Fox have today released a promotional image for Sunday March 15’s “Gone Maggie Gone”. When Maggie disappears at a convent, Lisa goes undercover as a nun to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, Homer tries to keep Maggie’s disappearance a secret from Marge, who was blinded while watching a solar eclipse.
Ratings
Ratings: No Loan Again, Naturally
Last night’s ‘No Loan Again, Naturally’ had a total of 5.99 million viewers, making it the second least watched episode of all time. In twenty years, only Lisa The Drama Queen, which aired in January, received less viewers (5.75 million). The episode was the second most watched show on Fox all night, trailing Family Guy which had 7.17 million viewers. King Of The Hill had 4.92 million, while American Dad had 5.32 million.
Promos
Promo: In The Name Of The Grandfather
This episode airs in the UK and Ireland on March 17, before North America. where it airs March 22.
The family travels to Ireland to take Grandpa to have one last beer at his beloved Flanagan’s Pub, only to discover the the pub is rundown and empty. Homer and Grandpa buy the pub from Tom Flanagan, and with a little help from Moe, try to bring it back to life amidst the ultra-hip, hardworking sober yuppies of the town, and put ‘Simpson & Son’ on the map.
Ratings
Ratings: How The Test Was Won
The viewership numbers for How The Test Was Won are currently skewed as the show was broadcast from 8.45 to 9.15 in most parts of the United States due to overrun of NASCAR. At 8:30pm, NASCAR and The Simpsons had 6.71 million viewers and at 9:00pm, the second half of The Simpsons and first half of King Of The Hill had 6.32 million viewers. UPDATE: The amended figure was 6.53 million viewers
Promos
Promo: No Loan Again, Naturally
Here’s a new promo image for March 8th episode, No Loan Again, Naturally.
The Simpsons’ adjustable-rate home mortgage skyrockets and the Simpsons are forced to put their house up for sale. Flanders does a good deed and purchases the property, becoming Homer and Marge’s new landlord. But when Homer publicly accuses Flanders of neglecting the Simpsons’ unsafe living conditions, Flanders threatens to throw the family out on the streets.
News
Simpsons Renewed Til Season 22
Fox has ordered two more seasons of The Simpsons that will make the animated hit the longest-running series in primetime TV history. The 44-episode pickup will bring the show to a whopping 493 episodes. “Gunsmoke” has held the record as the longest-running series and was on the air for 20 years. With this renewal, “The Simpsons” will easily take the lead.
Promos
Promo: How The Test Was Won
The above promotional image has been released for March 1st’s “How The Test Was Won”. Bart is informed that he and a select group of students have received perfect scores on a practice test for the upcoming Vice PresidentÕs Assessment Test. As a result, he will be exempt from taking the real exam and will be transported by helicopter to a pizza party. However, Bart and the others soon realize their trip is not what it seems, and their day turns into an adventure all its own.
Ratings
Ratings: Take My Life, Please
The switch to high definition, which accounted for a major shift in the lack of promotion, wasn’t enough to save The Simpsons from another lacklustre ratings performance. While Take My Wife, Please did not break new lows, it received a total of 6.82 million viewers. It is the third least watched episode of the season but the best ratings since November, which is an improvement at least.
Episodes
Preview: New High Definition Opening
Sundays episode of The Simpsons entitled “Take My Life, Please”—will include the first full, permanent revamp of the show’s opening titles since its premiere in 1989. The titles were slightly modified for its second season but some pieces of animation were left over. Above are preview pictures from the new opening, which gives the titles a style similar to that of The Simpsons Movie.
Episodes Promos
Promo: Take My Life, Please
Is this your first look at the new High Definition opening credits? Fox has today released a promotional image for ‘Take My Life, Please‘ which will be the first episode broadcast in HD on February 15. As promised, there will be numerous references to the last 19 seasons dotted around the credits, replacing characters such as Jacques and Bleeding Gums Murphy who have forever been prominent in the show’s opening despite their deaths or lack of appearance.
News
The Simpsons Goes High Definition
The Simpson family will finally be broadcast in high definition from February 15’s premiere of “Take My Life, Please”. The episode will appear in a 16:9 ratio on US TV screens, and will be shown on Sky One HD in the UK on February 27.