ABC's "Alias" to end run in May 2006
{{date|November 28, 2005}}

The American TV show ''[[w:Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' will end in May 2006 after five seasons, [[w:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] said Wednesday. No reason for the cancellation has been given. 

''Alias'' stars [[w:Jennifer Garner|Jennifer Garner]] as top secret [[w:Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] [[w:agent (law)|agent]] [[w:Sydney Bristow|Sydney Bristow]]. Garner has won a [[w:Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and a [[w:Screen Actors Guild|Screen Actors Guild]] award for her performances in the show.

''Alias'' currently airs Thursdays at 8:00 PM EST on ABC. This has led to a drop in ratings as it is opposite [[w:CBS|CBS]]' popular [[w:reality television|reality TV show]] ''[[w:Survivor (TV series)|Survivor: Guatemala]]''.

Last season ''Alias'' averaged 10.3 million viewers per week according to [[w:Nielsen Media Research|Nielsen Media Research]]. This season they only averaged 7 million viewers per week.

== Links ==
* [http://abc.go.com/primetime/alias/ Alias homepage]

== Sources ==
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* {{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4465658.stm
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The American TV show Alias will end in May 2006 after five seasons, ABC said Wednesday. No reason for the cancellation has been given. 

Alias stars Jennifer Garner as top secret CIA agent Sydney Bristow. Garner has won a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild award for her performances in the show.

Alias currently airs Thursdays at 8:00 PM EST on ABC. This has led to a drop in ratings as it is opposite CBS' popular reality TV show Survivor: Guatemala.

Last season Alias averaged 10.3 million viewers per week according to Nielsen Media Research. This season they only averaged 7 million viewers per week.

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