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The Simpsons
Season 32
Digital purchase image featuring Bleeding Gums Murphy
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27) –
May 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)
Season chronology
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The thirty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons premiered on Fox on September 27, 2020,[1] and ended on May 23, 2021.[2] This season contained twenty-two episodes.[3] On February 6, 2019, the season was ordered along with the previous season.[4] This season includes the series' 700th episode "Manger Things".

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
6851"Undercover Burns"Bob AndersonDavid CryanSeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)ZABF194.44[5]
6862"I, Carumbus"Rob OliverCesar MazariegosOctober 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)ZABF181.51[6]
6873"Now Museum, Now You Don't"Timothy BaileyDan GreaneyOctober 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)ZABF211.36[7]
6884"Treehouse of Horror XXXI"Steven Dean MooreJulia PrescottNovember 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)[a]ZABF174.93[10]
6895"The 7 Beer Itch"Michael PolcinoStory by : Al Jean
Teleplay by : Joel H. Cohen & John Frink		November 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)ZABF151.74[11]
6906"Podcast News"Matthew FaughnanDavid X. CohenNovember 15, 2020 (2020-11-15)ZABF223.50[12]
6917"Three Dreams Denied"Steven Dean MooreDanielle WeisbergNovember 22, 2020 (2020-11-22)QABF024.41[13]
6928"The Road to Cincinnati"Matthew NastukJeff WestbrookNovember 29, 2020 (2020-11-29)ZABF201.63[14]
6939"Sorry Not Sorry"Rob OliverNell ScovellDecember 6, 2020 (2020-12-06)QABF011.66[15]
69410"A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas"Timothy BaileyJessica ConradDecember 13, 2020 (2020-12-13)QABF033.92[16]
69511"The Dad-Feelings Limited"Chris ClementsRyan KohJanuary 3, 2021 (2021-01-03)QABF041.89[17]
69612"Diary Queen"Matthew NastukJeff WestbrookFebruary 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)[b]QABF051.43[18]
69713"Wad Goals"Michael PolcinoBrian KelleyFebruary 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)QABF061.24[19]
69814"Yokel Hero"Rob OliverJeff Martin & Samantha MartinMarch 7, 2021 (2021-03-07)QABF071.38[20]
69915"Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars"Jennifer MoellerMichael PriceMarch 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)QABF081.43[21]
70016"Manger Things"Steven Dean MooreRob LaZebnikMarch 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)QABF091.28[22]
70117"Uncut Femmes"Chris ClementsChristine NangleMarch 28, 2021 (2021-03-28)QABF101.22[23]
70218"Burger Kings"Lance KramerRob LaZebnikApril 11, 2021 (2021-04-11)QABF111.24[24]
70319"Panic on the Streets of Springfield"Matthew NastukTim LongApril 18, 2021 (2021-04-18)QABF121.31[25]
70420"Mother and Child Reunion"Jennifer MoellerJ. Stewart BurnsMay 9, 2021 (2021-05-09)QABF141.11[26]
70521"The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A."Michael PolcinoCarolyn OmineMay 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)QABF131.06[27]
70622"The Last Barfighter"Timothy BaileyDan VebberMay 23, 2021 (2021-05-23)QABF151.02[28]

Production

Animation

The season was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted many other television productions, but left animated production largely unaffected. Executive producer James L. Brooks encouraged the staff to begin working from their homes in early March 2020, before California's stay-at-home order was declared. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in late March 2020, showrunner Al Jean stated, "Production hasn't skipped a day or lost a beat." At that point seven episodes for the season, including the Treehouse of Horror episode, were already completed, and they had started reading the remainder of the twenty-two total. Jean also stated that "we're a little ahead of where we usually are."[29] The series had a panel at the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con, which was marketed as "Comic-Con@Home", to promote the season, with Jean, Matt Selman, David Silverman, Carolyn Omine, and Mike B. Anderson on the panel, with series regular Yeardley Smith serving as moderator.[30]

Casting

On June 26, 2020, it was stated that "Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters." This follows Mike Henry stating that he will no longer voice the African-American character Cleveland Brown on fellow Fox animated series Family Guy, and Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell's announcement that they will no longer voice mixed-race characters on Big Mouth and Central Park, respectively, in the wake of the George Floyd protests. It also follows series regular Hank Azaria's January 2020 announcement that he will no longer voice the Indian character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on The Simpsons.[31] Series regular Harry Shearer was not fully in agreement with the decision, stating that "the job of the actor is to play someone who they're not".[32] On September 24, 2020 due to the George Floyd protests, it was announced that Alex Désert would voice Carl Carlson in the first episode of the season, taking over from Azaria who voiced the character since the first season.[33] He also became the new voice of Lou.

On October 11, 2020, Jean announced that Eric Lopez would begin voicing Bumblebee Man in the episode "Now Museum, Now You Don't" instead of Azaria, who had provided the voice of the character since his introduction in season four.[34] On December 10, 2020, the official logline on FOXFLASH for the episode "The Dad-Feelings Limited" revealed that Kumiko would be voiced by Jenny Yokobori instead of Tress MacNeille, who had voiced the character since her introduction in the season twenty-five episode "Married to the Blob."[35] In the episode "Uncut Femmes", the character of Julio was recast to Tony Rodriguez. On February 22, 2021, it was announced that beginning with "Wad Goals", voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson, who joined the show since Season 21 as different minor characters, would replace Harry Shearer as Dr. Hibbert[36] and in the same episode voice actress Kimberly Brooks took on the role of Lewis Clark. David Harbour, Olivia Colman, Ben Platt, Hannibal Buress, and Michael Palin have guest-starred during the season.[37] Series regular Yeardley Smith also played herself.[38]

Release

The season aired on Sundays during the 2020–21 television season as part of Fox's Animation Domination programming block, along with Bless the Harts, Bob's Burgers, The Great North and Family Guy. One day after an episode aired on Fox, it was also made available on Hulu.[39] It was made available for streaming in the US on Disney+ on September 29, 2021.[40] and in the UK on November 3, 2021.

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Simpsons season 32
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Undercover Burns" September 27, 2020 1.7 4.44[5] 0.2 0.35 1.9 4.80[41]
2 "I, Carumbus" October 4, 2020 0.5 1.51[6] 0.1 0.29 0.6 1.80[42]
3 "Now Museum, Now You Don't" October 11, 2020 0.5 1.36[7] — — — —
4 "Treehouse of Horror XXXI" November 1, 2020 1.7 4.93[10] 0.3 0.54 2.0 5.48[43]
5 "The 7 Beer Itch" November 8, 2020 0.7 1.74[11] 0.1 0.31 0.8 2.05[44]
6 "Podcast News" November 15, 2020 1.3 3.50[12] 0.1 0.35 1.4 3.86[45]
7 "Three Dreams Denied" November 22, 2020 1.5 4.41[13] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "The Road to Cincinnati" November 29, 2020 0.6 1.63[14] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Sorry Not Sorry" December 6, 2020 0.6 1.66[15] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" December 13, 2020 1.3 3.92[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "The Dad-Feelings Limited" January 3, 2021 0.6 1.89[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "Diary Queen" February 21, 2021 0.5 1.43[18] TBD TBD TBD TBD
13 "Wad Goals" February 28, 2021 0.4 1.24[19] TBD TBD TBD TBD
14 "Yokel Hero" March 7, 2021 0.5 1.38[20] TBD TBD TBD TBD
15 "Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars" March 14, 2021 0.5 1.43[21] TBD TBD TBD TBD
16 "Manger Things" March 21, 2021 0.4 1.28[22] TBD TBD TBD TBD
17 "Uncut Femmes" March 28, 2021 0.4 1.22[23] TBD TBD TBD TBD
18 "Burger Kings" April 11, 2021 0.4 1.24[24] TBD TBD TBD TBD
19 "Panic on the Streets of Springfield" April 18, 2021 0.4 1.31[25] TBD TBD TBD TBD
20 "Mother and Child Reunion" May 9, 2021 0.3 1.11[26] 0.1 0.26 0.4 1.38[46]
21 "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A" May 16, 2021 0.4 1.06[27] 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.25[27]
22 "The Last Barfighter" May 23, 2021 0.4 1.02[28] 0.1 0.19 0.4 1.21[28]

Notes

  1. ^ This episode was originally scheduled to air on October 18, 2020,[2] but was preempted as a result of the 2020 National League Championship Series running overtime.[8] However, the episode was screened on October 14, 2020, at "Paley Front Row: Simpsons Treehouse of Horror," a panel discussion hosted by Decider, Paley Center for Media, and Fox.[9] The episode still aired on its originally scheduled air date in Canada on Citytv.
  2. ^ This episode was originally scheduled to air on February 14, 2021, in the United States but was preempted due to rain delays during the 2021 Daytona 500, which prompted new episodes meant to air that night to be shown next Sunday night.

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External links

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