Tag Archive | "season 15"

Homer’s Knockout Blow For Cowell

Monday, October 18, 2004

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On the eve of the airing of ‘Smart And Smarter’ in the UK, Pop/American Idol, and X-Factor judge Simon Cowell has spoken out to the media saying that being a guest star on The Simpsons was the most “intimidating” thing he had ever done. As British viewers prepare to watch their born and bred local [...]

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Star Studded Super Bowl Event

Friday, July 16, 2004

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If you thought last year’s Super Bowl half-time extravaganza was wild, see what happens when Homer is running the show! In The Simpsons post-Super Bowl XXXIX episode, “Homer and Ned’s Hail Mary Pass” airing Sunday, Feb. 6, after Homer inadvertently performs a wild crowd-pleasing dance at a local carnival, he is hired by several prolific [...]

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Ratings: Fraudcast News

Monday, May 24, 2004

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Ratings: Fraudcast News

Season openers and finales tend to bring in the big figures in the tv world, but Sundays season 15 finale ‘Fraudcast News’ failed to deliver. 9.2 million people watched the Burns themed episode, down 4.2 million on last years season finale double. With the season over, the ratings this year have been disappointing overall. 16.2 million [...]

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Season Finale: Fraudcast News

Sunday, May 23, 2004

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Season Finale: Fraudcast News

By the end of tonight, Season 15 will be over. While some might talk of the decline in quality, this season’s final episode titled Fraudcast News sounds like one of the better ones. Homer causes an avalanche that buries Mr. Burns. He makes it back to his mansion, only to turn on his TV and [...]

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The Simpsons’ Winning Formula

Thursday, May 20, 2004

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The Simpsons’ Winning Formula

The finale of The Simpsons’ 15th season airing at 8pm Sunday includes pointed social satire, Capraesque small-town sentiment, broad physical humor and sly self-referential jokes. What it doesn’t have, in a time when sitcoms like “Friends” and “Frasier” featured plot arcs that played out over the course of a year, is any reference to the [...]

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Ratings: Bart-Mangled Banner

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

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Ratings: Bart-Mangled Banner

The end of season ratings slump continued this week. A viewer figure was not available this week (story will be edited it one arrives) but the episode titled ‘Bart-Mangled Banner’ got beaten by most of its main competition. NBC moved into first at 8pm with the 6.9/12 for the second hour of “Dateline.” ABC was up [...]

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Bart-Mangled Banner Airs Tonight

Sunday, May 16, 2004

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Bart-Mangled Banner Airs Tonight

The Simpsons ratings will be put to the test tonight with the second-to-last episode of Season 15 airing on Fox. Its competition is nothing that should leave the show with a figure similar to last weeks disappointing effort. The episode titled Bart-Mangled Banner hasn’t shown huge promise in description and previews, but as last week [...]

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All-Time Low For The Simpsons

Monday, May 10, 2004

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All-Time Low For The Simpsons

Our last four or so ratings reports weren’t much to be proud of, but this week is the icing on the cake. The Simpsons episode “The Way We Weren’t” finished up on Sunday with a record-low Nielsen figure for a new episode. Only 6.2 million viewers tuned in to the flashback episode, down 3.1 million [...]

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The Way We Weren’t Airs Tonight

Saturday, May 8, 2004

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The Way We Weren’t Airs Tonight

Three episodes to go, another one down tonight. Here’s a rundown of what to expect in tonight’s episode titled “The Way We Weren’t”. “When Homer admits that Marge was not his first kiss, he recounts the story of his first smooch at summer camp with an anonymous girl ? who turns out to be Marge! [...]

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Simpsons No Longer Invincible

Friday, May 7, 2004

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Simpsons No Longer Invincible

In our weekly ratings reports we keep mentioning a drop on last seasons Simpsons episodes. This article takes a closer look. “While The Simpsons remains as smart as ever, ratings aren?t at a peak. In fact, the show finished behind ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” head to head in 18-49s on Sunday, the first time [...]

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