CBS drops the bomb on "Jericho," while ABC steals all hope...

I’ve got a lot of catching up to do tonight with both ABC and CBS’ schedules on tap for you, but I wanted to give you the news you really want to hear—which of your favorites got the ax.

CBS cancelled “Jericho,” “Close to Home,” and “The Class.”

ABC destroyed the last shred of hope I had and cancelled “Knights of Prosperity” AND “In Case of Emergency.” “George Lopez” also got the ax, but ABC has until next month to work out something with “According to Jim.”

It’s interesting that in the case of “Jericho,” “Home” and “Knights”—and to a certain extent “Emergency”—the networks have no one to blame but themselves for their failures.

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you already know my stand on “Knights”—the funniest new show of the season. ABC held off its premiere—even though it was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows—and then premiered it against a BCS bowl game and then forced it to take on “American Idol.” “Emergency” suffered from the same fate as “Knight”—though it was not critically acclaimed—and ABC showing the episodes out of order.

But does ABC really think that “Cavemen” is going to be better?!...
“Jericho” was forced to take a mid-season hiatus after being one of the few new shows with any buzz or ratings. When the show finally returned, everyone had moved on to “Idol” and forgot all about it.

For “Home,” it was probably a case of unnecessary retooling. Is it just a coincidence that the show’s ratings went down after they took out the home and family aspect of it and made it more of a straight procedural? I seriously doubt it…

I’ve already written about the “Jericho” finale, but I’ll have my thoughts on “Close to Home” after upfront madness is over…

My condolences to all of you who were fans of these shows…