What They Died For of 80, saying that it was "A set-up episode, albeit an extremely entertaining one." What They Died For "What They Died For" is the 16th and penultimate episode of the American Broadcasting Company's final season of the serial drama television series "Lost" and 119th and penultimate episode overall. The episode aired on May 18, 2010, on ABC in the United States. The episode's flash-sideways are centered on Jack Shephard, Desmond Hume, Benjamin Linus and James "Sawyer" Ford. In the flash-sideways timeline, Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) continues his attempt to gather all the passengers of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. In
Night Flight (TV series) short films, stand-up comedy and animation. Jeff Franklin (head of American Talent International) and Stuart S. Shapiro (head of International Harmony) approached USA Network about developing "Night Flight" in February 1981. A new series that defied conventional formats and easy categorization was an acceptable risk to USA, and it aired the first episode of "Night Flight" on June 5, 1981. The timing was a deliberate move to exploit the Hollywood writers' strike, which had halted production on NBC's highly popular program "Saturday Night Live". Episodes originally lasted four hours each, and aired in the late-night programming block after 11:00 PM