CBS has officially given Jericho new life, but the network is also challenging the show's fans to make it worth the network's while.Full story here.
Following a fan-led crusade that included buying ads in the showbiz trade magazines and sending some 20 tons of nuts to CBS executives, the show has been given a seven-episode order for midseason. CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler, writing on the show's message board, acknowledged the campaign was a primary force in the decision.
"Wow! Over the past few weeks you have put forth an impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion in support of a prime-time television series. You got our attention; your emails and collective voice have been heard," Tassler writes. "As a result, CBS has ordered seven episodes of 'Jericho' for midseason next year."
Tassler adds that "in success," there would be a chance to extend the show's life even further. But she also notes that for that to happen, the "loyal and passionate" audience that rallied around the show after its cancellation has to get bigger.
"We will count on you to rally around the show, to recruit new viewers with the same grass-roots energy, intensity and volume you have displayed in recent weeks," she says.
The woman makes a great point. It would be exceedingly hilarious if the show comes back in January and ends up not getting picked up. Seriously. I'll start. WATCH JERICHO. Watch the reruns. Watch the Web content. And be ready to watch when it comes back.
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