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 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 16, 2004
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 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 24, 2004
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 [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 23, 2004
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 [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 20, 2004
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 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 19, 2004
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 [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 16, 2004
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 [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 10, 2004
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 [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, May 8, 2004
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! [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 7, 2004
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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Monday, October 18, 2004
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