It seems The Simpsons Movie did little to provoke interest in the nineteenth season of The Simpsons, with 9.43 million viewers tuning in to the premiere He Loves To Fly And He D’oh’s. While these are strong figures for a standard episode, for a debut, it compares to 11.5 million in 2006, 11.1 million in 2005, 11.2 million in 2004, and 16.2 million in 2003.
The premiere of Family Guy at 9 managed a healthy 10.86 million viewers, up from last year’s premiere figure of 9.93 million.
New episode Homer Of Seville airs next Sunday at 8.