Andy Wood

Heroes Soars, Studio 60 Not So Much

Last week it was announced that Heroes has recently taken the place of Studio 60 as the network’s flagship. Heroes second episode numbers were only 7% less from its strong series premiere to beat its broadcast rivals in most demos, according to Nielsen. A statistic that has only been beaten by the second week of Medium. According to Variety, NBC’s Heroes is only getting stronger and picking up where it left off.

NBC’s Heroes is looking like the fall’s hottest new show after winning its time period Monday in key demos for a third straight week and matching its strong premiere score of two weeks ago, according to preliminary affiliate-based nationals from Nielsen. Heroes (5.9/14 in 18-49, 13.3 million viewers overall) beat all of its broadcast rivals and notched the highest demo rating for any rookie series in the past two weeks.

Why does Heroes continue to rock the charts?

First off, comic book-ish stories always have a fanbase; take a look at most of the big-budget films nowadays. Second, the show follows some simple principles laid down in LOST by keeping the audience tied close to the characters. None of these characters are perfect; most of them are far from it. Even with the discovery of their newfound abilities, each character still has problems, addictions or other negative issues that he or she must face. One has a guilty husband and a guilty conscience, another has a drug addiction, and another has problems at home and at work. Don’t even get me started on Hiro, the nerdy Asian who does want to take his ability to fold space to the next level.

Some have come to embrace their abilities while others reject them; when will they finally realize that they can serve a greater purpose? Questions are left open and, with an incredible twist by every episode’s ending, the audience is left sitting at the edge of their seats; think of how you feel at the end of every 24 episode… Minus a lot of the frusteration. I can’t wait to see what NBC has in store for us in “Chapter 4.”

So, by now I am sure that you all have seen the SouthPark World of Warcraft episode? Now there is “The Office” Call of Duty too.

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