Talk:Episodes, films, and shorts/@comment-26973802-20140319043357/@comment-24542482-20140320000740

Concerning 8 seasons plus of G4, that is not confirmed. Hasbro confirmed that MLP would be on the Hub for 5 more seasons, but I doubt they will all be Friendship is Magic, or if they are they will be some deviation of FiM that will transition into something very different from the show's origins of season 1, namely main characters or location will change (example: Pokemon.)

As for the season gap, I really think there is no way to determine it. I have never understood the strange season formats of the Hub; especially, premiering episodes on holiday weekends and during the winter break like last year, since most programs avoid holidays for new episodes to prevent audience reductions, which causes advertisers to demand lower costs during holiday weekends. We could be surprised, and find the next season having a more typical tv show format approximately from Late September to Early May.

The only logical reason I can think for the weird format would be something to do with the renewal contract for MLP and the Hub being delayed compared to other stations, which pushes back production of the season premiere.