Between the abrupt declaration of a new season and the long, unexplained gaps between episodes, there definitely seems to be some weirdness going on behind the scenes.

Direct from the article:

Does it matter? Not really

It turns out that this is a case of misreporting, a rep for the show suggested on Friday. Season 27 was never meant to be a full 10 episodes, and the showrunners had planned all along for Seasons 27 and 28 to bow at five episodes each, it seems.

I’m also confused. As the article points out, I guess it doesn’t really matter as long as there are new episodes

27, 28

27, 28

7, 8-2=6

7, 6

6, 7

SIX SEVEN!