18 October 2004 0 Comments

Homer’s Knockout Blow For Cowell

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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16 July 2004 0 Comments

Star Studded Super Bowl Event

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 [...]

24 May 2004 0 Comments

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 [...]

23 May 2004 0 Comments

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 [...]

20 May 2004 0 Comments

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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19 May 2004 0 Comments

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 [...]

16 May 2004 0 Comments

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 [...]