Hey, look…another Lost story! And it’s not even Thursday yet!

One of the big questions when it was announced that Lost would jump to the Grey’s Anatomy spot on Thursdays was what would happen when Grey’s returned after the strike. ABC has announced that, once the stars align and Grey’s and Lost are both showing new episodes in April, Grey’s will return to the 9/8c slot, and Lost will move to the later slot of 10/9c.

Sidenote…has there ever been a show that jumped around as much as Lost? It started Wednesdays at 8, then moved to 9, and then to 10, then back to 9, then to Thursdays at 9, and then to Thursdays at 10. It’s amazing that it has retained any viewers.

Anyway, back on topic. Another interesting bit is that, since episode 7 apparently makes a more “logical” break, it’s likely that we could be looking at episode 8 to kick off the second block of episodes. That also provides for two sets of episodes that are less lopsided.

The new timeslot puts Lost against Without a Trace on CBS and ER on NBC. Could be pretty stiff competition. But with the powerful block of Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy and Lost, ABC could become the force to be reckoned with on Thursday nights.