Exclusive: Lost Finds Post-Grey's Berth!
Grey's Anatomy by Frank Ockenfels/ABC; Lost by Art Streiber/Bob D'Amico/ABC
The writers' strike may end up being the best thing that ever happened to
Lost.
ABC is said to be finalizing a post-strike spring schedule that not only hands
Lost its best available time slot, but promises to further strengthen the network's stronghold on Thursday night.
According to multiple sources, ABC plans on airing this season's final five*
Lost episodes on Thursdays at 10 pm/ET beginning in late April, where it will follow all-new episodes of
Grey's freakin'
Anatomy! Throw in fresh installments of
Ugly Betty at 8 pm and you've got yourself the most formidable one-two-three punch since the early days of CBS'
Survivor/
CSI/
Without a Trace smashup. Creatively speaking, I'd go so far as to say this rivals NBC's storied Must-See-TV juggernaut back in the '90s.
And I haven't even gotten to the
best part.
The
best part is that I'm hearing that ABC is strongly considering keeping this dream lineup intact this fall... and
beyond.
I don't know about you, but this almost makes up for ABC's mishandling of [insert any number of show titles here].
* This just in: I'm now hearing that
Lost's final arc may consist of
six episodes, not five. No, Team Darlton isn't making an extra episode this season. Rather, the final installment of the current run (aka Episode 8) will likely be held to kick off the final batch of five. According to my spies, Episode 7 makes for a better, more logical, break. Discuss....
