“Roswell’ The End Well?
By Lynette Rice

Want to persuade a network to renew a show? Try condiments. Rabid fans of Roswell have barraged The WB with bottles of Tabasco sauce (the series’ alien kids can’t get enough of the stuff) in an attempt to keep the freshman alive. A save-the-show campaign (via e-mail) has also been launched for Felicity. Both shows could use the help: After a rosy start, Roswell faltered because producers couldn’t decide whether it was a love story or science fiction; and after a bang-up first season, Felicity lost viewers when it moved to Sunday nights. So they’ll remain on the renewal bubble, unless they show promise in their new time slots (Roswell moved to 9p.m. Mondays and Felicity to 9p.m. Wednesdays). “The shows are in question because of ratings,” admits exec VP of programming Jordan Levin. “We want to bring them back. But we also want to make a case to advertisers that these shows are growing, not declining.” Perhaps fans should forgo Tobasco for a little Miracle-Gro.