List of Heroes episodes

The following is a complete episode list for the NBC science fiction serial drama series Heroes. Heroes follows the lives of people across the globe who possess various supernatural powers as they struggle to cope with their everyday lives and prevent foreseen disasters from occurring. The series premiered on American and Canadian television September 25, 2006<ref>Keller, Richard (July 31, 2007). Heroes to be Available on iTunes Before Its Television Debut. TV Squad. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.</ref> and as of December 3, 2007, 34 episodes have aired. The first season was released on DVD and HD DVD on August 28, 2007.<ref>Chaney, Jen (August 28, 2007). Heroes: Saving the World on DVD. Washington Post. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.</ref> The second season is currently on hiatus due to the Writers Guild of America strike.<ref>Lang, Derrik J. (December 6, 2007). Ventimiglia Has No Clues About Heroes. Associated Press. Retrieved on December 22, 2007.</ref>

Within the seasons of Heroes are "volumes."<ref>Frutkin, A.J. (August 20, 2007) TV Hero: Tim Kring Readies Season Two of NBC Hit Heroes. Mediaweek. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.</ref> The first season comprises a single volume of twenty-three 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," however "Exodus" was scrapped due to viewer criticism<ref>Jensen, Jeff (November 7, 2007). Heroes Creator Apologizes to Fans. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on December 22, 2007.</ref> and the writers strike.<ref>Goldman, Eric (December 14, 2007). Heroes Creator Tim Kring Talks. IGN. Retrieved on December 22, 2007.</ref> If the strike continues through the end of the 2007–2008 television season, "Villains" will be carried over to the show's third season and the second season will consist of eleven episodes, which is thirteen less than was ordered by NBC.<ref>Beeman, Greg (November 26, 2007). Season 2 Episode 10 "Truth and Consequences". Beeming Beeman. Retrieved on December 22, 2007.</ref>

Originally, the second season of Heroes was to be followed in April and May of 2008 by six stand-alone episodes of a new series, Heroes: Origins.<ref>Schneider, Michael (May 14, 2007). NBC Announces Schedule, Shows. Variety. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.</ref> 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.<ref>Bauder, David (May 14, 2007). Learning From Heroes, Struggling NBC Embraces the Supernatural for Its Fall Season. Associated Press. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.</ref> The project has been indefinitely postponed due to viewer backlash against the second season and the writers strike.<ref>Wallenstein, Andrew (November 1, 2007). start for NBC's Heroes: Origins. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on December 23, 2007.</ref>