TV Ratings : Heroes versus House - House Wins?

Here's an article from TVOverMind.com regarding the TV ratings last Monday night.

Oh, my. Whether you loved or hated the Heroes season premiere creatively, the numbers say that nobody really cared whether Heroes could achieve 'redemption.' The fourth season of NBC's ailing franchise was D.O.A., dragging the peacock to a fourth place finish. Wow, season 4… fourth place… is there a numerologist in the house? Wouldn't matter, because no matter how you dice those numbers nothing good can come of it. I'll be charitable and say that the Heroes premiere was far from the cluster-frak of last season, but it was still bursting at the seams with trite MacGuffins, puzzling story choices, and a self-referential moment that was just… weird. (Kring's Crossing Jordan was a great series, having characters mention it in Heroes was difficult to process – it was as if they were recalling the good old days.)

Heroes started the night with 6.3 million viewers in its first hour, but slipped down to 5.8 million in its second. Given the history of the show, that continue will show as attrition sets in – and the numbers are pretty consistent with where Heroes left off last season meaning this decline is terminal. Let the "Save Heroes" campaigns begin.

House, on the other hand, brought the heat and actually grew from its first hour to its second, a trend that isn't so common on two-hour episodes. House came withing 400,000 viewers of reality juggernaut Dancing With the Stars, which is showing some wear as well. Here is how things worked out for the evening:

8:00 pm

ABC -"Dancing with the Stars" season premiere (17.4 million viewers, 11.0/17 households)
FOX – "House" season premiere (15.8 million, 9.2/14)
CBS – "How I Met Your Mother" season premiere (9.2 million, 5.7/9)/"Accidentally on Purpose" series premiere (9 million, 5.7/8)
NBC – "Heroes" season premiere (6.3 million, 3.9/6)
The CW – "One Tree Hill" (2.5 million, 1.7/2)

9:00

ABC - "Dancing with the Stars" (17.6 million, 11.3/17)
FOX – "House" (17.2 million (9.8/14)
CBS – "Two and a Half Men" season premiere (13.6 million, 8.5/12)/"The Big Bang Theory" season premiere (12.8 million, 7.8/11)
NBC - "Heroes" (5.8 million, 3.4/5)
The CW: "Gossip Girl" (2.1 million, 1.4/2)

10:00

CBS – "CSI: Miami" season premiere (13.8 million, 8.7/14)
ABC – "Castle" season premiere (9.4 million, 6.2/10)
NBC – "The Jay Leno Show" (5.7 million, 3.8/6)

Putting it up against House's slot was really a terrible decision. Anyway, hopefully the rating for heroes will increase next week.. Heroes fans speak up! Let's bring the ratings back!

Heroes Webisodes and Heroes TV Series Crossover

NBC and Sprint Team Up to Deliver a Groundbreaking new way of storytelling for Heroes Fans.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. NBC.com and Sprint today announced a groundbreaking, multi-platform, customized and interactive partnership with the hit NBC drama "Heroes." The announcement was made by Vivi Zigler, President NBC Universal Digital Entertainment.

"Once again 'Heroes' is breaking new ground in digital entertainment," said Zigler. "By taking the great storytelling of 'Heroes' and partnering with a savvy company such as Sprint -- we are going to give the fans an amazing multi-platform experience."

"We are pleased to continue our partnership with Sprint, now in its third year, and bring fans a unique multi-media experience that seamlessly integrates the Sprint Now Network™ messaging into the fabric of the 'Heroes' story. This an excellent example of how to engage fans of a show by leveraging the strength of the digital medium, and it's a model for how we'd like to continue to do business with our advertising partners," said Peter Naylor, Senior Vice President, Digital Media Sales, NBC Universal.

Beginning on September 28 and continuing for 10 consecutive weeks, an original "Heroes" story will unfold on the multiple platforms of NBC.com and Sprint. Each installment in the 10-week run will be launched by a 30-second on-air scene, tied directly to a "Heroes" storyline, which will direct fans to online, mobile and interactive gaming sites. All of the creative content will run parallel to the on-air "Heroes" narrative as well as will allow fans to discover more about the characters through their interaction with the online games, stories, clues and mobile content.

The 10-week NBC.com/Sprint event will revolve around a new element from the fourth season of "Heroes" – a mysterious traveling carnival populated by a group of people extraordinary abilities led by a charismatic and powerful figure. Three members of the cast will appear on-air in the series as well as in the duration of this integrated storytelling.

NBC.com and Sprint will offer the following features to enhance the multi-platform experience:
- Graphic novels for mobile devices
- Interactive SMS synched to broadcast
- Interactive storylines from which Sprint users will receive clues to unlock a mystery
- A $25,000 sweepstakes which links the interactive story
- A "Heroes" survival game
- One-minute scenes airing online directly tied to the on-air
- Carnival storyline micro-site
- Carnival-themed online games


Source : NBC

Graphic Novel and Season 4 update

According to Oliver Grigsby, for the month of June to August only one comic will be released per month. Regular weekly issues will be back by September which will tell a new story that will eventually lead into the premiere of Season 4.

On Season 4 update, he said that the writers have spent the several weeks breaking the story. The current plan is to start pre-production two weeks from now. Filming will begin early June.

Read more from his blog.

Also, you may want to see more inside scoop coming from the writer himself. Click here for his twitter update regarding Season 4 of Heroes.

Season 4 : Redemption New Characters Description

Here's a new list of characters for the upcoming Season 4 of Heroes : Redemption.

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Episode 401
[TATTOO GIRL] 22-28, female. Works at the carnival, a little gullible, follow others’ lead. Has a mysterious side, very sexy… multi recur any ethnicity or nationality. RECURRING GUEST STAR.
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Episode 402
[CARNIVAL BARKER] 40s-60s, male. Charming character with an evil sense of humor, think Eddie Izzard or The Joker without his makeup …minimal at first… to become large recur RECURRING GUEST STAR/THIS ROLE WILL BE IN SEVERAL EPISODES

[KNIFE THROWER] 30s, male. Dangerous, a true “Carney” … Open to all races and ethnicity. GUEST STAR

[CLAIRE'S ROOMMATE] 18-22, female. College roommate, outsider, edgy, off beat but pretty. Complex think Ellen Page. Open to all ethnicities and nationalities. RECURRING GUEST STAR

[MATT'S PARTNER] 45-55, male or female. A good LA cop someone that Matt Parkman can lean on for advice. Experienced and capable. Open to all races and ethnicities… RECURRING GUEST STAR FOR AT LEAST TWO EPISODES
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Episode 403
[EMMA] 25-28. Female, attractive, smart and sensitive. A love interest for series lead HEARING IMPAIRED ACTRESSES ONLY RECURRING GUEST STAR/ THIS ROLE WILL BE IN SEVERAL EPISODES/ DOUBLE CHECK AVAILS

Heroes will have a circus theme next season? Discuss below.

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Season 4 : Redemption update.

I saw this twitter post from Oliver Grigsby. In case you didn't know him, he is a television and graphic novel writer best known for his work on the NBC show, HEROES.






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NBC Monday Night Promo

Monday Night NBC Promo. This video includes Chuck and Medium Scenes.

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