Mypods And Boomsticks airs tonight in North America. The Simpsons take a trip to the Springfield Mall where Lisa gets her very own Mypod. Meanwhile, Homer offends Bart’s new friend Bashir but when he goes to his home to apologize, he instead snoops around their house, uncovering what he believes to be a terrorist plot to blow up the Springfield Mall.
Promos
Promo: The Burns And The Bees
FOX have released a new promotional image for December 7 episode ‘The Burns And The Bees’. Mr. Burns wants to build a new sports arena for his new NBA team, the former Boston Celtics (which he won in a poker game), but Lisa is against it because it would destroy the last bee colony in Springfield; Homer tries to solve the problem by mating the bees – with “killer” Africanized bees .
News
Man Jailed For “Spider Pig” Insults
A UK man has been jailed for breaching the peace by singing the Spider Pig song from The Simpsons Movie at police officers. David Mullen was sentenced to three months for the incident and calling an officer “ginger” in a police van. He claimed he was singing the song because it was the ringtone on his mobile phone.
News
‘Meh’ – The Simpsons Make Word History
If you’re a teenager of the naughties, a phrase like “meh” might seem like second nature to you. But the popular expression of indifference or boredom, believed to have derived from an episode of The Simpsons has earned a place in the 30th edition of the Collins English Dictionary.
Ratings
Ratings: Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words
The ratings are in, and last night’s episode ‘Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words’ received a total of 8.52 million viewers. This is slightly up on last week’s episode, which is good news. The show also became most watched show on FOX all night, sharing the honor with Family Guy which also had 8.52 million viewers.
There is no episode next week, but ‘Mypods and Broomsticks’ airs November 30. Episode details are now available in the right column.
Episodes
New Episode: Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words
Airs tonight at 8.00pm! Lisa discovers her amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles and becomes an expert cruciverbalist, and she soon enters a citywide crossword puzzle tournament. Homer, short on cash after abandoning his ‘Sweet Conclusions’ professional break-up artist business, goes to cheer Lisa on at her tournament and discovers an underground crossword puzzle betting ring.
Ratings
Ratings: Dangerous Curves
Last night’s episode Dangerous Curves had 8.16 million viewers — over a third less less than last week’s Treehouse Of Horror figures. The figures place Dangerous Curves at the bottom of Season 20 as far as viewer counts go, but it is still early days in terms of the whole season and still two million more than the show’s lowest numbers.
Episodes
New Episode: Dangerous Curves
A new episode airs tonight on FOX. The Simpson family visits a cabin in the woods where a series of flashbacks depict Homer and Marge during their early married years while Bart and Lisa also remember times from their early childhood. One flashback takes place when a pre-married Marge and Homer first meet Ned and Maude Flanders.
Promos
Promo: Homer & Lisa Exchange Cross Words
A new promo has been released for the November 16 episode. Lisa discovers her amazing talent for doing crossword puzzles and becomes an expert cruciverbalist, and she soon enters a citywide crossword puzzle tournament. Homer goes to cheer Lisa on at her tournament and discovers an underground crossword puzzle betting ring.
Ratings
Ratings: Treehouse Of Horror XIX
The ratings are in! An impressive total of 12.48 million viewers tuned in last night to watch the nineteenth Simpsons Halloween Special. Treehouse Of Horror XIX is the third highest rating THOH episode we have on record and the most watched THOH in 5 years. It it the most watched episode since January 07 and the third highest rating of any episode in four years.
Episodes News
New Episode: Treehouse Of Horror XIX
The long awaited Treehouse Oh Horror XIX finally airs tonight on Fox in Northern America. This Halloween, The Simpsons have a new bag of treats filled with scary stories of celebrity killing for charity, tall tales of rock ’em sock ’em transforming robots that use Springfield as their battleground, and ghoulish tricks when the Grand Pumpkin gets its revenge.
