User blog comment:Rhonda the stalker fan!/I DID IT!/@comment-1874924-20110521144706/@comment-1874924-20110521230030

Well, the creative team and the studio behind that canon TD have to be concerned with ratings. That's just the way it is. That said, I find it hard to believe that most of the Owen fans or Duncan fans would stop watching for no other reason than because Owen or Duncan weren't in it. Naturally, some people believe otherwise. I suspect the reason Season 4 will only have 13 episodes (instead of the usual 26) is that the studio isn't convinced that the fans will accept an all-new slate of contestants, and is hedging its bets in case the new cast bombs.