Am I the only one that is irked that reality shows like Survivor, Dancing With The Stars and a few others are allowed to call each of the two editions they do each calendar year a "season". "Survivor" calls the upcoming season I believe "21"...well in my TV world....a season used to be September till March, now yes we program all year round with originals....but a season should represent how many years a series has been on the air, not editions.

If a reality show does produce staggered editions per year, that is exactly what they should be called....Season 10, Edition 1 & 2......

Ok has anyone even thought about this or do I have way too much time thinking TV?

Am I the only one that is irked that reality shows like Survivor, Dancing With The Stars and a few others are allowed to call each of the two editions they do each calendar year a "season". "Survivor" calls the upcoming season I believe "21"...well in my TV world....a season used to be September till March, now yes we program all year round with originals....but a season should represent how many years a series has been on the air, not editions.

If a reality show does produce staggered editions per year, that is exactly what they should be called....Season 10, Edition 1 & 2......

Ok has anyone even thought about this or do I have way too much time thinking TV?

I would agree. Saying that it has 21 seasons to me means that the show would have started in 1990 - which is obviously not the case. Yeah, so if they said season 1 edition 1 or something like that it would make more sense for sure. I was thinking about that too, the other day.

I would agree. Saying that it has 21 seasons to me means that the show would have started in 1990 - which is obviously not the case. Yeah, so if they said season 1 edition 1 or something like that it would make more sense for sure. I was thinking about that too, the other day.

Thanks, Glad I'm not the only one with that thought!....my best regards!

...well in my TV world....a season used to be September till March,
That's six months; usually 22 to 26 episodes.

A show like Dancing With The Stars goes on for 10-11 weeks. That's half the time, on the calendar. Of course, there are usually two episodes a week (one for competition, one for results), but it is still only those few weeks. Multiply that by two, and you get 20-21 weeks, which is just about the same amount as September to March. Or one year.

While I understand the argument of Season X, Edition 1 or 2, that wouldn't really follow, since the shows are different. Different cast, different "story." The two seasons are not related to each other; they are separate competitions.

It's not like shows that are shown in split season where the story is a continuation.

They could, however, list the reality shows as Year 2011, Edition 1 or 2, but why bother?