11 and the woman behind the counter, i'm sorry, too late. they just closed the gate. i'll take the 11:00. went into the lounge, fell asleep, woke up about 45 minutes later to a commotion and the first plane had hit. >> unconfirmed report that a plane has crashed into one of the towers there. >> sat there and watched the second plane hit. >> another passenger plane hitting the world trade center. >> and i turned to the guy next to me and said, my god, that was the flight i was supposed to be on. >> the close call does not prompt seth, an avowed atheist to re-examine his world view. >> i'm not a fatalist. i was not shaken to the core. >> he keeps his focus on "family guy" but there trouble is brewing. >> whoops. >> ratings keep sliding as the show is bounced around the schedule by fox executives. >> they did not know their audience. they didn't know what they had. >> when the network announces its 2002 lineup, the word is