Aw, Nuts: JERICHO Goes the Way of All Flesh

CBS confirmed today that the March 25th episode of the suspenseful show will be the last. While praising devoted fans and the creative team behind the show, CBS made it pretty clear there won’t be a second resurrection for the plucky Kansas town. At least they’re claiming there will be closure for the fans who [...]

Squee! It’s…

Squee! It’s Aasif Mandvi on Jericho tonight! While he tends to pop up on crime shows from CSI to The Sopranos to the various Law and Orders, you might best remember him either from the notable Sex and the City episode where Miranda’s mother dies or as the best correspondent The Daily Show has had [...]

It’s Make or Break Time for JERICHO

Jericho helmer Carol Barbee has denied rumors that CBS has already pulled the plug on the post-apocalyptic drama. But, she suggests, the fate of the show could hinge on tonight’s ratings.
“Our numbers have been OK, [but] not great,” she told SCI FI Wire. “Our [demographic] has been very good; they’ve been very happy with that. [...]

Why I Can’t Stop Watching JERICHO

I’m just gonna come right out and say it: Jericho is not a great show. The production values can’t even begin to compare with the lush beauty of a show like Lost. Many of the premises are utterly implausible and the “science” is generally laughable. The directing is sometimes clumsy, the dialogue can be embarrassingly [...]

Picking Up the Pieces: What’s Left of the TV Season?

Assuming the outcome of today’s WGA vote is positive, we’re only hours away from an end to the strike. So, in the immortal words of President Josiah Bartlet, “What’s next?”
A number of showrunners have already gone back work, making plans for the remainder of the season and scrambling to figure out how many episodes they [...]

JERICHO Reruns Head to Sci Fi

The Sci Fi Channel has acquired cable rerun rights for the post-apocalyptic CBS drama Jericho. The three-year agreement gives Sci Fi rights to the first and second seasons of the series and includes an exclusive first run in basic cable for the first six months.
Jericho will make its Sci Fi debut with a four-episode marathon [...]

Guide to Upcoming Season Premieres

You’d pretty much have to be living under a rock (or, you know, be my dad) not to know that the new season of Lost is starting on January 31. But what about all the other shows that are due to return this winter/spring? It’s a lot to keep track of, we know, so to [...]

JERICHO, LAW & ORDER Return Dates Set

Jericho fans finally have a date to look forward to: February 12. Seven new episodes of the revived CBS show will air Tuesdays at 10 p.m., with a special winter edition of Big Brother serving as lead-in. Also returning to CBS is The New Adventures of Old Christine which, along with new comedy The Captain [...]