Thoughts on Season 2 Opener

[WilCap]

What is everyone's thought on the first episode of Season 2?

I thought the episode was amazing... I was on my feet most of the episode. I was a bit disappointed that nothing about the raft was mentioned, but I knew that wasn't gonna happen, but still disappointed. The mystery of the hatch is what kept me going, Jack's story with his wife was pretty good too. But when I saw him running with Desmond in the stadium, I knew it was him in the hatch. And what happen to Kate? I can't wait till next week

[Pavan]

Brilliant! Wow, that hatch. We will learn much more on the hatch in 2 weeks. Next week focuses on the raft survivors.

Excellent ratings, too. Dominated the hour (13.7/20), Housewives style!

[WilCap]

Did ABC win the night, or did repeats of CSI help CBS?

[Pavan]

ABC of course won the night. #1 in each half hour.

[Pavan]

A Quick Take for Wednesday, September 21, 2005 (Based on Fast Affiliate Ratings)

Marking its Strongest Season Opening Wednesday in a Decade, ABC Wins the Night by 8.1 Million Viewers and by 121% in Adults 18-49

“Destination Lost” Clip-Show Makes ABC No. 1 at 8pm, Besting the Series Debut of “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart” by 6.9 Million Viewers and 124% in Adults 18- 49

Hitting Series Highs Across the Board and Overshadowing its Competition, “Lost” Qualifies as ABC’s Most-Watched Fall Drama Premiere in 10 Years

In its Series Debut, “Invasion” Dominates NBC’s “Law & Order,” Representing ABC’s Top Numbers for a Scripted Telecast in the Time Slot in the Last 5 Seasons

Wednesday Night (8:00-11:00 p.m.)
ABC delivered a dominant victory on the first Wednesday of the season, beating its nearest competitors on the night by 8.1 million viewers (18.2 million vs. 10.1 million – NBC) and by 121% in Adults 18-49 (7.5/20 vs. 3.4/9 – CBS).
ABC won each half-hour of the evening, claiming the Top 3 TV shows of the night in both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, with the second season premiere of “Lost,” the series debut of “Invasion” and the “Destination Lost” special.

* ABC produced its strongest season opening Wednesday night in 10 years among Total Viewers and in 9 years among Adults 18-49 – since 9/20/95 and 9/18/96, respectively.

“Destination Lost” (8:00-9:00 p.m.) A special clip-show recapping the first season of “Lost” drove ABC to a strong No. 1 in the opening hour of Wednesday’s primetime. “Destination Lost” defeated second-place NBC in the hour -- with its high-profile series debut of “The Apprentice: Martha Stewart” -- by almost 7 million viewers (14.6 million vs. 7.7 million) and by 124% in Adults 18-49 (5.6/16 vs. 2.5/7). In fact, ABC topped the combined delivery of NBC and CBS, each with series premieres in the hour, in the key young adult sales demo (5.6/16 vs. 4.8/14 CBS and NBC combined).

“Lost” (9:00-10:00 p.m.) Surging from its healthy lead-in, the second season opener of ABC’s “Lost” overshadowed its nearest time period competition by 13.7 million viewers (23.1 million vs. 9.4 million – NBC’s debut of “E-Ring”) and by 203% in Adults 18-49 (10.0/24 vs. 3.3/8 – CBS’ “C.S.I” special).

* “Lost” achieved series highs in viewers, across each of the adult demographics and among teens. The show was up dramatically from its year-ago series debut, growing by 4.4 million viewers and by 47% in Adults 18-49 (18.7 million & 6.8/20 on 9/22/04).

* “Lost” represents ABC’s most-watched fall drama premiere in a decade and its highest-rated among Adults 18-49 since 1996 – since 10/24/95 and 10/15/96, respectively.

“Invasion” (10:00-11:00 p.m.) The series debut of ABC’s “Invasion” posted a commanding win in its time period, besting the second-place networks by 3.8 million viewers (16.9 million vs. 13.1 million – NBC’s “Law & Order”) and by 58% in Adults 18-49 (7.1/18 vs. 4.5/11 – CBS’s “C.S.I.”).

* In viewers and young adults, “Invasion” produced ABC’s strongest numbers in the time period since December 2003. The show marked the Net’s strongest numbers with a scripted show in the time period in the last 5 seasons – prior to the 2000-01 season, ABC aired newsmagazines in the hour.

Source: NTI (Fast Affiliate Ratings) 9/21/05.

[jmoney48]

here is the episode #202 teaser
enjoy!
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=28D99NAA

[The Chauffeur]

I wonder if Desmond brought down the plane, like magnetically or something, well maybe not Desmond actually, but maybe it was some kind of government test area, and the place was surrounded by magnetic fields designed to bring down anything that came to close to them. Like a manmade Bermuda Triangle. It's a longshot, but I wonder

[AnaheimPMWitch]

I was a bit baffled and what happened to Kate??? But it was good
(as for that comment about CSI being OBSESSED with that show I WATCHED BOTH but thats just me)

[jmoney48]

i dont like how they introduce a character .... how they play a flashback... and then show them present day... i would rather see background info after they meet them in real life. meh

[Coffeecup]

I found the flashbacks to be a tad long. I was waiting for Jack flash forward and be at the island. Did someone mention that the paralyzed woman was his wife? I was happy she regained her power but really thought it was going to be a sad scene. The Mama Cass music was great. It made me think , is the time the show takes place the early 1970s?
That night I watched Martha Stewarts new show and was really surprised how well the review hour of Lost did. It did twice as well as Martha's new show. Considering a devout Lost watchers has seen the plots, I figured the review would get so so watchers.

[jmoney48]

maybe that new dr duded landed on the island in the 1970's and had music or something (?)

[globalspot28]

I thought it was awesome, especially the beginning. I can't wait till they tell us what happened to the folks on the raft.