The Simpsons (2026): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• In 2004, The Simpsons replaced The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952 to 1966) as the longest-running sitcom (animated or live action) in the United States in terms of the number of years airing.
• Beginning with season 32, Carl, a black character originally voiced by Azaria, is now voiced by black actor Alex Désert.
• The series' ratings have also declined; while the first season enjoyed an average of 13.4 million viewing households per episode in the U.S., the twenty-first season had an average of 7.2 million viewers.
• FXX premiered The Simpsons on August 21, 2014, with a twelve-day marathon which featured the first 552 episodes aired chronologically.
• As of the twenty-first season (2009–2010), The Simpsons became the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, having surpassed the 1955–1975 run of Gunsmoke.
• The series has been syndicated to local broadcast stations in nearly all markets throughout the United States since September 1994.
• The animation was produced domestically at Klasky Csupo, with Wes Archer, David Silverman, and Bill Kopp being animators for the first season.
• Sam Simon, described by former Simpsons director Brad Bird as "the unsung hero" of the show, served as creative supervisor for the first four seasons.
• The album's first single was the rap song "Do the Bartman", with Nancy Cartwright performing the lead vocals.
• The Simpsons was initially a joint production by Gracie Films and 20th Television.
• The first day of the marathon was the highest-rated broadcast day in the history of the network so far; the ratings more than tripled those of regular prime time programming for FXX.
• Having seen one of cartoonist Matt Groening's Life in Hell comic strips, Brooks asked Groening to pitch an idea for a series of animated shorts.
• Groening initially intended to present an animated version of his Life in Hell series.
• On April 2, 2025, Fox renewed The Simpsons for four additional seasons (seasons 37 through 40) through the 2028–2029 television season, coinciding with the show's 40th anniversary.
• Since its debut on December 17, 1989, 813 episodes of the show have been broadcast.

Source: Wikipedia

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