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Episodes of The Simpsons have won dozens of awards, including 31 Emmys (ten for Outstanding Animated Program), 30 Annies, and a Peabody. [5] The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 27, 2007, and grossed US$526.2 million worldwide. [ 6 ]
From the series debut on December 17, 1989, to May 17, 2009, The Simpsons had broadcast its first 441 episodes, to the end of the twentieth season. The show holds several American television longevity records. It is the longest-running prime-time animated series and longest-running sitcom in the United States. [4]
Episodes of The Simpsons have won dozens of awards, including 31 Emmys (ten for Outstanding Animated Program), 30 Annies, and a Peabody. [6] The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and 27, 2007 and grossed US$526.2 million worldwide. [ 7 ]
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. [1] [2] [3] It is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
Seven episodes were holdovers from the previous season. [30] [29] Executive producer Matt Selman continued his role as primary showrunner from the previous season. Executive producer Al Jean was also showrunner for several episodes this season. [31] This season featured the first episodes of the series written by Broti Gupta. [32]
The Simpsons was the Fox network's first TV series to rank among a season's top 30 highest-rated shows. [56] While later seasons would focus on Homer, Bart was the lead character in most of the first three seasons. In 1990, Bart quickly became one of the most popular characters on television in what was termed "Bartmania".
The first season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons aired on Fox from December 17, 1989 to May 13, 1990. The series premiered with the Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". The executive producers for the first production season were Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, and Sam Simon.
From "Treehouse of Horror" (1990) to "X" (1999), every episode has aired in the week preceding or on October 31; "II" and "X" are the only two episodes to air on Halloween. Between " XI " (2000) to " XIX " (2008) and " XXI " (2010), due to Fox 's contract with Major League Baseball 's World Series , episodes had originally aired in November ...