The 351st episode ‘The Heartbroke Kid’ outperformed the 350th on Sunday night, with solid figures all around. Don’t Fear The Roofer gathered 10.4 million viewers, while The Heartbroke Kid which aired immediately after brought 11.7 million viewers to Fox. In past instances where double features aired, The Simpsons always outrated itself in an 8:30pm slot over the 8:00pm slot. Fan reviews also suggest The Heartbroke Kid was the better episode, which was actually intended to be the 350th episode up until a month ago. The show helped boost figures for the return of Family Guy (11.9 million), while the second installment of American Dad had 8.5 million viewers, giving Fox its best numbers in the time slot in more than a year in key young demos. The network hit second place for the night, something they haven’t achieved in a while. ABC came first, boosted by Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy.
