Lost (season 1)

This article contains a summary of the first season of the American fictional drama/adventure television series Lost, which aired first in the USA and Canada from September 22, 2004 to May 25, 2005.

The season was produced by Touchstone Television (now ABC Television Studio), Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and was aired on the ABC Network in the U.S. The executive producers for the first season were J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse with Jesse Alexander and Jeff Pinkner serving as executive consultants. The staff writers were J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Jesse Alexander, Jeff Pinkner, David Fury, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Leonard Dick, Jennifer Johnson, Christian Taylor, Paul Dini, Lynne E. Litt, Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. Some of the first season's episodes were written or co-written by writers on a freelance basis. The regular directors throughout the season were J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Stephen Williams, Tucker Gates, Greg Yaitanes and Kevin Hooks. Its incidental music was composed by Michael Giacchino. In addition to the twenty-four regular episodes in season one, a special, "Lost: The Journey", was aired on April 27, 2005.