The Simpsons
American animated sitcom
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| May 18 2025 | The show concluded its 36th season, continuing its record as the longest-running American sitcom and animated program. |
| May 18 2025 | The final episode of The Simpsons season 36 is scheduled to air, concluding the second of two seasons ordered by Fox. |
| May 18 2025 | The season finale of The Simpsons season 36 is scheduled to air, concluding the season produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. |
| May 16 2025 | Singer Kelly Macleod was announced as the new voice of Milhouse, beginning with the season finale 'Estranger Things'. |
| 2025 | Todd Flanders begins to be voiced by Grey DeLisle from this year onwards. |
| 2025 | Grey DeLisle becomes a voice actor for Rod Flanders. |
| 2025 | Mo Collins takes over voicing the character of Jimbo Jones. |
| April 2 2025 | The Simpsons was renewed for four additional seasons in a 'mega deal' with Disney, extending the show through the 2028–2029 television season and coinciding with the series' 40th anniversary. Each future season will consist of 15 episodes. |
| April 2 2025 | The show was renewed for four additional seasons on Fox, with 15 episodes each, extending the total episode count from 801 to 861. |
| February 24 2025 | The producers continue to seek out and occasionally be rejected by high-profile guest stars for The Simpsons, maintaining a long-standing tradition of celebrity cameos and guest appearances. |
| 2024 | Tom Hanks appears again on The Simpsons in the episode 'Bart's Birthday'. |
| 2024 | The short 'Trumptastic Voyage' predicted Trump's return to the White House in the following year. |
| 2024 | Fox orders the second of two seasons for The Simpsons, confirming the show's continued production. |
| 2024 | 'O C'mon All Ye Faithful' in season thirty-six continues to explore Christianity and faith. |
| 2024 | Cypress Hill performs with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, echoing their earlier performance in the 1996 Simpsons episode. |
| 2024 | The Simpsons episode 'Night of the Living Wage' was nominated for an award |
| 2024 | Chris Edgerly takes over voicing Rod Flanders from Pamela Hayden. |
| 2024 | Jessica Conrad was nominated for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production for the episode 'Bart's Birthday' |
| 2024 | Hank Azaria was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for his role as Moe Szyslak. |
| 2024 | Season 35 received four Writers Guild of America Award nominations, highlighting the quality of the show's writing. |
| 2024 | The season was also nominated for one Humanitas Prize, further acknowledging the show's storytelling and cultural impact. |
| 2024 | Episodes from season 35 were nominated for two Emmy Awards, indicating critical recognition for the show's work this season. |
| December 9 2024 | The Simpsons created a real-time animated version for the Monday Night Football presentation as part of cross-promotional efforts between Disney and Fox. |
| December 9 2024 | Sports personalities Drew Carter, Mina Kimes, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Dan Orlovsky, Steven A. Smith, and Scott Van Pelt appear in special 'The Simpsons Funday Football' |
| November 2024 | Pamela Hayden announced her retirement from voice acting, with her final Fox broadcast being the 'Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes' episode. Fox stated recasting for her characters would begin soon. |
| November 3 2024 | 'Treehouse of Horror XXXV' aired in November, further extending the pattern of November broadcasts for the Halloween special. |
| October 11 2024 | Disney+ released 'The Most Wonderful Time of The Year', the ninth Simpsons short, featuring Sideshow Bob and Disney villains singing a Halloween carol alongside Bart and villains from other Disney franchises. |
| October 11 2024 | Kelsey Grammer returns as Sideshow Bob and Maurice LaMarche plays multiple characters in short 'The Most Wonderful Time of the Year' |
| September 29 2024 | The Simpsons season 36 premiered on Fox, marking the second of two seasons ordered by the network. Matt Selman served as the primary showrunner for this season, which was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. |
| August 2024 | At D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, it was announced that four episodes would premiere exclusively on Disney+, including a two-part Christmas special 'O C'mon All Ye Faithful' and episodes 'The Past and the Furious' and 'Yellow Planet'. |
| July 2024 | At San Diego Comic-Con, Matt Selman recorded the panel audience's screaming for the season's Treehouse of Horror episode. A followup to the seventh season episode '22 Short Films About Springfield' was also announced. |
| May 2024 | By the end of the television season, the show averaged 1.99 million viewers, ranking 106th among television shows. |
| May 19 2024 | The final episode of The Simpsons season 35 aired on Fox, concluding this season of the long-running animated series. |
| May 10 2024 | The eighth Disney+ short 'May the 12th Be with You' was released, combining Star Wars Day and Mother's Day themes, featuring Marge and Maggie on a trip to a Disney Playground Planet. |
| May 10 2024 | Maurice LaMarche as Darth Vader, Seth MacFarlane as Stewie Griffin, and Carolyn Omine as Nani Pelekai in short 'May the 12th Be with You' |
| 2023 | A news clipping from the episode 'Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy' was believed to have predicted the arrest of a US President, seemingly referencing Trump's legal challenges. |
| 2023 | The season was nominated for an Annie Award, further recognizing its artistic achievement. |
| 2023 | The episode 'Bart to the Future' was interpreted as predicting the arrest of US President Donald Trump. |
| 2023 | Variety ranked The Simpsons as the fourth-greatest TV show of all time. |
| 2023 | Hari Kondabolu and Hank Azaria finally met and discussed the issues surrounding the Apu character on the Code Switch podcast. |
| 2023 | Dawnn Lewis takes over voicing the character of Opal. |
| 2023 | Most recent appearance of the Happy Little Elves in the episode 'Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass'. |
| 2023 | The episode 'One Angry Lisa' was censored on Disney+ in Hong Kong due to controversial lines criticizing China, including references to Bitcoin mines and forced labor camps. |
| 2023 | The season won one Writers Guild of America Award and received an additional nomination in the same category. |
| 2023 | The season won two Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program, highlighting its critical success. |
| 2023 | Nik Ranieri won an award for Character Layout in the episode 'Lisa the Boy Scout' |
| 2023 | The Simpsons won an award for the episode 'Treehouse of Horror XXXIII' |
| 2023 | The release of the Barbie film coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Simpsons episode that satirized the Malibu Stacy doll brand. |
| 2023 | The French dub of The Simpsons returns to Plug RTL in the Wallonia-Brussels region |
| November 5 2023 | 'Treehouse of Horror XXXIV' aired in November, continuing the recent trend of occasional November broadcasts. |
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