A note on the Jericho website proudly proclaims:
JERICHO, CBS’s drama about how residents of a small, peaceful, Kansas town band together to survive in the wake of a nuclear explosion, will return to the Network beginning Friday, July 6 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT). Rebroadcasts of episodes from the first season will air in the Friday, 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT time period for the remainder of the summer.
JERICHO, which last week received a seven episode mid-season order following an impassioned display of fan support, will return on July 6 with a rebroadcast of the pilot episode. On July 13, CBS will present back-to-back broadcasts beginning with “Return to Jericho” (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), which recapped the first 11 episodes, followed by episode 12, “The Day Before” (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), which launched “Jericho’s” spring return.
The remaining summer broadcasts will consist of episodes 13–22, in which tensions continue to escalate between Jericho and the neighboring town of New Bern as they battle the Kansas winter, dwindling resources and the uncertainty of a new world. The citizens of Jericho must now find a way to unite against these hardships, working together to preserve their community and their way of life as they prepare for an all out battle for survival in the season finale.
Given the shortened schedule, showing Return to Jericho seems quite reasonable. That way, fans will see what happened and get right into the meat of things. I hope dearly that fans are not confused when they settle down to watch Episode 13. The good news is that all of the episodes are available online through CBS InnerTube, so fans that want to get caught up have a way to do that.
Obviously, I encourage everyone who reads this to watch the show, although the Friday night slot seems rough. CBS seemed pretty steadfast in their opposition to online views and time-delayed views, and I would think that Friday at 9 PM would lead to a lot of both.
Either way, it’s good to see Jericho back on the air, and I hope it garners a big following this summer.
