TV Jots

Sci-Fi Drama Returns Big

As in three hours big. That’s right — ABC sci-fi rookie FlashForward is back from hiatus this week and will kick off its uninterrupted spring run at 10pm ET tonight, March 16 … sort of.

Instead of a proper episode right off the bat, viewers will get the “What Did You See?” recap special, which reviews the first part of the season — ten episodes in all — that aired last year. There are currently 12 episodes left to premiere.

According to ABC, tonight’s hourlong summary will give viewers a refresher on how those pesky two-minute-and-17-second visions from six months in the future have upended the lives of the show’s main characters thus far.

The “real” episodes that pick up the action where it left off last December begin this Thursday, March 18, at 8pm. Fans can tune in then to “Revelation Zero,” a two-hour two-parter that will repeat on Saturday at 8pm, as well as the FlashForward sites at ABC.com and Hulu.com.

Prefer to catch up before the televised recap? Then check out the Starter Kit video below that ABC uploaded after FlashForward‘s fall finale in December.