[Soul Daddy]

Of course. But it does seem like Lost takes this to an extreme. I don't have any actual data to show that other series don't progress in this same way. Perhaps it's because of the serial nature of it, or that we clearly anticipate each new episode more than any other show's new episodes. I do know that it's frustrating.

I know more than a couple of people who have basically given up watching it because they can't handle waiting so long between episodes or they can't follow the plots after such breaks. Maybe they're full of [censored] and watching anyway. If not, I suspect that a good share of these folks will rent/buy the DVDs when they are released, so money will still be made.