CBS Considering A Shortened Second Season For Jericho

Michael Ausiello reported that CBS is close to ordering a shortened season of its previously canceled post-apocalyptic series Jericho. “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,” Ausiello wrote. “My spies caution that this is in no way official, but it certainly sounds like it could be by day’s end.” The change of heart would be a victory for fans of the low-rated series, who have inundated the network with tons of peanuts in protest of the cancellation, an allusion to a bit of dialog in the show’s season finale. Previously, CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler had acknowledged a flood of fan e-mails by promising that the network would find a conclusion to the story somehow.