Although its been a painful few weeks, patient fans of Lost will be getting a nice bonus when the series returns with originals on April 24.

Believing they needed more time to tell their story, the producers asked ABC for an extra hour before the long summer break.  Fortunately, not only did the network agree—it came up with a resolution that should please the viewers of two programs.

Lost was originally scheduled to air its one-hour finale on May 22nd, the same night Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy are also slated to close.  But the show’s creators didn’t want the new two-hour finale to be divvied up, so it was given a night to itself: May 29.  That decision left a hole open at the 10 o’clock hour, which is why Grey‘s will also get an extra hour the week before.

Ahhhh.  Don’t you love when things are a win-win for everyone?