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NBC Axes 'Heroes' Writers

Ratings falling on budget-busting drama

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2008 4:46 AM CST
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(Newser) – The top writer-producers of the struggling NBC drama series "Heroes" have been axed. Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb were fired because NBC executives were frustrated by falling ratings and increasing budget overruns, reports Variety. The program, costing some $4 million an episode, has struggled to hold viewers' attention in its third season. 

Actress Ali Larter of NBC's Heroes.
Actress Ali Larter of NBC's "Heroes."   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli and Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli act in a scene from NBC's Heroes.
Milo Ventimiglia as Peter Petrelli and Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli act in a scene from NBC's "Heroes."   (AP Photo/NBC, Chris Haston)
The cast of Heroes pose on the red carpet during NBC's fall preview in New York. NBC has axed the show's writers and co-executive producers.
The cast of "Heroes" pose on the red carpet during NBC's fall preview in New York. NBC has axed the show's writers and co-executive producers.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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