The bigger issue is what, if any, effect all of this will have on other shows. We're already seeing fan groups trying to mimic the peanuts ploy — "Las Vegas" devotees are currently mailing baby booties (a reference to an unresolved pregnancy storyline) to NBC in an effort to bring that show back from the dead.

(Or, at least, to get a resolution to the cliffhanger in the final "Las Vegas" episode.)

What happened with "Jericho" isn't going to help future efforts.. Executives at all the networks, whether they admit it or not, will look at this and be less likely to "save" a show from cancellation.

It doesn't help that, in this age of the Internet, the fans of virtually every show on TV — the crummy ones as well as the good ones — are able to band together and attempt to convince network executives to "save" their shows.

Network execs will simply tune out all the noise.

It's great that the effort by "Jericho" fans succeeded. It's fantastic that loyal fans aren't going to be left hanging.

But this sort of thing isn't going to happen very often. So savor it, "Jericho" fans.

And maybe send a nice thank-you note to CBS.

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