There’s just four episodes remaining in Season 15, and one of them airs tonight. The new episode titled ‘Simple Simpson’ sees Homer confront Springfield’s evildoers in the form of his crime fighting alter-ego, the Pie Man. But when Mr. Burns unmasks him and exposes his secret identity, Homer is blackmailed into tossing a pie at ? of all people ? the Dalai Lama. Nichelle Nichols (of Star Trek fame) guest stars. A rerun of the episode ‘I, D’oh-Bot’ follows at 8:30pm. Remaining episodes this season include ‘The Way We Weren’t,’ ‘Bart-Mangled Banner,’ and ‘Fraudcast News,’ which will air every Sunday from now on, with the final episode airing on May 23. Don’t miss tonights episodes!
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Ratings: Catch ‘Em If You Can
Sunday night’s new episode of The Simpsons titled ‘Catch Me If You Can’ managed slightly better figures than last week but still remains lower than the episodes that aired this time last year. Just over 10 million viewers tuned in to watch Bart and Lisa chase Homer and Marge on a wacky and erotic adventure around the world.

Simpsons Visit Dayton, Ohio
“The Simpsons has a long, grand tradition of sending Homer, Marge and the kids to exotic locales in order to make fun of them. Sunday night, the show got around to Dayton, Ohio, which is definitely a locale, but hardly exotic. Dayton is about as middle as Middle America gets, which made it a pretty nice place to grow up. Companies routinely test-market products there to gauge the reaction of “everyday” consumers. Although the word “boring” is used several times to describe the city, my fellow Daytonians — who, by the way, include poet Paul Laurence Dunbar and the Wright brothers (who, admittedly, probably didn’t see the show), Olympic champion Edwin Moses and “West Wing” cast members Allison Janney and Martin Sheen — seem to have taken the joke well. The local FOX affiliate, WRGT-TV, says it hasn’t received any complaints about Sunday’s episode.” Read More >>>

Catch ‘Em If You Can Airs Tonight
After a slow week in news, it’s time again to tell you about the newest episode airing tonight on Fox. The episode titled “Catch ‘Em If You Can” will air at 8pm, followed by a rerun of an episode from earlier in the season, “Today I Am A Clown”. A rundown of “Catch ‘Em If You Can” follows, thanks to snpp.com. “When Homer and Marge get caught having a rendezvous in Miami, Bart, Lisa and Grampa Simpson take off on a cross-country journey, a la “Catch Me if You Can,” to foil their romantic getaway. Once in Miami, the kids ditch Grampa, who befriends Raoul, a gay Miami swinger who enjoys Grampa’s stories.” There’s only a month remaining in this season so make sure you don’t miss all the action tonight on Fox.

Ratings: My Big Fat Geek Wedding
Matt Groening’s heavily promoted appearance in The Simpsons failed to attract a larger-than-normal audience on Sunday night. The new episode titled My Big Fat Geek Wedding was watched by 9.1 million viewers, falling short of many of this season’s episodes. The rerun of The President Wore Pearls at 8:30pm attracted the same amount of viewers as the new episode, keeping Fox #1 for the hour in the 18-49 demographic.

My Big Fat Geek Wedding
New episodes return to Fox tonight, with an episode previously scheduled for earlier this month titled My Big Fat Geek Wedding. The episode has been in the media since it will mark a voiced appearance by creator Matt Groening. Here’s a rundown of what to expect from the episode. “When Principal Skinner gets cold feet before pending nuptials, his fiancé, Edna Krabappel, calls off the wedding. Determined to win her back, Skinner enlists Homer’s help. Meanwhile, Marge is convinced Edna can do better. Edna rebounds into the arms of Comic Book Guy, who whisks her off to a comic book convention, where they run into Matt Groening (guest-starring as himself) signing autographs. Skinner shows up at the convention in a last, desperate attempt to fight Comic Book Guy for Edna’s heart.” The episode is followed by a rerun of The President Wore Pearls. Don’t miss it.

Ratings: The Wandering Juvie
The Simpsons double once again proved fairly successful for the Fox network. The Wandering Juvie at 8pm peaked at 10.5 million viewers, while the 8:30pm rerun of The Regina Monologues scored 11.4 million. Fox tied with NBC this Sunday for first place in the 18 – 49 demographic. Fox looks set to pack new episodes into the May sweeps period to ensure big ratings. With evidence that the show pulls its best ratings at 8:30pm, the network has held back My Big Fat Geek Wedding till April 18th and replaced it with a rerun this weekend. This leaves an incredibly short time for Fox to air the remaining Season 15 episodes, which means we’ll either a short season, or a May packed with double new features. We’ll keep you updated in our panel on the right.

The Wandering Juvie Airs Tonight
Sarah Michelle Gellar is the latest guest star to hit Springfield in tonight’s new episode titled ‘The Wandering Juvie.’ A description follows. “When Bart gets busted for stealing wedding presents, Judge Harm (guest star Kaczmarek) sentences him to six months in Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility. While in the clink, Bart befriends tough girl Gina (Gellar), and the two devise a scheme to break out of “juvie.” Earlier reports suggest the episode will act as a parody of ‘The Defiant Ones.’ Following this episode is a rerun of last years ‘The Regina Monologues,’ in which The Simpsons visit England and Homer has a run-in with Queen Elizabeth. Catch an hour of The Simpsons from 8 on Fox tonight.

Matt Groening Gets Animated
After 15 seasons of The Simpsons, creator Matt Groening finally gets a guest spot in the episode ‘My Big Fat Geek Wedding’ airing next Sunday, April 4. “The writers wrote it in as a goof. I thought, ‘I’ll show them. I’ll do it,'” he says. He has supplied a couple of sounds; Maggie’s pacifier, a Ned Flanders scream — but this time Groening plays himself. He’s identified as the creator of Futurama. (He couldn’t be the creator of The Simpsons on The Simpsons or “the whole universe would implode.”) Though Groening didn’t draw his picture, it’s closer to real life than one earlier depiction as “an eyepatch-wearing, head-shaved, right-wing gun nut.” In the episode, Edna Krabappel runs off with Comic Book Guy to a comic convention, where Groening is autographing robot dolls of Futurama’s Bender. Read More >>>

Ratings: Co-Dependent’s Day
Fox’s comedy lineup finally bounced back out ahead Sunday after the network dropped some dead weight. With redesigned 7pm and 8pm hours, Fox placed first among adults 18-49 for the night. NBC was second, ABC third, with CBS coming in fourth. Positions were switched overall, however, with CBS in first place and Fox in fourth, but both are great results for the networks in their own way. The new episode of The Simpsons titled ‘Co-Dependent’s Day’ was once again outrated by the 8:30pm repeat of ‘Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ which came in at #20 for the week with 11.8 million viewers. The new 8pm schedule is a permanent fixture (for now), with The Bernie Mac Show being shifted to Mondays.

Co-Dependent’s Day Airing Tonight
An hour of The Simpsons kicks off tonight on Fox from 8pm, beginning with an all new episode titled ‘Co-Dependent’s Day’. In the episode, Marge looks for an activity for Homer that doesn’t involve beer and naively takes him to an Oktoberfest celebration. Then when Homer gets drunk, Marge winds up taking the fall for his Driving Under the Influence and is sent to rehab. The episode is followed by a rerun from earlier in the season, ‘The Fat And The Furriest’, in which Homer is attacked by a bear at the tip and becomes the laugh of the town, so he builds a bear-fighting suit. It’s highly likely that the rerun will get the higher ratings for the night, as is usually the case. Catch both of these episodes tonight on Fox!

Ratings: Ziff Who Came To Dinner
Fox continues to under-perform in the ratings on Sunday nights, but not thanks to The Simpsons. The Ziff Who Came To Dinner received 10.6 million viewers nationwide, a far cry from its best efforts but a decent figure all the same, and enough to come first place for the hour in the 18 – 49 demographic. The show came last in all demographics combined, with Cold Case on CBS coming first, ABC’s Extreme Makeover in second, and NBC’s American Dreams in third. Even with 60 Minutes down slightly, CBS’ freshman drama Cold Case was able to keep its numbers up, ranking as Sunday’s most watched show and pushing the network to an overall victory for the night. Three more weeks of new Simpsons episodes are guaranteed so far.