▁ag eless ▁character ▁were ▁heavily ▁discussed ▁among ▁the ▁fan ▁community . ▁ ▁While ▁producing ▁the ▁final ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁season , ▁Car bon ell ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁a ▁st arring ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁CBS ▁series ▁C ane . ▁ ▁The ▁writers ▁modified ▁their ▁original ▁story ▁plan ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁season ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁for ▁Car bon ell ' s ▁potential ▁un av ail ability . ▁ ▁Despite ▁Car bon ell ' s ▁willing ness ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Lost , ▁CBS ▁president ▁N ina ▁T ass ler ▁ruled ▁out ▁another ▁Lost ▁guest ▁appearance . ▁ ▁C ane ▁was ▁can ce led ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁strike , ▁free ing ▁Car bon ell ▁from ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁CBS . ▁ ▁Executive ▁producer ▁Carl ton ▁C use ▁c ited ▁this ▁as ▁an ▁un int ended ▁positive ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁strike . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁" C ab in ▁F ever " ▁was ▁viewed ▁live ▁or ▁recorded ▁and ▁watched ▁within ▁five ▁hours ▁of ▁broadcast ▁by ▁ 1 0 . 7 8 ▁million ▁American ▁view ers . ▁It ▁att ained ▁a ▁ 4 . 7 / 1 3 ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁adult s ▁ 1 8 - 4 9 ▁dem ographic , ▁ranking ▁Lost ▁as ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁most ▁watched ▁program ▁of ▁the ▁week , ▁two ▁places ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁episode , ▁" Something ▁Nice ▁Back ▁Home ". ▁" C ab in ▁F ever " ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁