Lost Ratings Slip

LOS ANGELES, February 16: ABC’s Lost fell to a ratings low for a new episode this week,
delivering 12.8 million viewers versus the time slot’s winner, CBS’s CSI:
NY with 14.63 million viewers.

This week’s viewership was down on the 14.5 million who
turned out for last week’s episode, marking the show’s return to the schedule
after a hiatus.

ABC has put its weight behind regaining Lost’s past ratings glory–the series was delivering
more than 20 million viewers in its first season. The network moved the show
from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. to get it out of the way of FOX’s ratings juggernaut, American
Idol. At the end of last year, Lost also saw some of its viewership eroded by CBS’s Criminal
Minds.

ABC is, however, hailing the success of the show in the key
18 to 49 demographic, where it secured a 5.6 rating and 14 share, versus the
4.4 rating and 11 share for CSI: NY.