We already know Americans love Heroes. The show has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards and television critics here named is Program of the Year recently.

But our favorite sci-fi adventure is now also officially a hit in England.

The show drew an audience of 4.3 million on British channel, BBC Two, in its series debut this week. That's a lot viewers for that country; it was the second most-watched program of the week, only beaten by ITV1's Wire In The Blood.

The entire first season of Heroes previously aired on the UK's digital Sci-Fi channel earlier this year.

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