The American Film Institute Honors Heroes as one of the top TV shows of 2006. Here is what AFI says about the show:

HEROES

HEROES is a force for good in American television. Tim Kring's ambitious comic book drama not only entertains with super-human abilities, but it speaks to an audience that yearns for hope in a world where cynicism abounds. The show marks an evolution in the serialized drama; its separate story lines do not immediately connect, but they share a message for the global community - within each of us is a stronger, better self with special abilities beyond what we can even imagine.

WOOOO HEROES!

That makes me feel like a hero too...