"Lost": The isle of mystery returns Jan. 21
The island is calling again...“Lost” returns to ABC on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
The fifth season of the fantasy-mystery skein will air Wednesdays at 9 p.m., after airing on Thursdays last season. The current occupant of the Wednesday 9 p.m. berth, ABC’s sophomore season drama “Private Practice,” will be relocated after “Lost” returns, ABC said Friday.
It’s expected that ABC will make more skedding changes on Wednesday in the near future, given the weak perf of 8 p.m.’s “Pushing Daisies” and 10 p.m.’s “Dirty Sexy Money” this fall. “Private Practice,” on the other hand, has been given a full-season order.
“Lost” will bow Jan. 21 with its usual season preem drill: two back to back segs from 9-11 p.m., preceded at 8 p.m. by a clip recap show.
(Sorry, as a reader points out, "Lost" has not previously bowed with back-to-back segs. The screeners ABC sent out at the start of season 4 and the bifurcated season 3 included at least two episodes, so that's the source of my late-on-a-Friday-afternoon confusion.)
Cynthia Littleton is deputy editor, news development at Variety and a veteran television reporter.
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Woo Hoo, LOST is back bitches!!!
Posted by: Colleen Andrews | November 08, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Im not a bitch
Posted by: Scott | November 08, 2008 at 08:25 PM
OMFG. I think I'm going to burst with excitement! FINALLY, only 2 more months to go!!
Posted by: A TOTAL LOST FREAK! | November 08, 2008 at 10:53 PM
The highest emotion.
In a winding
road you can
find the light
of a barrier, and
always, when
you try to
forget her, a
lovely emotion
discovers in sips
a delicate candle.
Francesco Sinibaldi
Posted by: Francesco Sinibaldi | November 09, 2008 at 06:52 AM
*explodes with excitement*
Ooh, and it looks like Sawyer and Juliet will have more time together this season...they never talk but when they do it is great.
Posted by: Nick | November 09, 2008 at 12:30 PM
WOOOOOOOOOOOO yes cant wait
and you are a bitch Scott lol.
Also yes it is back be yatches.
Posted by: Travis | November 09, 2008 at 04:30 PM
Whoo Hoo!! Mark the calendar, schedule the vacation day, call your other Lostie friends!!!
(i'm a closet Bitch and I could be your Bitch if you ask nicely)
Posted by: Scott II | November 10, 2008 at 05:27 PM
FINALLY!!!!! Counting the days...!!!
Posted by: CHARA | November 13, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Is this where we order pie?
Posted by: Jeffery | November 16, 2008 at 05:09 AM
Usual season premiere drill? This is the first time Lost's season has begun with back to back new episodes. Moreover, seasons 2 and 4 had a clip show immediately before the premiere, while season 3's first clip show was a week beforehand. To refer to this as the "usual drill" is quite a stretch.
Shoddy reporting aside, huzzah!
Posted by: Hexonxonx | November 16, 2008 at 07:37 AM
So looking forwrd to this.
I have been watching full episodes over and over on ABC.com
Whenever I have 4 days in a row to "veg" i watch all four seasons. I have done this already 3 times. Can you say Addicted... I need a life... but bow I have a new season to look forward to!!!!
YEAH!!!!!
Posted by: Lisa | November 30, 2008 at 02:39 PM
thank you, thank you, thank you! Life is so dull without Lost!
Who will be the bad guy on the island now that Ben left? Anybody got any ideas? Is the dog still on the island?
From the preview it looks like Daniel makes it back on.
Is Jin really dead? Is Jack still a drunk? Will Ben send Sayid to kill Penny? I CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT!
Posted by: suzie | November 30, 2008 at 08:58 PM
Well you all get to watch it on TV, I have to wait for it to come out on DVD. But I am glad to hear there is more. Oooooooooooooooooooooooh Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I watch season 1-2 in two weekends end of last year and only got to watch season 3 beginning of this year and watched season 4 this past weekend. Wicked stuff. Just a pity I won't get to see it sooner.
Posted by: chantel | December 02, 2008 at 12:20 AM
Whoo!
It's been such a difficult wait. This is all I live for anymore.
LOST fans unite!
Posted by: Frankenstein | December 29, 2008 at 07:03 PM
Sucks! Lost S04 ended baddly ... mistery turned to big pile of rushed story.
Will Lost S05 recover? I hope so ... now the "island moved" ... lol
Posted by: galgic | January 05, 2009 at 03:30 PM