▁the ▁fifth ▁and ▁final ▁production ▁season ▁renew al ▁of ▁i Car ly ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁the ▁episodes ▁air ing ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁These ▁episodes ▁would ▁air ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁sixth ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁season ▁production ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁episodes ▁being ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁broadcast ▁seasons . ▁The ▁third ▁production ▁season ▁originally ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁episodes ▁as ▁ordered ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 ; ▁however , ▁half ▁that ▁number ▁was ▁shot ▁from ▁May ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁a ired ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁fourth ▁season . ▁Dan ▁Schne ider ▁then ▁shot ▁the ▁next ▁half ▁in ▁May ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁whole ▁new ▁season ▁production ▁that ▁a ired ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁fifth ▁season ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁Mir anda ' s ▁leave ▁for ▁a ▁tour ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁only ▁eleven ▁episodes ▁were ▁produced ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁were ▁held ▁over ▁and ▁produced ▁during ▁film ing ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁final ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁season ▁began ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁fifteen ▁episodes ▁produced . ▁However , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁four - month ▁hi atus ▁after ▁six ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁a ired ▁from ▁March ▁to ▁June . ▁" i S ho ck ▁America " ▁was ▁promoted ▁as ▁the ▁start ▁of