'' Lost '' has been consistently ranked by critics as one of the greatest television series of all time . The first season had an estimated average of 16 million viewers per episode on ABC . During its sixth and final season , the show averaged over 11 million U.S. viewers per episode . '' Lost '' was the recipient of hundreds of industry award nominations throughout its run and won numerous of these awards , including the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2005 , Best American Import at the British Academy Television Awards in 2005 , the Golden Globe Award for Best Drama in 2006 , and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series . Users of IMDbPro gave '' Lost '' the highest average ranking for any television series during the first ten years ( 2002 – 2012 ) of the website 's operation
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