Does Mất tích have longer breaks in between seasons than other shows?

Not only because of the writer's strike, but also because the producers realized that the hiển thị wasn't moving at a good enough pace. They Mất tích quite a few viewers during Season 3 when it encountered quite a few episodes that were slow paced, and revealed little. Sometime during the airing of Season 3, the producers and writers set an end ngày for Lost, an unheard of action in the ti vi industry. The end ngày is set for the end of Season 6, 2009-2010, and which is also the tiếp theo season coming up. This end ngày was set because the crew noticed that they were losing viewers, and it would be difficult to keep this complex hiển thị going without a an end in sight. Now that they have an end ngày and the rest of the hiển thị mapped out, the hiển thị has been được trao shorter seasons, starting in December/January and ending sometime in May of each year, starting with Season 4. It originally had seasons starting in September of each year. The original plan was to air 16 episodes each season, but due to the writer's strike, 14 were aired in Season 4, and 17 will air in Seasons 5 and 6, making for a total of 48 episodes. This plan has kept the hiển thị moving at a brilliant pace that can be followed bởi fans, and also keeps the story interesting and engaging. As producer Lindelof stated, they are no longer stalling. They have an end in sight, and that is why there is a longer break between their seasons.

it was a longer break because of the writers strike. Same reason why season 4 was so short. And why seasons 5 and 6 wont have 20 some odd episodes like the first 3 season did. Seasons 5 and 6 only have 17 each I beleive.