User blog comment:TDfan2007/was Season 5 split into to parts a good/bad idea/@comment-1037137-20140813175712/@comment-1037137-20140813184318

Yes, 26 episodes could've gone a long way to improve one or the other. But again it's all about effort. Action had over 26 episodes and it bombed. That's something we also need to  consider.

Well it's clear that CN and Fresh haven't treated Total Drama with much care or respect, or we wouldn't be here talking about how it could be doing so much better or how it's made so many mistakes. I mean I get the sense they don't understand that we do expect better or what the series means to many who have been around since the earlier seasons.

Jayden brings up some valid points there too.

Maybe not, you're right TDPIScarlett, it would've likely benefitted from 26 episodes as well. Though at least ROTI, for all its problems wasn't quite what TDAS was. But yeah, 13 episodes hasn't exactly been the smartest move on the part of anyone involved in the show's ongoing production.