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"Pilot"
"The First Seventeen Hours" |
Jon Turteltaub |
Stephen Chbosky |
11.66 |
September 20, 2006 (2006-09-20) |
JERICHO PILOT |
Jake Green returns to his hometown of Jericho, Kansas after a five-year absence. He recounts to his family and friends varying stories on where he had been. He leaves after a disagreement with his father, but while he is driving along the highway, a nuclear bomb explodes just across the state border in Denver. In the aftermath, Jake encounters a crashed bus and its occupants; he saves the injured bus driver and a group of young children. A prison bus also crashes, allowing the convicts inside to escape and kill the sheriff of Jericho. The town's citizens grow more worried when they learn of a second nuclear explosion in Atlanta. The pilot episode was filmed on location in Fillmore, California, while the standing sets for the town of Jericho were built at Calvert Studios in Van Nuys, California.[30] The CBS airing of the pilot received 11.66 million viewers, and was second place for its time spot on the networks. The episode received 25% more viewers in the 18-49 age group for its time on CBS than the previous year.[31] |
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2 |
"Fallout" |
Jon Turteltaub |
Stephen Chbosky |
11.47 |
September 27, 2006 (2006-09-27) |
JERICHO FALLOUT |
Radioactive fallout threatens Jericho when a storm from the Denver-area approaches; Jake and his brother Eric attempt to move citizens to basements, public fallout shelters, and the local salt mine so that they will be protected. Emily Sullivan accidentally picks up two escaped prisoners; they attack her, but Jake kills them. Robert Hawkins receives a disturbing Morse Code message, and adds several thumbtacks to a map of the United States, marking other nuclear explosions. |
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3 |
"Four Horsemen" |
Jon Turteltaub |
Stephen Chbosky |
10.83 |
October 4, 2006 (2006-10-04) |
JERICHO THREE |
Robert Hawkins, clad in an Hazmat suit, moves a large metal canister and other items from a small moving truck into a storage locker. The rest of the town hides from the radioactive rain and are unaware of his actions. After the storm, Jericho's citizens reemerge, but a man who had sought shelter in the salt mine dies of a heart attack. Jake devises a plan for a group of volunteers, "Four Horsemen", to search for news, but it is interrupted by a faint news report of similar attacks on other major cities. The town agrees to Jake's plan of searching for information; he then finds a plane that has carried out an emergency landing, and returns with its flight recorder. |
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4 |
"Walls of Jericho" |
Martha Mitchell |
Ellie Herman |
10.86 |
October 11, 2006 (2006-10-11) |
HE KNOWS ROB |
As gas begins to run low, the remaining supply is reapportioned for the local medical center. A man dying of radiation poisoning and burns is caught as he attempts to break into the pharmacy. Jake realizes that the man, Victor Miller, had reached the town in the car of one of the "Four Horsemen". Miller tells Jake and Hawkins that he had led a group of refugees from Denver. When Jake leaves, Miller tells Hawkins about an unidentified traitor in their organization before suddenly dying of a heart attack. The town searches for the refugees, and finds that they are all dead. Hawkins sends an email to an unidentified recipient, bearing news of the traitor and that the "rally point is no longer secure". |
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5 |
"Federal Response" |
Duane Clark |
Mike Ostrowski |
10.88 |
October 18, 2006 (2006-10-18) |
THERE IS A FIRE |
As Eric and Mary Bailey discuss their extramarital affair, electricity suddenly returns and telephones play a recorded message from the government that "help is on the way". A power spike starts fires in the town library and at the trailer park. Eric's wife, April, informs him that she no longer intends to file for divorce. Hawkins bypasses a government internet block and accesses Jake's passport history, which shows visits to South American and Middle Eastern countries. As the episode ends, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are seen passing overhead. |
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6 |
"9:02" |
J. Miller Tobin |
Nancy Won |
10.56 |
October 25, 2006 (2006-10-25) |
THE EMP HITS |
An ICBM launched in the previous episode detonates; its electromagnetic pulse renders most electronics in Jericho useless. The town's citizens slowly adapt to a life without electricity and outside goods. Jake's former friend, Mitchell Cafferty, steals food and horses from the town. He and other raiders take Jake hostage and it is revealed that Cafferty is the reason why Jake originally left Jericho. Cafferty is eventually captured and vows revenge on Jake. Stanley needs pesticides for his crops, and unwillingly surrenders part of his harvest to the town to receive them. Meanwhile, Robert Hawkins' daughter, Allison, discovers his map, and Robert tells her that he works as a spy for the United States government. |
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7 |
"Long Live the Mayor" |
Sanford Bookstaver |
Josh Schaer & Jonathan E. Steinberg |
9.87 |
November 1, 2006 (2006-11-01) |
PRAY FOR NYC |
Gray Anderson, another of the "Four Horsemen", returns to Jericho. He is suspicious of newcomers to Jericho after what he saw on his trip and wishes to interrogate them. Meanwhile, Emily Sullivan's estranged father, Jonah Prowse, comes to bail out Mitchell Cafferty; he agrees to return the stolen supplies and to stay away from Jericho in return for Cafferty's release. However, Gray and Eric do not uphold the deal, and Jonah breaks Cafferty out. Mayor Green falls ill and though Emily gets medicine from Jonah, Green needs more specialized antibiotics to survive; Jake and Eric travel to a hospital in Rogue River to try to obtain some. |
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8 |
"Rogue River" |
Guy Bee |
Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia |
9.68 |
November 8, 2006 (2006-11-08) |
ROB NOT FBI |
Jake and Eric travel to Rogue River to obtain medicine for their father, but on arriving, they see that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has evacuated the town. Dr. Kenchy Dhuwhalia tells the two that that a private military company called Ravenwood was tasked with transporting the patients at the hospital, but instead killed them and looted the hospital. When the mercenaries return, Jake and Eric ambush them and return to Jericho with the doctor, but accidentally leave behind Eric's identification. Gray Anderson questions Robert Hawkins, who tells him that he is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent; Gray agrees to keep this information confidential. April tells her in-laws that she is pregnant, while Eric decides to leave her for Mary Bailey. |
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9 |
"Crossroads" |
Paul McCrane |
Robert Levine |
9.34 |
November 15, 2006 (2006-11-15) |
1ST SURPRISE |
While Goetz, a Ravenwood unit leader, approaches Jericho, Gray, Jake, and Robert Hawkins create an armed checkpoint to block the bridge leading into town. The three plan to destroy the bridge to prevent Goetz from crossing the river. The Richmonds refuse to evacuate, and Eric reports this to his father, who gives orders against destroying the bridge. Jake defies his father and moves to the center of the bridge with a detonator in his hand. When a Ravenwood sniper trains his weapon on Jake, Hawkins shoots the sniper. Eric arrives with Jonah Prowse, and some of his men and Ravenwood retreat. Jonah attempts to drive a wedge between Jake and the townspeople before leaving. Mayor Green allows Jake to create a security force: the Rangers. Meanwhile, Emily Sullivan dreams of her planned wedding day with her fiancé Roger and thinks about her feelings for Jake. Eric tells his mother of his intent to leave April. |
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10 |
"Red Flag" |
Martha Mitchell |
Mike Ostrowski |
9.74 |
November 22, 2006 (2006-11-22) |
IT BEGINS WITH |
Airplanes drop supplies from China around Jericho. Although Mayor Green worries about contamination, Gray undercuts him by eating some of the food. As retaliation for Green's efforts to break a deal between Gracie Leigh and Jonah, Jonah attacks Stanley and steals a generator. Mayor Green, Jake and Hawkins organize a raid, but Emily breaks into Jonah's compound and steals it from a shocked Jonah. Stanley and Mimi Clark begin a relationship, and Eric finally learns of April's pregnancy. With the recovered generator, Hawkins reinstalls lights along Main Street for the Thanksgiving Day celebrations, during which Gracie is stabbed to death. |
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11 |
"Vox Populi" |
James Whitmore, Jr. |
Carol Barbee |
10.25 |
November 29, 2006 (2006-11-29) |
AND ENDS WITH |
A lynch mob with Gray Anderson at its head moves against Jonah Prowse, who they believe killed Gracie. Jonah arrives at his daughter Emily Sullivan's house and claims that Mitchell Cafferty killed Gracie. After his wounds are bandaged, Jonah flees but is quickly recaptured by Gray, who is subsequently elected mayor. Gray plans to kill Jonah in an ad hoc tribunal, but Johnston Green's disapproval forces Gray to exile him instead. Dale Turner inherits Gracie's store; Mitchell Cafferty demands a share of the profits and threatens to kill him when he refuses. Later, Dale calmly shoots and kills Mitchell. At the end of the episode, a group of refugees led by Emily's fiancé, Roger Hammond, arrives in Jericho; at the same time, Hawkins tells his contacts that he is compromised and that they are to proceed without him, but they produce a satellite image of him with his family and say they will see him soon. |
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12 |
"The Day Before" |
Matt Earl Beesley |
Mike Kelley |
8.30 |
February 21, 2007 (2007-02-21) |
BLOODSHED |
This flashback episode starts at 36 hours before the attacks, and focuses on Jake and the Hawkins. Robert Hawkins is given a truck, a nuclear bomb, and his target – Columbus, Ohio. Instead of traveling there and detonating his bomb, he kidnaps his estranged wife and children and moves them to Jericho, subduing two police officers in the process. His wife points a gun at him, but before anything more can happen, the Denver bomb explodes. Jake's friend tries to co-opt him for an illegal cargo run operation in the Middle East. When Jake's friend is murdered by Ravenwood, Jake rescues his friend's girlfriend and decides to travel back to Jericho. Emily's fiancé Roger tries to convince her to move to Chicago with him, but decides to fly home after Emily states that she will not move away from Jericho. His plane crashes after a bomb explodes. The episode moves to the present day after that, and focuses on a group of refugees, led by Roger and including Robert's contact, as they arrive in Jericho. |
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13 |
"Black Jack" |
Helen Shaver |
Jonathan E. Steinberg & Dan Stolz |
8.31 |
February 28, 2007 (2007-02-28) |
BLEEDING KS |
To procure supplies and fuels, Heather, Jake, Johnston Green, and Dale travel to Black Jack Fairground, a trading post. At the trading post, the group learns more about the outside world and finds a seller for their windmill parts, but decide not to buy parts for their generator after discovering bloody shackles in his storeroom. Dale tries to steal a governor but is caught and about to be executed when a group from Jericho's neighboring town, New Bern, saves him. The two groups make a deal – Heather will go to New Bern and build windmills for both towns, while Jericho gives New Bern salt from their mine. Meanwhile, Gail confronts Mary about her affair with Eric and Roger tells Emily about what happened to him on his way back to Jericho. Sarah Mason and Robert Hawkins decide to kill "the old man," the leader of their conspiracy, though it seems that Sarah has already betrayed Hawkins. |
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14 |
"Heart of Winter" |
Steve Gomer |
Nancy Won |
8.10 |
March 7, 2007 (2007-03-07) |
4 DOWN 4 TO GO |
Jake, Stanley and Mimi go hunting, but they are attacked by bandits who steal their supplies and winter clothing. While running back to town, Mimi meets Johnston and Gail Green, who bring more help. Jake, delirious, admits to killing a young girl while in Iraq. Hawkins and Sarah go to visit the "old man"'s house, and Sarah convinces Hawkins to move his "Package", the nuclear bomb, before he can attack them. Hawkins tells his wife Darcy that the family must move again soon; she agrees but warns him not to trust Sarah. Sarah meets with the "old man" who had been watching them and kills him when he asks why she is taking so long. Emily notices Roger is spending a lot of time with the refugees that he arrived with. |
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15 |
"Semper Fidelis" |
James Whitmore, Jr. |
Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia |
7.76 |
March 14, 2007 (2007-03-14) |
THEY WILL NEED IT |
The town continues to face a growing food and fuel shortage. A platoon of Marines arrive with a tank and promise to help with reconstruction. However, they are suddenly ordered back to Dodge City before they can render assistance. Mayor Anderson, anxious to receive supplies quickly, throws a farewell dinner and fireworks display. Jake and his father independently deduce that the Marines are impostors, and confront them. They take the tank and cast the Marines out of town. Meanwhile, Sarah holds Hawkins and his family at gunpoint to force Robert to give her the nuclear bomb. During a confrontation, Allison shoots and kills Sarah, and Darcy Hawkins leaves with her children. Hawkins pretends to be Sarah and arranges a meeting with her contact. |
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16 |
"Winter's End" |
Kevin Dowling |
Frank Military |
8.52 |
March 28, 2007 (2007-03-28) |
A COSTLY DEAL |
April goes into premature labor, and her child dies during childbirth. New Bern arrives with one wind turbine. Johnston Green asks for several more, but New Bern demands a heavy payment of salt and crops, in addition to ten men to help build the turbines. Eric and Stanley are among the ten men. Jake warns Russell, Heather's friend from New Bern, to keep the men safe. Russell mentions that Heather knew of the turbine's delivery but did not want to come. Darcy Hawkins moves in with Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Taylor's family temporarily, and backs up Robert when he claims that Sarah decided to travel south on her own. Meanwhile, Dale threatens a farmer at gunpoint when the farmer refuses to pay his side of a deal. |
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17 |
"One Man's Terrorist" |
Christine Moore |
Stephen Chbosky & Mike Ostrowski |
8.00 |
April 4, 2007 (2007-04-04) |
ROB EXPOSED |
After Gray is forced to admit that no relief is coming, he announces that the refugees must leave. While he and Roger argue, the refugees attack the police and barricade themselves in the church. Gray tries to force them out with tear gas, but accidentally kills one of them. Roger captures Gray and holds him at gunpoint; during a struggle, Gray is shot in the stomach. Gail Green devises a compromise: the refugees are allowed to stay with the residents of Jericho, but Roger is to be exiled, a decision he does not protest. Hawkins travels to Nebraska to meet people who think they are meeting Sarah and the nuclear bomb, and places a tracking device on their vehicle. Dale and Skylar continue to use strong-arm tactics to enforce deals made with the people for supplies. |
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18 |
"A.K.A." |
Sanford Bookstaver |
Robbie Thompson |
8.19 |
April 11, 2007 (2007-04-11) |
WHO RAN RED BELL |
Jake and Jimmy break into Robert Hawkins' house and discover many fake IDs. Jake demands that Hawkins tell him the truth, and Hawkins agrees, but warns Jake that he will regret it. Hawkins had been part of Project Red Bell, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) team organized to recover 25 stolen Russian nuclear bombs from extremist groups. Hawkins had infiltrated his assigned terrorist group enough to obtain several of the bombs, but his handler, Sarah Mason, insisted on getting all of them. When the extremists learned of Project Red Bell, they moved up the date of their attack. Robert took his bomb (destined for Columbus, Ohio), alerted New York police about their bomb threat, and moved with his family to Jericho, as it was the designated "safe" fallback town. Jake tells Jimmy that Hawkins is an FBI agent and is to be trusted. Hawkins realizes that the government supervisor of Project Red Bell, Thomas Valente, was the same man who he saw in the previous episode. |
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19 |
"Casus Belli" |
Steven DePaul |
Karen Hall |
7.66 |
April 18, 2007 (2007-04-18) |
ONE GOT AWAY |
The men who had gone to New Bern return with the windmills but without Eric and Heather. When Jake and Hawkins go to New Bern to find Eric, they discover that Mayor Constantino, covetous of Jericho's food and salt, is arming New Bern to go to war. Jake and Hawkins try to check the military offensive, but Jake is caught. Constantino riles up the town by making it believe that Jericho intends to attack it, and points to Jake and Eric as "proof". Eric tells Jake that Heather is dead. |
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20 |
"One If By Land" |
Seith Mann |
Joy Gregory |
7.56 |
April 25, 2007 (2007-04-25) |
WE PLEDGE |
Several New Bern residents arrive in Jericho to complete a secret salt trade with Dale and Skylar. Gray stops the trade, but someone fires a gun and in the ensuing firefight several people are wounded. Jake and Eric are tortured for information on Jericho's defenses by New Bern police. Jake tells Maggie Mullen, a fake Marine from Semper Fidelis, to give up Hawkins' location at Heather's friend Ted's cabin. Hawkins kills the police officers sent after him, steals an ammunition truck, and detonates it in the middle of New Bern. Johnston Green, who had gone to New Bern to look for his sons, commandeers a truck, and escapes along with Jake, Eric, Maggie, and Hawkins. Meanwhile in Jericho, Gail and Mary reconcile, and Dale seizes more power after arbitrarily raising prices and refusing to accept currency. |
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21 |
"Coalition of the Willing" |
Guy Bee |
Frank Military & Josh Schaer |
8.03 |
May 2, 2007 (2007-05-02) |
ALLEGIANCE |
Constantino demands that Jericho surrender several farms and a large portion of the salt mine or face an invasion. When Gray Anderson refuses, New Bern begins shelling Jericho. Gray sends a small force to attack the artillery squad; only four of them return. Gray seems willing to surrender, but Johnston Green does not allow this. Emily meets her father, Jonah Prowse, and convinces him to help Jericho. Dale raises a militia, and although he wishes to use it for his own financial gain, he agrees to help the town. The two groups join with the main Jericho force, and kill the entire New Bern artillery squad. Jonah, who had originally agreed to help for half the resources gained, instead executes the wounded New Bern soldiers, takes all of their resources, and leaves. Constantino says that he will be coming with a much larger force. Hawkins reveals a secret arsenal of weapons and arms every able-bodied person. Johnston takes military command, and they prepare to face the invading force. |
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22 |
"Why We Fight" |
Sanford Bookstaver |
Carol Barbee & Jonathan E. Steinberg |
7.72 |
May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09) |
TO THE FLAG |
This episode is interspersed with flashbacks to Eric's wedding day, when Jake was inebriated. People expected Jake to criticize his brother in his wedding toast, but he did not.
New Bern begins its attack on Jericho. Initially outgunned, Jericho manages to drive them away, with the aid of Hawkins' satellite access and the tank. Johnston Green is mortally wounded and dies soon after. While Hawkins tracks New Bern reinforcements, Thomas Valente, now a member of the new federal government, locates Hawkins. Darcy Hawkins, now reunited with her husband, speculates that Valente wants to destroy the bomb before it could be used as evidence against him. Heather Lisinski, who is being treated at a Marine base, urges Colonel Hoffman to intervene in the Jericho – New Bern battle. Although Hoffman claims that he cannot, Thomas Valente tells him to stop the battle and search for a nearby "terrorist". The episode ends on a cliffhanger; Jake replies to Constantino's call to surrender with "Nuts!". The battle begins as Hawkins spots an incoming squadron of military helicopters. |