Heroes Season 1

Volume One: Genesis

Season began in the United States on the NBC network and in Canada on the CTV network on September 23, 2006 and featured 23 episodes. Season one consisted of the first 'volume' (episode), known as "Genesis."^[19] The series went on hiatus twice; first from December 4, 2006 to January 22, 2007,^[20] and again from March 5 to April 23, 2007,^[21] with the season finale airing on May 21, 2007.^[22] The action goes from October 2, 2006 to November 8, 2006. The first season began in the UK on February 19, 2007 initially only on the subscription TV channel Sci Fi UK, but all 23 episodes were soon repeated on a main over-the-air network, the commercial-free BBC Two network on Wednesdays at 9:00pm, from July 25, 2007, to December 5, 2007, sometimes with two episodes shown back-to-back on the same evening. All episodes on BBC Two were broadcast in digital widescreen and without commercial interruption or on-screen network logos and were followed immediately by Heroes Unmasked, a 15-minute behind-the-scenes documentary. They were also simulcast in High Definition on the new commercial-free BBC HD channel, with a special early screening of the following week's episode scheduled immediately after it on BBC Three. The whole Season was shown without hiatus and there were repeats of every episode across BBC networks throughout the Season, during British prime time (usually referred to in the UK as 'peak time'), late evenings and at weekends, both to attract new viewers and to ensure that current viewers had the widest possible choice of viewing times. The BBC also screened a special Catch-Up Weekend to enable viewing of all previous episodes in a marathon session from morning until night, and repeated the whole Season again during the Christmas period. A special BBC Two network logo was created which was a derivation of the Heroes' Earth graphic, and was used throughout the Season, and numerous mini-trails for Heroes appeared between other BBC shows before and during the entire Season 1 screening, and soon became part of the network's identity.

The series begins as a seemingly ordinary group of people gradually become aware that they have special abilities. Events illustrate their reactions to these powers, and how the discovery affects their personal and professional lives. At the same time, several ordinary individuals are investigating the origins and extent of these abilities. Mohinder Suresh, a geneticist, continues his late father's research into the biological source of the change, while Noah Bennet represents a secret organization known only as the "Company".

While coping, each of the characters is drawn—willingly or not—into the Company's conspiracy to control superpowered people, and into a race to stop an explosion from destroying New York City, which would kill millions of its inhabitants. Throughout the season, the predatory stalkings of the serial killer Sylar and continued manipulations from casino-owner and mobster Mr. Linderman affect the characters directly and indirectly. Several characters' individual stories culminated in a climactic meeting of the characters at Kirby Plaza in New York. These stories included Peter Petrelli's abilities, Nathan's campaign for Congress, Claire Bennet's search for her biological parents, Hiro Nakamura's adventurous journeys, Niki Sanders' multiple personalities, and Isaac Mendez's precognitive visions.

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