Lost Series

Lost is an American television drama series that was originally aired by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 22, 2004. It ran until May 23, 2010. There were six seasons with a total of 121 episodes. Lost is a drama series containing elements of science fiction and the supernatural. It follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet, flying between Sydney and Los Angeles. The plane crashes on a mysterious tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean.

Lost was created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, who share story-writing credits for the pilot episode, which Abrams directed. Throughout the show’s run, Lindelof and Carlton Cuse served as showrunners and head writers, working together with a large number of other executive producers and writers. Due to its large cast and the cost of filming, primarily on location in Oahu, Hawaii, the series was one of the most expensive on television, with the pilot alone costing over $14 million. 

Lost has been consistently ranked by critics as one of the greatest television dramas of all time. The first season brought in an estimated average of 16 million viewers per episode on ABC. During its sixth and final season, the show averaged over 11 million U.S. viewers per episode. 

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