Arts, Briefly: Lost Boosts ABC
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The return of âLost,â albeit a two-hour repeat of last seasonâs finale, buoyed ABCâs ratings on Wednesday during a night otherwise dominated by Foxâs âAmerican Idolâ and âThe Moment of Truth.â
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By Alan Pergament  It is deja vu all over again. Many of the pilots for the new television season -- especially on NBC and ABC -- are so good, that I'm having a "Lost"-like flashback to my first year as a television critic.
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I stopped watching TV in the late 90s. Unlike most things in my life I didn't do it (just) to advertise my excellence or to distance myself from the plebes. The driving reason was that my access to TV at the time was extremely limited. But I also felt that TV writing wasn't up to par with my intellectual pursuits. I only got back to watching TV two or so years ago. And I was flabbergasted - yes, flabbergasted - at the apparent increased quality of TV writing. The main reason for this is the rise of the TV serial.
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LOS ANGELES  - ABC packed 'em in once  again on Wednesday with "Lost," and Barbara Walters did pretty  well herself with her year-end "10 Most Fascinating People of  2004" special.
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Actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has become the third cast member of ABC's Lost to be arrested for traffic violations in Hawaii.  The actor who plays Mr.
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ABC News' long-form  programming unit is getting out on the track with a documentary  series that will take a behind-the-scenes look at the world of
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The ABC drama &quot;Lost&quot; is  coming to interactive entertainment next year through a deal  between the show&#039;s Disney-owned producer Touchstone Television  and French game publisher Ubisoft.
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By LYNN ELBER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Sometimes a TV series needs a tuneup. Tweak the plots, juice the promotion, and it may end up a challenger in the ratings race.
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The dramatic combo of "Lost" and "Alias" packed a punch again on Wednesday, giving ABC the nightly win in primetime by a wide margin.
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Thousands of fans swamped Waikiki to get a glimpse of the stars of ABC's castaway drama "Lost" and see a preview of the third season.
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ABC and CBS split the nightly win on another active Wednesday in primetime.
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LOS ANGELES  - Two hours of fictional  disaster drama and an hourlong special on the real-life tsunami  tragedy in Asia kept ABC atop the primetime standings  Wednesday.
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A 'lost' episode of comedy series The Honeymooners is found.  Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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As promised, &quot;Lost&quot; viewers were left with plenty to ponder but juicy answers to savor as well, thanks to Wednesday&#039;s season finale of the ABC mystical adventure series.
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"Lost" will return next month after an absence of eight months, but fans of the TV drama may still feel deprived because of the Hollywood writers strike.
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French fans of the hit ABC television  series "Lost" can watch the show just one day after it airs in  the United States, thanks to a new deal between Walt Disney Co  and France's TF1.
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'The Sopranos' gets a swan song. 'Lost' gets overlooked. Spike gets spiked. A closer look at the nominees for TV's top prizes.