Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-11464223-20160612010621/@comment-6175354-20160615174642

NickyHelp wrote: Did season 1 and 2 go through like what we will see I. Season 6? You know, short breaks and not 12 week breaks like season 3 to 5? Season 1 premiered in late October, and had small breaks throughout. Season 2 premiered in early September, and had very random breaks after 2.09 aired.

The long winter hiatus starting in Season 3, was to balance out the summer hiatus. It was also meant to counteract the the random ratings drops, due to viewers not knowing the schedule of when new episodes would air.