Heroes
Tabula Rasa
TV Flash files “Tabula Rasa” as hour 65 of 78 in the TV Flash guide — Heroes (2006–2010) on NBC, season 4, episode 6, aired 2009-10-19, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E06: listed hour 65 of 78 in the Heroes guide, hour 6 of 19 in season 4. It aired 2009-10-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Hysterical Blindness” (S04E05). Next is “Strange Attractors” (S04E07).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Under Samuel's guidance, Sylar starts on a path to rediscover his true identity. Hiro helps Emma accept and understand the great possibilities that go along with having an ability. Meanwhile, Peter enlists HRG to help him find a healer who can save Hiro's life.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Tabula Rasa sit in the Heroes guide?
S04E06 is listed hour 65 of 78 — hour 6 of 19 in season 4, season 4 episode 6.
When did Heroes S04E06 air?
Tabula Rasa aired 2009-10-19 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Heroes only worth season one?
Season one is the watercooler hit with the tight mystery-box hook and the cheerleader catchphrase. Later seasons struggled under hype and strike turbulence; the premiere year defines the memory.
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Why this series still plays
Ordinary people discover superpowers while a company and a killer close in. Tim Kring's NBC event made "Save the cheerleader, save the world" a national earworm in season one — then hype weight and strike turbulence. Superhero TV before Marvel owned the medium; the rise-and-fall is the lore.
September 25, 2006, NBC puts ordinary people and superpowers on Monday like a network once put a mystery on Thursday: comic-book serialization as watercooler event. Tim Kring's *Heroes* ran four seasons through 2010, later followed by *Heroes Reborn*. Season one made "Save the cheerleader, save the world" a national earworm. Milo Ventimiglia, Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka, Adrian Pasdar, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Zachary Quinto's Sylar intersect across cities with graphic-novel chapter titles and origin-story structure.…
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