IS Lost A repeat tonite?

[elismom]

Please say it isnt so?

 

[TiggerPiglet]

Yes, it's a repeat. There will not be a new one on until Jan. 11th

 

[eclectics]

Yes, it's a repeat. There will not be a new one on until Jan. 11th

Why have they started doing this extended blocks of repeats these last few years? Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth there used to be 25-30 (more or less) new episodes of each show and the networks starting in late fall showed them in order every week until they ran out (usually mid to late May) then repeats all summer till fall. How many episodes of these shows are produced now? It has to be less than 20. Two weeks in a row of new episodes is now a rarity. I hate it. Bah! Humbug!

 

[Terri C]

Yes, it's a repeat. There will not be a new one on until Jan. 11th

Bummer

 

[Crankyshank]

Why have they started doing this extended blocks of repeats these last few years? Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth there used to be 25-30 (more or less) new episodes of each show and the networks starting in late fall showed them in order every week until they ran out (usually mid to late May) then repeats all summer till fall. How many episodes of these shows are produced now? It has to be less than 20. Two weeks in a row of new episodes is now a rarity. I hate it. Bah! Humbug!

This season of Lost has 22 episodes. Most shows have orders of 22-24 episodes. They have hiatus now to allow for a holiday break. Personally I think they should save some new episodes to air during the break to avoid these long stretches of repeats

 

[bicker]

It has actually been this way since the early 1980s. For example, in 1980, Little House on the Prairie was broadcast from late September through early December. There were reruns broadcast in mid December and late December, and new episodes resumed in January. This continued through February sweeps, and then again reruns were broadcast through March and April before the final new episodes were broadcast during May sweeps.