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[Lenatalia]

If only all those online views were counted.  Heroes would own quite well then.

[Lenatalia]

Download figures: http://tvbythenumber...-show-downloads

And here's Jack Coleman's input on the ratings and downlaods matter...
http://www.televisio...tweet---tha.php

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Now then, about the fate of Heroes. The other day I mentioned to Adrian and Sendhil that I thought the show should go on a publicity offensive about how many different ways Heroes gets to its audience. My point was that, although we have undeniably lost significant numbers of viewers on Monday nights from the halcyon days of Season 1, we are always at the top of every list of downloaded, iTuned, pirated or DVR'd shows on television. We are in 230 territories around the world, and the DVDs generate enormous sums of money. This is as true today as when the show was white hot in the first season.

My point, I argued to Adrian and Sendhil, is that the perception that Heroes has fallen off the face of the earth could be effectively countered with focused publicity that points out the new paradigm of television viewing, particularly as it applies to Heroes, which has such a young, tech-savvy audience that is increasingly unlikely to sit at home and watch at the specified hour.

They both argued that it sounded defensive and would prove to be counter-productive. I'm sure they're right. But Heroes is still a profitable show for NBC Universal. If it were not, we would be gone. So in my own tiny little fiefdom, I am telling you, dear reader, that Heroes is not yet dead. Damn, I could reach so many more people if only I were on Twitter...

Edited by Lenatalia, 08 April 2009 - 01:20 AM.

[Phoenix Will Rise]

Actually, some kinda good news for a change... This week's episode, "1962" took a big jump over last weeks, to 6.80 million viewers:

(Volume 4)
8.4 - A Clear & Present Danger
7.9 - Trust & Blood
7.7 - Building 26
6.9 - Cold Wars
7.0 - Exposed
6.6 - Shades of Gray
6.4 - Cold Snap
6.3 - Into Asylum
6.0 - Turn & Face The Strange
6.8 - 1961

[Lenatalia]

That's a pretty good increase!  Only one drop as been equal to that, this volume, and that was the one between Building 26 and Cold Wars.

I just hope most people liked this episode to tune in for the last two.

[Phoenix Will Rise]

6.3 million for this week's episode, I Am Sylar..

Interesting to know thay Heroes is the #2 show that benefits mostly from DVR....
#1 is 90210, and Heroes places second, with over 3 million viewers added each week once the DVR ratings are included... however, since these views have reduced advertising, NBC dont make as much money from them...

[Phoenix Will Rise]

another awful start for Heroes last night in the US... Episode 1 saw a new premier low for the show by only getting 6.2 million viewers (really awful for such a high profile season premier), and to make matters worse, episode 2 which also aired last night dropped to a terrible 5.7 million viewers (a new series low!)...

I never really though being axes was a serious thing for Heroes, but NBC must be terribly worried by those figures...

Edited by Phoenix Will Rise, 22 September 2009 - 06:38 PM.

[paul]

I couldnt see it getting another season but now im starting to wonder if it will get to the end of THIS season!??  

[DavidB]

I'm not surprised that it started off fairly low, but it's more worrying the amount of people they lost by episode 2.

[Phoenix Will Rise]

This is how the whole night fared (or network TV):

01. 17.6 - Dancing With Stars (ep 2)
02. 17.4 - Danicing With Stars (ep 1)
03. 17.2 - House (ep 2)
04. 15.7 - House (ep 1)
05. 13.7 - CSI Miami
06. 13.5 - Two & A Half Men
07. 12.8 - Big Bang Theory
08. 9.4 - Castle
09. 9.2 - How I Met Your Mother
10. 8.9 - Accidentally On Purpose

11. 6.2 - Heroes (Ep 1)
12. 5.7 - Heroes (Ep 2)
13. 5.6 - Jay Leno
14. 2.4 - One Tree Hill
15. 2.0 - Gossip Girl

*Note how with both Dancing and House, they GAINED in their second hour, while Heroes dropped in it's second hour... not a good sign

[Christoff]

Phoenix Will Rise, on Sep 22 2009, 09:56 PM, said:

*Note how with both Dancing and House, they GAINED in their second hour, while Heroes dropped in it's second hour... not a good sign

I find it odd that anything would gain in the second hour though, people would miss the first episode. I'd not watch the second without having seen the first   I'd expect that if there was any change it'd be a drop, though that's quite a big drop

[Phoenix Will Rise]

Christoff, on Sep 22 2009, 10:36 PM, said:

Phoenix Will Rise, on Sep 22 2009, 09:56 PM, said:

*Note how with both Dancing and House, they GAINED in their second hour, while Heroes dropped in it's second hour... not a good sign

I find it odd that anything would gain in the second hour though, people would miss the first episode. I'd not watch the second without having seen the first   I'd expect that if there was any change it'd be a drop, though that's quite a big drop

I know, and House GAINED 1.5 million....

I guess people switched over from Heroes to House.... (since both aired their 2 hour premiers at the same time...)

[Lenatalia]

There was far too many premieres on in that timeslot - Heroes didn't stand a chance.

Boo to 'Dancing with the Stars', and extra boo to the unfunny 'How I Met Your Mother'.

[Phoenix Will Rise]

5.8 million this week... so at least it hasn't dropped any further... yet..

[Phoenix Will Rise]

Wow, big drop this week... 5.4 million...

How long do u reckon we will have to wait for Tim Kring to apologise for this and promise that it's gonna get better next season...

[Phoenix Will Rise]

Up a little to 5.6 million this week!

[Lenatalia]

And that's with Virginia not showing the episode because of some political debate.

[Tanith]

Anyone thinking that the hype that Claire was gonna kiss a girl in the episode may have been a factor in the ratings increase.

[Phoenix Will Rise]

Held steady at 5.6 million again this week!

[Phoenix Will Rise]

Sorry I havent updated in a few weeks, here is the full Season 4 ratings, sadly, Heroes is still dropping and reaching new lows each week

4.01 - Orientation - 6.0
4.02 - Jump, Push, Fall - 5.7
4.03 - Ink - 5.8
4.04 - Acceptance - 5.4
4.05 - Hysterical Blindness - 5.6
4.06 - Tabula Rasa - 5.6
4.07 - Strange Atractors - 5.8
4.08 - Once Upon A Time in Texas - 6.1
4.09 - Shadowboxing - 5.3
4.10 - Brothers Keeper - 5.0
4.11 - Thanksgiving - 5.1
4.12 - The Fifth Stage - 5.9

Edited by Phoenix Will Rise, 06 January 2010 - 07:43 AM.

[DavidB]

Is there anything that would've caused such a fluctuation from 6.1 to 5.0 in 2 episodes? Or is it simply the show?