Lost fans can breathe a sigh of relief: President Obama has opted not to give his State of the Union speech on Feb. 2 — which is ironically the same night ABC has scheduled the premiere of the show’s sixth and final season.
“I don’t foresee a scenario in which millions of people that hope to finally get some conclusion in Lost are pre-empted by the president,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told The Associated Press at press briefing this afternoon. “I assume it’s a big deal at ABC.”
The network has set aside a three-hour block to show the first episode of the wildly popular show’s last season. Frantic Lost fans launched a Twitter campaign protesting a possible Feb. 2 State of the Union after reports surfaced earlier this week suggesting the Lost premiere would be preempted for the program. No word on when Obama’s first State of the Union will actually be held.