Seems morbid show premises do actually bring in the viewers. While the concept of Jericho didn’t appeal to me—it’s about the aftermath of a nuclear explosion in a small Kansas town—it has gained steady viewership and hasn’t been impacted by baseball on Fox. Given the solid numbers, CBS has ordered the final nine episodes of the drama, for a full 22 eps. Jericho stars Skeet Ulrich (the poor-man’s Johnny Depp) and Gerald McRaney (remember him from Major Dad?) and airs Wednesdays at 8:00 PM. Ratings for the show average 11.3 million viewers, with a boost to viewership of 48 percent compared to that timeslot last year. So, it’s not all doom and gloom news when it comes to this freshman show—other newbies, however, are hanging on for dear life.