Sci Fi Channel Snaps Up Jericho

Sci Fi Channel has snapped up cable rerun rights to the post-apocalyptic drama "Jericho" from CBS Television Distribution. If you haven't seen it, Jericho is an American post-nuclear drama series set in the small town of Jericho, Colorado. It was initially canceled by CBS after it first short season, only to be brought back for a limited number of new episodes after fans mounted a 'Nuts To CBS' campaign. The three-year agreement with Sci Fi gives them rights to the first and second seasons of the series. Jericho is set to make its Sci Fi debut with a four-episode marathon February 11, the day before the show's second-season premiere on CBS. Jericho, will be simulcast in high definition on Sci Fi HD and will begin airing in its regular Sci Fi time slot of 10 p.m. Mondays on February 18.

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