yah, I read an interview with a NBC exec who said they fully expect Heroes to be back next year.
That would be interesting to read - got a link?
Not handy.
I linked to it from another source, one of the entertainment news sites. it was an interview with a female exec. from NBC talking about the networks troubles, what to do after Leno change, and next season. She basically said they had a lot of new pilots in the works, but shows like Heroes, that already had solid fan base would probably be kept on rather then scrapped for something new and unproven.
So unless a lot of the pilots showed real promise and the only way to fit them in was to scrap existing, low rated shows then she seemed to imply Heroes would be back, although who knows for how many episodes or what the budget would look like.