Another Jericho lifeline?

At the risk of causing a full-on riot, Jericho may not be dead after all.

The New York Times dug into the recently announced deal between DirecTV and NBC that saved Friday Night Lights, and discovered that this new tactic of partnering with cable providers may not be a one-time thing.

According to the paper, a pair of anonymous sources says CBS has had talks with Comcast about "finding new life for Jericho."

Presumably, those talks amount to negotiating a similar deal that kept Friday Night Lights from being canceled. Lights will return for a 13-episode season and will premiere on DirecTV in October, four months before it is re-aired on NBC in February after the Super Bowl.

Jericho, which follows a postapocalyptic Kansas town trying to survive after a nuclear attack on American soil, was canceled after its first season. Fans rallied, and CBS reversed its decision to axe it. However, after disappointing ratings, the show was once again canceled last month just before the shortened second season concluded.

Is the third time a charm? Does the show deserve another chance? Can it be saved by Comcast? Comment below...

  • pandrummer

    I am a late bloomer for this show. I just discovered it on YouTube around the 27th or 28th of December (2008). On January 2 (2009) I bought both season 1&2 on DVD and watched it all in 3 days!. This show is awsome! I still wish and hope for a 3rd season. Great shows are really rare these days.

    Jan 09, 2009
  • stefankvapil

    Yes there should be a third season to me this show has alot of action on my list and is right next to Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Jericho is one of the best shows I haved seen in a long time and it hurts to find out that we would never know the end.

    Dec 09, 2008
  • KansasTrue

    Just false hopes.

    Nov 10, 2008
  • liljana75

    Season two of Jericho starts in Australia soon on pay TV, although I have already seen all the episode. If you fall in love with a show in Australia you just have to hope and pray that the large companies don't axe it before we get to have our say and become a fan of a show.

    Aug 30, 2008
  • bozzau

    This year we got season one in Australia and it's fast getting a cult following, the show rocks! don't kill it! You have plenty of support from down under :-)

    Aug 04, 2008
  • pink93tink

    KEEP IT... IT IS A CHARM... AND YES IT DESERVES ANOTHER CHARM.... I DIDTN WATCH JERICHO BUT THEN MY FRIEND BOUGHT THE FIRST SEASON AND I STAYED UP ALL NIGHT AND WATCHED IT...NO SLEEP... I WATCHED IT AND IT WAS AMAZING.... IT WAS LIKE A REALLY GOOD SHOW... I DIDNT SLEEP THAT DAY I WATCHED EVERYTHING.... SO PLEASE BRING IT BACK.... I WILL DO ANYTHING..... IT IS A REALLY GOOD SHOW.... LIKE REALLY AMAZING.... I LUVED IT.... SO PLEASE BRING IT BACK..... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... PLEASE....

    Jul 28, 2008
  • faramirza

    CBS waisted my time. Time I invested in a great show that got a mediocre "ending"!Will I be fooled again?

    Jul 12, 2008
  • DymaxionPz

    Huzzah!
    Bring 'em back from the dead...
    again.
    :-)

    Jul 05, 2008
  • alverio6544

    Please bring this TV Show back.

    Jun 21, 2008
  • sdolfo

    if you're going to cancel a show, at least put a decent ending... don't leave us hanging, trying to figure out what happened next... really... it's irritating making the viewers feels like they've just wasted their time with you guys... :)

    Jun 03, 2008
  • heyler357

    Jericho is one of the better shows on TV. It beats the moronic junk that is being put forward like Swingtown. Just the previews were enough to keep me from watching that. I prefer Jericho, The Unit. Keep Jericho, don't cancel it.

    May 27, 2008
  • USPatriot1776

    Of course Jericho deserves another chance! What? Is CBS skeered that maybe the storyline is just a little too close to the truth????? BRING IT BACK!!!

    May 27, 2008
  • war59312

    Yes please bring it back, only show besides startgate that I even take the time to watch live. All other shows I catch the re-runs. Awesome show, I love it! I want to see how the government responds to their man walking away...

    May 25, 2008
  • tbyrd1016

    I really hope there is another life line to this great show, i would pay to watch it. Since its not making money, im sure all the other fans of the show would as well if we all gave a dollar to the cause, do you think they would give it more consideration? Is numb3rs and ghostwhisper really better than this show? Seriously....I'll pay to get this show back

    May 23, 2008
  • talent_knower

    Jericho, the most descent show to air on television in a long long time. Don't end it now.Don't tread on me! But more importantly don't tread on Jericho!

    May 21, 2008
  • sally1960

    WE NEED JERICHO BACK PLEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!

    May 18, 2008
  • Col_Travis

    I have MS so I wasn't always able to tune in at the regular time, I would go on-line to catch up on the EPISODES that I missed. Jericho is one of the only shows on Broadcast TV worth watching and I was very disappointed that CBS would consider canceling it. Jericho is an on going Storyline that has endless possibilities, where as the Crime Story ends the same way every week, Case Solved, BORING!

    May 16, 2008
  • asumath1

    I became a huge fan of Jericho and I'm not a "techie". I'm a mother of two children and had to go and watch online because I was too busy to watch it on TV sometimes! Give me a break on the whole rating thing....

    May 14, 2008
  • a_chapman

    of course it deserves a chance. I was saddened to the fact that it was cancelled in the first place. BRING IT BACK :D

    May 14, 2008
  • banana963

    Držim pesti da se bo nadaljevalo. To je moja najljubša serija zraven PB.it does deserve another chance!!!!

    May 12, 2008
  • ThoreauHD

    Asking Comcast for help means they're completely screwed. Has anyone ever been helped by Comcast? No, seriously. Anyone?

    May 10, 2008
  • dejectedsoul

    I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying that Jericho may return once more.Looking forward to the third season of a great show.

    May 08, 2008
  • nifocus

    Jericho is one of the best TV shows that has been put on air in a long time. The stories are great and I seriously hope they can find a way to bring about at least one more season to - at the very least - bring such a great plot and intriguing story lines to a close. It is my hope that it will last even longer than 3 seasons but please do such a great show justice and bring it back.

    May 05, 2008
  • Trinchic

    Please bring back Jericho. We in the Caribbean especially in Trinidad love it. We never miss an eposide

    May 05, 2008
  • stormluver2

    BRING JERICHO BACK!PLEASE...

    May 04, 2008
  • antenea

    Bring Jericho back, with some more beautiful actress maybe..

    May 02, 2008
  • MaleTrinity

    I only started watching this show. While living in the US, I actually never watched it, seemed like a bit boring show, not really knowing what the show was about. Came back home to Norway Ocotober last year, and beginning this year, the show was announced to come to Hallmark Channel. Thought I would try to see from episode 1 what the show was about.
    Well, enough said, I was hooked. I can't wait until the next episodes comes out, time doesn't fly fast enough... it's an AWESOME show. Proabably the best show I've ever seen. The show HAS to continue!!!!!

    May 02, 2008
  • matsson

    bring Jericho back, it's awesome.

    May 01, 2008
  • cents2000

    pleasssse bring jericho back.

    Apr 29, 2008
  • efc91

    Bring back Jericho now

    Apr 29, 2008
  • ericryaneri

    I Haven't missed a single episode and if CBS is smart they'll bring it back .however do something like the show Lost does so people who haven't been watching will know what is going on.

    Apr 23, 2008
  • thePREdiger

    I was very disappointed with the season#1 final but the episodes of season#2 were totally awesome. Made me very sad that it stopped were all the action would have started on a larger scale.I hope the show finds the support it needs to make another season.

    Apr 21, 2008
  • TexasFilly

    Folks!! There are lots and lots of things going on that fans are doing to promote and encourage keeping Jericho alive!! If everyone of you who posted will take a minute and visit one of these sights you'll see the fans have no intention of allowing Jericho to fade into the sunset!!! Friday, April 25th there will be a FULL PAGE AD in the Hollywood Variety magazine, paid for by loyal Jericho fans, "selling" Jericho to a new network!!
    We have lists and lists of names of people to write to (snail mail only, no emails), petitions to sign, different viewer boards to vote on and lots and lots of other things going on!! Also, autographed, one of a kind Jericho items on Ebay!!
    DVD's for our troops effort you can participate in... lots of things!!! Last call was "Nuts"...
    this time? "How does it feel to make history?"....
    Don't tread on me items can be bought, T-Shirts, flags, hats, bumper stickers... just like the flag flown at the end of Jericho that belonged to Johnston Green!!! Come on y'all!! Let's go!! Let's show Neilson they didn't count all of us!!!!

    Please!! Visit and participate as you can!!! Go to......
    http://www.jericho-kansas.com/Community/Forums/tabid/74/forumid/27/postid/2148/view/topic/Default.aspx

    http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=26236
    Go towards the end of the thread for the most current posts!!

    http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=3001&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=20109
    Go to post number 301

    http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=26414

    http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=26412

    http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=26364

    http://www.petitiononline.com/saveJeri/petition.html

    http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?showforum=149

    http://www.jerichotimes.com/

    http://www.jerichonet2.com/board/index.php

    http://www.bringjerichoback.com/

    Thanks Y'all!!! :-)moreless

    Apr 19, 2008
  • Zikten

    Damnit, not again.... I love this show. I almost wish they had just left it with the first season. This new cliff hanger is just too painful to just end on. They set it up for one awesome 3rd season.... if they would just do it! one thing I have always wonderd about is what a 2nd civil war would be like. And now there is a chance to see a show about that... damnit all to hell. I hate cbs

    Apr 19, 2008
  • josbd

    This is possibly one of the best dramas ever to come out of the US. I cannot believe this will be dumped. Whoever uses Neilsen ratings these days? So many people watch online, download episodes......... I'd feel very cheated indeed if this series did not continue. It has a massive fanbase here in the UK.

    Apr 19, 2008
  • rotatorkuf

    DO ITjust one more season at least, i can't see it being stretched out further than that...we're gonna end up on some prison break cornering if it does go more, but who knows

    Apr 18, 2008
  • nathanparamedic

    This is a excellent show. I think it would be great if they bring it back.

    Apr 18, 2008
  • potdarko

    Go Jericho... in this series when less money is spent on an episode, the better it turns out... hope the writers/producers understand this ;)

    Apr 17, 2008
  • thr2

    Bring Jericho back but I no longer am sure want it on CBS, NBC, ABC, or FOX. I just don't think broadcast networks seem to care about quality programming like this anymore.

    Apr 17, 2008
  • bluesteamer

    Save Jericho! It is a terrific show. We all wonder in the back of our minds what would the world be like if ...God-forbid, something like this were to happen for real. I think the writers/actors did a super job of bringing to life a drama that tells us something about our country and the people who live here.Keep Jericho alive! Season 3 We want to know what happens next... Will the Republic Texas with Jake and Robert Hawkins prevail in their struggle against tyranny? We want to continue to have the opportunity to travel to that place and be with those people and live that struggle with them!MarkRural NE Texas (for real!)

    Apr 17, 2008
  • JBARRETT154

    I hope that Jericho comes back. I think that the finale was a cop out and a weak way to end the series. My wife and I have never missed a single episode. It's a great show and I think that this is the kind of show that people need to sit down and watch. It stirs up emotions and can open up real discussion about "what if". I hope that someone does the right thing and brings it back. If there is room in this country for mind numbing crap like "Flavor of Love 3" then surely we are entitled to intelligent viewing like Jericho.

    Apr 17, 2008
  • rachel_mozzie21

    Keep Jericho ALIVE! This show is awesome and I can't get enough of it. Don't let it end yet! PLEASE SAVE JERICHO!

    Apr 15, 2008
  • poeticmelody

    This show is amazing and I would be soooo happy if there was a 3rd season!

    Apr 14, 2008
  • marttam

    I will follow, I'll follow, I'll follow...
    Please don't let this show die!

    Apr 14, 2008
  • wwalker3583

    Bring Jericho Back.........It deserves another chance. I didn't start watching until right before the second season aired. I was able to watch the entire first season online at cbs.com until some of the episodes simply didn't work then I got creative and watch the episodes that didn't play on cbs.com on aol.com. I was able to finish right before season 2. Bring it back it's a original show like no other on television.

    Apr 14, 2008
  • azizhammad

    bring back JERICHO.
    i love the show.
    revolution has just begun, there`s still alot to tell.............
    plzzzz Plzzzzzzzzzzzz
    bring it back

    Apr 14, 2008
  • holenhart

    TPTB really NEED 2 keep Jericho on the air, if CBS is 2 daft 2 realize the real deal that they have, then let Sci-Fi (or some1 else) take over. CBS, this is THE ONLY show U have that I watch...U cancel this, I'm gone w/it! The reality shows SUX!! NBC has Heroes, ABC has Lost & y'all have Jericho!! Get a clue!!!

    Apr 13, 2008
  • cricket857

    Please dont let this great show die. I will watch every episode and I promise to even watch the commercials!

    Apr 13, 2008
  • elahoda

    Finally finished season 2, and I do hope new life is found for this series. TV is in desperate need of some fresh new drama. I am personally getting sick of all the rehashed crap out there, and never ending reality series. I have stopped watching almost all TV, except for some stargate and CSI. Even 'Lost' has lost my attention...

    Apr 13, 2008
  • PikerPeat

    Gotta love the fans and support for this show !!!

    Apr 13, 2008
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