I posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it?
I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. ABC did the same thing with "Lost", which is maddening. Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Justin Mohareb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nuts. JJ Mohareb On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sources: 'Jericho' To Wrap It Up > > > By MICHAEL HINMAN > Source: SyFy Portal > Feb-21-2008 > > It looks like the "Jericho" experiment is about to come to an end. > > Sources have told SyFy Portal that CBS is gearing up to air the series > finale version of the post-apocalyptic series on March 25, one of two > endings shot that would either allow a cliffhanger going into a third > season, or a proper amount of closure for "Jericho" fans who fought hard > to force CBS to reconsider its previous decision to cancel the show. > > "There are a lot of people here who really care about what happens to > 'Jericho,' and I think we all wanted to see it succeed," the source, who > asked not to be identified, said. "Numbers are numbers, and [CBS] had to > do what [CBS] had to do." > > Ratings for the first two episodes were well below even some of the > worst numbers the show experienced at the end of the first season which > helped prompt network officials to move toward cancellation. Although it > is competing in a post-"American Idol" scheduling environment, "Jericho" > struggled to compete with shows that were either in reruns, or not part > of mainstream viewing habits. > > At the same time, audiences in key demographics of 18 to 49 -- a demo > that isn't typically attracted to CBS for many of its other programmings > -- were noticeably absent from the first pair of viewings from the show, > and there is little chance they'll suddenly return in the coming weeks. > > But the decision isn't quite final yet ... network executives still have > room to change their mind. > > "If the audience can come back to the show in the next two episodes, and > I mean a lot, [CBS] may reconsider," the source said. "Fans definitely > have a say, and they had a say last summer [with the 'Nuts to Jericho' > campaign], but I think the final decision this time is going to come > down to hard numbers, and they're just not there for 'Jericho.'" > > Please note that none of this has been confirmed by CBS, and should be > treated as any rumor would. > > "Jericho" airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. > > http://www.syfyportal.com/news424744.html > > > -- Read the Bitter Guide to the Bitter Guy. http://thebitterguy.livejournal.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
