[RANT] Angel's canceled?

[TriggerHappy]

But the network execs aren't to blame, either. Broadcast TV is a for profit business. Profit comes from the price the network can get for advertising time. That, in turn, is determined by the size of the audience.

Which is why the cancellation of Angel is abit of a mystery.

Angel's ratings this season have been up 11.65% over the last. It's budget has also been dramatically reduced for season 5.

Granted, after 5 seasons the cast and crew contracts are usually renegotiated (with a pay hike for all involved). WB doesn't usually let shows go on for longer than 5 seasons (except their best performers) for this very reason.
Stil, it couldn't have been that huge of an increase in costs considering the already lowered budget and increase in ratings (and therfore advertising revenue). If ratings were down and the show cost as much as ever, the cancellation would make alot more sense. But it's not the case.

I guess WB expected more than 11.65% increase in ratings when they insisted for James Masters (Spike) to be brought aboard (season 5 would not have happened without Spike, by the way) :( .