ABC Medianet is ABC's official distribution point for press release content. Lostpedia considers information from ABC Medianet as canonical. This content comes in several forms, including press releases (from Jeff Fordis), promotional photos (by Mario Perez), the Primetime Grid (in Microsoft Excel format), and the Press Release Bundle (in PDF and Microsoft Word format).
Press releases[]
Press releases are released episodically and for other special events. They are usually released on Mondays, in most cases around 3 weeks before the airdate of the episode the release is for. Jeff Fordis, ABC Media Relations Correspondent is responsible for the press releases.
Episode press releases[]
An episodic press release contains:
- Name of the episode
- Date and time the episode will air
- Main Cast of Lost
- Guest stars and their characters appearing in the episode
- Director and writers of episode
- Notice about broadcasting information
- Parental guideline (sometimes)
Note: Some of the episodic press releases are marked as "unknown". It is not known whether there was a press release for that episode, nor when it was published. Others are listed as "n/a" in which case no press release was issued for that episode.
Season 1[]
Episode | Original Airing | Rebroadcast | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Transcript | Date | Transcript | |
"Pilot, Part 1" | September 3, 2004 | Yes | May 12, 2005 May 3, 2010 |
Yes Yes |
"Pilot, Part 2" |
September 13, 2004 |
Yes | May 23, 2005 May 3, 2010 |
Yes Yes |
"Tabula Rasa" |
September 20, 2004 |
Yes | May 27, 2005 | Yes |
"Walkabout" |
September 27, 2004 |
Yes | June 6, 2005 | Yes |
"White Rabbit" |
October 4, 2004 |
Yes | June 13, 2005 | Yes |
"House of the Rising Sun" |
October 11, 2004 |
Yes | June 20, 2005 | Yes |
"The Moth" |
October 18, 2004 |
Yes | June 27, 2005 | Yes |
"Confidence Man" |
October 25, 2004 |
Yes | July 1, 2005 | Yes |
"Solitary" |
November 1, 2004 |
Yes | July 11, 2005 | Yes |
"Raised by Another" |
November 15, 2004 |
Yes | January 14, 2005 | Yes |
"All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" |
November 22, 2004 |
Yes | July 18, 2005 | Yes |
"Whatever the Case May Be" |
December 20, 2004 |
Yes | February 28, 2005 | Yes |
"Hearts and Minds" |
December 27, 2004 |
Yes | March 7, 2005 | Yes |
"Special" | December 31, 2004 | Yes | March 28, 2005 | Yes |
"Homecoming" | January 24, 2005 | Yes | unknown | No |
"Outlaws" | January 31, 2005 | Yes | August 1, 2005 | Yes |
"...In Translation" | February 7, 2005 | Yes | August 10, 2005 | Yes |
"Numbers" | February 14, 2005 | Yes | August 15, 2005 | Yes |
"Deus Ex Machina" | March 14, 2005 | Yes | August 15, 2005 | Yes |
"Do No Harm" | March 21, 2005 | Yes | August 22, 2005 | Yes |
"The Greater Good" | April 18, 2005 | Yes | unknown | No |
"Born to Run" | April 25, 2005 | Yes | unknown | No |
"Exodus, Part 1" | May 2, 2005 | Yes | August 22, 2005 | Yes |
"Exodus, Part 2" | May 9, 2005 | Yes | August 29, 2005 | Yes |
Season 2[]
Episode | Original Airing | Rebroadcast | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Transcript | Date | Transcript | |
"Man of Science, Man of Faith" | September 2, 2005 | Yes | unknown | No |
"Adrift" | September 12, 2005 | Yes | May 22, 2006 | Yes |
"Orientation" | September 19, 2005 | Yes | May 26, 2006 | Yes |
"Everybody Hates Hugo" | September 26, 2005 | Yes | June 5, 2006 | Yes |
"...And Found" | October 3, 2005 | Yes | June 5, 2006 | Yes |
"Abandoned" | October 24, 2005 | Yes | June 12, 2006 | Yes |
"The Other 48 Days" | October 31, 2005 | Yes | June 12, 2006 | Yes |
"Collision" | November 7, 2005 | Yes | June 19, 2006 | Yes |
"What Kate Did" | November 14, 2005 | Yes | June 19, 2006 | Yes |
"The 23rd Psalm" | December 21, 2005 | Yes | June 26, 2006 | Yes |
"The Hunting Party" | December 30, 2005 | Yes | June 26, 2006 | Yes |
"Fire + Water" | January 9, 2006 | Yes | June 26, 2006 | Yes |
"The Long Con" | January 23, 2006 | Yes | July 10, 2006 | Yes |
"One of Them" | January 30, 2006 | Yes | July 14th, 2006 | Yes |
"Maternity Leave" | February 13, 2006 | Yes | unknown | No |
"The Whole Truth" | March 6, 2006 | Yes | July 24, 2006 | Yes |
"Lockdown" | March 13, 2006 | Yes | July 31, 2006 | Yes |
"Dave" | March 20, 2006 | Yes | unknown | No |
"S.O.S." | March 20, 2006 | Yes | unknown | No |
Lost: Reckoning | April 17, 2006 | Yes | unknown | Yes |
"Two for the Road" | April 17, 2006 | Yes | unknown | No |
"?" | April 24, 2006 | Yes | August 04,2006 | No |
"Three Minutes" | May 1, 2006 | Yes | unknown | No |
"Live Together, Die Alone" | May 8, 2006 | Yes | September 11, 2006 | No |
Season 3[]
Episode | Original Airing | Rebroadcast/Enhanced | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Transcript | Date | Transcript | |
"A Tale of Two Cities" | September 18, 2006 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Glass Ballerina" | September 26, 2006 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Further Instructions" | October 02, 2006 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Every Man for Himself" | October 09, 2006 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Cost of Living" | October 16, 2006 | Yes | n/a | No |
"I Do" | October 23, 2006 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Not in Portland" | January 22, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Flashes Before Your Eyes" | January 29, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Stranger in a Strange Land" | February 05, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" | February 12, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Enter 77" | February 16, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Par Avion" | February 26, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Man from Tallahassee" | March 05, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Exposé" | March 08, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Left Behind" | March 19, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"One of Us" | March 26, 2007 | Yes | April 16, 2007 | Yes |
"Catch-22" | April 03, 2007 | Yes | April 09, 2007 | Yes |
"D.O.C." | April 09, 2007 | Yes | April 16, 2007 | No |
"The Brig" | April 16, 2007 | Yes | April 23, 2007 | Yes |
"The Man Behind the Curtain" | April 23, 2007 | Yes | April 30, 2007 | Yes |
"Greatest Hits" | April 30, 2007 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Through the Looking Glass" | May 07, 2007 | Yes | January 14, 2008 | Yes |
Season 4[]
Episode | Original Airing | Rebroadcast/Enhanced | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Transcript | Date | Transcript | |
"The Beginning of the End" | January 14, 2008 | Yes | January 18, 2008 | No |
"Confirmed Dead" | January 18, 2008 | Yes | January 28, 2008 | Yes |
"The Economist" | January 28, 2008 | Yes | February 4, 2008 | Yes |
"Eggtown" | February 4, 2008 | Yes | February 11, 2008 | No |
"The Constant" | February 11, 2008 | Yes | February 15, 2008 | No |
"The Other Woman" | February 15, 2008 | Yes | February 22, 2008 | No |
"Ji Yeon" | February 22, 2008 | Yes | March 31, 2008 | No |
"Meet Kevin Johnson" | February 29, 2008 | Yes | March 31, 2008 | No |
"The Shape of Things to Come" | April 7, 2008 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Something Nice Back Home" | April 14, 2008 | Yes | May 5, 2008 | Yes |
"Cabin Fever" | April 21, 2008 | Yes | May 5, 2008 | Yes |
"There's No Place Like Home, Part 1" | April 28, 2008 | Yes | May 5, 2008 December 22, 2008 |
Yes Yes |
"There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3" | May 12, 2008 | Yes | December 22, 2008 | Yes |
Season 5[]
Episode | Original Airing | Rebroadcast/Enhanced | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Transcript | Date | Transcript | |
"Because You Left" | December 31, 2008 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Lie" | December 31, 2008 | Yes | January 12, 2009 | Yes |
"Jughead" | January 12, 2009 | Yes | January 16, 2009 | Yes |
"The Little Prince" | January 16, 2009 | Yes | January 26, 2009 | Yes |
"This Place Is Death" | January 26, 2009 | Yes | February 2, 2009 | Yes |
"316" | February 2, 2009 | Yes | February 9, 2009 | Yes |
"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" | February 9, 2009 | Yes | February 13, 2009 | Yes |
"LaFleur" | February 13, 2009 | Yes | February 23, 2009 | Yes |
"Namaste" | March 2, 2009 | Yes | n/a | No |
"He's Our You" | March 9, 2009 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Whatever Happened, Happened" | March 16, 2009 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Dead Is Dead" | March 23, 2009 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Some Like It Hoth" | March 30, 2009 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Variable" | April 13, 2009 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Follow the Leader" | April 20, 2009 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Incident, Parts 1 & 2" | April 27, 2009 | Yes | January 11, 2010 | No |
Season 6[]
Episode | Original Airing | Rebroadcast/Enhanced | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Date | Transcript | Date | Transcript | |
"LA X, Part 1" | January 15, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"LA X, Part 2" | January 15, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"What Kate Does" | February 3, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Substitute" | February 10, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Lighthouse" | February 17, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Sundown" | February 18, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Dr. Linus" | March 3, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Recon" | March 10, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Ab Aeterno" | March 17, 2010 | Yes | April 12, 2010 | Yes |
"The Package" | March 24, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Happily Ever After" | March 31, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Everybody Loves Hugo" | April 07, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Last Recruit" | April 14, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The Candidate" | April 27, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"Across the Sea" | May 5, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"What They Died For" | May 12, 2010 | Yes | n/a | No |
"The End" | TBA | n/a | n/a | No |
"The End" | TBA | n/a | n/a | No |
Other press releases[]
Press releases are also released for events such as the beginning of seasons, clip shows or information on the show and future seasons or episodes.
Event | Release Date | Transcript |
---|---|---|
Lost: The Journey | April 10 2005 | Yes |
Lost Experience to reveal meaning behind mysterious numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42 | July 25, 2006 | Yes |
Season 3 | August 04, 2006 | Yes |
Global interactive phenomenon "The Lost Experience" comes to a close with final live worldwide internet radio broadcast hosted by DJ DAN | September 20, 2006 | Yes |
Character video back stories | February 13,2007 | No |
Lost to conclude in 2009-10 Television Season | May 7, 2007 | Yes |
Season 4 | December 14, 2007 | Yes |
Lost in 8:15 (online recap) | December 26, 2007 | Yes |
Oceanic Airlines announces its return to the airways | December 28, 2007 | Yes |
"Lost: Past, Present and Future" | January 14, 2008 | Yes |
Discover Lost in Marvel Comics | January 23, 2008 | Yes |
Teleconference with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse (Audio) | April 1, 2008 | No |
ABC announces special two-hour finales of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Lost" | April 14, 2008 | No |
Lost teleconference reminder (Audio) | April 15, 2008 | No |
ABC launches Lostscape | April 18, 2008 | No |
Lost Book Club Release | July 1, 2008 | Yes |
ABC.COM Launches Lost: Showdown | January 20, 2009 | Yes |
ABC's Lost Wins Peabody Award | April 1, 2009 | Yes |
Season 6 | November 19, 2009 | Yes |
ABC announces “LOST” The Final Season Sweepstakes | December 29, 2009 | Yes |
"Lost: Final Chapter" (note: this episode was originally titled "Lost: Beginning of the End") | January 15, 2010 | Yes |
ABC announces a special screening of "Lost" at "Sunset on the Beach" | January 25, 2010 | Yes |
"Lost" Full Cast Prints are now available | February 1, 2010 | Yes |
Series Finale airdate | February 3, 2010 | Yes |
Online ratings for Lost premiere | February 8, 2010 | Yes |
Commentary with Daniel Roebuck | February 11, 2010 | Yes |
Commentary with Rob Kyker | February 16, 2010 | Yes |
Lost premiere posts record DVR ratings | February 22, 2010 | Yes |
Commentary with John Lachonis (DocArzt) | February 22, 2010 | Yes |
Fan promo contest | March 2, 2010 | Yes |
Commentary with Michael Emerson | March 15, 2010 | Yes |
Music Videos for Lost Characters | March 17, 2010 | Yes |
Lost Symphony Release | April 22, 2010 | Yes |
"The Candidate Collection" Photo sale | April 29, 2010 | Yes |
ABC's "Lost" finale extended by a half-hour | May 5, 2010 | Yes |
ABC and Verizon offer Lost fans opportunity to say farewell | May 11, 2010 | Yes |
Notes[]
- Press releases are not always accurate or correct. In some Season 3 episodes certain characters and guest stars were left off the press release as they would give away information the producers/writers wanted to keep secret until the episode. Such appearances as Walt in the finale or DHARMA employees in "The Man Behind the Curtain" were not included in the press releases for those episodes. Some guest stars that are listed in press releases are not actually seen in the episodes due to their lines being cut. These guest stars are still credited however.
- Additionally, they sometimes refer to deleted scenes (most likely deleted extremely close to airdate), like the press release for Adrift hyping up Jolene Blalock's involvement when all of her scenes were cut or the press release for Further Instructions describing the episode's deleted Nikki & Paulo subplot.
- A few cast members have been credited as guest stars in the press releases while billed as series regulars in the on-screen credits - Emilie de Ravin in the first 15 episodes of season 1, Malcolm David Kelley in season 2, Rodrigo Santoro and Kiele Sanchez in season 3, Jeremy Davies and Ken Leung in season 4, Rebecca Mader in season 4 and season 5 and Henry Ian Cusick in season 6.
Primetime grids[]
Primetime Grids are released by ABC usually every week. A primetime grid is a Microsoft Excel document that has the primetime line up for ABC for the following 4 weeks. Grids usually reveal the names of upcoming Lost episodes before they are released In Press Releases.
A Primetime Grid contains:
- The names of the episodes airing for the next four weeks of Lost.
- The airdates as well as air times for the episodes.
- They also show information on airing of past episodes again, reruns.
- Sometimes contain one or two of the special guest stars (eg. Billy Dee Williams makes a special appearance).
- Rebroadcasts and special Lost clip shows.
Promotional images[]
ABC Medianet releases promotional photography for each episode of Lost in advance of the airing of it. The pictures are taken by photographer Mario Perez, who takes most images as the actual scenes are being filmed. The images are hosted on Medianet's servers and available to anyone with an ABC Medianet account.
See also[]
External links[]
- List of Lost Press Releases
- ABC Studios Medianet - the PR arm of ABC Studios, formerly Touchstone Television