What is with the season being so short. It is like only 8 shows makes a season anymore. Didn't old tv shows use to have like 16 shows or 18 shows per season? It just seems there are much shorter than now.
The first season was 8 episodes due to the writer's strike.
Most of these cable shows are short. The shield averaged about 10 to 13 episodes a season, Nip Tuck the same (although, they are going to keep going until 100 episodes and this past season was split into two seasons due to the writers strike.) Mad men has about 13.
I guess it leaves you wanting more. There is going to be at least one more season of 13 episodes.
Frankly, it's a good idea. Most shows always have a few dud episodes per season. The lower number keeps the writing better, it allows for fewer crap episodes, and it leaves you wanting more. No breaks, nothing. They just show the episodes consecutively.