Watching Jericho

James Hibbard over at TV Week gives us some insight as to when are we finally going to see the just-finished seven episodes for this season of Jericho, and what he says really isn’t all that encouraging.

CBS’ other midseason drama, “Swingtown,” is not going to be ready until next year, though network also has “The Amazing Raceâ€? and game show “Power of 10â€? available to fill one-hour slots. CBS scheduling head Kelly Kahl cautioned that the new freshman lineup is performing solidly and that no show is guaranteed the next opening.

“The best thing going for ‘Jericho’ is it’s done and ready to go,� Kahl says. “But it’s too early to tell what time period is going to be available.�

So basically what this boils down to is that production is complete, and now our much-awaited and highly anticipated seven episodes get to sit on a shelf somewhere until a slot opens up for them this fall, and there’s an outside chance that we won’t see them at all until January of this coming year.

January 2008.

I don’t think that I really need to tell y’all that I am not the most patient person in the world, but seriously, if they are concerned about diminishing ratings and all that, why aren’t they putting Jericho, a show that has proven that it has a solid (and wonderfully eloquent) fan base out on the air this fall? As the article goes on to say, even Carol Barbee, Executive Producer Extraordinaire, is concerned about waiting too long to get Jericho back out on the air.

… Carol Barbee said she hopes the show will return soon. The producers and the network are conscious of making fans wait too long to resolve last May’s cliffhanger after watching the precarious ratings drops endured by serialized shows that took long hiatuses last winter.

“There’s definite concern [about viewer interest waning], which is why we hope to get on the air as soon as possible,� she says.

While I really do want a resolution from the season finale back in May, more than that, I just want my Jericho back on the air to back up all those nut sales from those interesting three weeks. Is that too much to ask? I’ve already gone through my favorite episodes on the DVD set, and I’m jonesing so badly for a little peek into Jericho that I think I’ve actually read all the fan fiction that the Great and Powerful Interwebs and Google can hand me.

But, this article does raise and interesting point. Where will Jericho go time and day-wise once it is back? I guess we’ll just have to wait until some show spectacularly bombs to find that out. Me? I didn’t mind the Wednesday 8ET slot, and my only problem with the Friday night slot was that the reruns were up against Season Three of Doctor Who over the summer, but I record Doctor Who regardless.

What time and day of the week would you like to see Jericho come back on at?

Read the whole article here.

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