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12.25.01 - New Episode said to Air on Jan. 17th!

The Episode "Birthday" has been said to air on Monday, Jan. 17th! Everyone keep your fingers crossed that it will actually air then! I know a lot of you have been going through some -Angel Withdrawls- or at least i know i have!

11.16.01 - Angels Ratings

Friday, November 16, 2001
When New Time Slots Go Bad: The Trouble With a New Home
By Brian Ford Sullivan

If a network announces a time slot change almost two-thirds of the time that translates into a ratings decrease, at least that's the case for this season's newly relocated series. Of the 23 series that changed time slots (or networks) this season only seven of them managed to produce ratings comparable to their old time slots - "Gilmore Girls," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Special Unit 2," "N.Y.P.D. Blue," "Angel," "The Hughleys" and "60 Minutes II." This shouldn't be too much of a surprise though as of the 17 series that saw their ratings drop in their new time slots, seven of those were moves to either Friday or Saturday nights, a guaranteed audience drop.

That leaves 10 series that despite staying in competitive time slots (i.e. not Friday or Saturday) have seen their ratings fall noticably. Chief among the offenders is "Temptation Island" which has seen its ratings fall by almost 92% with its move to Thursdays, something FOX thought would capitalize on its high ratings from last season. "Three Sisters" and "What About Joan" both moved back an hour to 8:30/7:30c on Tuesdays and were rewarded with a huge dip in the ratings, the former in no small part due to a lack of "Frasier" being its lead-in. "Popstars" moved from Fridays to Thursdays with a quarter of its viewering leaving with the show, a surprising development considering more people watch television on Thursdays than Fridays.

"Roswell," in its third time slot in as many years, saw its ratings decrease for the first time - a noticeable 25.94%. With "Angel" actually building on "Roswell's" Monday numbers and "Gilmore Girls" and "Smallville" posting record gains on Tuesdays, the WB looks like an absolute genius in hindsight as many thought the moves would alienate viewers. Long running comedies "Spin City" and "Dharma & Greg" felt the pain in their new time slots as without "Millionaire" as lead-ins the series both fell substantially from their old numbers, the latter especially. Rounding out the group are "Nikki" and "Third Watch" who's numbers have dipped since moving to different hours on the same night.

So without further blathering on my part, here's the complete list:

largest inrease in the ratings in a new time slot

1. +32.02% - "Gilmore Girls" (WB)
2. +21.00% - "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (UPN)
3. +20.13% - "Special Unit 2" (UPN)
4. +11.91% - "N.Y.P.D. Blue" (ABC)
5. +9.90% - "Angel" (WB)
6. +9.20% - "The Hughleys" (UPN)
7. +3.63% - "60 Minutes II" (CBS)

largest decrease in the ratings in a new time slot

1. -113.21% - "The Mole" (ABC)
2. -91.79% - "Temptation Island" (FOX)
3. -59.53% - "Three Sisters" (NBC)
4. -50.80% - "Dark Angel" (FOX)
5. -48.89% - "Touched by an Angel" (CBS)
6. -39.45% - "What About Joan" (ABC)
7. -35.43% - "Once & Again" (ABC)
8. -26.83% - "Dharma & Greg" (ABC)
9. -26.38% - "Popstars" (WB)
10. -25.94% - "Roswell" (UPN)
11. -18.06% - "48 Hours" (CBS)
12. -13.40% - "Nikki" (WB)
13. -13.14% - "Spin City" (ABC)
14. -11.10% - "Third Watch" (NBC)
15. -7.07% - "That's Life" (CBS)
16. -4.49% - "UPN's Night at the Movies" (UPN)

11.11.01 - Cast Members Attend the Premeire of Harry Potter

Friday November 9, 7:02 pm Eastern TimePress Release

SOURCE: Warner Bros. Pictures

ADVISORY/``Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone'' Los Angeles Premiere Wednesday, November 14th

(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--
WHAT: Based on the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children'snovels about Harry Potter, the film tells the story of a boywho learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned sonof two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powersof his own. Invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraftand Wizardry, Harry embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.At Hogwarts, he finds the home and the family he has neverhad.

WHO: Celebrity Guests: Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley, Sean Astin,David Boreanaz, LeVar Burton, Charisma Carpenter, JohnCleese, Tony Danza, Ted Danson, Stephen Dorff, Kirk andAnne Douglas, Anthony Edwards, Sally Field, Bridget Fonda;Sarah Michelle Gellar; Melissa Gilbert, Whoopi Goldberg,Alyson Hannigan, Melissa Joan Hart, David Hasselhoff,Patricia Heaton, Marg Helgenberger, Marilu Henner, CharletonHeston, Catherine Hicks, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Hunter,Laura Innes, Don Johnson, Nicole Kidman, Alex Kingston,Lisa Kudrow, Christine Lahti, Diane Lane, Matthew Lillard,Ray Liotta, Jonathan Lipnicki, Lucy Liu, JuliaLouis-Dreyfus, Rob Lowe, Eric McCormack, Beverley Mitchell,Virginia Madsen, Frankie Muniz, Chris O'Donnell, FreddiePrinze Jr., Ray Romano, Gloria Reuben, Debbie Reynolds,Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Richards, Doris Roberts, MimiRogers, Richard Schiff, Arnold Schwarzenegger,Maria Shriver, Martin Sheen, Alicia Silverstone, CharlizeTheron, Mary Steenburgen, Lea Thompson, Maura Tierney,Michelle Trachtenberg, Goran Visnjic, Keenen Ivory Wayans,Mae Whitman, Evan Rachel Wood and Noah Wyle.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 14th WHERE: Mann Village Theatre Arrivals - 5:00PM 961 Broxton Avenue Screening - 6:00PM Westwood

11.07.01 - Angel ratings

ANGEL continues to prosper from its move to Monday with year-to-year growth for its new time period in adults 18-34 (2.5/6, +9%), men 18-34 (2.1/6, +40%), adults 18-49 (2.2/5, +10%) and men 18-49 (1.8/4, +29%). ANGEL retained its entire 7TH HEAVEN lead-in audience in men 18-34 (2.1/6) and men 18-49 (1.8/4).