User:Janrodrigo/Heroes
| Characters | |
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| Carlos Gutierrez An alcoholic war vet figuring out what it means to be a hero |
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| Emily Duval A teenage girl pushing Tommy to accept who he is | |
| Erica Kravid The CEO of Renautas does whatever it takes to follow her convictions |
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| Joanne Collins A mother grieving the death of her son by taking revenge on evos | |
| Luke Collins A grieving father who desperately doesn't want to lose his wife, too |
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| Malina A teenage girl destined for greatness, and hidden in the Arctic | |
| Miko Otomo A woman trying to find her game designer father |
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| Noah Bennet A former Company agent, trying to learn the mysteries of June 13, 2014 | |
| Quentin Frady A conspiracy theorist seeking the truth about what happened to his sister |
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| Tommy Clark A teenage boy learning about his ability and his destiny | |
Heroes is an internationally-broadcast science-fiction drama by creator/writer Tim Kring and premiered in the United States in September 25, 2006. Heroes chronicles the lives of a series of people who discover they have special abilities. The first volume is entitled "Genesis"
Other Heroes projects
Graphic Novels
In addition to the episodes each week, NBC releases online graphic novels the following Tuesday. They are usually first-person, and focus on a specific incident in a character's life.
Issues 1-34 were published by DC Comics as a graphic novel collection, and a second collection has also been released, and includes all the graphic novels from after the first season to the end of the second season. [1]
Broadcasts
Nielsen Ratings
| Airdate | Episode click "show" for episode data |
18--49 year-old rating | 18--49 year-old share | 18--49 year-old viewers (in millions) |
Total viewers (in millions) |
Fast Nationals rating | Fast Nationals share |
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| 09/25/06 | Genesis | 5.9 | 14 | 7.73 | 14.10 | 5.9 | 11 |
| Season Average | 5.9 | 14 | 7.73 | 14.10 | 5.9 | 11 |
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Video on Demand
Episodes of Heroes are available to be viewed as video on demand (VOD) on several different media.
NBC.com
In the United States, current episodes can be viewed online at NBC's website. Video commentaries of current episodes by cast and crew members are also available.
Amazon
On Amazon, the episodes are available for download the day after they are broadcast ($1.99 per episode or $49.99 for the entire season). It can only be viewed with the Amazon Unbox Video Player which is available as a free download on Amazon.
iTunes
iTunes is a digital media player application for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The pilot episode for Heroes was available for a free download on iTunes on September 1, 2006, three weeks before it appeared on network television. Since then, episodes of Heroes have consistently appeared among the top 10 shows downloaded on iTunes. The episodes are available for download one day after they are broadcast ($1.99 per episode or $49.99 for the entire season). The contract with NBC and Apple expired in December 2007. In September 2008 Apple announced that NBC would be returning to iTunes.
Netflix
Netflix allows people to view episodes a week after they are broadcast. The episodes are streamed and a Netflix account is needed in order to view them.
Heroes on the SCI FI Channel
The Sci Fi Channel first broadcast Heroes in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2007. The premiere ratings were approximately 579,000; approximately 464,000 tuned in for the finale.