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Walls Fall Down: "Jericho" Is History

Associated Press via Washington Post, Monday, March 24, 2008 10:30 AM

"Jericho," the post-apocalyptic CBS drama with its devoted followers but poor ratings is, like the city it is named after, history. While fans rallied to try and save it, CBS pulled the plug and the show will air its final episode Tuesday. "Without question, there are passionate viewers watching this program; we simply wish there were more," says CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler, who adds that "we have no regrets bringing the show back for a second try."

The show was first canceled last May, but a fan protest that deluged the network with about 40,000 pounds of peanuts -- a tribute to a "Nuts!" line uttered by one of its stars -- helped push the net to relent and order seven new episodes which started airing in February. Last fall, "Jericho" pulled an average of 10.5 million viewers, but its spring return was good for only about 8.1 million -- a roughly 23% decline. And it has been averaging only about 6 million viewers in its current run.

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