Season fifteen continues tonight with a brand new episode titled ‘The Ziff Who Came To Dinner.’ Here’s a description: “When Artie Ziff (guest star Jon Lovitz) loses his dot.com fortune, he begs Homer and Marge to let him move in, as Marge is the closest thing he has ever had to true love. Marge reminds him that they only had one date and he misbehaved throughout. But Homer agrees when Ziff bribes him with a suitcase filled with pizza bagels. Later on, in a friendly game of poker, an out-of-cash Ziff wagers 98 percent of the outstanding shares of ZiffCorp stock. Homer wins the hand and moments later the S.E.C bursts into the room to investigate Ziff for criminal accounting irregularities. When Homer proudly announces he is the majority shareholder, the agents place him under arrest.” Catch it tonight on Fox!
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Ratings: Smart And Smarter
This Sunday saw a Simpsons double, with new episode Smart & Smarter at 8:00pm, followed by a rerun of I, D’oh-Bot at 8:30pm. This is the standard schedule for a Simpsons double, and once again Fox received the standard result. 12.5 million viewers tuned in for Simon Cowell’s appearance at 8pm while 12.8 million caught the rerun.
Smart And Smarter Airing Tonight
Tonight’s new episode has been in the spotlight moreso than most of the episodes this season. The episode titled “Smart And Smarter” sees Simon Cowell as the voice of an interviewer for a pre-school that Homer and Marge are trying to get Maggie into. When she gets in, Lisa doesn’t take it particularly well. Cowell is well known for his acerbic comments on TV and will be seen making cruel jibes at the Simpsons’ youngest child Maggie. On the appearance, Cowell says “It’s the best thing I’ve ever been asked to do.” The episode airs tonight in North America (followed by a repeat of I, D’oh-Bot) and on May 23rd in the United Kingdom. We’ll bring you the ratings for the episode later this week.
Ratings: Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here
It’s another week of disappointing figures for The Simpsons after last week’s airing of “Margical History Tour” was trounced by the Grammy Awards as well as two other networks. “Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” ranked #49 for the week with a total of 9.43 million viewers.
While CBS easily swept the four primetime hours on Sunday in total viewers, NBC pulled the same trick in the key young adult demos. Fox was once again no where to be seen, sitting at position #4 behind the ABC for the night. At 8pm, “Cold Case” kept CBS in first at, beating the conclusion of NBC’s airing of “Shrek.” ABC was a sold third with the 6.5/11 for “Extreme Makeover,” while FOX stayed fourth with “The Simpsons”(5.3/8).
Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Don’t miss tonights new episode of The Simpsons titled ‘Milhouse Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.’ A description of the episode follows and may contain spoilers. “Bart is heartbroken when Milhouse and his mother move away to Capitol City. Desperate to fill Milhouse’s shoes, Bart attempts to find a new best friend with no such luck. That is, until Marge asks him to wash the family car with Lisa, and the two have so much fun they begin to do everything together as best friends would. Later, Bart decides to pay Milhouse a visit and is shocked to see his once meek best friend has reinvented himself. The new Milhouse sports spiked blond hair, is popular and even gives Bart a wedgie in the halls at school.” The episode airs tonight at 8pm on Fox.
Eugene Gets Simpsons Plug
After years of living in Springfield’s celebrity shadow, Eugene finally got its own moment in the spotlight. For 14 years, Eugene’s neighbor to the east has reveled in its status – earned or not – as hometown to The Simpsons. But on Sunday night, Eugene got a brief taste of the thrill when the writers deigned to put the city in the script, too. In the episode “Margical History Tour”, characters Lenny and Carl re-enact the Lewis and Clark expedition. Naturally, when the two reach the mouth of the Columbia River, the rain kicks in. “I say we give this lovely land a name,” says Lenny. “How about: Eugene, Oregon?” Executive producer Al Jean said writer, Michael Price, came up with the line because he thought it sounded funny and because Eugene’s a pretty well-known place. While Groening didn’t inspire the line himself, he was on hand for the final mixing of the show, when special sound effects are added, and was amused when he heard the line. Read More >>>
Ratings: Margical History Tour
Sunday’s 46th annual Grammy Awards telecast delivered its highest numbers in three years, driving CBS to an easy victory for the night. This left The Simpsons with its lowest figures in quite some time, rating fourth in its timeslot with just 8.9 million viewers.
Cowell Talks About Appearance
Simon Cowell is cut down to size in a classic TV moment by Homer Simpson. The acid-tongued pop impresario suffers the wrath of Homer after he makes baby daughter Maggie cry. Cowell is the latest celebrity to land a starring part in the long-running cartoon series. And he said yesterday: “It’s the best thing I’ve ever been asked to do.” The episode, “Smart And Smarter,” sees Cowell given the role of a nursery school admissions officer. He is confronted by Homer after he makes cruel comments about Maggie when she fails an Idol-style audition for his nursery. The episode is set to be a smash in the States, where Cowell has become a hate figure for his acidic put downs on American Idol. An insider said: “Simon Cowell made his name in Britain for being stuck-up and arrogant and he went one better in the States. Read More >>>
Margical History Tour
A new episode airs in North America tonight, titled “Margical History Tour”. The episode is a trilogy of stories similar to that of “Simpsons Bible Stories” and “Tales From The Public Domain”, which you either love or don’t care for. This year’s format is tales from our history. Details in the episode follow. “There’s a shortage of books at Springfield Library, but Marge isn’t about to let that stand in the way of telling a few stories about historical characters: Henry VIII (Homer), Lewis and Clark (Lenny and Carl), Sacagawea (Lisa), and Mozart (Bart)” It’s the first episode in an all-new February lineup, with new episodes guaranteed all month. Other scheduled episodes can be seen on our right column.
Ratings: Diatribe Of Mad Housewife
“Return of the King” and “Lost in Translation” were the big winners at Sunday night’s Golden Globes and helped turn NBC into the night’s big ratings winner. Overall, NBC averaged a 14.8 rating/22 share, beating the night’s regular winner CBS, which had an 8.5/13. FOX was a distant third with a 4.4/7. Among adults 18-49, NBC held onto its large margin of victory with an 8.5 rating in the coveted demographic. CBS was well back in second with a 3.5 rating, with FOX’s 3.4 good enough for a tight third. At 8 p.m., NBC zipped into first with the 16.0/23 for the first hour of the Globes. CBS dropped to second with the still-solid 9.7/14 for “Cold Case.” FOX finished third with “The Simpsons” new episode “Diatribe Of A Mad Housewife” (5.9/9) and “The Bernie Mac Show” (4.6/7), taking out ABC’s “10-8” and The WB’s “Charmed.”
Diatribe Of A Mad Housewife
A new Marge-themed episode airs in North America tonight, titled “Diatribe Of A Mad Housewife”. A description follows. “Marge begins writing a novel set on Nantucket Island in the mid-1800s. Although the story takes place two centuries ago, Marge bases the characters on people in her real life, telling the tale of a woman who is married to a brute and fancies her neighbor. Marge sends the manuscript off to Delacroix, who likes it so much she forwards it to authors Tom Clancy and Thomas Pynchon (guest-starring as themselves) for endorsement. Marge’s novel, “The Harpooned Heart,” soon hits bookstores and has the town of Springfield recognizing Homer and Ned Flanders as her leading men. Homer, too lazy to actually read the book, buys a books-on-tape version that is read by guest-stars Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Furious at the outcome of the story, Homer turns to Flanders to show him how to be a better husband.” Don’t miss it!
‘Breaking Away’ With Bart Simpson
Remember that scene in the classic 1979 film “Breaking Away” when the main character – Dave, the naïve young cyclist – was out on a training ride and ran into the Italian Cinzano squad he so admired? Remember how Dave was thrilled to be riding with them, even challenging them, until one of the Italians put a frame pump through Dave’s wheel and the young blond-headed kid ended up in a ditch while the darker-haired “pros” rode away laughing? Well anyone who knows that scene well and also watched “The Simpsons” on Sunday night probably recognized a quick parody of “Breaking Away” featuring Bart and the neighborhood bullies. Although it was only the first five minutes of the half-hour program, it was great to see the show’s writers give a nod to both to an Academy Award-winning film and the all-important neighborhood street sprints that bike riders across the world grew up with. Read More >>>