The penultimate fifth season will debut with a three hour premiere on January 21. Much like Heroes did this year, the first hour will be a recap episode, followed by “Because You Left” and “The Lie”.
Sources say ABC is scheduling a two-hour premiere for the fifth season debut of the Emmy-winning thriller on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The premiere will be preceded by a one-hour clip show (so three hours of “Lost” total).
No word yet on where it will end up permanently, but ABC is expected to make an announcement next week about the Wednesday night lineup. Here’s hoping it’ll be Pushing Daisies, Private Practice and Lost.
THR writes that "ABC has lined up 17 episodes for 2009, which is one hour more than the show’s now-standard 16-episode tally. The network added an extra hour to compensate for last year, which was cut short due to the strike. Also, yesterday THR reported that Reiko Aylesworth is in negotiations for a major recurring role on the show."
Reported by TV Jab and THR.
