ABC Sets 'Lost' Premiere Date

Return of show set for Wednesday, Jan. 21

By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 11/7/2008 11:00:00 AM

ABC will premiere season five of its serialized drama Lost Wednesday Jan. 21, according to the network.

ABC will air a clip show at 8 p.m., followed by the first and second episodes of the new season at 9 and 10 p.m. respectively.

The series will return to its normal 9 p.m. Wednesday slot the following week.

Season four of Lost was scheduled on Thursday’s at 9 p.m., the new season will return the series to Wednesdays, where it made its debut on the network.

ABC had scheduled Private Practice in the Wednesday slot, it will announce its new timeslot next week.

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