Sydney Bristow will be taking her spy skills to TNT next year.

The cable network has secured syndication rights to ABC's "Alias" for the relatively low sum of about $200,000 per episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show will join TNT's weekday lineup of acquired drama series, which includes "Law & Order," "NYPD Blue" and "Angel," in the fall of 2005.

Buena Vista Television Distribution, ABC's syndication arm, had been asking for up to $1 million when it first put "Alias" on the market last year. The lower fee is due largely to the fact that while the series has a fiercely loyal audience, it's not a very big audience. It's averaging about 8.2 million viewers a week this season.

The convoluted plots on "Alias," which centers on CIA agent Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner), were also seen as a factor driving down the per-episode fee. Series with self-contained episodes, such as "Law & Order" or "Without a Trace," another recent TNT acquisition, generally bring higher prices.

One potential plus for TNT is that some viewers might be seeing "Alias" for the first time in syndication, which could help boost its numbers.