Jericho

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Season 1
  • Network: CBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 20, 2006
Season #: 2, 1
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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 299 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 257 out of 299
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 299
  3. Negative: 22 out of 299
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  1. Rita
    Nov 29, 2006
    10
    Jericho should be viewed as a WAKE UP CALL. The behavior of the townspeople is what would be expected in a real life situation. Surviorlists have the right idea. God help the rest of us!!
  2. JoshH
    Nov 26, 2006
    9
    Excellent new show.
  3. LoriH
    Nov 22, 2006
    9
    Jericho is the first show since "24" that has kept me coming back for more. I wasn't aware of the show until several weeks into the season. Fortunately, CBS has posted all previous FULL episodes online so I was able to go back and watch from the beginning.
  4. BrianOG
    Nov 18, 2006
    3
    Forget about the scientific goofs. There's enough bad in the basic writing to make this turkey deserve a 3. My problem is basically that this show's hook is the aftermath of a nuclear attack on a small town. Yet it seems 80% of each episode is some guy thinking about leaving his wife. A hostage drama, a bus full of kids that need to be saved, a girl dreaming about her wedding. Forget about the scientific goofs. There's enough bad in the basic writing to make this turkey deserve a 3. My problem is basically that this show's hook is the aftermath of a nuclear attack on a small town. Yet it seems 80% of each episode is some guy thinking about leaving his wife. A hostage drama, a bus full of kids that need to be saved, a girl dreaming about her wedding. OK OK I never quite got the point of Lost either but that's just me....… Expand
  5. RebeccaS
    Nov 9, 2006
    10
    One of my top three fav shows this fall. This show is sooooooo good and different..I LOVE IT and I hope it stays on the air for a longgg time. I have the feeling its going to even get better and better. Great Show!!!
  6. roknrandy
    Nov 2, 2006
    10
    great series!!!!!!
  7. NicoleF
    Nov 2, 2006
    10
    This is a great show that reminds me of the scifi stuff from the 80's. It's also very interesting given our current political situation and nuclear threats. Kinda makes you go hmmm....
  8. Adrianb
    Nov 1, 2006
    5
    I long for shows which have the content and potetnial of this one. Shame then when I find it boring and annoying already. A few episodes in and I catch myself yelling at the telly for making it formulaic and treating me with contenpt to keep the viewer watching through the next advert by teasing me with that next little piece of info..........
  9. TomP
    Nov 1, 2006
    9
    It started off slow, but it is a gripping story and so far it has had me glued to the screen for every episode.
  10. NeilF
    Oct 31, 2006
    9
    The only new show I am actually watching.
  11. chrisg
    Oct 26, 2006
    9
    The critics need to keep watching shows... How do you review a SERIES based on one hour????? The show is rapidly growing some interesting sub-plots that were never there in the pilot...
  12. CharlesM
    Oct 26, 2006
    10
    One of the best new shows this season.
  13. reginap
    Oct 23, 2006
    8
    skeet is hot!!
  14. thomasc
    Oct 21, 2006
    10
    show had me from the begining. sometimes the plot is thin but over all i cant wait for the next enstallment
  15. KarolynH
    Oct 21, 2006
    10
    Very exciting, great acting, great story
  16. FredL
    Oct 20, 2006
    9
    The show has some serious issues with regard to radiation facts. The main character, who I love, is just a little too everywhere. Saving lives, putting out fires, blowing up mines! Also the slow motion of finding out who Hawkins is can drive you insane enough to abandon the movie. If the episodes weren't on the web I'd probably miss most of them.
  17. SeymoreButts
    Oct 19, 2006
    0
    Show just sucks............periods..........
  18. JennaC
    Oct 19, 2006
    10
    I love this show. For once, a show, though a scary reality, has some heart.
  19. RobP
    Oct 18, 2006
    9
    This thing got a lot of shotty reviews from the "real critics" before it even came out. I don't think it's a Seinfeld or West Wing or anything...but I do think it has a relatively good story line and isn't totally out there. I guess you could say that I find myself looking forward to the next episode.
  20. GeorgeK
    Oct 18, 2006
    10
    Very interesting plot with some well developed characters
  21. FrankP
    Oct 18, 2006
    5
    The mushroom clouds got me to watch the first episode. The impending fallout kept me watching the second episode. But a burning library and really corny dialogue bored me half-way through the latest episode. I hope this show picks up, or I am going to fins something better to do with my Wednesday nights.
  22. BenB
    Oct 15, 2006
    7
    For some reason I catch myself watching... kind of like watching a train wreck, you want to look away but for some reason you can't.
  23. HehHeh
    Oct 13, 2006
    10
    Entertaining....easy as that.
  24. Morton
    Oct 13, 2006
    7
    Hey Fred F, you might be suprised to find out that there are in fact extensive salt mines in Kansas. Especially around the Hutchinson area - that's where Morton Salt is/was headquartered (although they're supposedly in Western Kansas, but alas, it's close). Some mines are used for storage due to the temperate conditions, some very old original film reels are stored in Hey Fred F, you might be suprised to find out that there are in fact extensive salt mines in Kansas. Especially around the Hutchinson area - that's where Morton Salt is/was headquartered (although they're supposedly in Western Kansas, but alas, it's close). Some mines are used for storage due to the temperate conditions, some very old original film reels are stored in Kansas salt mines. Oh, and the show's okay, I suppose.… Expand
  25. RyanR
    Oct 12, 2006
    10
    I am hooked on this show. The premise is awesome and I why do people keep picking on the main character? He's a great actor and hot to boot!
  26. NOng
    Oct 11, 2006
    10
    Hooked.from the start. My son said Smallville meets 24 in a good way. Makes me want to move to a small town. Only show I make a point to watch.
  27. coco
    Oct 11, 2006
    10
    Original and thought-provoking. Suspense galore. Love it!
  28. SusanP
    Oct 11, 2006
    4
    The writers must not do much research for this show or else think the average viewer has an IQ of 90. Mountains in Kansas--uh huh. Radiation rain and people going about their business right after it stops. Yep. No one grieving--but party it up at the bar-b-q! Please cancel this soon!
  29. KevinW
    Oct 11, 2006
    10
    Excellent show
  30. HL
    Oct 11, 2006
    10
    I believe this show is a good wake-up call to what could happen in our own reality today. I believe the people the down the show still live in a fantasy world and if that's how they feel, they need to just stick to watching America's Next Top Model, or Survivor.
  31. KimberleyJ
    Oct 10, 2006
    10
    I think it's a good show. I hate so-called "reality" tv, so I'm not looking for any of that to watch. This is entertaining and different.
  32. BillW
    Oct 8, 2006
    4
    A creepy premise, but the execution is god awful. WAY WAY WAY too many scientific goofs. And the people don't act like they're in a nuclear holocaust, which goes straight to the directing.
  33. fredf
    Oct 7, 2006
    5
    Totally implausable distance from Denver. Salt mines in Kansas give me a break! Dialogue is a joke plot just plain lame!
  34. JeffR
    Oct 6, 2006
    10
    Great show!
  35. SarahW
    Oct 6, 2006
    10
    Is scary to think this could really happen. Like the premise.
  36. ew
    Oct 5, 2006
    10
    great new fall show
  37. EllisR
    Oct 4, 2006
    10
    I beleave this an awsome show depicting realistic ways that an average person would take to a situation like a nuke attack and the way such a situation would affect the soacial dinamic that we all take for granted.
  38. JamesW
    Oct 4, 2006
    9
    Great show remember this is FICTION and Entertainment if you want reality watch A&E or the history channel. Great new idea asks some good questions and good cast I expect it to get even better if they let it run a bit and give it a chance.
  39. DebN
    Oct 2, 2006
    9
    Fascinated by the story line and LOVE Skeet Ulrich - makes you care about what happens to his character...
  40. MChang
    Oct 2, 2006
    9
    thought the first two episodes were pretty realistic in terms of how people would react to events like this
  41. KevinK.
    Oct 1, 2006
    3
    I agree with "Anonymous" who gave it a 3. Too many things made me go "huh?" Many things in this show were simply ridiculous and contrived. A nuclear attack upon the U.S. indeed could happen, but if it did it, real people wouldn't act this way. It reminded me of some of those really BAD "made for TV" disaster movies, which are at least laughable to watch. Jericho wasn't even I agree with "Anonymous" who gave it a 3. Too many things made me go "huh?" Many things in this show were simply ridiculous and contrived. A nuclear attack upon the U.S. indeed could happen, but if it did it, real people wouldn't act this way. It reminded me of some of those really BAD "made for TV" disaster movies, which are at least laughable to watch. Jericho wasn't even funny in that way, it was just stupid. With all the hype I was looking forward to the premiere, but was very disappointed. I decided to give it another chance, and thought the second episode was a little better. I admit to being sucked in to see what would happen next. But overall I saw bad acting, bad dialogue, no characters to whom I could relate, and everything seemed so phony. Couldn't the writers at least do a little research about nuclear explosions and their aftermath, fallout shelters, etc.? For example, don't they know that sealing doors and windows with plastic sheeting and duct tape is for a GAS attack and would be no protection at all against nuclear radiation? Air doesn't become radioactive. Radiation from fallout dust particles acts like invisible light, and doesn't turn corners. What is needed in a fallout shelter is simply mass (metal, earth, wood, bricks, etc.) above and on all sides, and a long entrance that turns at least one corner. No door is even necessary. I think that only people who have low IQ's or who are able to suspend their reasoning abilities will enjoy this show; the rest of us will be too frustrated by all the incorrect details and bad acting.… Expand
  42. SueG.
    Sep 30, 2006
    4
    Trite. poor script, poor acting. Interesting idea, some good suspense. Unbelievealbe superhero who makes me think of one of the fantastic four! Can't imagine it will last, but what do I know!
  43. DanG
    Sep 30, 2006
    0
    Primetime television should be entertaining without Holywoodization of a Nuclear bombs going off
  44. CorenD
    Sep 30, 2006
    7
    Chessy, but the good kind of cheesy.
  45. MichaelL
    Sep 30, 2006
    10
    Jericho, oddly enough biblical reference to the city of Jericho where the walls fell down, does that include the plot and drama too? haha, great acting, and perhaps a promotion from the daytime soaps. The thought of going to work on night shift, or enjoying the evening, and watching in the distance a brilliant mushroom cloud! I live in TX where Ft Hood is, and mark my words, if I see a Jericho, oddly enough biblical reference to the city of Jericho where the walls fell down, does that include the plot and drama too? haha, great acting, and perhaps a promotion from the daytime soaps. The thought of going to work on night shift, or enjoying the evening, and watching in the distance a brilliant mushroom cloud! I live in TX where Ft Hood is, and mark my words, if I see a mushroom cloud as I go into work, I'm going home to my mom and dad! Assuming the Electro-Magnectic Pulse dont mess up my truck! :) I'd rather be "nuked with my folx" than stuck out on the highway trying! I'd turn around, and gun the motor! IF that happens. Iraq's former president Suddam Hussein tried to build a nuclear reactor to wipe out Israel, and Israel whupped butt... Will it take Israel to whup Irans butt? ha ha ha. I wonder, how many sleeper cells exist in the U.S. and have Russian made nukes that fit in a suitcase that slips by the "latest" x-ray or scanning devices in the U.S. Jericho might be the "wake up call" if we don't take Terrorism seriously!… Expand
  46. ashleyh
    Sep 29, 2006
    10
    Great show. I really enjoyed the fact that it's realistic in a sense that it could really happen. The actors were fantastic!!
  47. MitchG
    Sep 29, 2006
    9
    I, too, am disturbed by some of the contrived acting, but the plot itself is enough to keep me interested. I have never watched Lost, but know enough about the show to be able to see how similar this may become. As long as we don't end up with radioactive bad guys or mutants I think it will be ok. It needs to be believble to be fun, and I'm waiting to see how the mine explosion I, too, am disturbed by some of the contrived acting, but the plot itself is enough to keep me interested. I have never watched Lost, but know enough about the show to be able to see how similar this may become. As long as we don't end up with radioactive bad guys or mutants I think it will be ok. It needs to be believble to be fun, and I'm waiting to see how the mine explosion works out.… Expand
  48. JohnW
    Sep 29, 2006
    10
    This could be our future if iran gets the bomb.
  49. JenniferT
    Sep 29, 2006
    9
    It was a lot better than the critics lead me to believe. I like a show that keeps me on my toes and makes me look forward to the next episode.
  50. CarcasGalactic
    Sep 28, 2006
    10
    You are all dumbasses! Anone who doesn't realize that this coul realy hapen, that this is what it would be like if it did, is dedede. I live in MN. When i saw chicago gets nucked i realized im dead. Im to close, the radiation will have killed me. Sure in the show they pull of surviving the radiation but after all we are minnesotans lol. This is a great show and can only be understood You are all dumbasses! Anone who doesn't realize that this coul realy hapen, that this is what it would be like if it did, is dedede. I live in MN. When i saw chicago gets nucked i realized im dead. Im to close, the radiation will have killed me. Sure in the show they pull of surviving the radiation but after all we are minnesotans lol. This is a great show and can only be understood by those who understand and care. BUT if binloten ends up being behind it thats just to far over the top.… Expand
  51. KeithS.
    Sep 28, 2006
    6
    The great potential the show has is the plot and drama it could produce. But the liablities of the show seem too weighty at least after two episodes. First, make it more adult both in drama and writing. Trying to make a PG armageddon sort of is an oxymoron. Armageddon is not family viewing so why make it that. Plus, hire new writers. Develop characters better...stop jumping around so much The great potential the show has is the plot and drama it could produce. But the liablities of the show seem too weighty at least after two episodes. First, make it more adult both in drama and writing. Trying to make a PG armageddon sort of is an oxymoron. Armageddon is not family viewing so why make it that. Plus, hire new writers. Develop characters better...stop jumping around so much and develop your story. Get rid of the blond girl (who the prisoners messed with) out, and replace her. She can't act and is not real looking. The story is set in a small Kansas town near Colorado border....so why only whites with one black family. Make it real. The plot is great. I want the show to succeed, but please make changes fast. This show will die early if kept on the same track.… Expand
  52. KarenK
    Sep 28, 2006
    4
    Way too gloomy for me - and a bit unbelievable. Contrived and convoluted.
  53. AnneMarieD
    Sep 28, 2006
    8
    Interesting premise, although I can do with less father/son histionics in the first episode. The second episode was better, and I enjoyed seeing a show that presents characters as resourcful, intelligent and competent. I have read that the writers are taking some cues from BattleStar Galactica on SciFi. Not a bad place to go for writing inspiration!
  54. robertk
    Sep 24, 2006
    4
    Acting? awful Dialog? awful Mushroom clouds? unconvincing I say 6 episodes till Jericho sees fallout -- of the schedule.
  55. johnc
    Sep 24, 2006
    2
    poor writing and and a contreived plot
  56. C.Cotton
    Sep 24, 2006
    3
    What if Disney made a disaster show and used the typical bad lines with the cliche father estranged son dynamic and (dramatic pause......) added a mysterious african american man with the answer to everything hmmm.. I guess you would get Jericho. Shows like this is why Scifi type shows get a bad wrap. B actors and C- writing.
  57. Matt
    Sep 24, 2006
    10
    Much better than I expected or critics led me to believe. Few gave this show a chance to survive but it ran a strong second in the ratings to the Dancing w/ Stars results program which is encouraging. Hopefully the second episode holds up just as good.
  58. JoshP
    Sep 23, 2006
    7
    I don't really think it will last, but I found the first episode to be pretty good.
  59. TiffanyC
    Sep 23, 2006
    10
    This was a great show. Kept you interested and wanting to see more. Cant wait till next week!!!
  60. MrG
    Sep 21, 2006
    2
    There are few experiences more mind-numbingly dull than watching a disaster movie. The focus on the disaster itself rarely leaves any scope for the development of anything which is of real, human, interest, and despite whatever moralistic overtones are attached to them, function as cathartic destruction fantasies for their neurotic audiences. As such, the narrative material is usually There are few experiences more mind-numbingly dull than watching a disaster movie. The focus on the disaster itself rarely leaves any scope for the development of anything which is of real, human, interest, and despite whatever moralistic overtones are attached to them, function as cathartic destruction fantasies for their neurotic audiences. As such, the narrative material is usually pretty thin, so imagine stretching that out across a whole television series and it soon becomes apparent that Jericho is not tapping an especially rich vein capable of sustaining a serialized production. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised therefore, that they resorted to setting up a Lost-esque ensemble of 'mysterious' characters and multiple unknowns pertaining to the situational setting -- read: gimmicks. But, and this is a testament to the power of hype, I was both surprised and dismayed by the magnitude of the catastrophe.… Expand
  61. jhardy
    Sep 21, 2006
    9
    I was impressed with the season premier..... It's been a long time since I have ever had the "chills" run up and down my spinal chord!
  62. Kami
    Sep 21, 2006
    10
    I really enjoyed the show, i like the cliffhanger shows and the what will happen next.
  63. [Anonymous]
    Sep 21, 2006
    3
    Too many things that made me go "huh?" 1.) Did he not have a fractured leg after the car accident? The bone was STICKING out, right? Yet he walks miles to find that school bus (we know this because it goes from midday to night time). 2.) The guy doesn't know CPR, yet he knows how to preform surgury with juicebox straws, bandaids, and a pocket knife to revive a young girl by cutting a Too many things that made me go "huh?" 1.) Did he not have a fractured leg after the car accident? The bone was STICKING out, right? Yet he walks miles to find that school bus (we know this because it goes from midday to night time). 2.) The guy doesn't know CPR, yet he knows how to preform surgury with juicebox straws, bandaids, and a pocket knife to revive a young girl by cutting a slit in her windpipe to help her breathe. A kid asks, "where did you learn that?" His reply,"Military School" 3.) And what would a GREAT drama be without escaped criminals from the back of a paddywagon After seeing this, it was hard to focus on the bad, overwritten, script and even worse acting. However, as sad as it may be, I'll probably still watch because the plot sure sucks you in.… Expand
  64. candaces
    Sep 21, 2006
    8
    I thought it was a pretty good show. A little hard to follow at times, but I really like where the story line seems to be heading. I cant wait for the next episode.
  65. PatrickD.
    Sep 21, 2006
    4
    Too many setups and I mean that in a bad way. Is it compelling? Yes it is in a few ways, but that does not outweigh the poor writing
  66. LeeF
    Sep 20, 2006
    8
    A little corny, but interesting plot and it makes me wonder what will happen down the road ...
  67. MikeC.
    Sep 20, 2006
    6
    The pilot was interesting, and really did do a good job supplying tension and paronia that would go along with seeing a mushroom cloud, and losing contact with the rest of the world. But, signs of trouble developed in the second half-hour, as overwrought plots involving the redemption of a son, and the development of an obvious love triangle surfaced. My faint hope is that these are the The pilot was interesting, and really did do a good job supplying tension and paronia that would go along with seeing a mushroom cloud, and losing contact with the rest of the world. But, signs of trouble developed in the second half-hour, as overwrought plots involving the redemption of a son, and the development of an obvious love triangle surfaced. My faint hope is that these are the growing pains of a new show, but, confidence is low. The obvious warning sign that this show will continue to deteriorate is the presence of Gerald McCrainey, play… Expand
  68. SeanC
    Sep 20, 2006
    10
    Dark and Morbid pilot, has great potential.
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48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 30
  3. Negative: 9 out of 30
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    20
    A catastrophic nuclear crisis never looked as boring and convoluted as it does here.
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  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    60
    "Jericho" doesn't pretend to be artistically risky, but it's got a scary and gripping theme in an age of terrorism and nuclear thuggery.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    75
    Jericho works when it sticks to the eerie surreality of a nuclear attack... The show, unfortunately, flops about in its first two episodes, leaning too heavily on the action-adventure stuff.
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