In this season, episodes were extended from their usual length of 60 minutes to 90 minutes (both timings include commercials). This was done to fill a void created when a scripted series that normally airs on the same night couldn't be shown due to the 2023 Writers' Guild of America strike. Episodes of the 45th season of Survivor (2000), which aired at around the same time on a different night, were given a similar extension for a similar reason.