Sci Fi Channel Nabs Jericho Re-Reruns
Jericho TV Series, Sci-Fi TV News — By Nix on January 23, 2008
The Sci Fi Channel has acquired exclusive cable re-rerun rights for CBS’s post-apocalyptic TV series Jericho, which is scheduled to return for its second season on February 12th, 2008, which is no easy feat, considering the show was actually cancelled once by CBS, but was saved by a fan campaign involving…peanuts.
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The three-year agreement gives Sci Fi rights to the first and second seasons of the series, which includes an exclusive first run in basic cable for the first six months of the deal.
“Jericho” stars Skeet Ulrich and revolves around the survivors of a nuclear attack in a Kansas town. It debuted in September 2006 to promising ratings but struggled upon its return to the schedule after a three-month hiatus when it had to face Fox’s “American Idol.”
The Sci Fi Channel will be starting its Jericho schedule with a 4-episode mini-marathon on February 11th, a day before the show’s season 2 premiere on CBS.
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