List of The Simpsons Episodes
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The Simpsons is an American animated television sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical depiction of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its eponymous family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield, and lampoons American culture, society, and television, as well as many aspects of the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, substituting Bart for his own name. The shorts became a part of the Fox series The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime-time show that was an early hit for Fox.
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, The Simpsons has broadcast Template:The Simpsons episode count episodes and its twenty-fifth season premiered on September 29, 2013. The show holds several American television longevity records. It is the longest-running prime-time animated series and longest-running sitcom in the United States. In February 2012, The Simpsons reached its 500th episode in the twenty-third season. With its twenty-first season (2009–10), the series surpassed Gunsmoke in seasons to claim the spot as the longest-running American prime-time scripted television series. However, Gunsmoke's episode count of 635 episodes surpasses The Simpsons.
Episodes of The Simpsons have won dozens of awards, including 28 Emmy Awards (with ten for Outstanding Animated Program), 30 Annie Awards, and a Peabody Award. The Simpsons Movie, a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and July 27, 2007 and grossed US$526.2 million worldwide. The first seventeen seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2, and 4, with the twentieth season released on both DVD and Blu-ray in 2010 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series.On April 8, 2015 showrunner Al Jean announced that there will be no more DVD or Blu-ray releases. Instead, shifting focus to digital distribution.
On May 4, 2015, The Simpsons was renewed for seasons 27 and 28, both consisting of 22 episodes.
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[edit] Series overview
[edit] Ratings
With its first season, The Simpsons became the Fox network's first series to rank among the top 30 highest-rated shows of a television season. Due to this success, Fox decided to switch The Simpsons' timeslot in hopes that it would result in higher ratings for the shows that would air after it. The series moved from 8:00 p.m. on Sunday nights to the same time on Thursdays where it competed with The Cosby Show, the number one show at the time. Many of the producers were against the move, as The Simpsons had been in the top 10 while airing on Sunday and they felt the move would destroy its ratings. Ratings wise, new episodes of The Cosby Show beat The Simpsons every time during the second season and The Simpsons eventually fell out of the top 10. At the end of the season Cosby averaged as the fifth highest-rated show on television while The Simpsons was 38th. The show continued in its Thursday timeslot until the sixth season, when it reverted to its original Sunday slot. It has remained there ever since.
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The ratings for The Simpsons are split into two tables:
- Season 1–11 are ranked by households (in millions) watching the series.
- Season 12–26 are ranked by actual viewers (in millions) watching the series.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Nielsen ratings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First air | Last aired | Households / Viewers | Rank | |||
| 1 | 13 | December 17, 1989 | May 13, 1990 | 13.4m households | 30th | |
| 2 | 22 | October 11, 1990 | July 11, 1991 | 12.2m households | 38th | |
| 3 | 24 | September 19. 1991 | August 27, 1992 | 12.0m households | 33rd | |
| 4 | 22 | September 24, 1992 | May 13, 1993 | 12.1m households | 30th | |
| 5 | 22 | September 30, 1993 | May 19, 1994 | 10.5m households | 53rd | |
| 6 | 25 | September 4, 1994 | May 21, 1995 | 9.0m households | 67th | |
| 7 | 25 | September 17, 1995 | May 19, 1996 | 8.0m households | 75th | |
| 8 | 25 | October 27, 1996 | May 18, 1997 | 8.6m households | 53rd | |
| 9 | 25 | September 21, 1997 | May 17, 1998 | 9.1m households | 32nd | |
| 10 | 23 | August 23, 1998 | May 16, 1999 | 7.9m households | 46th | |
| 11 | 22 | September 26, 1999 | May 2, 2000 | 8.2m households | 44th | |
| 12 | 21 | November 1, 2000 | May 20, 2001 | 14.7m viewers | 21st | |
| 13 | 22 | November 6, 2001 | May 22, 2002 | 12.4m viewers | 30th | |
| 14 | 22 | November 13, 2002 | May 18, 2003 | 13.4m viewers | 25th | |
| 15 | 22 | November 2, 2003 | May 23, 2003 | 10.6m viewers | 42nd | |
| 16 | 21 | November 11, 2004 | May 15, 2005 | 9.6m viewers | 52nd | |
| 17 | 22 | May 9, 2005 | May 21, 2006 | 9.1m viewers | 62nd | |
| 18 | 22 | September 10, 2006 | May 20, 2007 | 8.6m viewers | 60th | |
| Film | July 27, 2007 | N/A | N/A | |||
| 19 | 20 | September 23, 2007 | May 18, 2008 | 8.0m viewers | 87th | |
| 20 | 21 | September 28, 2008 | May 17, 2009 | 6.9m viewers | 77th | |
| 21 | 23 | September 27, 2009 | May 23, 2010 | 7.2m viewers | 61st | |
| 22 | 22 | September 26, 2010 | May 22, 2011 | 7.3m viewers | 65th | |
| 23 | 22 | September 25, 2011 | May 20, 2012 | 7.0m viewers | 69th | |
| 24 | 22 | September 30, 2012 | May 19, 2013 | 6.3m viewers | 70th | |
| 25 | 22 | September 29, 2013 | May 18, 2014 | 5.6m viewers | 81st | |
| 26 | 22 | September 28, 2014 | May 17, 2015 | 5.6m viewers | 100th | |
| 27 | 22 | September 27, 2015 | May 22, 2016 | 4.7m viewers | 102nd | |
| 28 | TBA | September 25, 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
[edit] Episodes
- See also: The Simpsons shorts
[edit] Season 1 (1989–90)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 1)
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" | David Silverman | Mimi Pond | December 17, 1989 | 7G08 | 26.7 |
| 2 | 2 | "Bart the Genius" | David Silverman | Jon Vitti | January 14, 1990 | 7G02 | 24.5 |
| 3 | 3 | "Homer's Odyssey" | Wes Archer | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | January 21, 1990 | 7G03 | 27.5 |
| 4 | 4 | "There's No Disgrace Like Home" | Gregg Vanzo & Kent Butterworth | Al Jean & Mike Reiss | January 28, 1990 | 7G04 | 20.2 |
| 5 | 5 | "Bart the General" | David Silverman | John Swartzwelder | February 4, 1990 | 7G05 | 27.1 |
| 6 | 6 | "Moaning Lisa" | Wes Archer | Al Jean & Mike Reiss | February 11, 1990 | 7G06 | 27.4 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Call of the Simpsons" | Wes Archer | John Swartzwelder | February 18, 1990 | 7G09 | 27.6 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Telltale Head" | Rich Moore | Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Sam Simon & Matt Groening | February 25, 1990 | 7G07 | 28 |
| 9 | 9 | "Life on the Fast Lane" | David Silverman | John Swartzwelder | March 18, 1990 | 7G11 | 33.5 |
| 10 | 10 | "Homer's Night Out" | Rich Moore | Jon Vitti | March 25, 1990 | 7G10 | 30.3 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Crepes of Wrath" | Wes Archer & Milton Gray | George Meyer, Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder & Jon Vitti | April 15, 1990 | 7G13 | 31.2 |
| 12 | 12 | "Krusty Gets Busted" | Brad Bird | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | April 29, 1990 | 7G12 | 30.4 |
| 13 | 13 | "Some Enchanted Evening" | David Silverman & Kent Butterworth | Matt Groening & Sam Simon | May 13, 1990 | 7G01 | 27.1 |
[edit] Season 2 (1990–91)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 2)
[edit] Season 3 (1991–92)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 3)
[edit] Season 4 (1992–93)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 4)
[edit] Season 5 (1993–94)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 5)
[edit] Season 6 (1994–95)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 6)
[edit] Season 7 (1995–96)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 7)
[edit] Season 8 (1996–97)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 8)
[edit] Season 9 (1997–98)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 9)
[edit] Season 10 (1998–99)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 10)
[edit] Season 11 (1999–2000)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 11)
[edit] Season 12 (2000–01)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 12)
[edit] Season 13 (2001–02)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 13)
[edit] Season 14 (2002–03)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 14)
[edit] Season 15 (2003–04)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 15)
[edit] Season 16 (2004–05)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 16)
[edit] Season 17 (2005–06)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 17)
[edit] Season 18 (2006–07)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 18)
[edit] The Simpsons Movie (2007)
- Main article: The Simpsons Movie
| Title | Directed by | Release date (U.S.) | Release date (International) |
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[edit] Season 19 (2007–08)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 19)
[edit] Season 20 (2008–09)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 20)
[edit] Season 21 (2009–10)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 21)
- The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!, which aired immediately following "Once Upon a Time in Springfield", was assigned production number LABF21 and technically counts as a component of the 20th production season (and of the 21st broadcast season). It does not, however, count towards the series' official episode count.
[edit] Season 22 (2010–11)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 22)
[edit] Season 23 (2011–12)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 23)
[edit] Season 24 (2012–13)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 24)
[edit] Season 25 (2013–14)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 25)
[edit] Season 26 (2014–15)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 26)
[edit] Season 27 (2015–16)
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 27)
[edit] Season 28
- Main article: The Simpsons (season 28)
[edit] Upcoming episodes
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[edit] Notes
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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