A big finish for 'Lost' gets bigger by a half-hour

[May 06, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- "Lost" has found an added half-hour to expand its big series conclusion.

ABC says the May 23rd finale originally scheduled for two hours is now set to air from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Eastern.

Preceding the finale will be a retrospective special, "Lost: The Final Journey," airing from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern. It will look back at the past six seasons of this mystical thriller.

And to finish out the big night, ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel bids the series farewell on a special edition of his show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Aloha to 'Lost,'" airing from 12:05 a.m. to 1:05 a.m. Eastern.

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