"LOST" SET FOR THREE MORE YEARS

ABC GIVES VIEWERS 48 MORE ORIGINAL EPISODES OF THE HIT DRAMA "LOST,"
CULMINATING IN AN EXCITING SERIES CONCLUSION
Episodes Will Air Uninterrupted Over Three Seasons
Starting with the 2007-08 season, ABC will begin airing the 48
remaining original episodes of the hit drama "Lost," it was announced
today by Stephen McPherson, president, ABC Entertainment. The episodes
will air uninterrupted over three seasons (16 episodes each season),
with the series concluding in 2009-10 with a highly anticipated and
shocking finale.

http://www.abcmedianet.com/assets/pr%5Chtml/050707_01.html

ABC hit expires in 2010

In a potentially paradigm-shifting play, ABC has agreed to let the
producers of "Lost" set an expiration date for the series -- three
years in the future. Skein will now wrap after the production of 48
additional episodes that will be divided into three, shortened
16-episode seasons.

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