Buffy The Vampire Slayer

US network The WB will bow out with a rebroadcast of the pilots from some of its signature series, according to Variety.

The WB’s final night - set for Sunday, September 17, a day before replacement network The CW launches - will begin at 5pm with the pilot of JJ Abrams’ Felicity.

Angel will air at 6pm, ahead of the two-hour premiere episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The final show to air on The WB will be Dawson’s Creek, regarded by many as the network’s single most successful series.

"This will be an homage to our shows," promised network head Garth Ancier.

The final night will also be punctuated with flashbacks to some of the network’s most memorable promos and image campaigns from its eleven-year history.