CBS has always been known as the network that likes to pull in some of the older audiences, but apparently some network executives feel that "Jericho" may have suffered from being a little too old.
Already obvious that Gerald McRaney was not going to return as Johnston Green following his character's death in the first season finale, his grieving widow -- who many viewers connected with during the course of the show's initial episode order -- is getting the boot right behind him as CBS has not offered actress Pamela Reed a contract.
"The average age of actors on that show is under 40, and those of us over 40 are gone," the 58-year-old actress said, according to Film Stew. Reed made the comments during a panel on ageism at the Los Angeles Femme Film Festival.
Just because she is without a contract doesn't mean she's necessarily off the show as she is scheduled to appear in at least one of the short-order episodes already produced for the show's abbreviated second season. But it does mean that if "Jericho" is to survive for a third season, it could do so without Mrs. Green.
Reed was one of several actors from the show that was providing support to fans trying to revive "Jericho" after CBS had canceled it last May. She is best known for her roles in the film "Kindergarten Cop" and the HBO series "Tanner '88."
It's still unclear when the already-produced episodes of "Jericho" will air, but it could come as a mid-season replacement as early as next month, but more likely in early 2008.
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