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The citizens of a small Kansas town panic when a nuclear mushroom cloud appears on the horizon, leaving them isolated from the outside world.
  • The Moonlight Goes Out | Roush Dispatch | 5/14/2008 New
    I’ll admit it. I’m floored. I was wrong. I was naïve. I drank the bloody Kool-Aid and started thinking like a fan (even though I always had my critical reservations). Up until last weekend, when the prognostications started turning sour, I truly thought CBS would give its cult romantic-mystery vampire drama Moonlight a long leash and a chance to work out its kinks—the narrative ones, that is; the kinkiness of the vampire romance was actually working—with a second-season... read more
  • Ask Matt | 4/14/2008
    Q: Don't you think Jericho show would be a good fit for a cable network like Sci Fi or Spike, or even A&E? Would they be interested in picking up a network series? A: I've read reports that the producers are shopping it around, but frankly, on this one, I'm skeptical, though nothing would surprise me, given the unusual history of this show. I'm not sure what network would have the resources to take this show to the next level, which is the only reason anyone should consider keeping it going.... read more
  • Ask Matt | 4/4/2008
    Q: I feel the need to defend Jericho. Now that the show has (presumably) aired its last episode, a lot of fans are crying foul, berating the writers for "not offering closure." I don't understand what these people expected. The writers were given seven episodes and absolutely no idea if that would be it or not. This run was supposed to give the fans more than what the first season finale gave us (now that would have been an insufficient ending.) They brought it back, showed the resolution of... read more
  • Ask Matt | 4/4/2008
    Q: Recently, Mike L. griped that the creators of the show destroyed Jericho. I didn't watch Jericho, but my husband did, so this comment is really for him. He often complains to me that there aren't shows for men any more. He actually liked the fact that they reduced the family drama emphasis, and he would have been very interested in The Unit except for the heavy emphasis on the home front. He gripes that men in most shows don't even behave like "real men." I'd suggest that he watch ... read more
  • Jericho and Other Announced Releases | DVD News and Reviews | 3/31/2008
    New releases announced today, March 31:Broken Trail (mini-series) on Blu-ray Disc will be coming out June 10 Evening Shade - Season 1 will be coming out July 15 Flavor of Love - Season 3 will be coming out June 3 Jericho - The 2nd Season will be coming out June 17 I Love New York - Season 2 will be coming out June 3 The Best of MANswers: Season 1’s Top 25 will be coming out July 15 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more
  • Ask Matt | 3/28/2008
    Q: I was a nut sender, and I think that CBS' moving of Jericho from Wednesdays at 8 pm/ET to Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET was a big mistake. I had to wonder why it ran The Power of 10 rather than run the short season of Jericho in the fall. I always thought it was a mistake to keep a show that was canceled on the shelf for nine months and move it two hours later on a different night ? in the same time slot in which every show that has occupied it since Judging Amy went off the air has failed. Pairing... read more
  • Ratings: 'Til Death Is Living Large | Today's News: Our Take | 3/26/2008
    Tuesday's tallies:8 pm/ETAmerican Idol's top 10 performance show averaged 24.4 million total viewers over its 90-minute run, slipping 2.6 mil week-to-week and nine percent year-over-year. (What'd you think of David Cook's take on Chris Cornell's cover of "Billie Jean"? Vote here.) Biggest Loser (6.82 mil) dropped 14 percent, while Beauty and the Geek matched last week's 1.62 mil.9 pmDancing with the Stars did 17.2 mil, up 600K from the previous season's first results show. Leading out of Idol,... read more
  • The Jericho Finale You Didn't See: An Inside Look | TV Matt'rs | 3/26/2008
    Have Jericho fans seen the last of their show, now that CBS has aired the "alternate" ending/series-ender? Executive producer Carol Barbee, who is currently shopping the drama around to other outlets, shares a peek at the original season finale.TVGuide.com: Will viewers have any burning questions coming out of the alternate ending/series finale?Carol Barbee: Let me see.... I can tell you that in the original ending, Hawkins has to sacrifice himself to let Jake get away with the bomb and get it... read more
  • Episode Recap: "Patriots and Tyrants" | Jericho Show Blog | 3/26/2008
    The all too short rollercoaster ride of Jericho is over for now. CBS gave Jericho the axe shortly after its penultimate episode, giving the series absolute closure. There is slim hope that another station will pick up the show, so I am certain another "Nuts Campaign" is imminent.This "series finale" fell far short of the quality I expected from Jericho. Season One's finale was a high-octane event, most notably containing Jake Green's famous NUTS statement! This finale's pace was slow to a crawl... read more
  • Jericho Airs Its Final Episode Tonight | Today's Top Videos | 3/25/2008
    As most of you know, what should have been Jericho’s Season 2 finale tonight is now officially the final episode ever of the much buzzed about series. It appears as though no amount of peanuts in this world will be bringing it back from the grave this time around. *Tear* So alas, we bring you not only a sneak peak of tonight’s closing episode, but an exclusive interview with Jake (Skeet Ulrich)—right before news broke of the show’s cancellation and includes what he had to... read more
  • Exclusive: Jericho Boss Eyes "Other Life" for Show | TV Matt'rs | 3/24/2008
    Might the folks of Jericho have some fight left in them after all? Not long after CBS announced its decision not to renew the drama for a third season (and thus air a series finale Tuesday night), I spoke with executive producer Carol Barbee about the sad news, the show's "amazing" fans, and this week's "emotionally satisfying" conclusion.TVGuide.com: I'm sorry to hear about the show. We were big fans of it here.Carol Barbee: You guys were great. I really appreciate it.TVGuide.com: When did you... read more
  • Ask Matt | 3/24/2008
    Q: Ironically, your March 14 column responds to a viewer by saying "Keep in mind that many more people are watching their favorite shows on a different schedule, thanks to DVRs, or even on a different screen, in the case of streaming video online or downloads," yet you fail to extrapolate that to the impact Jericho has had since day one. Your answer, in large part, was brought to network attention by the Jericho fans' nuts campaign which underscored the Nielsen ratings' inability to accurately... read more
  • Bombs Away: CBS Cancels Jericho (Again) | Today's News: Our Take | 3/21/2008
    National upheaval caused by a nuclear assault? Easy. Nielsen ratings? Hard. Despite efforts from zealous fans to keep Jericho alive — including the now-famous peanut incident — Tuesday's episode will be its last."The March 25 episode... will be the series finale," CBS entertainment boss Nina Tassler says in a statement. "Without question, there are passionate viewers watching this program; we simply wish there were more. We thank an engaged and spirited fan base for keeping the show... read more
  • Episode Recap: "Sedition" | Jericho Show Blog | 3/19/2008
    Time's running out for Jericho! Whether fans choose to acknowledge this possibility, CBS will most likely decline bringing this critically acclaimed show back for a third season. The creators of Jericho did shoot two different endings for next week's episode, and the decision by CBS will determine whether it will function as a season or series finale. I hope that if CBS does pass on another season that the Sci-Fi Channel, which airs Jericho reruns, will pick it up.Tonight's episode was rather... read more
  • New Mega Minute Video Q&A: Jericho's Skeet Ulrich | TV Matt'rs | 3/17/2008
    The murder of Ravenwood weasel Goetz simply cannot be good for Jericho's Jake. Will our town hero take one for the team? In this new Mitovich Mega Minute video Q&A, Skeet Ulrich previews the fallout kicking off Tuesday at 10 pm/ET, and also ponders the CBS cult hit's uncertain future. Enjoy! read more
  • Ask Matt | 3/17/2008
    Q: How awesome was last week's Jericho!? I hadn't seen the show last season, catching up thanks to an all-day marathon prior to season two starting up. And I am so glad I checked it out! Even in the crunched, lean and mean seven-episode season, there has been so much good and so much bad ? and by bad I mean heartache and pain. Bonnie's death was so perfect to the storyline, and while it's sad to see the character go, it was great the way it played out. I really think CBS could have a strong ... read more
  • Reader's Cheer of the Week: Jericho's Secret Weapon | Cheers & Jeers | 3/14/2008
    Posted by gfrisch...Cheers to D.B. Sweeney's creepy performance as the scowling Ravenwood town administrator Goetz on Jericho. Sweeney made a name playing young, misguided but mostly charming characters, but he's reinvented himself as a bureaucrat who will stop at nothing to tighten his totalitarian grip on the town of Jericho. And I want one of those cool Ravenwood polo shirts!• For more Cheers & Jeers, check out the new vodcast.• Share your own raves and rants about other shows... read more
  • Ask Matt | 3/14/2008
    Q: I am under the impression that Jericho's comeback was only to conclude the series and give closure to the fans. Is this correct? I heard the network had no intention to continue Jericho, which would explain the fast pace of working through the story. I am one of those fans who felt that the premise of the original storyline was good. It needed work, but it had potential. I waited each week for each show, largely because it was a story that created great discussion based on intelligent ... read more
  • Episode Recap: "Termination for Cause" | Jericho Show Blog | 3/12/2008
    Verisimilitude.Not only is this one of the neatest sounding words in the English language, "Verisimilitude" essentially means something that is true or something that has the appearance of truth. I first learned of this word through documentaries about Superman: The Movie. Director Richard Donner prepared his staff for filming by hanging sign on their office walls containing the word "verisimilitude" with Superman's figure hovering above it. Donner succeeded in lacing the movie with human... read more
  • Jericho's Brad Beyer on His TV Sister's Death and the Show's Future | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/11/2008
    In last week's episode of Jericho (Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET, CBS), "Oversight," a gun-toting Bonnie Richmond (Shoshannah Stern) went out in a blaze of glory, fighting to save her family home. The image of Bonnie's big brother, Stanley ? played by Brad Beyer ? cradling his sister's lifeless corpse was a heartbreaker. Here, Beyer shares his thoughts on how Bonnie's death will propel Season 2's final episodes, the fabulous Alicia Coppola (who plays Mimi), a Jericho movie and why violence can sometimes... read more
  • Ask Matt | 3/10/2008
    Q: You said recently that last week's episode of Jericho would be "a pivotal one in the battle between the town and the sinister Jennings & Rall." After watching it, all I can say is, "Yawn." I am one of those casual fans who only started watching Jericho in the summer repeats on the Space Channel here in Canada. I was surprised when Gerald McRaney's character was killed off, but this latest "kill-off" of Shoshannah Stern left me more disappointed. I know you have talked about this in the past,... read more
  • Ask Matt | 3/7/2008
    Q: Doesn't the problem with Jericho this season lie in the shortened miniseries format? It seems like the writers of the show know that they're not going to get any more episodes ordered, and that these seven episodes are all they have left to wrap up the loose ends. With that in mind, the conspiracy story arc/mythology of the show is being compressed into these seven (and likely final) episodes in order to end the series with some kind of resolution or closure. Imagine trying to wrap and ... read more
  • Episode Recap: "Oversight" | Jericho Show Blog | 3/5/2008
    Bonnie is dead. Who would have guessed that Bonnie would be felled by such a tragic fate? Oh wait, I could. For those of you who have read my previous blogs should have noticed that much of my focus was about Stanley, Mimi, and Bonnie. I felt that their lives were too perfect and they lost the inner conflict that once made them interesting characters. I also commented that despite the strength of the bond between Stanley and Mimi, they were far more interesting as individual threats to the new... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 3/5/2008
    Q: I have a dream: Kristen Bell joining Heroes for a third season, a third season of Jericho, a fourth season of Supernatural and a new Star Trek series within my lifetime! How possible is this dream? A: That's actually several dreams, AJ, but the good news is that I'd say 65 percent of them are possible. Scale back the first, don't count on the second, and rejoice in the fact that the third has already come true. (BTW, the four post-strike eps of Supernatural start airing on April 24.) The... read more
  • Ask Matt | 3/3/2008
    Q: Last year, I was one of the avid Jericho fans who petitioned for its return. I thought the idea of a show based around survival in an apocalyptic society was intriguing. I loved watching the scientific as well as the emotional sides of the situation, and I overlooked much of the mediocre acting in doing so. But as it started to turn into a complex espionage-laced quagmire, I became very disenchanted. With all of the procedural military, FBI and police shows out there, why couldn't they leave... read more
  • Episode Recap: "Jennings & Rall" | Jericho Show Blog | 2/27/2008
    The build-up from the previous episodes culminated in one of the finest hours yet for Jericho! In last week's universally praised recap, I questioned whether the abbreviated season left Jericho ample time for their characters to progressively develop. These same concerns must have been going through the writers' minds as well, because both of the Jake/Hawkins storylines encompassed the majority of the screen time. (The chronicles of Stanley, Mimi, and Bonnie only ate up a small portion of... read more
  • Jericho Boss to Drop Bombshells at WonderCon | Today's News: Our Take | 2/22/2008
    Jericho fans would be nuts to miss out when executive producers Carol Barbee and Jon Turteltaub (along with cast members Lennie James and Brad Beyer) sit for a panel discussion hosted by TV Guide's Craig Tomashoff this Sunday at the San Francisco WonderCon. "I will discuss alternate endings for the [current] season and look beyond to what could happen in Season 3," Barbee tells us. "I will also tease the death of a major character that will occur in Episode 4."What's more — "and bigger... read more
  • Ask Matt | 2/22/2008
    Q: I read your columns every week and am always interested in your opinions about TV. But I respectfully disagree with the concluding words in your recent Jericho review: "Condensing a season into seven episodes thankfully leaves little room for padding ? or, sadly, for anything beyond the most shallow character development. Jericho is more a victory for fans than a triumph of the imagination." Clearly, Jericho's producers, cast and fans would have preferred more than seven episodes. A careful... read more
  • Four Announced, 2 Titles Withdrawn | DVD News and Reviews | 2/21/2008
    New releases announced today, February 21:Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes - Season 1 will be coming out May 20 Jericho - The 2nd Season has been withdrawn from the release scheduleMy Three Sons - The 1st Season, Volume 1 has been withdrawn from the release scheduleVisit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more
  • Episode Recap: "Condor" | Jericho Show Blog | 2/20/2008
    As I said in last week's blog, this shortened season will affect how Jericho fans will emotionally respond to the new storylines. Unfortunately, those creative hindrances made its presence felt in "Condor."I realize I am putting myself in hot water, but realize that my problems lie only with this dreadfully short season. For the conspiracy nuts (and Jericho NUTS!), this shortened season should satisfy the fans with desires to immediately experience the crux of the action! But those that enjoyed... read more
  • My Three Sons and Other Announced Releases | DVD News and Reviews | 2/19/2008
    New releases announced today, February 19:American Gangster - The Complete 2nd Season will be coming out June 3 The Fugitive - Season 2, Volume 1 will be coming out June 10 Jericho - The 2nd Season will be coming out June 10 Mannix - The 1st Season will be coming out June 3 The Odd Couple - The 4th Season will be coming out June 10 Penn & Teller: B.S.! - Season 5 will be coming out May 20 Comedy Central's Home Grown will be coming out June 10 My Three Sons - The 1st Season, Volume 1 will be... read more
  • “Reconstruction” Encore!!! | Jericho Show Blog | 2/14/2008
    CBS is giving viewers another opportunity to view the riveting Season Two premiere of Jericho! Watch it on a special night and time on Saturday, February 16 from 8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT. And then be sure to leave a comment below with many of the loyal fans of Jericho! read more
  • Episode Recap: "Reconstruction" | Jericho Show Blog | 2/13/2008
    Anyone who isn't familiar with premise of Jericho should read the "Strike Survival Guide" that I have written. When everyone is on the same page, let's all take a peek at the long awaited continuation to the Jericho saga!Last year's finale ended with a cliffhanger showing the town of Jericho, Kansas fighting off the invading neighboring town of New Bern. But just as the "New Bern War" started, the screen went black and the end-credits began. It's no wonder that Jericho fans fought so hard to... read more
  • Cheers: Jericho Salutes Its Nutty Fans | Cheers & Jeers | 2/13/2008
    Cheers to Jericho for sending a shout-out to the fans who saved the show. CBS' postapocalyptic drama rose from the ashes of cancellation after devotees inundated the network with thousands of pounds of peanuts (a reference to a line spoken by Skeet Ulrich in last season's finale). So in this year's opener, when Ulrich's character visited a wounded comrade in the hospital, there was a close-up of, yes, peanuts on the patient's bedside table. That's goober-riffic!• Read and react to Bruce's... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 2/13/2008
    Q: Please tell us something about Jericho! A: Three mild spoilers await you in this week's Ausiello Report vodcast. read more
  • Two Season Premieres Tonight! | Today's Top Videos | 2/12/2008
    Meet the Big Brother 9 CastLet’s see, who’s getting locked up within the Big Brother walls this go around? Well, there’s Allison, the girl next door who’s a compulsive gambler. Then there’s ex-stripper Natalie. And we think our personal favorite is Mat, with a serious Massachusetts accent, who claims he’s not the shy type in front of the cameras. Hey, anyone with a safe full of home-made porn tapes is a-OK in our book! Watch it now! | More online... read more
  • Why We Think CBS' Jericho Is the Bomb | TVGuide.com's Strike Recovery Guide | 2/12/2008
    The when: Season 2 premieres Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 10 pm/ET.Why watch?: The brave citizens of Jericho cling to the hope of normalcy after the country survives a nuclear attack on 23 of its most prominent cities.Who's who: Jericho has a large ensemble of characters, but with the show's high mortality rate, that number is steadily diminishing. The show's main characters are Jake Green and Robert Hawkins. Jake Green returned to Jericho just prior to the attack on the neighboring city of Denver.... read more
  • Jericho Returns: Secrets Behind the Cult Hit's Resurrection | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/12/2008
    You know the story. Last year, CBS said, "You're canceled!" Jericho "Rangers," taking a cue from the show's hero, Jake Green (played by Skeet Ulrich) and also Anthony C. McAuliffe, a U.S. General during World War II, responded firmly with, "Nuts!" Now Jericho is back for a seven-episode run starting tonight at 10 pm/ET on CBS. "There's been a little angel on Jericho's shoulder," Carol Barbee, executive producer, tells TVGuide.com. "We didn't think the seven episodes CBS gave us were very ... read more
  • Ask Matt | 2/11/2008
    Q: Regarding your review of the second season of Jericho: Have you seen all the Season 2 episodes? Or just the first three? Is the problem a lack of new character development or existing character development? Did you rate Jericho favorably to begin with? If not, is your review sour grapes now? Just curious. A: Why would this be sour grapes? I'm happy for the fans that they got their show back. I would be happier if the show were so good that I could get as excited about its return myself. ... read more
  • Fans Unite for the Rise, and Rising Up, of Jericho | Roush Review | 2/6/2008
    With Jericho, it's always about survival, and the show's own tale of resurrection is at least as dramatic as what happens on screen. After fans rallied to save it from cancellation last year, CBS relented. The result: a seven-episode mini-season in which Jericho evolves from a postapocalyptic allegory into a deadly earnest conspiracy thriller doubling as a Revolutionary War parable. "At what point is this a country we don't even recognize?" says one of the good citizens of Jericho, Kansas.... read more
  • Sci Fi Fits the Battle of Jericho | Today's News: Our Take | 1/23/2008
    Sci Fi Channel has picked up cable rerun rights to the first two seasons of CBS' Jericho. According to the Reporter, the postapocalyptic drama will make its Sci Fi debut with a four-episode marathon starting at 7 pm/ET on Feb. 11, the day before Jericho unspools its sophomore run on CBS — and will be simulcast in hi-def on Sci Fi HD. Jericho then will settle into a Mondays-at-10 time slot starting Feb. 18. read more
  • Ask Matt | 1/21/2008
    I haven't seen any major advertising for the new shortened season of Jericho. Why wouldn't CBS, knowing it has a cult hit and possibly more, advertise Jericho's comeback? This strike would be a perfect opportunity to reel in some new viewers for an already great show. I just don't understand. Do you think CBS has no intention at all of bringing Jericho back next year, despite the ratings it may or may not get come February? read more
  • What Emily in Marketing Is Watching | TVGuide.com's Strike Recovery Guide | 1/16/2008
    As the writers' strike drags on, I seem to find no shortage of old and current shows to catch up on. If you really stop and think about it, there are hundreds of quality television series that have been produced over the years, and I don't care how much TV you watch, no one has time to catch them all! To start with, I have been mixing some oldies with some newbies and have also revisiting some of my personal old faves. My DVR is getting a workout and I am finally starting to utilize the video... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 1/16/2008
    Will we find out what Jake was up to during his missing five years on Jericho? If you have any inside info, I'll owe you big time. read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 1/9/2008
    When is Jericho returning? read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 12/19/2007
    I can't wait until February ? I need Jericho scoop! I know Jake and Emily are supposed to be paired off in the season premiere, but is there any hope for Heather and Jake? read more
  • "Engaging" Jericho Preview from Alicia Coppola | Today's News: Our Take | 12/17/2007
    When CBS' Jericho returns on Feb. 12, at least one of the storylines from the seven new episodes will help Mimi/Stanley fans gear up for Valentine's Day. "We get engaged," Alicia Coppola told TV Guide at Sunday's premiere of The Bucket List. "It's wonderful how it happens, in typical Mimi/Stanley fashion. It's funny, warmhearted and fuzzy." Of the other storylines, Coppola won't spill the beans beyond saying tensions will continue to rise between the towns of Jericho and New Bern: "It's really... read more
  • A Winter of TV Discontent? | Roush Dispatch | 12/4/2007
    Just a thought: If the strike lasts much longer, do you think CBS' Big Brother house has room for all of us? I joke, of course, but I also fear that if things don't get resolved soon, it's going to be a long, cold winter indeed for fans of good old everyday regular non-reality TV.In the last few days, we’ve seen cliff-hanger episodes of Desperate Housewives and Heroes that felt like season finales, and for all we know, that’s what they might be, if production doesn’t resume early... read more
  • New Jericho, Old Christine Top CBS' Strike Schedule | Today's News: Our Take | 12/3/2007
    CBS late Monday unveiled its "revised programming schedule" for January and February, and the highlights include return dates for Jericho (the seven-episode Season 2 kicks off Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 10 pm/ET) and New Adventures of Old Christine (Mondays at 9:30, starting Jan. 28).Other dates to denote:Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 8 pm: The Power of 10 returns.Sunday, Jan. 13, Tuesday, Jan. 15 and Wednesday, Jan 16: The six-hour miniseries Commanche Moon.Monday, Jan. 28, 8:30 pm: The Captain premieres,... read more
  • Reader's Cheer of the Week: Jericho Strikes Back! | Cheers & Jeers | 11/17/2007
    From "emily86":Cheers to CBS for making Jericho a midseason replacement. While other networks will be showing reruns and reality shows [during the writers' strike], CBS will have seven new episodes of Jericho. This is sure to give CBS a major ratings boost, as well as bring in a multitude of viewers for Jericho!• Read and react to Bruce Fretts' opinions on The Office "finale," Project Runway and more!• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers... read more
  • Ask Matt | 11/16/2007
    I am going to preface my question by trying to establish a little street cred. My favorite shows include Veronica Mars, Friday Night Lights, Battlestar Galactica, The Sopranos and The Wire. While I have enjoyed new shows like Dirty Sexy Money and Chuck, there has been one show, to my big surprise, that has become my favorite: Moonlight. I know, the pilot was horrible. I originally checked it out to see alums from Veronica Mars and Alias, but I have stayed because of Alex O'Loughlin. I think he... read more
  • Ask Matt | 11/9/2007
    Everyone is concerned that with the writers' strike, we'll all be left with nothing to watch except reality shows. And being the couch potato that I am (with absolutely no interest in any reality show), I see the point. But people are saying the only scripted shows that will be left after January are Lost and, to a lesser degree, 24, and I have to disagree. Since Jericho is due back after the Christmas holidays, won't there be a stockpile of those? And the cable series Monk, Psych and Kyle XY... read more
  • CBS Drops Viva Laughlin | TV Guide News Report | 10/22/2007
    Viva Laughlin has crapped out. After scoring a minuscule 1.2 rating in the 18-to-49 demographic for its premiere on Sunday, CBS is pulling the plug on its musical drama after only two episodes. The Amazing Race will take over the 8 pm slot on November 4. While CBS has new episodes of Jericho ready to go, the network is leaning toward launching it later this season rather than use it as a Laughlin replacement. With a writers strike possible, the network wants fresh scripted shows at the ready.... read more
  • Jericho Boss Previews Season 2... and the Series Finale | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 10/4/2007
    The fate of CBS' Jericho after its second season, tentatively scheduled to launch in January, may still be up in the air. But Carol Barbee has a contingency plan. The executive producer shot an alternate ending in case the Eye decides to cancel the show for a second time. "The ending that we planned was always meant to be a payoff for the seven-episode arc," Barbee told TV Guide at Wednesday night's Jericho Season 1 DVD release party. "It won't close off the whole story but it will show you... read more
  • Jericho, Boondocks and More Short Cuts | Today's News: Our Take | 9/24/2007
    Jericho: The First Season arrives on DVD Oct. 2 in a six-disc, 22-episode set. My copy came packed with (real, not styrofoam) peanuts; yours, probably not.... Tuesday's premiere of CBS' Cane will be fully sponsored by Chevrolet and thus feature limited commercial breaks.... Season 2 of Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks premieres on Adult Swim Oct. 8 at 11:30 pm/ET.... Charles Durning will receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award when the 14th Annual SAG Awards are presented on Jan.... read more
  • K-Fed's Tree Hill, Jericho and More Casting Updates | Today's News: Our Take | 9/19/2007
    Kevin Federline has been asked to become a regular character on the CW's One Tree Hill after impressing producers with his arc as a rocker, claims the U.K.'s Digital Spy.... A bit more info on Emily Rose's Jericho character: the John from Cincinnati actress has been booked for a five-episode gig playing an aid worker who helps with the reconstruction of the town, says the Reporter. Rose also is doing eight eppys of Brothers & Sisters, as a bad-gal pal of Rebecca's.... Rescue Me's Andrea... read more
  • Ask Matt | 9/10/2007
    Why is it that networks rarely grab each others' shows after they are canceled? This year there were a few cases where this would have made a lot of sense. For example, a show like The Class had average ratings, but it was canned because CBS didn't have many hours available. Wouldn't it have made sense for ABC, which is starving for even a marginal comedy, to pick it up instead of renewing According to Jim or Notes from the Underbelly? Traveler and Masters of Science Fiction are other shows ... read more
  • Ask Matt | 8/27/2007
    : I know that you love The Dresden Files, as do so many of us out in TV land. We fans are very disappointed that the Sci Fi Channel would cancel this fine show that garnered good ratings. Instead, we are stuck with wrestling, superhero reality shows and other programming well outside of the sci-fi genre. We are hoping Lionsgate, which makes the show, will shop it around to other networks. USA Network would be a great place for it, given their "Characters Welcome" slogan. Anything you can do to... read more
  • Lost, Brothers & Sisters and Other Casting News | Today's News: Our Take | 8/23/2007
    Rebecca Mader, whom I first remember as a guest villainess during an All My Children storyline but whom you may know from last season's short-lived Justice, is the latest newbie added to the Lost ensemble. Deets on Mader's character are under wraps, nor is it clear if she nabbed the recurring role recently eyed by Kristen Bell. (Me, I don't see the two ladies as interchangeable.).... Also per the Reporter: Emily Rose, a recurring player on John from Cincinnati, has scored two juicy gigs —... read more
  • Ask Matt | 8/10/2007
    In last Friday's column you answered Annmarie P.'s question and comments about Jericho. Your last statement was: "Whatever the fate of Jericho, I would hate to think that it could succeed by simply pandering to a single political group, or that CBS would be punished by some if it eventually drops Jericho because the publicity over its resurrection didn't result in a significant-enough ratings spike." Isn't it too soon to tell what kind of ratings Jericho will bring in? I find it hard to believe... read more
  • Ask Matt | 8/10/2007
    You stated it perfectly last Friday when you said you hope CBS' Jericho isn't pandering to a conservative group in the heartland. I am a 30-year-old male, from Maryland and my wife and I are extremely liberal. Our love of this show and our minor contribution to the Save Jericho campaign are in no way related to our political beliefs. This show's creator has been rather critical of the current political landscape and in her recent interviews she even makes mention of ruffling feathers because of... read more
  • Ask Matt | 8/3/2007
    Last season I refused to watch Jericho because I knew (I seem to have a sixth sense about these things) that it would get canceled. The critics seemed to walk away from Jericho as well, so I felt vindicated by that choice. Then cancellation came, and I breathed a sigh of relief: Another heartbreak averted. The "save the show" campaign was no surprise to me. "Those poor fans," I thought, "networks only care about ratings." And then it happened: CBS brought Jericho back. How had these fans done... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 8/1/2007
    That wasn?t very nice, teasing a Lost spoiler on your latest vodcast and not giving one. Make it up to us by plugging the Jericho convention. read more
  • Comic-Con Gives the Fans What They Want | TV Guide News Report | 7/30/2007
    At the 38th Annual Comic-Con International, fans of the sci-fi and fantasy genres proved they're no longer on the fringe. The mammoth convention, held this past weekend at the San Diego Convention Center, attracted more than 125,000 people, and in a nod to the fact that the event has gone far beyond comic books, it has billed itself as "celebrating the popular arts." Movie studios and TV networks packed huge rooms with rabid fans eager for exclusive scoop and swag.On the first day it was... read more
  • Jericho Gets a Visit from Esai Morales | Today's News: Our Take | 7/23/2007
    NYPD Blue alum Esai Morales has joined CBS' Jericho in the recurring role of Col. Hoffman, a career military man and Iraq War veteran who has not heard from his wife since the day of the attacks. Morales, who most recently costarred on Fox's short-lived Vanished, is set to appear in six of Jericho's seven episodes ordered for mid-season.Anybody else remember when Esai got up in Sean Penn's grill in juvie prison? Good times.For more CBS casting news, see the Ausiello Report's CSI: Miami Exhumes... read more
  • Live Press Tour Diary: CBS, Day 2 | Ausiello Report | 7/19/2007
    JERICHO PANEL10:28 am: Nuts! CBS has planted one-pound bags of peanuts on all of our chairs, along with "Save Jericho" T-shirts! Nothing like a little swag to brighten my post-Emmy nod doldrums. 10:34 am: The Jericho panel includes stars Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James, Ashley Scott and exec producer Carol Barbee. Got questions? Post 'em below — and quick!10:36 am: Announcement! CBS is launching a new effort to give viewers a heads-up via e-mail when Sunday-night programming will be delayed due... read more
  • CBS at TCA: A Nuts Update | Roush Dispatch | 7/19/2007
    I spoke too soon. After having made a bad joke earlier today about CBS not putting out nuts in homage to Jericho, I was chastened to see bags of salted Planters laid out during an afternoon snack break. But those aren't the real deal. Awaiting reporters who attend Thursday morning's official Jericho session will be official peanuts from the website used by countless numbers of rabid Jericho fans to let CBS know how they felt. So nuts to me. read more
  • Kids, Vampires, Musical Drama: Is CBS "Nuts"? | Roush Dispatch | 7/18/2007
    Frankly, I was surprised and a bit dismayed that CBS didn’t have symbolic bowls of nuts in the room as the network launched its portion of the TCA press tour Wednesday morning. Which didn’t stop Jericho from dominating much of the conversation when CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler took the stage to introduce one of the more ambitious and controversial new lineups in CBS’ recent history.Tassler said she couldn’t go to a neighborhood camera store, or even a... read more
  • Ask Matt | 7/16/2007
    I read your recent bit on Jericho needing viewers. I really would like to join the Jericho bandwagon when it comes back read more
  • Ask Matt | 7/13/2007
    Is the recent trend of putting shows on hiatus for an extended period of time and running only new episodes upon return read more
  • Jericho's Back, Baby! | Jericho Show Blog | 7/9/2007
    If you haven't already heard, Jericho will be returning with new episodes this fall after quite an uproar from fans (woo hoo!). Check out repeats of last season currently airing on CBS. read more
  • Let's Hit the Rewind Button.... | David's Traveler Blog | 7/6/2007
    Welcome back to Dave's Traveler blog. After a break for the Fourth of July holiday, on July 11 we return for the final two episodes of the season... and perhaps of the show. Yes, in my efforts to keep you guys up to date, we have sadly reached the point where our show is most likely not coming back. ABC has officially let our cast contracts lapse. While this is not a formal cancellation, we are meant to fade away quietly, as this article from the L.A. Times suggests.The Traveler fans are doing... read more
  • Ask Matt | 7/6/2007
    I'm a staunch Jericho fan and want to help up the numbers when it returns in the fall. I'm also a TiVo person. Since the read more
  • Jericho, Mad TV, Meerkat Manor and More Short Cuts | Today's News: Our Take | 7/2/2007
    Reminder: CBS brings back Jericho, in repeats, this Friday at 9 pm/ET. Click here for the complete rebroadcast plan.... Johnny Sanchez and Anjelah Nicole Johnson join Mad TV this season as a series regular and for four episodes, respectively.... Raven-Symone reprises her role of That's So Raven's Raven on Disney Channel's Cory in the House Sunday at 8:30 pm. OK, I'll say it again: Raven.... Animal Planet's Meerkat Manor launches its new season on August 10.... A pair of Lifetime's Nora Roberts... read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/29/2007
    Three years ago, TV Guide dared to compile a list of the Top 25 Cult Shows Ever, a veritable who's who of programs that read more
  • Trekkers, Browncoats, Losties and Geeks: Are You on the List? | The Top Cult Shows Discussion Blog | 6/28/2007
    As you will see detailed in the Friday, June 29 Interviews & Features column, TV Guide presents the Top Cult Shows Ever, an updated "best of" list that is sure to ignite conversation and debate — both of which we encourage at this blog set up just for the occasion.* Denotes a newcomer to the list since our previous 2004 countdown30) Strangers with Candy (1999-2000) *29) Absolutely Fabulous (1994-2003)28) Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007) *27) H.R. Pufnstuf (1969-1971)26) Mary Hartman, Mary... read more
  • Ask Matt | 6/22/2007
    I'm pleased to see CBS giving Jericho another chance. I'm urging people I know who should have enjoyed the show the firs read more
  • Ask Matt | 6/22/2007
    In discussing fan campaigns to save shows, I think you left out the most famous show renewal of this type, although prob read more
  • Ask Matt | 6/18/2007
    I know you addressed the surprising renewal of Jericho in a recent Dispatch; I was just wondering what impact you think read more
  • Ask Matt | 6/15/2007
    The return of Jericho brings up the question of how many other series have been renewed after having been officially can read more
  • Revisiting Jericho: CBS Details Repeat Plan | Today's News: Our Take | 6/12/2007
    This just in from the Eye:Jericho, which last week received a seven-episode mid-season order following an impassioned display of fan support, will return on July 6 at 9 pm/ET with a rebroadcast of the pilot episode. The following week, CBS will present back-to-back broadcasts of "Return to Jericho" (the Episodes 1-11 refresher), followed by Episode 12, "The Day Before," which launched the show's spring return. The remaining summer broadcasts will consist of Episodes 13-22. read more
  • Jericho Returns with Fewer Bucks for the Bang | Today's News: Our Take | 6/8/2007
    Some new intel on Jericho's return. The show could resurface as soon as October (depending on how quickly CBS' first fall casualty croaks), the budget is smaller, and a "great cliff-hanger" will cap the seven-episode encore. So executive producer Stephen Chbosky tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .Speaking to money matters, Chbosky says the tighter wallet will embody itself in less frequent guest stars and fewer road trips for Jake and the gang. For example, "In Season 2, we want to investigate... read more
  • Ask Matt | 6/8/2007
    Is there any chance at all that we will get more than eight episodes of ABC's Traveler? I am shocked that such an exciti read more
  • Apocalypse Not Now: Jericho Star Thanks Fans | Today's News: Our Take | 6/7/2007
    Now that Jericho has officially been picked up for mid-season/seven episodes, the question is who exactly will be returning with it. According to the Hollywood Reporter, "The majority of the cast" — including Skeet Ulrich, Lennie James and Ashley Scott — is expected back, as are exec producers Stephen Chbosky and Jon Turteltaub, while Carol Barbee will juggle show-running duties at Jericho and Swingtown, a new CBS drama debuting mid-season. And though some writers are already... read more
  • It's Official: Jericho Renewed! | Ausiello Report | 6/6/2007
    CBS' president of entertainment, Nina Tassler, just posted an open letter on CBS.com confirming what I first reported yesterday: Those nutty Jericho fans brought the show back from the dead! The complete letter is below.To the Fans of Jericho: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 e-mails and collective voice have been heard. As a result, CBS has ordered... read more
  • Jericho Fans: You're All Nuts! | As If! | 6/6/2007
    [Standing ovation] To all the persistent Jericho fans who overloaded CBS' mailbox with nuts, I applaud you. With the developing news about the show's return, we can only hope it sticks.New Bern, you're goin' down. read more
  • Critic's Notebook: Shield finale, Jericho Revival | Roush Dispatch | 6/6/2007
    In all of the hubbub being made over anticipating Sunday’s final episode ever of The Sopranos, it seems unfair to let The Shield end its penultimate season without some fanfare.As I noted when both shows returned within a week of each other in April, these dark dramas are among TV’s best. As their seasons unfolded, they lived up to my expectations. Quoting myself at the time: “The Shield is first-rate pulp fiction, blisteringly intense as it grabs you by the throat. The Sopranos... read more
  • Jericho Boss Hopes to Return — But for Good | Today's News: Our Take | 6/6/2007
    As first scooped by the Ausiello Report, CBS is pondering new life for Jericho, reportedly at mid-season and for eight episodes. But as many have since asked, for only eight episodes? Or, best case, for lots more? "The idea would not be to bring it for eight and out, but... with the hope that it would keep going," executive producer Carol Barbee tells the Los Angeles Times. Hurdles include rounding up the "surviving" cast, as well as solving some "logistical" puzzles. "[The new CBS drama]... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 6/6/2007
    Any news on the meeting that CBS was supposed to have regarding Jericho? read more
  • Exclusive: Jericho on Verge of Renewal | Ausiello Report | 6/5/2007
    OK, this is nuts!Multiple sources are telling me that CBS is thisclose to sealing a deal to bring Jericho back for at least eight episodes, possibly at mid-season. My spies caution that this is in no way official, but it certainly sounds like it could be by day's end. It's now just a matter of signing the actors to new deals and, according to one insider, finding a new soundstage to house the show's sets.To say this would be a huge victory for crazy TV fans everywhere would be the... read more
  • Ask Matt | 6/4/2007
    By the end of this season, I found Jericho to be one of the best shows on television. I believe the reason it didn't gai read more
  • Ask Matt | 5/25/2007
    I know each year networks must make cuts. The problem I have is that if they are going to cancel a show, it would be gre read more
  • Ask Matt | 5/25/2007
    Do you think that Jericho can be saved? I hear there is a large outcry of disbelief and a growing campaign to save the s read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 5/23/2007
    What, if anything, are your sources telling you regarding this Jericho "closure" that CBS is promising? I think I speak read more
  • CBS Promises "Closure" for Jericho Fans | Ausiello Report | 5/21/2007
    Jericho fans are proving to be da bomb at marshalling their resources. The monstrous public outcry surrounding the show's cancelation prompted CBS' entertainment president Nina Tassler to take the unusual step of posting the following message at CBS.com over the weekend... To the fans of Jericho:We have read your emails over the past few days and have been touched by the depth and passion with which you have expressed your disappointment. Please know that canceling a television series is a... read more
  • CBS: Some Things Old, Something New | Roush Dispatch | 5/16/2007
    In years past, CBS's stability (which you've gotta know the other networks covet) has often been criticized as complacency, especially in these last few years of wall-to-wall crime dramas. Zzzzzz. That's about to change, with a fall lineup of new, intriguing high concepts that could open some eyes where the Eye net is concerned and give CBS the one thing it most desperately desires: Buzz. Let's hope some of the new stuff sticks.There is reason to be skeptical. The few shows from last season... read more
  • CBS Dropped the Bomb: Jericho's Done | Jericho Show Blog | 5/15/2007
    If you haven't heard already, Jericho will not be returning for another season. Thanks for all the great comments! For more of my thoughts on this news, go here. read more
  • Jericho, I Miss You Already | As If! | 5/15/2007
    See?! Nothing good can come of killing off Gerald McRaney! Can we all take a moment of silence here? I am completely disappointed in today's announcement that Jericho will not return for another season. I know this show was a gamble. I know Mama Green was getting on some of our nerves. I know a small Kansas town may not appeal to the masses. But… come on! I accepted the decision to end Gilmore Girls (although, not thrilled with Logan's exit). I welcomed the idea of a future finish line for... read more
  • This Just In: Jericho Canceled! | Ausiello Report | 5/15/2007
    CBS isn't talking, but reliable sources say that the Eye net has dropped the C-bomb on Jericho.Those same sources are telling me that the show's exec producer Carol Barbee is thisclose to a deal to join one of CBS' new fall pilots as show-runner. (For more upfront coverage, check out TVGuide.com's First Look: Hottest Fall TV blog.) read more
  • Ask Matt | 5/11/2007
    Have you been keeping up with Jericho this season? I have seen every episode, and at some (OK, many) points in the seaso read more
  • May 9, 2007: "Nuts" | Jericho Show Blog | 5/10/2007
    If finales are supposed to bring all the emotion from the season and combine it with a few answers, a tragedy and a reason to know more, Jericho rose to the occasion — at least for me. There was no teenager story line, there was no Mary Bailey hanging off Eric's arm, there were no bad decisions from Gray. This was for the leaders. "You can go straight to hell."I'm still in shock as I mourn Johnston's death and so upset that he was the one to go. I knew a big death was coming, someone... read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 5/9/2007
    Someone on Jericho will die this week so that the show may live on. It sounds heartless. But the producers of the CBS dr read more
  • May 2, 2007: This Means War | Jericho Show Blog | 5/3/2007
    Wow. I am giving CBS a standing ovation right now. Secrets came out, familiar faces returned and one hell of a shootout went down.But before we get to that, does anyone else think that Gray is the worst mayor ever? I know it's a time of panic, but sending other people out there and just saying, "We're going to take them out!" is not getting anything accomplished. Get the tank! At least Hawkins had an idea — get underground! It was completely frustrating watching Johnston have no control... read more
  • April 25, 2007: "Thanks for Coming to Get Me" | Jericho Show Blog | 4/26/2007
    This show just keeps getting better and better. I was really impressed with the pace of this episode and even more entranced with how they shot the scenes. There were moments when I thought the camera work was actually a big component to the strength of this episode — Jake peering through the holding cell's bars as the light pierced the side of his face, the fast, jolting moves of the shootout, the camera tilted upward as Johnston, Constantino and Russell walked across that footbridge, and... read more
  • Ask Matt | 4/23/2007
    I was wondering if there was any word yet on whether Jericho has been renewed. I think this show deserves a chance to fl read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 4/20/2007
    Finales! Guest stars! Crossover episodes! Mark your calendars now so you don't miss your favorite shows! Monday, April read more
  • April 18, 2007: It's the Fear of Torture That Gets Results | Jericho Show Blog | 4/19/2007
    Well, now we're really in the middle of it. New Bern's got an ammunition factory and two of Jericho's important residents are being held captive. Heather's supposedly dead, Constantino (Timothy Omundson) is on a rampage ("I'm big on anything that keeps us alive") and Hawkins is hovering in the darkness with no one but himself to fix the situation.When the episode started off with the windmills rolling into Jericho, I was glad to see Stanley back in town, along with the other nameless Jericho... read more
  • April 11, 2007: Who Are You? | Jericho Show Blog | 4/12/2007
    Wow, answers! This episode was really focused and didn't show us too much of everyone, so we finally got some solid information out of Hawkins. I knew Jimmy was onto him when he was questioning Darcy in the last episode — even before he heard the news about the fake FBI badges — so it was great that he busted into the Hawkins home and got Jake involved. Jake definitely wasn't letting up on Robert, and those handcuffs came in pretty handy (for a few minutes, at least). I really liked... read more
  • Endings, Beginnings and Favorites | As If! | 4/6/2007
    It's that time of year... casts are crossing their fingers to see if they're needed for another season, finales are looming with some questions answered and others trailing off into frustrating cliff-hangers, and a whole new cycle of shows promises to debut, return and get audiences to let go of present story lines and latch onto new ones. Here are the shows on my list:Finales I can't wait to see include Heroes (will New York actually explode?), Jericho (will Hawkins come clean?), Lost (does... read more
  • April 4, 2007: It Doesn't Matter What We Want | Jericho Show Blog | 4/5/2007
    Usually when I'm watching Jericho, I'm scribbling away, jotting down notes, remembering quotes, condensing what I can from an overload of secrets and action. But tonight, there was something mellow in the air, even among the fighting and the drama. I knew we wouldn't see any of New Bern, because Brad Beyer warned me we wouldn't see the crew that left for the windmills for a couple of episodes, and I was waiting for something to drive Roger out of town, because I still believe the writers will... read more
  • March 28, 2007: Stone Cold | Jericho Show Blog | 3/29/2007
    Jericho is frozen. I think the only people that cracked a smile this week were Stanley and Mimi, thanks to Stanley's little jokes that levitate the mood, if just for a second. (Check out my interview with Brad Beyer to hear about upcoming episodes and Stanley's dark side.) Obviously, surviving winter has become a harder struggle with each day that passes and more energy is lost, but there was more to the chilly air of this episode than the actual temperature outside. Gail's expression when she... read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 3/28/2007
    Fans of CBS' Jericho are definitely not going to want to miss tonight's new episode, airing at 8 pm/ET. During the count read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 3/28/2007
    Spoilers for Jericho have been impossible to find. Since you're the spoiler god, I was hoping that maybe you'd have some read more
  • Short Cuts: Katie Couric, Heroes and More | Today's News: Our Take | 3/26/2007
    CBS has inked a deal to stream Evening News with Katie Couric on Sprint cell phones, starting in April. Also coming to that itty-bitty screen: full episodes of Jericho.... A May 1 DVD release date has been set for Alpha Dog, featuring the captivating Amber Heard.... Have a theory about what's coming up on Heroes? Share it here at NBC.com. The best ones are airing on NBC. The worst ones will be mercilessly laughed and laughed and laughed at by Peacock interns. read more
  • Getting Some Answers | Jericho Show Blog | 3/16/2007
    Good news! According to Jericho executive producer Carol Barbee — who spoke about the show at the Museum of TV & Radio's William S. Paley Festival — we'll know "a large part" about who dropped the bombs by the end of this season. Also, assuming a second season gets the green light, Barbee confirmed that there will be "a lot about the American government coming back together."OK, so that might not reveal a lot, but I'm pretty pumped to see how this season closes, and I hope that... read more
  • March 14, 2007: We Soldier On | Jericho Show Blog | 3/15/2007
    "Everybody has a price and everybody lies." Well, I figured something might be wrong with these Marines coming into town, ready to hand out help, proclaiming that Jericho's back on the grid. But, with these detailed shows, I'm usually a cynic about everything wonderful that provides some hope in a devastating situation (just like my suspicions about people on Lost). I have to say, though, it wasn't such a bad idea for those refugees to fake their way into towns, rolling through starving grounds... read more
  • March 7, 2007: "I Know What You're Made Of" | Jericho Show Blog | 3/8/2007
    Tonight the love triangles were put on hold, the affairs were set aside, the teens were nowhere to be seen. Tonight was about pure survival, and even our fearless leader, Jake, was starting to see the light before he had to be rescued for once. And while his family was pulling together to save him, Hawkins was thinking of his wife and kids as he risked his own life on a mission with the mysterious Sarah."After today, I'm here." The minute Hawkins said that to Darcy, I thought, "I wouldn't be so... read more
  • February 28, 2007: Getting the Lights Back On | Jericho Show Blog | 3/1/2007
    Now that winter is setting in, heat is definitely a problem, and showing a dead body on the floor under a blanket that just wasn't enough was a chilling opening scene. Glad to see Heather's back and her push for windmills introduced us to Black Jack and let us explore a place beyond Jericho's walls. I loved how everyone turned around and stared at Jake when it was time to gather a small group to leave Jericho and explore this unknown trading post. With Roger's fragile state of mind, who knows... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 2/28/2007
    My guess for the blind item about the hit show getting the ax is The Unit, Close to Home or Jericho. read more
  • Behind the Scenes of Jericho | Lisa's inFANity Blog | 2/23/2007
    OK, first things first. After all this time, I admit it: Skeet Ulrich still kind of reminds me of Johnny Depp. Not Jack Sparrow Johnny. Not Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Creepy Johnny. Definitely not movie junket, chain-smoking bohemian Johnny. (By the way isn’t it cool he never changed his name when he got older, to Jonathan or a symbol?)Skeet — all grown up, Scream miles behind him, CBS leading man — Ulrich is interesting, fluid and self-Depprecating. (Yeah, I went... read more
  • February 21, 2007: 36 Hours Before the Bombs | Jericho Show Blog | 2/22/2007
    Going back in time was not only helpful, but refreshing, even though we knew what was about to happen. It taught us a little more about Jake, showed us the calm (well, sort of) before the storm and introduced new characters that were an important part of the past — even if we never see them again. Jake's old friend Freddy (Mark Adair-Rios), who he felt closer to than his own brother, was a key piece of Jake's past and a more detailed look into the workings of Ravenwood. The cargo runs were... read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/21/2007
    No one knew what to think when CBS debuted its nuclear hit Jericho last fall and giant bomb clouds filled the distant sk read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/14/2007
    What do the Morse-code messages say? Is Hawkins a hero or a villain? As the Feb. 21 return of CBS' Jericho nears, TV Gui read more
  • Ask Matt | 2/12/2007
    I found it interesting that you mentioned the Jericho model as a possibility for Lost scheduling. No doubt it wouldn't b read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 2/7/2007
    Any Jericho spoilers? read more
  • Ask Matt | 2/5/2007
    If you had to make a prediction right now, what do you think are the five freshman series that have the greatest likelih read more
  • Ask Matt | 2/2/2007
    I wanted to respond to Laura's comment regarding Lost. As a big Lost fan, I find it hard to believe that everyone wants read more
  • Reviews and a Preview: Happy February! | Roush Dispatch | 2/1/2007
    Today is not only the start of February but of February sweeps. You know what that means: a repeat-free zone for at least the next four weeks. (Then comes Mar. 1, and you know what that means: Unless you're 24, Lost or Jericho, which will be all-new to the end of their respective seasons, it's a mixed bag of new and old episodes, plus the chaos of rejiggered schedules to make room for mid-season tryouts. But we'll cross that bridge later.)For now, before we start the sweeps march, I want to... read more
  • Watch A Clip From An Upcoming Episode | Jericho Show Blog | 1/23/2007
    What was happening the day before the bombs? When Jericho returns on Feb. 21 with the episode "The Day Before" you'll find out, but while you wait, check out a clip here! read more
  • Festival Honors Idol, Heroes, Betty and Others | Today's News: Our Take | 1/23/2007
    Sure, Golden Globes and Emmys are nice. But there's another big honor that TV shows covet — being a part of the Museum of Television & Radio's Paley Festival in L.A. The 24th-annual event, which this year takes place March 1-15, pays tribute to hot series by screening an episode followed by a question-and-answer session with the cast. This year's honorees include American Idol, The Office, Brothers & Sisters, The Closer, Nip/Tuck, Prison Break, Heroes, Ugly Betty, Jericho and The... read more
  • January 18, 2007: Win A Trip to the Jericho Set! | Jericho Show Blog | 1/18/2007
    OK, here's your chance... Guess the end of the Morse Code sentence that will be featured in the first new episode of the spring season (Feb. 21) and you could win a trip to the Jericho set in Los Angeles! The first part of the Morse Code-encrypted sentence was seen on air in November during the opening titles in episodes 10 and 11. The beginning of the sentence reads: "It begins with 6 and ends with..."You have until Monday, Feb. 19 at 8 am/ET to go to whodroppedthebomb.com to submit the word... read more
  • Ask Matt | 1/15/2007
    How come Jericho does not receive the hype of similar shows like Heroes and Lost? I am a huge fan of Lost and Jericho, m read more
  • January 3, 2007: Send Us Your Questions! | Jericho Show Blog | 1/3/2007
    Hey Jericho fans! I know you've been waiting patiently for the show to return (Feb. 21), but in the meantime, send us any burning questions you have for Jericho's actors and producers and answers will be revealed in an upcoming issue of TV Guide Magazine. Post them here in the blog! read more
  • November 29, 2006: "See You Soon" | Jericho Show Blog | 11/30/2006
    Well, this was a more personal episode. With Gracie's murder at the center of attention, Dale struggles with his newly earned store, Emily and Jake see some truth in Jonah, Stanley and Mimi get closer as Bonnie tears away, and Johnston is voted out of office. Things are bound to change in Jericho now that Gray Anderson has the reigns. I have a feeling he's going to make a lot of rash decisions, and Johnston is going to hesitate to step in... even if the town needs him in the future. It was a... read more
  • November 22, 2006: Help From Above, A Thankful Day | Jericho Show Blog | 11/23/2006
    Yes! They're off and running as the episode opens with a turkey shoot. I thought it was kind of funny, and I don't ever remember laughing at the start of this show.But catching a gobbler is the least of their problems. The image of the parachutes floating slowly into Jericho was a combination of eerie and cool. I've really liked the visuals on this show all season — the explosion, the dead birds splayed all over the highway, the missiles streaming, even the incredibly sad scene of the dead... read more
  • Ask Matt | 11/20/2006
    I share your puzzlement about Jericho, which I also watch regularly. I think I figured it out, though. In three simple w read more
  • Ask Matt | 11/20/2006
    In a recent column of yours, the discussion revolved around Battlestar Galactica going the Babylon 5 route and neatly ty read more
  • Sunday, Monday...Happy Days | Hein Sight | 11/18/2006
    Thanksgiving is upon us, which means it's time to update my nightly viewing schedule. I record plenty of stuff, but these are the shows that I try to watch live.MONDAYS:8 pm/ET Deal or No Deal (NBC)As a student of Jeopardy! and The Price is Right, every logical fiber of my being tells me I should be repulsed by this brainless show. Yet I cannot stop watching, and actually look forward to it. Well done, Howie and crew.9 pm/ET Heroes (NBC)The only thing I'm tired of hearing is "Save the... read more
  • November 15, 2006: Wedding Day | Jericho Show Blog | 11/16/2006
    We open with a scene of Emily and Roger — the first look at Roger — in their bedroom, and then Emily wakes up from her dream turned nightmare. She's not the only one awake in the middle of the night. Everyone's up in the Richmond house because the mercenaries from Rogue River — named Ravenwood — are outside their door, masking themselves as people who want to help. They even use Eric's name to try to warm Stanley to their presence, but he's not convinced and wards them off,... read more
  • Ask Matt | 11/13/2006
    Recently, I've noticed a few networks have been splitting some of their shows into two or more parts that air with no re read more
  • November 8, 2006: One Month After the Bombs | Jericho Show Blog | 11/9/2006
    Jake and Eric are racing towards Rogue River. "See that second set of skid marks?" says Jake when they see a girl laying on the side of the road. He figures someone ran her off the road and killed her for her money. Oh, mysterious Jake... I'll tolerate your suspicious knowledge for a little longer, but you have to give us some truth soon.Did anyone else notice how fake the scenery looked as they were driving? I was almost bothered by it.Meanwhile, Eric confronts Jake about his time away, all... read more
  • Wednesday Night Shuffle | Roush Dispatch | 11/8/2006
    I’m hoping the approximately 23 zillion people who’ve written in to ask me about the fate of The King of Queens, which has been on hiatus all season, will be satisfied by CBS’s announcement earlier today (I would have responded here sooner, but I got kind of distracted watching all the zany activity out of Washington, D.C.). Here’s the deal: The ninth season of the Kevin James comedy will begin on Wednesdays as soon as sweeps is over, with back-to-back episodes on Dec. 6 and... read more
  • Good News, Bad News for Jericho Fans | Today's News: Our Take | 11/8/2006
    According to a CBS press release, Jericho will air repeat-free in this, its freshman season, albeit with a hitch: The drama will take a 10-week breather after staging a cliff-hanger finale on Nov. 29, then return with all-new (and nothing but new) episodes on Feb. 21, 2007, starting with a flashback to how life was in Jericho pre-nuclear attack. During the hiatus, fans can find new, Jericho-related content at CBS.com, and streamings of episodes aired to date at Innertube.Filling Jericho's... read more
  • Ratings: Another Death Doesn't Become Lost | Today's News: Our Take | 11/2/2006
    Did Criminal Minds do it, finally, truly and actually? In Wednesday's ratings round-up....— NBC's 30 Rock (4.83 mil) and Twenty Good Years (4.24 mil) both suffered 1.2 million viewer hits.— Jericho, just shy of 10 million, was down 500,000 heads, but held onto the 8 o'clock hour's No. 2 spot (ahead of Bones, 7.42 mil).— The fast overnights suggest that Criminal Minds (16.73 million) bested Lost (16.12 mil, down 680K week-to-week) in total viewers, though Lost, of course,... read more
  • November 1, 2006: Let's Make a Deal | Jericho Show Blog | 11/2/2006
    When we last left Jericho, Jake was on to Hawkins, Mitchell came back to town, and acres of corn brought everyone together for a Little House on the Prairie-like moment (one which some of us laughed at and some of us found as relief in the midst of chaos). This week, the episode opens with unfamiliar faces tied to Mitchell, Jericho's new bad boy sitting pretty behind bars. Surrounded by pumpkins, which almost seem too colorful for this town, we finally have a moment between Emily and Heather.... read more
  • Webisodes: Battles on Earth and elsewhere | Around the Tube | 10/26/2006
    It's been a while since I've blogged. Sorry about that. I've been ... um ... busy. But I'm going to try and get back on track with a little help from my family. Specifically, my nephew, Kevin, who worked on the production of the latest webisode for the CBS Show, Jericho. Yeah, yeah, I know, it's nepotism, but honestly isn't that what blogs are for?I think it's pretty good and I'm sure he hopes you do, too.Watching Kevin's handiwork also got me to thinking about the battle going on right now... read more
  • October 25, 2006: Pieces of the Truth | Jericho Show Blog | 10/26/2006
    This time, we pick up exactly where we left off: missiles soaring across the sky and residents of Jericho running in every direction. Johnston says the nearest place the missiles could be coming from is Wyoming, 100 miles away, and Hawkins is on his computer, as frantic as I've ever seen him, sweat lining his brow. An EMP (electromagnetic pulse) killed the power. Everything's dead.All of a sudden it's two weeks later and for the first time we see Jake and Dale have a one-on-one interaction.... read more
  • Ask Matt | 10/20/2006
    Here's a Lost theory that has nothing to do with the island's mystery, but rather its slightly slipping ratings. I belie read more
  • Ask Matt | 10/20/2006
    I just read that NBC pulled its planned three-episode encore of Friday Night Lights this Sunday in favor of Heroes. Does read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 10/18/2006
    Do we find out soon what Skeet did for the past two years on Jericho? Was he CIA? read more
  • TV Guide Interviews & Features | 10/18/2006
    If you judge Skeet Ulrich on his career choices alone, you might think he doesn't learn from his mistakes. "My work on M read more
  • The Back Nine: Any Other Keepers? | Roush Dispatch | 10/17/2006
    ABC's Brothers & Sisters has joined the charmed, and so far rather tiny, circle of new fall series rewarded with what is known as "the back nine," as in a full-series renewal taking the original order of 13 episodes to 22 (sometimes expanded further for true breakthrough shows). At the moment, only three other shows have this honor: ABC's delightful Ugly Betty and two speculative fantasies that defied the odds to capture an early following: NBC's intriguing Heroes and, to the surprise of... read more
  • Ask Matt | 10/16/2006
    While I am not as surprised as you that Jericho is doing well in the ratings ? simply because I've been drawn into it ? read more
  • Questions for Producers? | Jericho Show Blog | 10/13/2006
    I know all your theories and comments stem from some serious questions burning in the back of your mind! TV Guide is asking the producers what you want to know, so leave your curiosities here... read more
  • Jericho Lives on for Full Season | Today's News: Our Take | 10/13/2006
    As reported late yesterday in the Ausiello Report, CBS has granted Jericho a full-season order. The freshman drama, about a small Kansas town isolated from the rest of the world after an apparent nuclear attack, is averaging 11.3 million viewers, a 48 percent improvement on the network's year-ago Wednesdays-at-8 performance. Plus, it has Ashley Scott. read more
  • October 11, 2006: One Man Down | Jericho Show Blog | 10/12/2006
    Is anyone else just as angry with Hawkins as I am? I know it comes from my frustration with not knowing who he really is, but I just want to shake the truth out of him. His assaulting “discussion” with Victor was just as disturbing as the burns and boils on his face. At least we know they are part of a team — a group of people scattered around the country with a plan to destroy, ruin, conquer the country. Or... are they planted there to protect, help and even save America? Who is... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 10/11/2006
    Can you give me a yes or no, in your opinion, as to whether the following new shows will make it? The Class, Studio 60, read more
  • October 4, 2006: Leader of the Pack | Jericho Show Blog | 10/5/2006
    OK, forget the onion. This show has more layers than a bad day on Project Runway. I am completely wrapped up in Jake and all that comes with him — his past with Emily, his ability to work a black box, his leadership skills that pour out during panic situations while his personal issues sit on the back burner, waiting to be reheated.Eric's affair is bothersome but puts some much-needed faults into his expected perfection. But there seem to be a lot of things that aren't what they seem on... read more
  • Ask Ausiello | 10/4/2006
    I'm hooked on Jericho. Any dish on upcoming episodes? read more
  • Ask Matt | 10/2/2006
    I love your column and respect your opinion greatly. I believe you said a while ago that we are in a golden age of TV dr read more
  • Ask Matt | 9/29/2006
    What don't you like about Jericho? I remember you expressing a less-than-enthusiastic opinion of it awhile back, but you read more
  • September 27, 2006: Clouds Rolling In | Jericho Show Blog | 9/28/2006
    Jericho's layers are unfolding like the thick onion that it is... slowly and stubbornly with a little sting to the eyes. I like the personal relationships sparking within the larger picture: the harsh, defensive marriage between Robert Hawkins (more on him later) and his wife; Eric Green's (Kenneth Mitchell) affair with the curly-haired bartender; Dale's concern for Skylar — who called him a "loser" in last week's episode. The Heather-Jake-Emily triangle, which has yet to be formed but is... read more
  • Roush Review | 9/27/2006
    With so many choices on TV nowadays, there?s something for almost everyone, even if you happen to prefer shows that veer read more
  • September 20, 2006: We're Not in Kansas Anymore | Jericho Show Blog | 9/21/2006
    Or are we? Jericho's small-town ways were completely turned upside down when they saw nothing like they ever had before.... And frankly, I probably wouldn't have stood so calmly on that rooftop if I were witnessing possible mass destruction, but the fear on that child's face was enough to convince me that the cast of this drama is just as intense as the story line. Nuclear explosions lit up the distant sky like a scene from Independence Day (well, not quite, but similar). A busload of children... read more
  • Anticipating Jericho's Start | Jericho Show Blog | 9/19/2006
    Among all the news shows on the radar out there, I'm ready to dive into Jericho's (premiering Sept. 20, 8 pm/ET, CBS) mysterious storyline — a small Kansas town overcome with fear and uncertainty after witnessing a frightening explosion in the distance and finding out soon after that their communication to the outside world is cut off. Plus, I'm curious to see if Scream's handsome-yet-rough-around-the-edges Skeet Ulrich can carry us through an entire season. I'm hoping this new drama... read more
  • Press Tour Diary: CBS Day 1 | Ausiello Report | 7/16/2006
    Fresh Diet Raspberry Snapple? Check. Fully charged Dell laptop? Check. Leftover Vicodin from last year's root-canal crisis, just in case? Check. OK, let's do this, people. EXECUTIVE SESSION 9:08 am: I spy Eye president Nina Tassler embracing a reporter prior to walking on stage. Is that ethical? Oh, wait, this is coming from someone who reserves judgment on a show until after the tie-in swag is delivered.9:14 am: Stop the presses! In her opening remarks, Tassler drops a bombshell: "It's [been]... read more