10 February 2008 0 Comments

Kill Gil Wins Writers Guild Award

On the verge of an end to its strike, the Writers Guild of America quietly handed out the awards for its annual ceremony which recognizes excellence in writing. Since the WGA introduced an animation category, The Simpsons has taken out the award every year, and this year was no exception. The nominees this year were [...]

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21 May 2007 0 Comments

Ratings/Video 400th Episode Hour

The Simpsons celebrated last night with the show’s best ratings since January. An average of 9.80 Million viewers tuned in over the hour to watch 24 Minutes and You Kent Always Say What You Want, to see The Simpsons turn 400 episodes old. Last year’s season finale drew 8.2 million viewers, 8.7 million tuned in [...]

20 May 2007 0 Comments

New Episode: You Kent Always Say What You Want

At the Simpsons’ annual dental check-up, Lisa gets an education in dental hygiene from a video starring Ludacris as a tube of toothpaste. When Homer purchases the 1-millionth ice cream cone, he is featured on Kent Brockman’s nightly news program. However, the innocent interview turns into trouble when Brockman uses a shocking expletive and Ned [...]

20 May 2007 1 Comment

New Episode: 24 Minutes

Principal Skinner ushers the students of Springfield Elementary into a new era with the opening of the school’s Counter Truancy Unit. Homer is sent on a mission to dispose of a container of yogurt so far past its freshness date that it could be toxic, but the reeking yogurt falls into the wrong hands. With [...]

15 May 2007 0 Comments

Ratings: Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot

The Simpsons hit low figures again, with 6.48 million tuning in to watch Sunday night’s ‘Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot’. It is the third-lowest rated premiere episode on record, just ahead of Marge Gamer last month (6.40 million) and The Way We Weren’t in Season 15 (6.2 million). A repeat at 8.30 scored 6.7 [...]

13 May 2007 0 Comments

New Episode: Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot

Homer is upset when he realizes that Marge brought him and the family to a boring Harvest Fest instead of his much-anticipated day of debauchery at October Fest. Attempting to leave, Homer accidentally drags the family into a puzzling cornfield maze. When the whole family manages to escape except for Homer, they send out Santa

7 May 2007 0 Comments

Ratings: Crook And Ladder

Viewership is steadying as 7.72 million people watched last night’s episode ‘Crook And Ladder’. At 8pm, an hour of The Simpsons cam fourth in its slot behind Extreme Home Makeover, The Amazing Race All Stars, and Dateline. 7.88 million viewers watched Family Guy at 9. FOX came fourth overall for the night and third among [...]