Drama:
* Desperate Housewives (ABC) - Premiere: October 3, 2004
* Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - Premiere: March 27, 2005
* House M.D. (Fox) - Premiere: November 16, 2004
* CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS) - Premiere: October 6, 2000 (already in its fourth season)
* Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) - Premiere: September 20, 1999 (already in its sixth season)
* The West Wing (NBC) - Premiere: September 22, 1999 (already in its sixth season)
* 24 (Fox) - Premiere: November 6, 2001 (already in its third season)
Comedy:
* Friends (NBC) - Premiere: September 22, 1994 (already in its tenth and final season)
* Will & Grace (NBC) - Premiere: August 21, 1998 (already in its sixth season)
* Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS) - Premiere: January 13, 1996 (already in its eighth season)
* King of the Hill (Fox) - Premiere: January 12, 1997 (already in its seventh season)
* The Simpsons (Fox) - Premiere: December 17, 1989 (already in its sixteenth season)
* Family Guy (Fox) - Premiere: January 31, 1999 (already in its fourth season)
Reality/Competition:
* Survivor (CBS) - Premiere: May 31, 2000 (already in its fourth season)
* American Idol (Fox) - Premiere: June 11, 2002 (already in its third season)
* The Amazing Race (CBS) - Premiere: September 5, 2001 (already in its third season)
* Fear Factor (NBC) - Premiere: July 1, 2001 (already in its fourth season)
This list is not exhaustive but provides a good overview of the popular television landscape during the time of Lost Season 1.