Season 6 Confirmed!

[CP3_P0n3 170]

I won't be surprised if season 6 turned out to be Apple Bloomers. 

 

I think we've had enough seasons for the show. Seriously, I really want to see how things end. Will Discord open up to Celestia I wonder?

[OtakuBrony 349]

Howdy all!

 

On a side note.

Mike Vogel will be one of the shows writers for season 6.

(Via a Tweet from Meghan McCarthy  & posted on EQD)

 

I heard lotsa good stuff about Mike.

Glad hes on board the MLP Train as a Writer.

 

See ya!

[Buttonmash1973 1,026]

The hype has been doubled.

Edited April 2, 2015 by Ulrik Raben

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,303]

I figured season five wouldn't be the last season.  Though I'd rather see five before getting hyped about six. xD  Cart before the...

 

Never mind.

[Sommar 1,289]

 

The news doesn't surprise me at all. MLP:FiM is one of the most successful shows licensed by Hasbro. Due to its success, I think we will see several more seasons in the future.

[StitchandMLPlover 930]

Saw this on Mccarthy's twitter https://twitter.com/MMeghanMcCarthy/status/583007556903137280

yay for season 6!!!!!! I think it is fantastic that the show has gotten this far!!! 

[Sky Cutter 294]

season 6 confirmed for 2019!!

[StitchandMLPlover 930]

http://www.wtvy.com/entertainment/4thdimension/headlines/Press-Release-Lists-Season-6-of-My-Little-Pony-Friendship-is-Magic-on-Discovery-Family-298194141.html

This looks like it might be the official press release for season 6. I would like to see the seasons go on for as long as possible and if the show does end at some point I would like it to end on an even number(season number) 

[Xenomorphic 362]

Now If only Half Life 3 Was Confirmed

[Sobana 100]

It is good they finally announced season six. But can you imagine the wait until they show season six? Gosh. I guess just three more seasons left to go.

[smitty121325 64]

I am not surprised, but it should be the last one. They use this season to (hopefully) close the chapter on the CMC and they should use the next one, to close the chapter on all the mane six. We then finish everything off with a big screen movie and that's that. It would've been an awesome 7 Year ride.

That's how I've been seeing the remainder of this series playing out recently. Nice to know I'm not the only one.

 

My question regarding season six is whether or not the.series. will still be worth watching. Think about it: most of the old writers have left and they're bringing in new ones, so I'm cautious approaching season five. The only old writer to come back is M.A. Larson (probably the series best writer), and Meghan McCarthy is still on board, so maybe there's hope. To be fair, the writers for season four did a very good job. (There were only a couple episodes that sucked.) So again, maybe there's hope that seasons five and six will be just as good as seasons three and four.

Edited April 3, 2015 by smitty121325

[Dawning Demon 950]

It will be very sad but I reckon Season 6 will be the last, because the MLP movie said to be released in 2017 could be the thing to wrap it all up.

[Side Bird 566]

6th season better have alicorn Winona.

[10InTheTardis 509]

So what everyone is saying here is... season 5 will be...

G4 RAP UP, G4 RAP UP! 

[TailsIsNotAlone 3,695]

I am not surprised, but it should be the last one. They use this season to (hopefully) close the chapter on the CMC and they should use the next one, to close the chapter on all the mane six. We then finish everything off with a big screen movie and that's that. It would've been an awesome 7 Year ride.

I agree. I would've been fine with five seasons because that's as long as most TV shows can go without a decline. Stretching it to six is a gamble. But if they have enough ideas and can keep up the quality, I'll be happy.

[CT-1138 3,182]

Yes! It is so exciting! Though, I wonder if this will be the last season. A lot of Fausts other projects all only ran 6 seasons. Then again, this is Hasbro we're talking about. They'll probably run this show into the ground.

[Rainboom Dash 1,056]

It's good. I don't have to worry about the show ending for just a little longer.

[Pineapple Bloom 511]

It is so exciting! The more pony episodes, the better. Now we have four things to look forward to: The rest of Season 5, Season 6, EQG3, and the 2017 movie!

[Confucius 194]

I am not surprised, but it should be the last one. They use this season to (hopefully) close the chapter on the CMC and they should use the next one, to close the chapter on all the mane six. We then finish everything off with a big screen movie and that's that. It would've been an awesome 7 Year ride.

It will be such an emotional goodbye and I will probably shed tears it will always be remembered as one of the best shows ever to air and I hope the ending is super powerful and bittersweet. Idk if hasbro can make a series better than generation 4.

[Sobana 100]

If we get 26 episodes a year how long will it take to surpass The Simpsons in episodes?

[UnknownFry 169]

If we get 26 episodes a year how long will it take to surpass The Simpsons in episodes?

 

After this season there will be 117 episodes in total for FIM.

 

The Simpsons episode counts stands at 569 episodes. Assuming The Simpsons stop at this point there is a difference of 452 episodes, and assuming MLPFIM churns out 26 episodes a season than it will take 17.38 seasons after this one to tie it. So somewhere between 17 and 18 seasons is needed to surpass it at this point.

 

Of course this calculation depends on how long the show lasts, and how long The Simpsons lasts. Odds are pretty good MLPFIM won't last that long as eventually Hasbro will phase it out for G5. I say enjoy the ride while it lasts.

Edited April 6, 2015 by UnknownFry

[Adorkable 2,737]

This isn't too surprising, wasn't something mentioned not too long ago how there will be 9 Seasons of FiM total?

[DBVSHHS 48]

I am not surprised, but it should be the last one. They use this season to (hopefully) close the chapter on the CMC and they should use the next one, to close the chapter on all the mane six. We then finish everything off with a big screen movie and that's that. It would've been an awesome 7 Year ride.

I doubt it will be the last one, Hasbro are making too much money to end it.

[RarityFan01 2,444]

Everyone is saying the end of ponies are near.  G4 may end soon, but someone's going to make a g5. After g5 ends, someone will make a g6. Remember, Even after g3 *shudders* they still made MLP! Actually, it got a lot better! Actually, g4.5 may be after g4. I'm not excited for g4.5, but it is possible that they could actually make it good. Or they could make it spawns of satan. (G3.5) 

[Flutterbattyyy 331]

I expect My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic to last a very, very long time. I hope it lasts for 30 seasons or more! Even if the show quality went down (which it won't), I would still want to continue seeing ponies. It would be a sad day when MLP ends, which is why I would rather it lasted forever. I feel that there will be at least 9 seasons, if not more. MLP:FiM is extremely popular, and Hasbro will no doubt want to continue the show. Discovery Family and Hasbro won't want the show to end since it (most likely) brings in the most views. 

 

Here is a graph I created based on viewership counts/ratings for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic over the years. The graph starts out with Season 2, Episode 1 "The Return of Harmony." The graph is incomplete, sadly, as we are apparently missing the figures for all of S1, and most of S2 and S3. (Does anyone know if these figures have ever been released? I'm curious as to the viewership for the Season 1 premiere and finale.) Still, it shows how MLP's viewership is growing, and very likely will top 1 million for the Season 5 finale. 

 

 

 

My Little Pony- Friendship is Magic Viewership Growth Rate by fluttershyismagic, on Flickr

 

Link to interactive graph.

 

These figures, of course, are only including the people who actually watch it live on tv. Many more people watch it via Youtube, Dailymotion, livestreams, or torrents. A poll from a while back on EQD showed that only 16% of the fandom actually watches it on The Hub (now Discovery Family). There are, according to State of the Herd Report and The Official Bronystudy, between 7-12.4 million bronies worldwide as of 2012. With the year being 2014, the fandom has only grown larger and that estimate may be too small.

 

I am extremely confident in the longevity of the show, and am excited to see what we will see next, especialy what epic battles will the Mane 6 face in the future seasons.    Just think, each season has been progressively upping the "epic" factor. S1 Pilot to S2 Premiere, S2 finale to S3 premiere, S4 premiere to S4 finale. It just gets more awesome every time!

Edited April 9, 2015 by FluttershyIsMagic