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Heroes is an internationally-broadcast science-fiction drama by creator/writer Tim Kring and premiered in the United States in September 2006. Heroes chronicles the lives of a series of people who discover they have special abilities. The first volume is entitled "Genesis".
Volume One
It has only its pilot aired on NBC and SciFi Channel in the US and on NBC and Global Television in Canada. In addition to the pilot a short online graphic novel is released from nbc.com.
The Nielsen Ratings are below:
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. The episodes are available for download one day after they are broadcast ($1.99 per episode or $49.99 for the entire season).