> The critically acclaimed first season's run of 23 episodes garnered an
> average of 14.3 million viewers in the United States, receiving the
> highest rating for any NBC drama premiere in five years.[6][7][4] The
> second season of Heroes attracted an average of 13.1 million viewers
> in the United States.[8] The second season was NBC's top series in
> adults 18-49,[8] the top Monday series on any network in adults
> 18–49,[8] and the top scripted series on any network in adults
> 18-34.[8] In addition, the second season marked NBC's sole series
> among the top 20 ranked programs in total viewership for the 2007-2008
> season, according to Nielsen Media Research.[9] A total of 24 episodes
> were ordered for the second season,[10] but only eleven episodes were
> broadcast,[11] due to the 100-day strike by the Writers Guild of
> America.[12][13] The dispute led to the initial postponement and
> eventual cancellation of a six episode spin-off titled Heroes:
> Origins.[14] Heroes will return with its third season on September 22,
> 2008.[8][14]
>
> A digital-internet extension of the series, Heroes 360 Experience, was
> created to explore the Heroes universe and provides insight into the
> show's mythology. It was rebranded as Heroes Evolutions at the
> beginning of the second season.[15] Heroes Evolutions also includes
> graphic novels, which have been released every Tuesday since September
> 25, 2006, and were published by WildStorm Comics on November 7,
> 2007.[16] Other official Heroes media include magazines, action
> figures, tie-in and interactive websites, a mobile game, a novel,
> clothing and other merchandise. NBC Universal announced on April 2,
> 2008, that NBC Digital Entertainment would release a series of online
> content for the summer and fall of 2008, including more original web
> content, wireless iTV interactivity, graphic novels available for
> mobile viewing and webisodes.[17]
>
> --excerpts from Wikipedia
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