The most critically acclaimed TV show, Lost, is a blend between the novel Lord of the Flies, the movie Cast Away, the TV series Gilligans Island and reality show Survivor. The show is produced by ABC studios, Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and is said to be one of the most expensive shows on television. It is also the show with the most expensive pilot episode, costing approximately $10-14 million. The pilot episode was first aired on the ABC network on September 22, 2004.

A commercial passenger jet, Ocean Airlines Flight 815, flying from Sydney to Los Angeles, carrying 342 passengers crashes on one of its routine flights. It leaves 72 survivors, including a dog, on a totally deserted island somewhere in the South Pacific. The survivors are isolated from the rest of the world and have no means of communicating to anyone outside the island. In the opening season, there were 14 major roles including a former Iraqi Republican guard, a troubled surgeon, a con man, and an unlucky lottery winner. The show follows the lives of these survivors and how they work with each other, to barely stay alive.

The cast is made up of Naveen Andrews (as Sayid Jarrah), Emilie de Ravin (as Claire Littleton), Matthew Fox (as Jack Shephard), Jorge Garcia (as Hugo “Hurley” Reyes) and many more.

The series had been nominated for the Golden Globe Awards every year and won it in 2006 for the best drama series. It won 2 Emmy Awards in 2005 for the Outstanding Drama Series and for best director to J.J. Adams for his work in the pilot. The show also bagged three Guild Awards in 2005.

The show completed 4 seasons and the 5th season is scheduled to commence on January, 2009. It has developed a strong fan base in America and has become a part of American popular culture.