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Peanuts brought it back, but in the end, it was low ratings that once again felled “Jericho.”

CBS announced Friday that they have cancelled the post-apocalyptic sci-fi series for a second time, after the show failed to attract a bigger audience.

“Without question, there are passionate viewers watching this program; we simply wish there were more,” CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a statement. “We have no regrets bringing the show back for a second try.”

Its final episode will air Tuesday.

The series, which stars Skeet Ulrich and Ashley Scott, received the axe for the first time last May. Fans protested by sending 18,000 kilograms of peanuts to CBS, in tribute to the “Nuts!” remark by Ulrich’s character at the end of the first season.

CBS executives reversed their decision, and ordered seven new episodes which started airing in February.

But a cult following was not enough to save the show this time. “Jericho” drew about 8.1 million viewers per episode at the start of its current run and the numbers have been dropping ever since.

The next time you see Chris Jericho with a mic in his hand, he’ll probably be yelling out song lyrics in front of a packed concert venue, not insults at his opponents.

Since he left the WWE in August, Jericho ? who had been wrestling for 15 years?has been spending much of his time focusing on his metal band, Fozzy. Their third album, All That Remains, is in stores, and Jericho plans to start work on the band’s next album soon.

He’s also busy trying to break into Hollywood, with one movie already filmed and another big project in the works.

Jericho spoke with andPOP before a recent Toronto concert. Watch the interview to find out about his band, why Moongoose McQueen will never resurface, future Fozzy plans, his acting career, movie roles he’s glad he didn’t get, why he left the WWE and much more.