• The Hollywood Reporter, Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:31 AM

Sci Fi Channel and G4 have snared the off-network cable rights to ABC's "Lost" in a six-year agreement under which the two share rights to all seasons of the show starting next fall. Sci Fi will stack the drama in a weekly four-hour block, possibly on Mondays, and may also stream some episodes on its Web site. G4 will also air the show in prime and give it the same interactive treatment it does for "Cops" and "Star Trek," calling it "Lost 2.0."

The net also has exclusive cable weekend rights. The series will end its run after three more seasons of 16 episodes each with season four beginning in February. No one was talking on the record about financial details of the cable deal but insiders say Sci Fi and G4 will pay about $200,000 per episode, with the former picking up most of the tab.

For G4 chief Neal Tiles: "This is an interesting way for people who have seen the series to rediscover it, and for people who haven't seen it to jump in for the first time."

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