On Sept. 22, 2004, Oceanic Flight 815 crashed over the ocean on a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles. Luckily, no one actually died on this flight, and it instead launched a television phenomenon that has changed American popular culture over the past five years. That night, the series premiere of “Lost” aired.

Following an extremely successful viral marketing campaign, the second season of “True Blood” premiered on June 14 to a staggering rating of 3.7 million viewers. This premiere was the most watched program on HBO since “The Sopranos” finale two years ago.