The final season saw a number of changes, the most obvious at the time being an episode count of the by-then industry standard 39.

This brings the total episode count to 39 x 30'.

Completion of series five brings the total episode count to 68 episodes.

In this season the episode count for the eight series regulars was as follows:

As a result of, the episode count was reduced to 31.

By episode count, she is the longest-running character on the show.

As of 1 October 2012, the episode count for the 16th series is 43.

This would bring the total episode count to 79.

Though 120 episodes were planned to be produced, the episode count was reduced to a total of 98 due to low ratings.

China, mainly Beijing's television studios, has produced a strong number of comedies with high episode counts.