The island may move, but the final season premiere date for ABC’s Emmy award-winning series “Lost” won’t! President Obama’s State of the Union address will not preempt the beloved sci-fi show on Feb. 2 as originally feared.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs made the announcement at a recent press conference.

Many thanks to the legions of “Lost” fans who organized a quick and effective Twitter/Facebook/Email campaign to make sure the show did not get preempted. I would have joined in too, but I was busy eating burritos and re-watching seasons 1-thru-5.

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