Talk:List of episodes/Episode Guide/@comment-30932754-20171222165938/@comment-24915081-20171222231126

Somematchy, some of the executives have a preference for number, plus, no show has every season with a drastic number change, ex:

SpongeBob - Every season since 6 has 26 episodes (minus 10 because of an accounting error, so 9b + 10 can be 26 eps)

Simpsons - Every season since 22 has 22 episodes (season 11 began the 22 episode pattern, but some errors resulted in 23 or 21 episode seasons, but the production codes lasted for 22 episodes)

American Dad also follows 22 episodes a season since Season 13.