Next episode default - Alphabetical instead of chronological

You're on an episode page. You click "next." If the episodes are numbered, the next episode will be the next one in sequence. All is good. (Example: you're on episode #2.1. You click "next." You'll be taken to episode #2.2.) But what happens when the episodes are not numbered? You might expect to be taken to the next episode in chronological order. Instead, you are taken to the next episode in alphabetical order. This default setting causes me trouble both as a user and as a contributor. Either way, I need to know the next episode in chronological order. The next episode in alphabetical order doesn't help me. It makes things difficult in many ways. One example. I'm numbering episodes that don't yet have numbers. The easiest way to number them would be to click "next" and then add the next number. I can't do that. I have two workarounds, but they both take up unnecessary time. I hope the staff considers changing this default setting. It's driving me crazy.