's character, takign away all of his powers, while improving and making Sylar to the point of absurdity. I am to the point I don't even care anymore. Anyone who has any kind of ability that might even have a chance of touching Sylar is immediatley removed. Peter's abilites taken completely away, Hiros...also taken away so he can't be too "powerful" but Sylar the villian can become Jesus reincarnated and that's ok.

Honestly this obsession with Sylar is killing this series for me. That and they constantly are contradicting there own show. Like putting Seresh's father at the 1961 campsite, despite in Season one/two Seresh was genuinely mystified when he met Sylar and someone with an ability. Writing plain sucks, they destroyed all the credibility they had built up through Season one and two when they made Season 3.

I might buy Season 4 on DVD....maybe. But this krap about Sylar is getting on my nerves. They simply destroyed Peter's character so that Sylar could play Jesus and bore us with mommy issues. And they give Sylar the ability to take powers without killing people...which was what made Peter unique. And it was at least one downside that Sylar had...he had to kill folks to get his power.

Anyways I could rant for hours about Sylar...and his "magic".

lilkunta

I saw an add called "Puzzle Pice" for the 2nd half of the new season of Heroes. Nostalgia made me think of when the show 1st started & had trhe ads :are you on the list". The show sucks now IMO.

Susan

I agree stop concentrating on that blind girl that can see sound, what kind of useless superpower is that?? AND, Angela Petrelli keeping Sylar alive because she can't get over Nathan's death is contradictory to her character, it just doesn't fit, since she's been built up as an emotionless cold succubus that would eat her own children for power, it doesn't make sense for her to keep Sylar alive. And Peter Petrelli's emo storylines are dragging, not to mention I'd like to see one episode where Hiro is not a bumbling fool. Claire's lesbian fling seems to be a cheap attempt from the writers to grasp onto the last remaining straws for ratings.
Ironic in a show titled heroes, that the only one worth watching is Sylar, the supervillain.

eyeofmordor42

But the show has gotten really awful. I just don't understand how it can appeal to anyone over the age of 14 anymore. So many plot holes, inconsistant characters, anti-climactic story arc's, overly drawn out story arcs, and oh yeah did I mention PLOT HOLES. This show should be running on Saturday mornings in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I watched the first season religously. But ever since that season finale it's been nothing but down hill. Just look at it this way, the sooner we cancel it the sooner the show can be reimagined into something that is actually watchable (usually takes around 25 years).

Thomas

i loved heroes season 1 and 2 the 3 was kinda good but this season (in my opinion) sucks with all the hospital drama and some chick who can see music but can't use it as a superpower to save the world or to kill someone and the whole carnival thing i mean the carnival idea could be good if the villain was a real villain i meancome on we're at the 12th episode and nothing really interresting happend come on heroes do what you gotta do like bring Kristen Bell back aka Elle Bishop or something good

Quick

I love heroes. This is one of the best shows on TV. I am currently in Iraq so i get my wife to download the show for me and wait a week for it to get here to watch it. Maybe if they ended the wars we have going on then the ratings would go up b/c alot of my fellow soldiers are hooked on heroes. lol. I too hope that peter gets his full powers back. i love the whole "fight club" scenario going on between sylar and matt. excellent

Ashley

I've been watching since the first episode and I agree with most of you that after Season 1 the show was pretty disappointing. However, I must say that it's regained my attention when Hiro went back and "saved" Charlie. Plus, Sylar is by far my favorite character and I think it's great that they found a way to give him two story lines. What really has let me down is the need the writers seem to have with introducing us many new characters that we don't care about and not further developing the characters that we love (with the exception of Sylar).

lilkunta

I stopped watching heroes. it sucks.

serb26

am big fan of heroes but only the first seson the second was bad third nmore and now the 4 season is the worst i ever seen we rin the 8 episode and nothing good happend only time travel in and out ,i think this season will be the last cos heroes is dying bleive me

Jorge

So many explanations, so many questions, so much colours when the deaf girl see the sounds... That only makes me wanna change the channel. It's no so dificult to make scripts with a little more of action, more of using powers, more betrayals... That -and super powers- would turn Heroes more watchable. Right now, the deaf girl must be killed in a noisy way to see for the last time the effect of her (lame) power. By the way, Ando's power... Sucks big time!

Rand

Good riddance. Season 3 totally destroyed every last bit of credible storytelling in this show. It should have just ended.

Hero101

Heroes is'nt making headway because of poor writing (2 guys with flight taking on syler???...a dead nathan petrelli when all they have to do is infuse him with his daughters healing blood like they did her adoptive father???)....hiro dying from his powers????..come on..who needs that kinda tragedy???...i watch heroes to escape reality..not be bummed out all the time..STOP THE EMO STORIES!!..also quit skimping on showing powers, add a little cultural diversity (all of the black characters either died or disappeared with the exception of a cameo of psychic guy...shameful)

Patrick

IF you let yourself have an open mind, this season is much better so far. The acting is much more engaging, the writing is much more personal, and the powers are only getting even better! This season is such a step up from the last 2 volumes that I am truly surprised the ratings are so low.

The thing about this season is that it feels alot more like the first season in terms of quality. Alot of the characters are dealing with their own separate lives again and it has a similar feel to the first season before all of the characters started meeting eachother and interacting. My only problem is that I feel like some characters are missing...

Peter Petrelli

We love it over in the UK! House starts next week for us and Heroes will be airing at next year some point. Obviously I have already watched all of them and I am very impressed with the new series of Heroes. Everyone knows after a few episodes of story House will return to Patient is sick, every possible wrong diagnosis, house thinks, right diagnosis DINGDINGDING. Heroes has new and exciting powers and a dramatic story line!

LONG LIKE PETRELLI

moop

its on at the same time as monday night football..... bad idea

Jonomazin

Heroes, should not be canceled, for it's an amazing show.

I've been a fan of Heroes non-stop for the past three years and I love the series.

The show definitely shouldn't be canceled.

Though I do believe that their could be a lot more intresting writing being done.

I know there was a writers protest and all but the amount of money you receive should not affect the quality of the writing or disappoint the fans.

Also, relating to the writing. I blame the writers strike for lost of fans because during the writers strike there were the most unintresting episodes.

In the end, I love Heroes and it's the only show I look forward during the week. Heck, it's the only show I look forward to during the year. It's really an amazing show and I wouldn't want for it to be canceled, so NBC don't cancel the show.

Final thought: Get better writing for crying out loud. Make the writers write good stories intill blisters pop off their fingers.

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