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Fox have today released a promotional image for Sunday March 15′s “Gone Maggie Gone”. When Maggie disappears at a convent, Lisa goes undercover as a nun to solve the mystery. Meanwhile, Homer tries to keep Maggie’s disappearance a secret from Marge, who was blinded while watching a solar eclipse.

Last night’s ‘No Loan Again, Naturally’ had a total of 5.99 million viewers, making it the second least watched episode of all time. In twenty years, only Lisa The Drama Queen, which aired in January, received less viewers (5.75 million). The episode was the second most watched show on Fox all night, trailing Family Guy which had 7.17 million viewers. King Of The Hill had 4.92 million, while American Dad had 5.32 million.

In The Name of The Grandfather March 17 (UK/IRL) | 7:30pm | March 22 (US/CAN) Homer takes Grandpa to Ireland after being told about a pub in there called O’Flanagan’s. After a night of drinking, they end up buying the pub from owner Tom O’Flanagan. They discover that pubs are no longer popular in Dunkilderry [...]

This episode airs in the UK and Ireland on March 17, before North America. where it airs March 22.
The family travels to Ireland to take Grandpa to have one last beer at his beloved Flanagan’s Pub, only to discover the the pub is rundown and empty. Homer and Grandpa buy the pub from Tom Flanagan, and with a little help from Moe, try to bring it back to life amidst the ultra-hip, hardworking sober yuppies of the town, and put ‘Simpson & Son’ on the map.

The viewership numbers for How The Test Was Won are currently skewed as the show was broadcast from 8.45 to 9.15 in most parts of the United States due to overrun of NASCAR. At 8:30pm, NASCAR and The Simpsons had 6.71 million viewers and at 9:00pm, the second half of The Simpsons and first half of King Of The Hill had 6.32 million viewers. UPDATE: The amended figure was 6.53 million viewers