Ratings for Heroes falling fast; Chuck not doing too well either
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Ratings for NBC’s Heroes are falling each and every week. The most current episode was down 11% from the previous week’s numbers.
I gotta tell ya, I don’t get it. I’m really loving this season, but Television critics left and right have given up on the show. Sure, it’s totally ridiculous and over the top, but if you remember the first season wasn’t exactly a PBS documentary. The show has always been comic-book crazy, so I wonder if the writers strike had a bigger impact on the show than we all thought. Or maybe people have just gotten exhausted of the show, not because of any large drop in quality but just because they’re watching other things, not into sci-fi as much anymore, or don’t want to follow another show with a continuing storyline and a lot of characters. I don’t know, but I do know that the show is a ton of fun to watch, and even if there’s a lot going on, it’s a great ride.
It probably doesn’t help that the ratings for the lead in show, Chuck, are down 15%. Wow, if these two shows go away, what other hour-long shows will there be left to watch on NBC? I’m not sitting through The Biggest Loser or Knight Rider, sorry. I wonder how My Own Worst Enemy will do in the Monday at 10 time slot when it premieres next week?
It’s looking like David E. Kelley’s plan is to have at least one of his legal shows on the air at all times.










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