ABC has just announced that two of its most popular shows, Grey’s Anatomy and Lost, have been given the go-ahead to shoot two-hour finales. In both cases, this means that plot arcs that were severely pruned because of the WGA strike will be given extra room to complete.
The news is especially good for Lost fans, as the series had been slated to run for sixteen episodes but was cut back to thirteen because of the strike. With the addition of an extra hour to the post-strike schedule, the show will now run the equivalent of fourteen eps – drastically reducing the expected need to condense its elaborate story arcs.
The Grey’s Anatomy two-hour finale will air on Thursday, May 22nd [9/8C] while the two-hour Lost finale will run Thursday, May 29 [9/8c]. Both shows return Thursday, April 24th with original episodes – Grey’s at 9/10C, and Lost at 10/9C.