Well the good news is that it isn't that long. The show has been pushed back exactly one week from its original date( September 15, 2008) to September 22, 2008

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............ A little over a week later, NBC re-launches one of its big-boy properties in Heroes. The third season was supposed to kick off on September 15 with a three-hour event that includes a two-hour season premiere. But alas, Heroes fans, the premiere has been delayed... an entire week!

The third season of Heroes will debut on Monday, September 22, starting off with a one-hour "clip show" (NBC's words, not mine). A week later, NBC's normal Monday night goes into full effect, with Heroes sandwiched between Chuck's second season premiere at 8 p.m. and ..........................

Monday, September 22
Heroes Clip Show (8-9 p.m.)
Season Premiere (9-11 p.m.)


Read the Full Article Here: New NBC sched pushes Heroes

this sucks, but not that bad.