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

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.

great new fall show

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!

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

Jericho did have some bumps in the beginning of the season, but by the second half, it had hit it's stride and became one of the best shows on television. Great cast, great writing, just a great show!!!!

One of the best shows in 20yrs. A family can sit and watch it together for a change!

Best show ever. NUTS Save Jericho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great Show, the only one I watch on TV. It is relevant to our times, appeals to different generations and is educational too! Kudos to the producers!!!

Can't wait every week to watch.

I like this show, it has been the best show I have seen in a long time. A lot of Conspiracy and how maybe one day something like this could happen. The show needs to stay!

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!

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

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.

Excellent show

great series!!!!!!

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!

Entertaining....easy as that.

Fascinated by the story line and LOVE Skeet Ulrich - makes you care about what happens to his character...

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.

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.

Is scary to think this could really happen. Like the premise.

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

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.

Dark and Morbid pilot, has great potential.

I don't really think it will last, but I found the first episode to be pretty good.

poor writing and and a contreived plot

Acting? awful Dialog? awful Mushroom clouds? unconvincing I say 6 episodes till Jericho sees fallout -- of the schedule.

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

This could be our future if iran gets the bomb.

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

Chessy, but the good kind of cheesy.

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!

Love the show because though it had the potential of being over the top, it manages to focus on real people from their perspective. It balances the action/crisis with this personal touch well.

Fab! Can't wait for series 2, Jericho got better the more episodes down the line, many twists and turns great stuff.

Jericho is the best family show on television. Jericho has a great storyline that is brought to us by a terrific cast. Jericho is the only must see tv in our house!

In a world of silly reality shows, this drama stands out as well written, acted and directed. A shining example of what intelligent viewers would like to see more of in future.

This show is an excellent program and I think that the critics are in need of some breaks. I don't think they have watched the entire season or they would be thinking differently. I agree that everyone is entitled to their opinion but you have to be fully informed to have a better, well rounded opinion. Please watch the entire first season and then recap the review and post another review. Thank you.… Expand

This show is awesome I am glued to the TV on Wednesday nights with my husband. It's like a soap opera for couples!

Love the show! Keeps you guessing unlike most programs today.

The premise is great. However, as the story unfolded, it became crystal clear to me the writers had no intentions of recognizing a realistic apocolypse. There are numerous inconsistancies regarding gas, food, shelter, electricity, etc..etc..but the flaw that made me stop watching this program was the character "Hawkins" & everything that surrounds him. He apparently isnt subject to the entire towns plight. He drives a large old Cadillac frequently, yet never needs gas. Food, shelter, & electrcity for his numerous gadgets is endless. His story is more about the love of his family & the top secret operation he is involved in. In my opinion its another network farce, where the Black man overachieves at everything & anything he does. He is incredibly intelligent, strong, caring, & clever. He is righteous & deeply moral while he saves the world. In 45 years of life I never met that Black man, he exists only on TV. Less than 3% of FBI is black. Yet blacks represent the largest % in HS dropout rates, fatherless children, violent crime & prison inmates. He is none of these. Like all Black movie/TV actors he is the exact opposite. Brainwashing propaganda, that simple.… Expand

Stupid.

I love the show.....The best drama on TV...From a man's point of veiw I guess....

Very good series..

I love this show!

One of the best shows from 2006 fall lineup!!!!

Excellent show, well worth watching.

Suspenseful and relatively smart. Excellent entertainment and while being very thought provoking too.

Love it, Love it, Love it!!!!! Can't get enough of this show. CBS-Please make plans to produce season three.

The show comes across fairly simple, but its addicting and keeps you thinking about what is going to happen next. Glad its coming back!

Jericho is better than 24. Now if we only had 24 episodes of Jericho, that would make it perfect. I am so into this show that I scream at the end of every episode because I want more.

Hey, a hit like 24 makes baur the obvious hero but jericho's heroes are US! Get it?

THis is a great show. Every episode has been exciting. It is a good as 24. I want to see season 3. If CBS cancels it again ( which I hope they don't) why can't another network pick it up.

Best show out their for those that love drama, a plot, action and emotion. Tall great looking actors with great voices. Check it out, You will love it.

Intelligent, captivating, highly relevant television series. Please continue with new shows!

There are very few shows I've watched that are as bad as this one. I'm five episodes in to the first season now, and I have no feelings for any of the characters in the show. Any one of them could die in the next episode, and it would mean very little to the overall plot. Writing, acting, and directing is all a flop. Decent idea for a show, but too bad J.J. Abrams is already busy with Lost.… Expand

I LOVE THIS SHOW! I never go out and rent dvds of seasons of shows, but at soon as I watched the first episode of Jericho I had to see them all. My boyfriend and I will watch one episode and immediately have to watch the next! It is full of adventure and suspense. There are always twists and turns in the story line, and never predictable. GREAT SHOW!!

CBS really blew it canceling this series. While not critically loved by all the pundits, the fans loved it. And a dedicated fan base shouldn't be dismissed lightly. Case in point: Star Trek. (Please note, Im not comparing this series to star trek, but the fan's dedication is very similar.)

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..........

It started off slow, but it is a gripping story and so far it has had me glued to the screen for every episode.

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.

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

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.

Very interesting plot with some well developed characters

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!!!

Show just sucks............periods..........

Very exciting, great acting, great story

skeet is hot!!

Very good new show. Interesting and not the normal TV fare

One of the best new shows this season.

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.

Great show!

Totally implausable distance from Denver. Salt mines in Kansas give me a break! Dialogue is a joke plot just plain lame!

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.

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

A little corny, but interesting plot and it makes me wonder what will happen down the road ...

This was a great show. Kept you interested and wanting to see more. Cant wait till next week!!!

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.

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.

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

Great show. I really enjoyed the fact that it's realistic in a sense that it could really happen. The actors were fantastic!!

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.

Primetime television should be entertaining without Holywoodization of a Nuclear bombs going off

Great little gem of a show. Found it on DVD recently. Gone thru the entire season in 2 days. Awesome.

I'm finished I gave it a good shot but how could they kill off Beth Grant? The only watchable character of the series. Boring!

My favorite show on TV!!!

Jericho is AWESOME!! Can't wait for season 2!

The only show I watch on TV.

Best show on TV . I love it. Great storyline and a great cast. Critics need to watch past the first two episodes

Great concept, wonderful storylines, and outstanding cast. I love the show. I can't wait until the new season starts!!!

This is an outstanding series. Catch up at jerichorises.com or better yet, get the DVD at amazon.com or locally. New episodes on CBS soon, watch your local listings.

This is a outstanding series. I haven't looked forward to a series since Dallas and Knots Landing went off the air. The critics need to give this show a chance. We had a team event every Wednesday night but used our Tivo to record Jericho so we would never miss an episode. CBS needs to take the use of tivos in consideration when doing the ratings. Jericho has a great storyline, outstanding cast and is the best show on television.… Expand

Great show. My wife and I both love it.

The main problem with this show is the characters, aside from Jake Green and Hawkins they all come across as small minded and parochial. The fact that they spend all their energy attempting to get through the situation by working together is unrealistic. It would be more interesting to find out what is going on outside of this small town, the reason this does not happen is the contmeporary obsession in TV (all blame/credit to 'Lost') of convincing viewers to continue watching only to find out answers to questions the writers pose. It is entirely unbelievable that after one month nobody from a town of 5000 wants to know where the bombs came from.… Expand

Awesome show!

excellent tv show

I love this show. The only one I make sure I watch every week.

why did they cancell?