Editing Dark Angel (American TV series) (section)

===Broadcast history===

The first season premiered in the United States on Tuesday, October 3, 2000, from 9:00 pm until 11:00 pm. Fox had to obtain agreements from its affiliates to broadcast past 10:00 pm, as most of them air local news programs at this time.<ref name=storm>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626111712/http://articles.philly.com/2000-10-01/entertainment/25585350_1_charles-eglee-dark-angel-dodges-bullets |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |url=http://articles.philly.com/2000-10-01/entertainment/25585350_1_charles-eglee-dark-angel-dodges-bullets |title=Actress Lights Up Screen In Fox's 'Dark Angel' |last=Storm |first=Jonathon |date=October 1, 2000 |publisher=[[Philadelphia Media Network]] |access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> In subsequent weeks the show aired from 9:00 pm till 10:00 pm Tuesdays. During its first season, the show was preempted on several occasions, including by the [[2000 World Series]], the [[Billboard Music Awards]] and coverage of the [[2000 United States presidential election|presidential election]]. The frequent preemptions became a running joke on the set.{{sfn|Muir|2008|page=244}} ''Dark Angel's'' scheduled air time put it in direct competition with ''[[Angel (1999 TV series)|Angel]]'' on [[The WB]]. Critics debated which of the similarly named shows would dominate the time-slot.{{sfn|Muir|2008|page=52}} Jonathon Storm from ''[[Philadelphia Media Network]]'' believed that ''Dark Angel'' would prove victorious,<ref name=storm/> while Brad Adgate, a research director at ''Horizon Media'', predicted that ''Dark Angel'' would only initially take the lead in the ratings, as ''Angel's'' strong fanbase would prevail in the long run.<ref name=sandra/> Brad Turrell, executive vice-president of Network Communication for the ''WB'' conceded that the heavy promotion for ''Dark Angel'' would give it higher initial ratings at first but believed that as ''Angel'' was a "better show" it would not be affected long-term. Concerned that there might be confusion between the two shows, the ''WB'' took out a full page ad in ''[[TV Guide]]'', which read "There is only ONE. [[David Boreanaz]] is ANGEL."<ref name=sandra/> ''Angel'' won the time slot when Fox moved the broadcast time of ''Dark Angel'' to 8:00 pm on Fridays for its second season,{{sfn|Muir|2008|page=52}} where it preceded the new series ''[[Pasadena (TV series)|Pasadena]]''.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713175852/http://www.popmatters.com/review/pasadena/ |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/pasadena/ |title=Pasadena |last=Tucker |first=Sarah |work=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref>

The final episode of the series aired on May 3, 2002, as a special 90-minute episode.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627073502/http://nypost.com/2002/05/02/king-cameron-kicks-butt/ |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url=https://nypost.com/2002/05/02/king-cameron-kicks-butt/ |title=King Cameron Kicks Butt |last=Stasi |first=Linda |date=May 2, 2002 |work=New York Post |access-date=June 23, 2015}}</ref> ''Dark Angel'' has been syndicated on [[Syfy]]<ref name=elka>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715151924/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/dark-angel |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/dark-angel# |title=Dark Angel |last=Karl |first=Elka |publisher=[[Common Sense Media]] |access-date=June 23, 2015|date=November 19, 2010 }}</ref> and the [[El Rey Network]] in the United States<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017131329/https://www.yahoo.com/tv/bp/robert-rodriguez-on-his-el-rey-network---television-in-a-way-that-nobody-gets-to-do-television-232142958.html?nf=1 |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/bp/robert-rodriguez-on-his-el-rey-network---television-in-a-way-that-nobody-gets-to-do-television-232142958.html |title=Robert Rodriguez on His El Rey Network: 'Television in a Way That Nobody Gets to Do Television' |date=March 13, 2014 |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> and on [[E4 (channel)|E4]]<ref name=four>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715103455/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dark-angel |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dark-angel |title=Dark Angel |publisher=[[E4 (channel)|E4]] |access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref> and the [[Horror Channel]] in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715153611/http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/shows.php?title=Dark%20Angel |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |url=http://www.horrorchannel.co.uk/shows.php?title=Dark%20Angel |title=Dark Angel |publisher=[[Horror Channel]] |access-date=June 22, 2015}}</ref>