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Jericho’s nutty fans - the few of them that seem to be left - will certainly be devastated to learn that the drama, which was revived following a grass-roots protest last year, has been nuked for good.
The show returned for a seven-episode run, with CBS prez Nina Tassler telling fans that they were responsible for the future of the show. Not enough of them turned out to watch the post-apocolypse show - Jericho averaged a 2.3 rating this year in the 10 p.m. Tuesday time slot, down 18 percent from last season’s 2.8 - and CBS announced Friday that the show was dead in the water, according to Media Life.
Jericho did better in online viewing, becoming one of the top downloads on CBS.com and iTunes.
Fans may be feeling that CBS didn’t give the show much of a chance, sticking it as it did in a time slot that has been troubled over the past three seasons. The network has tried more than six failed shows on Tuesdays at 10, and even good old stand-bys like The Amazing Race have failed to find much of an audience.
Last season, Jericho ended in a cliff hanger, which was some of the cause of the outcry against its cancellation. This year, CBS prepared for the possibility of cancellation, creating two endings for the season, one of which was a close-ended finale.
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Wal-Mart and Costco reported same-store gains in September, with sales rising 2.4% and 9% respectively. Sales at Target stores open at least a year fell 3%, writes Retailer Daily.
Below, fiscal results from the discount retail giants:
Sales of food and…
