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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a satirical depiction of a dysfunctional middle-class American lifestyle starring the eponymous family: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Set in the town of Springfield, the show lampoons both American culture and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a pitch for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. Groening named each character (other than Bart, which is an anagram for "brat") after members of his own family. The shorts became part of the Fox series The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime-time hit show.

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. With its twenty-first season (2009–10), the series surpassed Gunsmoke in seasons to claim the spot as the longest-running American prime-time scripted television series, and later also surpassed Gunsmoke in episode count with the twenty-ninth season episode "Forgive and Regret" on April 29, 2018.

Episodes of The Simpsons have won dozens of awards, including 31 Emmys (ten for Outstanding Animated Program), 30 Annies, and a Peabody. 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. The first twenty seasons are available on DVD in regions 1, 2, and 4, with the twentieth season released on both DVD and Blu-ray in 2010 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series. On April 8, 2015, showrunner Al Jean announced that there would be no more DVD or Blu-ray releases, shifting focus to digital distribution, although this was later reversed on July 22, 2017. Almost two years later, on July 20, 2019, it was announced that Season 19 would be released on December 3, 2019, on DVD.

The Simpsons reached its 500th episode in the twenty-third season (2012); its 600th episode in the twenty-eighth season (2016); its 700th episode in the thirty-second season (2021); and its 800th episode in the thirty-seventh season (2025). On April 2, 2025, it was announced that The Simpsons would be renewed for four more seasons in what is considered a "mega deal" with parent company Disney. This renewal will take the show through the 2028–2029 television season, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the show. Each season will consist of 15 episodes to be aired on Fox, with an additional two episodes per season to be released exclusively on Disney+.

Series overview

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Episodes

Seasons 1–20 (1989–2009)

Season 21 (2009–2010)

Note: This is the first season to air entirely in high definition.

Season 22 (2010–2011)

Season 23 (2011–2012)

Season 24 (2012–2013)

Season 25 (2013–2014)

Season 26 (2014–2015)

Season 27 (2015–2016)

Season 28 (2016–2017)

Season 29 (2017–2018)

Season 30 (2018–2019)

Season 31 (2019–2020)

Season 32 (2020–2021)

Season 33 (2021–2022)

Season 34 (2022–2023)

Season 35 (2023–2024)

Season 36 (2024–2025)

Season 37 (2025–2026)

Upcoming episodes without a scheduled premiere date

See also

  • The Simpsons Tracey Ullman shorts
  • The Simpsons Disney+ shorts
  • "The Simpsons Guy"&nbsp;– a crossover episode of Family Guy
  • The Simpsons home media

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