Tag: Ratings

A total of 9.03 million viewers watched the return of Sideshow Bob in Sunday’s episode Funeral For A Fiend. A repeat at 8:30 had 8.55 million viewers, while Family Guy at 9 fetched 9.60 million. The Simpsons was fourth place at 8pm behind Sunday Night Football, 60 Minutes, and Home Edition. Fox was fourth overall for the night as well as fourth amongst adults 18 – 49.

The impressive figures continue, with 10.55 million viewers tuning into last night’s episode Husbands And Knives. That’s virtually the same as last week, so the viewers are holding steady. FOX came second overall for the night and helped by The Simpsons was in first place among adults 18 – 49. At 8pm The Simpsons was in fourth place behind Football, The Amazing Race and American Music Awards. Family Guy at 9pm had 10.52 million viewers.

8.83 million viewers watched Sunday’s less-than-hyped episode I Don’t Wanna Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, a great figure when compared to the last two weeks. The figure makes it the highest rating non-premiere episode this season. Great job.

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.

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 Simpsons hit low figures again, with 6.48 million tuning in to watch Sunday night’s ‘Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot’. It is the third-lowest rated premiere episode on record, just ahead of Marge Gamer last month (6.40 million) and The Way We Weren’t in Season 15 (6.2 million). A repeat at 8.30 scored 6.7 million viewers, while Family Guy at 9 had 7.21 million.

Viewership is steadying as 7.72 million people watched last night’s episode ‘Crook And Ladder’. At 8pm, an hour of The Simpsons cam fourth in its slot behind Extreme Home Makeover, The Amazing Race All Stars, and Dateline. 7.88 million viewers watched Family Guy at 9. FOX came fourth overall for the night and third among adults.