Part of the problem is that most of these shows only have 12-13 episodes seasons while most network shows have 22 episode seasons. If you have a 22 episode season and you start in mid sept you can play new stuff through Thanksgiving then take all or most of December off then you take a few weeks off here and there and you can spread it out until May. This way you only have around 4 months off between seasons. With a 13 episode season it is done so fast it is almost impossible to avoid the long down time. Even if you only showed a new episode every 2 weeks you would have 6 months between seasons.
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