Last night’s episode Midnight Towboy had a total of 7.74 million viewers, the lowest figure of the season so far. The Simpsons rarely dips below 8 million, let alone at this time of year when the show usually grabs the highest figures of the season. A total of five episodes of Season 18 rated lower than 7.74 million, all in the March – May period of this year.
NFL, 60 Minutes, and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition were all ahead of The Simpsons at 8pm, with Fox finishing fourth overall and third among adults for the entire night. Family Guy fared a little better with a respectable 8.39 million at 9pm.
This Sunday sees the last of the new episodes until early November, with “I Don’t Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”.