'Lost' to return in January despite strike

Lost is to return for its fourth season in January, in spite of the ongoing writers' strike.

The cult series was due to air for an uninterrupted run of sixteen episodes next year, but production had been completed on just eight before the strike began last month.

Despite protests from Lost's executive producers, ABC has decided to press ahead with airing the half-season on Thursday nights at 9pm, beginning January 31. The show returns to Sky One in the UK in February, most likely February 3.

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