The fact he explicitly states its a full season and airing in 2012 suggest to me that it's a full run of episodes + xmas special all in the same year, just starting later (probably this time next year) than the usual May start date.
Oh look what I wrote a while back
Just to point out -that wasn't guesswork or supposition on my part as I had already had it confirmed from a real person in the know; however, speculation is a good thing for TPTB and kept people talking.
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