The good news keeps rolling out of the Jericho camp.  Tvguide reported Friday that Jericho could return to the air as early as October depending on how CBS's new shows fare.  The info comes directly from Stephen Chbosky who gave an interview to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette earlier the same day and discussed how the new budget constraints might impact the production, as well as whether or not the seven episode run could conceivably leave fans with another cliff hanger, or not.


Interestingly enough, Chbosky had two tidbits of news when it came to the finale for the seven episode run.  First off, he promised a grand cliff hangr that fans would go nuts over.  (No pun intended.) "You don't have to stretch anything out. It'll be seven episodes with a great cliffhanger at the end." Chbosky told the Post-Gazette.

 Of course, he didn't describe the cliff hangar, but at the same time it is a statement that should give Jericho fans pause.  The series, after all, still on thin ice.   Indications are, however, that CBS may make a decision on more episodes sooner rather than later.  In the same interview, Chbosky alluded that they had a plan to end the show during this seven episode arc if need be. "We know how to wrap up the show if we have to, ultimately it will depend when they put us on the schedule, but it could be as early as October and in that case we will have time to wrap it up if necessary."
Aside from a reduction in guest stars and new locations, Chbosky did not indicate much in the way of changes related to the new budget.  Since the heart of the show is Jericho itself, this shouldn't be of much concern for fans.

Currently slotted as mid-season, Jericho has no firm return date yet. 

- Jon Lachonis, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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(Source TvGuide, Post-Gazette)