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Kill Gil Wins Writers Guild Award

Adam — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:34:07 +0000

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 ‘The Haw-Hawed Couple,’ ‘Homer of Seville,’ ‘Kill Gil Volumes 1&2,’ ‘Stop or My Dog Will Shoot!,’ and King Of The Hill episodes ‘The Passion of the Dauterive’ and ‘Lucky’s Wedding Suit.’ The winner was Kill Gil Volumes 1 & 2, written by Jeff Westbrook. Congratulations.

The Simpsons Game was also nominated in the first ever video game nominations, but was beat out by ‘Dead Head Fred’.

SOURCE: WGA

Ratings/Video 400th Episode Hour

Adam — Tue, 22 May 2007 01:34:52 +0000

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 to close Season 16, and 9.2 million in Season 15. The best Season Finale ratings we have on record was in 2003 with 13.4 million viewers.

Family Guy’s season closer had 9.09 million viewers while American Dad finished with 7.69 million. FOX came third overall for the night and second place among adults. The Simpsons was in second place for the hour.

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New Episode: You Kent Always Say What You Want

Adam — Sun, 20 May 2007 13:32:30 +0000

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 Flanders wages an anti-indecency campaign. The Simpsons take in the dejected Brockman, and he and Lisa begin to devise a scheme for the anchor to make his comeback.

New Episode: 24 Minutes

Adam — Sun, 20 May 2007 13:28:57 +0000

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 the help of Jack Bauer and Chloe O’Brian, Bart and Lisa must stop Dolph, Kearney and Jimbo from releasing a stink bomb at the school’s annual bake sale.

Ratings: Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot

Adam — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:16:29 +0000

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 million viewers, while Family Guy at 9 had 7.21 million.

The episode has raised a number of questions, as it was postponed from its original airdate of three weeks ago (we assumed) due to events at Virginia Tech. While the episode did not include any directly offensive content on this matter, Rudy Giuliani was notably absent despite his appearance on the promotional material. Seems like the episode was delayed to remove his scenes.

And next week is the Season Finale, but the big question is, which episode will air at 8.30pm and become the 400th episode. Fox can’t make up their mind, despite hyping up 24 Minutes as the finale, they’ve switched the titles at the last minute but not the synopsis on their scheduling details. So.. wait and see I guess!

New Episode: Stop Or My Dog Will Shoot

Adam — Mon, 14 May 2007 03:14:45 +0000

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

Ratings: Crook And Ladder

Adam — Tue, 08 May 2007 00:59:19 +0000

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 adults.

New Episode: Crook And Ladder

Adam — Mon, 07 May 2007 03:43:07 +0000

Marge, following the advice of a parenting magazine, throws away Maggie’s pacifier, leading to Maggie destroying the inside of the Simpson home. Marge decides to get Maggie a new pacifier, but can’t find the right brand. Maggie finds her own substitute – a squeaky toy that leads to Homer being unable to sleep. He takes sleeping pills and starts sleepwalking. One of Homer’s escapades leads to the entire Springfield Fire Department being sent to the hospital. As a result, Homer and several other Springfieldians become volunteer firefighters.

Ratings: The Boys Of Bummer

Adam — Tue, 01 May 2007 00:56:17 +0000

*FIGURES AMENDED (MAY 1 UPDATE)* The audience has recovered from last week, as 7.57 million viewers watched last night’s episode “The Boys Of Bummer” and 8.23 million tuned in to watch the rerun at 8.30. Family Guy at 9:00 had 8.13 million. Fox was in fourth place at 8pm, behind Dateline, Extreme Home Makeover, and The Amazing Race All Stars. Overall for the night Fox came fourth, but managed to hit second place among adults 18 – 49.

Promo Image: Kent Always Say What You Want

Adam — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:59:08 +0000

Two promotional images for You Kent Always Say What You Want have been released by Fox. The first, pictured above, is self explanatory, while the second is much akin to the Rudy Giuliani image you all hate, this time, featuring guest star Chris Bridges, otherwise known as rapper ‘Ludacris’ (it’s a character model, folks, it’s not designed to be pretty).