Angel is an American fantasy drama television series created by Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt as a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which details the ongoing trials of the vampire, Angel, who has his human soul restored to him by gypsies as a punishment for the murder of one of their own.
The series originally aired in the USA on The WB from 5 October 1999 to 19 May 2004. There are 110 hour-long episodes in five seasons.
Angel originally aired in South Africa on M-Net from 3 March, 2000 to 4 June, 2004. It later aired on DStv's M-Net Series channel and on TopTV's Fox Entertainment channel. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 5 premiered on Fox Entertainment on Saturday 8 January 2011, at 22h30. New episodes broadcast daily, seven days a week. There are 22 episodes in the fifth and final season.
Fox Repeats
Daily: 01h30, 04h30
Synopsis
Angelus, one of the most gruesome vampires ever, terrified the world for over two centuries.
Until he killed the wrong girl and her gypsy family cursed him, forcing the return of his soul and tormenting him with the guilt of all the innocent people he has killed.
He now goes by the name of Angel and fights to help the helpless and protect them from the dark forces.
Angel lived in Sunnydale for three years with his girlfriend, Buffy, fighting vampires, but he's left the suburbs behind to move to Los Angeles, where he continues the fight against evil.
With old and new friends he takes on vampires, demons, lawyers and many other dark forces that seem to find their way to L.A.
His tormented angst and brooding intensity make him a hero to be reckoned with, as he strives to free his soul from the torment he has inflicted and to find redemption.
Seasons
Each season consists of 22 hour-long episodes
Season 1
Channel: M-Net | Premiere: 3 Mar 2000 | Finale: 28 Jul 2000 | Fridays, 17h00
Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 8 Jan 2006 | Finale: 4 Jun 2006 | Sundays, 22h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 3 May 2010 | Finale: 24 May 2010 | Daily, 23h15
Season 2
Channel: M-Net | Premiere: 2 Mar 2001 | Finale: 27 Jul 2001 | Fridays, 17h00
Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 12 Nov 2006 | Finale: 8 Apr 2007 | Sundays, 22h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 25 May 2010 | Finale: 15 Jun 2010 | Daily, 23h15
Season 3
Channel: M-Net | Premiere: 1 Mar 2002 | Finale: 26 Jul 2002 | Fridays, 17h00
Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 16 Sep 2007 | Finale: 10 Feb 2008 | Sundays, 22h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 16 Jun 2010 | Finale: 7 Jul 2010 | Daily, 23h15
Season 4
Channel: M-Net | Premiere: 24 Jan 2003 | Finale: 27 Jun 2003 | Fridays, 17h00
Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 17 Feb 2008 | Finale: 13 Jul 2008 | Sundays, 22h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 17 Dec 2010 | Finale: 7 Jan 2011 | Daily, 22h30
Season 5
Channel: M-Net | Premiere: 9 Jan 2004 | Finale: 4 Jun 2004 | Fridays, 17h00
Channel: M-Net Series | Premiere: 20 Jul 2008 | Finale: 14 Dec 2008 | Sundays, 22h00
Channel: Fox Entertainment | Premiere: 8 Jan 2011 | Finale: 29 Jan 2011 | Daily, 22h30