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The Simpson family will finally be broadcast in high definition from February 15′s premiere of “Take My Life, Please”. The episode will appear in a 16:9 ratio on US TV screens, and will be shown on Sky One HD in the UK on February 27.

Take My Life, Please February 15, 2009 | 8:00pm A man named Vance Connor is inducted into the Springfield Walk of Fame and Homer recounts how he ran against Vance for class president in high school and lost. A cook at Luigi’s Restaurant uses his magical tomato sauce to help Homer see what his life [...]

An extended mid-season break has bitten The Simpsons dearly in the ratings, with Sundays episode ‘Lisa The Drama Queen’ fetching just 5.75 million viewers at 8:00pm, a new all time low for the show. The previous record low was last season’s “Mona Leaves-a” which had 6.02 million viewers. The previous lowest ranking episode for this season was “The Burns and the Bees” which had 6.19 million viewers, now fifth least-watched of all time.

To celebrate 20 years of The Simpsons this year, a Simpsons poster contest is being held at the newly revamped official Simpsons website. Participants must design a poster that celebrates the “Best. 20 Years. Ever!” In April, a single poster will be crowned winner and it’s creator will be sent to LA to ride The Simpsons Ride and will also be invited to The Simpsons season 21 premiere party in November 2009.

A new promotional image for ‘Lisa The Drama Queen’, which airs January 25, has been released by Fox. Lisa meets equally academic and creative new friend Juliet (guest-voice Emily Blunt) and together they construct a fantasy world that takes them both a little too far from reality.

Matt Groening has defended a controversial storyline in the episode “Mypods and Boomsticks” which saw Homer Simpson accuse his Muslim neighbors of terrorism. A spokesperson for Britain’s The Islamic Cultural Centre & The London Central Mosque slammed the episode, telling UK newspaper the Daily Star, “I hope Muslims take no notice of the show.” But Groening has come out in defence of the episode, saying, “Cartoons deal in stereotypes. We try to be sensitive.”

Welcome to a new year of Simpsons Channel. We hope you had a safe and happy festive season and wish you all the best in 2009. Simpsons Channel silently celebrated its 11th birthday on December 17, 2008. We’d like to thank all visitors past and present who have enabled the website to become such a success. This year we’ll continue to bring you all the best Simpsons news as the show celebrates 20 years on air.