Season 17 drew to a close on Sunday night, when 8.23 million viewers tuned in to watch the episode 'Marge & Homer Turn A Couple Play'. CBS won the hour at 8:00pm thanks to Cold Case, while Extreme Makeover: Home Edition put ABC in second. The season finale of Family Guy fared very well, with 8.07 million viewers, helping boost Fox to third for the hour. Overall for the night, Fox came in fourth place, while among adults, Fox pushed itself into second place. Earlier reruns of The Simpsons averaged out to 5.68 million from 7 - 8pm.

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After a passionate kiss between Marge and Homer airs on the Isotope Jumbotron, struggling second baseman Buck Mitchell turns to the couple for marital advice. The Simpsons are able to get Buck and his sexy singing wife, Fiona (guest voice Mandy Moore), on track, and the Isotopes' season turns for the better. Things seem to be coming up aces for the Simpsons until Buck catches Homer giving Fiona a post-show neck massage, which results in both couples separating.

Following our report earlier in the week, the alternate box for the Season 8 DVD has now been revealed. The set which will be released on August 15 is available in a limited edition Maggie head as well as traditional cardboard box. The art for this box is pictured below. As you can see, the box contains the traditional 'window' which allows part of the underneath box to be viewed from the front.

Hitting the comic stands tomorrow is Bongo's Simpsons Comics #118. The lovelorn men of Springfield find that they have little prospect of romance and even less to live for, but when they put their lives on the line by participating in extreme sport, the adrenaline rush makes them feel born anew. The high life brings higher risks and a higher profile, but will it all come to an end with one high impact?

8.3 million viewers watched Sunday's new episode The Monkey Suit. This helped boost the audience for the final Malcolm In The Middle (7.4 million). Greys Anatomy and the Survivor: Exile Island finale battled it out for the top network for the night, with Greys' and the ABC coming out on top. The Simpsons and Malcolm In The Middle helped boost Fox to third place amongst the adult demographic. Next week is the final episode of The Simpsons for Season 17. Fox will be screening two reruns leading up to the final episode at 8:00pm. Don't miss it!

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Lisa is arrested for defying the new law in Springfield against teaching evolution after Reverend Lovejoy is appointed by Mayor Quimby (at Ned Flanders's request) to be the town's new "morality czar" in charge of promoting creationism; can a comment made in the show's first season come back to save her? Guest stars Larry Hagman and Melanie Griffith.

You've all been asking for it, and FOX has delivered the goods all in one press release. The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season on DVD has been set for a August 15 release date. The set will be available this time in a limited edition Maggie head, with standard packaging confirmed but yet to be revealed. Here's the art you've been waiting for!


To view a full run down of the tech specs, check out TVShowsOnDVD's release information.

Last nights ratings are in, and a respectable 8.50 million viewers tuned in to watch the new episode 'Regarding Margie.' The scheduling of two episodes of Family Guy directly following the show boosted it's audience to 8.42 million at 9pm. The figures were good for Fox, which still only managed to come in at fourth place overall, but among adults the animated shows helped the network come in second. The Simpsons was ranked in fourth place at 8:00pm. A rerun of 'We're On The Road To D'ohwhere' earlier in the night (7pm) managed a paltry 4.07 million.

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After a spring cleaning frenzy and inhaling too many fumes, Marge suffers from retrograde amnesia. In an effort to bring back her memory, Homer takes Marge around town to re-familiarize her with her surroundings. She still has no recollection of who Homer is and puts herself back on the singles market. Will Marge ever remember her beloved Homey?

For the second year running, Bongo Comics are taking part in Free Comic Book Day, May 6, 2006 (that's today, folks!). Free Comic Book Day is a single day when participating comic book shops across North America and around the world are giving away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their stores. The Bongo Comics Free-For-All (pictured) is a 32 page comic book featuring five short, unexclusive excerpts from Simpsons and Futurama Comics. So if there's a comic book store nearby, drop in today and see if they're participating, and pick up your free Simpsons comic. Check out Free Comic Book Day's website for details on comic signings.

The Season 17 finale is just around the corner, and a promotional image for the episode Marge And Homer Turn A Couple Play has just been released to signify the closeness. The episode, guest starring Mandy Moore, will air as the season finale at 8pm on May 21 as part of a triple feature (the first two eps being reruns). Here's the image!

A total of 8.7 million viewers tuned into The Simpsons on Sunday for the new episode 'Girls Just Want To Have Sums.' The figure places some respectability back into the ratings, though still far from the show's best. Overall for the night, Fox came fourth, but second behind ABC amongst the adult demographic. At 8:00pm The Simpsons and The War At Home were in fourth place. The Simpsons was Fox's highest rating show for the night.