Heroes (Episode List)

The NBC science fiction serial drama series Heroes follows the lives of people around the globe who possess various superhuman powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The series premiered on American and Canadian television on September 25, 2006. The first season, which finished 21st of 142 American primetime television programs in Nielsen ratings, was released on DVD and HD DVD on August 28, 2007. The second season ranked 21st of 220 in the ratings, and was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 26, 2008 with the Blu-ray release of the first season. Within the seasons of Heroes are volumes, which allow the writers to focus on shorter story arcs. The first season comprises a single volume of 23 episodes called Genesis, which is also the title of the pilot episode. The second season was designed to contain three volumes called Generations, Exodus, and Villains. Exodus was scrapped due to viewer criticism and the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike; and Villains was carried over to the show's third season. As a result, the second season consisted of only 11 episodes, 13 fewer than were originally ordered by NBC (GoAnimate in Real Life). The third season comprised 25 episodes that aired in two blocks generally without reruns. The first 13 episodes of the season made up the third volume, Villains, and the final 12 comprise the fourth volume, Fugitives. The season premiered on September 22, 2008 in the United States on NBC and on Global in Canada, with a one-hour clip-show and two regular episodes. Heroes wrapped up its fourth season which aired from September 21, 2009 to December 28, 2009. It consisted largely of a single volume entitled Redemption which had eighteen episodes. The final few minutes of the eighteenth episode was the beginning of a sixth volume entitled Brave New World. Although cast members had stated and speculated that there would be a fifth season, NBC announced on May 14, 2010 that the show was officially cancelled, but that the network was looking at plans to tie up some loose ends in either a mini-series or TV movie. Originally, the second season of Heroes was to be followed in April and May 2008 by six stand-alone episodes of a new series, Heroes: Origins. The spin-off was intended as an alternative to a long mid-season hiatus, which led to a drop in ratings for Heroes in its first season. The project, which was later planned to be 12 episodes, was indefinitely postponed due to a decline in viewership and the strike and eventually cancelled to keep "the Heroes mothership as strong as possible," according to NBC co-chairman Ben Silverman. A series of three webisodes collectively titled Going Postal became available exclusively online in July 2008. Following the release of "Going Postal", four more sets of webisodes were produced, entitled "Heroes: Destiny", "The Recruit", "Hard Knox", and "Nowhere Man", which stars David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle. On September 28, 2009, a new set of Webisodes was released entitled Slow Burn starring members of the Sullivan Bros. Carnival Lydia, Edgar and Samuel. Slow Burn was set up as a Web Exclusive for the promotion of Sprint Now; and to have each webisode released at the same time as the episodes of the main television series.

Production Companies
Amigos de Garcia Productions Shore Z Productions NBC Universal Television Studio (2006-2007) Universal Media Studios (2007-2010)

Distributor
Universal Television

Aspect Ratios
480i/720p (4:3 SDTV/16:9 HDTV)

GoAnimate in Real Life Channel
NBC (National Broadcasting Company)

Length
60 minutes

Volume 1: Genesis
Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: David Semel Written by: Bryan Fuller, Directed by: Ernest Dickerson Written by: Jeph Loeb, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Allam Arkush Written by: Michael Green, Directed by: Paul Shapiro Written by: Natalie Chaidez, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Jesse Alexander, Directed by: Donna Deitch Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Paul Edwards Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Aron Eli Coleite, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Joe Pokaski, Directed by: John Badham Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Paul Shapiro Written by: Natalie Chaidez, Directed by: Terrence O'Hara Written by: Michael Green, Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Roxann Dawson Written by: Jeph Loeb, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Bryan Fuller, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Christopher Zatta, Directed by: Kevin Bray Written by: Chuck Kim, Directed by: Adam Kane Written by: Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Paul Edwards Written by: Aron Eli Coleite, Directed by: John Badham Written by: Joe Pokaski, Directed by: S.J. Clarkson Written by: Jesse Alexander, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Allan Arkush
 * 1) Episode 1: Genesis - September 25, 2006
 * 1) Episode 2: Collision - October 2, 2006
 * 1) Episode 3: One Giant Leap - October 9, 2006
 * 1) Episode 4: Don't Look Back - October 16, 2006
 * 1) Episode 5: Hiros - October 23, 2006
 * 1) Episode 6: Better Halves - October 30, 2006
 * 1) Episode 7: Nothing to Hide - November 6, 2006
 * 1) Episode 8: Seven Minutes to Midnight - November 13, 2006
 * 1) Episode 9: Homecoming - November 20, 2006
 * 1) Episode 10: Six Months Ago - November 27, 2006
 * 1) Episode 11: Fallout - December 4, 2006
 * 1) Episode 12: Godsend - December 11, 2006
 * 1) Episode 13: The Fix - January 15, 2007
 * 1) Episode 14: Distractions - January 22, 2007
 * 1) Episode 15: Run! - January 29, 2007
 * 1) Episode 16: Unexpected - March 4, 2007
 * 1) Episode 17: The Company Man - March 11, 2007
 * 1) Episode 18: Parasite - March 18, 2007
 * 1) Episode 19: 0.7% - April 2, 2007
 * 1) Episode 20: Five Years Gone - April 9, 2007
 * 1) Episode 21: The Hard Part - April 16, 2007
 * 1) Episode 22: Hysterical Blindness - April 23, 2007
 * 1) Episode 23: Landslide - May 7, 2007
 * 1) Episode 24: How to Stop an Exploding Man - May 14, 2007

Volume 2: Generations
Written by: J.J. Philbin, Directed by: Paul Edwards Written by: Michael Green, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Adam Kane Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Joy Blake and Melissa Blake, Directed by: Lesli Glatter Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Written by: Aron Eli Coleite, Directed by: Daniel Attias Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Greg Yaitanes
 * 1) Episode 1 (25): Kindred - September 24, 2007
 * 1) Episode 2 (26): Lizards - October 1, 2007
 * 1) Episode 3 (27): The Kindness of Strangers - October 8, 2007
 * 1) Episode 4 (28): Four Months Later... - October 15, 2007
 * 1) Episode 5 (29): Fight or Flight - October 22, 2007
 * 1) Episode 6 (30): The Line - October 29, 2007
 * 1) Episode 7 (31): Out of Time - November 5, 2007
 * 1) Episode 8 (32): Four Months Ago… - November 12, 2007
 * 1) Episode 9 (33): The Butterfly Effect - November 19, 2007
 * 1) Episode 10 (34): Powerless - November 26, 2007

Volume 3: Villains and Volume 4: Fugitives
Written by: Jesse Alexander, Directed by: Adam Kane Written by: Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Greg Yaitanes Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Anthony Hemingway Written by: Aron Eli Coliete, Directed by: David Von Ancken Written by: Chuck Kim and Christopher Zatta, Directed by: Daniel Attias Written by: Jesse Alexander, Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Greg Yaitanes Written by: Rob Fresco, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Aron Eli Coleite and Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Aron Eli Coleite and Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Holly Dale Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Written by: Jeph Loeb, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Mark Verheiden, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Greg Yaitanes Written by: Rob Fresco, Directed by: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan Written by: Aron Eli Coliete, Joe Pokaszki and Christopher Zatta, Directed by: Seith Mann Written by: Oliver Grigsby, Directed by: Greg Beeman Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Eric Laneuville Written by: Bryan Fuller, Directed by: Greg Yaitanes Written by: Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Jim Chory Written by: Rob Fresco and Mark Verheiden, Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Written by: Aron Eli Coleite, Directed by: Adam Kane Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Greg Beeman
 * 1) Episode 1 (35): Truth and Consequences - September 22, 2008
 * 1) Episode 2 (36): Cautionary Tales - September 22, 2008
 * 1) Episode 3 (37): The Second Coming - September 29, 2008
 * 1) Episode 4 (38): One of Us, One of Them - October 6, 2008
 * 1) Episode 5 (39): Angels and Monsters - October 13, 2008
 * 1) Episode 6 (40): I Am Become Death - October 20, 2008
 * 1) Episode 7 (41): Dying of the Light - October 27, 2008
 * 1) Episode 8 (42): Eris Quod Sum - November 3, 2008
 * 1) Episode 9 (43): It's Coming - November 10, 2008
 * 1) Episode 10 (44): Villains - November 17, 2008
 * 1) Episode 11 (45): The Eclipse: Part I - November 24, 2008
 * 1) Episode 12 (46): The Eclipse: Part II - November 24, 2008
 * 1) Episode 13 (47): Our Father - December 1, 2008
 * 1) Episode 14 (48): Dual - December 8, 2008
 * 1) Episode 15 (49): Trust and Blood - February 2, 2009
 * 1) Episode 16 (50): A Clear and Present Danger - February 9, 2009
 * 1) Episode 17 (51): Building 26 - February 16, 2009
 * 1) Episode 18 (52): Cold Wars - February 23, 2009
 * 1) Episode 19 (53): Shades of Grey - March 2, 2009
 * 1) Episode 20 (54): Exposed - March 9, 2009
 * 1) Episode 21 (55): Cold Snap - March 16, 2009
 * 1) Episode 22 (56): Into Asylum - March 23, 2009
 * 1) Episode 23 (57): Turn and Face the Strange - March 30, 2009
 * 1) Episode 24 (58): 1961 - April 6, 2009
 * 1) Episode 25 (59): I Am Sylar - April 13, 2009
 * 1) Episode 26 (60): An Invisible Thread - April 20, 2009

Volume 5: Redemption
Written by: Aron Eli Coleite, Directed by: Roxann Dawson Written by: Bryan Fuller, Directed by: Christopher Misiano Written by: Rob Fresco, Directed by: Jim Chory Written by: Adam Armus, Kay Foster and Tim Kring, Directed by: Ed Bianchi and David Straiton Written by: Adam Armus, Kay Foster and Tim Kring, Directed by: Ed Bianchi and David Straiton Written by: Aron Eli Coleite and Aury Wallington, Directed by: Nate Goodman Written by: Juan Carlos Coto, Directed by: Tucker Gates Written by: Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, Directed by: Jim Chory Written by: Rob Fresco and Mark Verheiden, Directed by: Bryan Spicer Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Seith Mann Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Kevin Dowling Written by: Juan Carlos Coto, Directed by: Ron Underwood Written by: Misha Green and Mark Verheiden, Directed by: S.J. Clarkson Written by: Rob Fresco, Directed by: Roxann Dawson Written by: Oliver Grigsby, Directed by: Michael Nankin Written by: Jim Martin, Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc Written by: Adam Armus and Kay Foster, Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: Tim Kring, Directed by: Adam Kane
 * 1) Episode 1 (61): Ink - September 21, 2009
 * 1) Episode 2 (62): Acceptance - September 28, 2009
 * 1) Episode 3 (63): Tabula Rasa - October 5, 2009
 * 1) Episode 4 (64): Orientation - October 12, 2009
 * 1) Episode 5 (65): Jump, Push, Fall - October 12, 2009
 * 1) Episode 6 (66): Once Upon a Time in Texas - October 19, 2009
 * 1) Episode 7 (67): Strange Attractors - October 26, 2009
 * 1) Episode 8 (68): Shadowboxing - November 2, 2009
 * 1) Episode 9 (69): Brother's Keeper - November 9, 2009
 * 1) Episode 10 (70): Thanksgiving - November 16, 2009
 * 1) Episode 11 (71): The Fifth Stage - November 23, 2009
 * 1) Episode 12 (72): Upon This Rock - November 30, 2009
 * 1) Episode 13 (73): The Art of Deception - November 30, 2009
 * 1) Episode 14 (74): Close to You - December 7, 2009
 * 1) Episode 15 (75): Pass/Fail - December 7, 2009
 * 1) Episode 16 (76): Let It Bleed - December 14, 2009
 * 1) Episode 17 (77): The Wall - December 21, 2009
 * 1) Episode 18 (78): Brave New World - December 28, 2009