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"Lost" doesn't repeat well, and audiences especially complain about out-of-sequence reruns, or even pre-emptions, during the season. But a 22- or 23-episode season won't stretch from September to May without interruption.
Explains ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson: "We've really just listened to the audience about the repeats, and it felt like this was really the best way to run the show."
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So they get to have new Lost episodes for both May and Nov sweeps basically instead of running one long season and then having it finish before May Sweeps.