The Simpsons increased its ratings slightly from last week to begin the month-long break between new episodes. Please Homer, Don’t Hammer ‘Em scored 9.72 million viewers, impressive figures, but still short of the season premiere (11.5 million).
The Simpsons and American Dad (8.39 million) were in fourth place for the 8:00pm hour, behind EM: Home Edition, Football, and The Amazing Race. Overall, Fox were fourth for the night but its cartoon lineup including Family Guy (9.65 million) helped the network hit third place among adults 18 – 49. The next new episode, Treehouse Of Horror XVII, airs November 5.