JERICHO Canceled for Good

Link: Jericho Gets Nuked - Slice of SciFi
This is a bummer, but I guess we all saw it coming:

No amount of fan letters, emails, phone calls or campaigns would make CBS execs listen this time around and give Jericho a full third season, so don’t expect a cliffhanger next week when the series ends its run on the eye network.

The excuse given by the honchos at CBS is the show simply couldn’t generate large enough ratings beyond its ambitious and energetic fanbase. In TV talk that’s no new viewers added to generate ad revenues.

I really enjoyed JERICHO and this past season has been fantastic, reminding me of 24 before Season 6. I still think that network television is changing, and shows like JOURNEYMAN, FIREFLY, and JERICHO really should have a home on a different channel -- CBS, NBC and ABC can stick to reality shlock. It would be nice if it could be the SciFi Channel, but it will be tough to cram intelligent programming between wrestling and Manicorasorus. With this being the last season of BATTLESTAR GALACTICA I wonder what SF TV will look like over the next few years. I guess it's time to hook my Mac Mini up to my home entertainment system.

Comments

[Dennis Klophaus]

Yes, Jericho got canned - - again.
Sad to see it go. There are some complete runs of season 1 coming up on SciFi. Definitely one of those shows that made one think - Rall-Jennings = Halliburton? Jericho and New Bern with their rangers and militias = Shiite & Sunni? Ravenwood = Blackwater?
The final episode seemed to try to steer it toward more of an American Revolution kind of patriotism, but there were some current event parallels.

[Michael L. Wentz]

Hi Dennis! Thanks for stopping by the blog!

There is talk of Comcast picking up Jericho and funding a third season. It's all up in the air right now, but there's still hope.