'Smallville' executive producer Darren Swimmer has revealed that the Legion will be made up of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad, and they will be revealed in the 10th episode of the new season || Joel B. Michaels, an executive producer on 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,' was promoted to president of production at The Halcyon Co., the group that owns the rights to the Terminator franchise, says The Hollywood Reporter || Helena Bonham Carter had to take a break from filming 'Terminator 4' to return to Britain to grieve with her family after four relatives were killed in a minibus crash in South Africa, according to E! Online || A new trailer is out for the upcoming direct-to-DVD release of 'Dead Like Me' at deadlikemedvd.com || Jud Taylor, who directed five episodes of the original 'Star Trek' series including 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,' died at the age of 76 || 'Smallville' executive producer Darren Swimmer has revealed that the Legion will be made up of Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad, and they will be revealed in the 10th episode of the new season || Joel B. Michaels, an executive producer on 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,' was promoted to president of production at The Halcyon Co., the group that owns the rights to the Terminator franchise, says The Hollywood Reporter || Helena Bonham Carter had to take a break from filming 'Terminator 4' to return to Britain to grieve with her family after four relatives were killed in a minibus crash in South Africa, according to E! Online || A new trailer is out for the upcoming direct-to-DVD release of 'Dead Like Me' at deadlikemedvd.com || Jud Taylor, who directed five episodes of the original 'Star Trek' series including 'Let That Be Your Last Battlefield,' died at the age of 76 ||

'Heroes' Back Up, Ahead Of '24' Again

Ratings important toward the end of sweeps

By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: Zap2it
May-16-2007

With its future already certain following NBC's upfront media presentation Monday, "Heroes" got even better news when overnight ratings ticked back in the upward direction, erasing a decline from the previous week.

"Heroes" earned a 6.9 rating/10 share Monday night, topping the 6.6/10 it earned last week and staying ahead of "24," which had a 6.3/9 for Fox, according to Fast National ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

Both shows finished far behind reality television and a comedy series finale, however. "Dancing with the Stars" earned a 14.0/21 for ABC, while "The Bachelor" followed with an 8.1/12.

The very last episode of "The King of Queens" also had a strong night, picking up an 8.8/13 for CBS, Zap2it reported.

For the night, "Heroes"-led NBC finished third with a 5.8/9 behind ABC's 10.2/16 and CBS' 8.4/14. It finished just ahead of Fox, which ad a 5.4/9.

Fast Nationals usually provide a snapshot of what Americans are watching by pulling numbers from the top urban markets that includes both live viewing and same-day timeshifted viewing. A rating point generally represents more than 1.1 million households while the share indicates the percentage of televisions turned on that was tuned to the specific program. These numbers typically shift when final ratings are issued.

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