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The Simpsons
Season 31
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No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) –
present (present)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The thirty-first season of the animated television series The Simpsons was announced on February 6, 2019.[1] It premiered on Fox in the United States on September 29, 2019.[2] Al Jean returns as showrunner, a position he has held since the thirteenth season. Matt Selman also contributed as showrunner for the episodes "Go Big or Go Homer", "Livin' la Pura Vida", "Thanksgiving of Horror", "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson" and "Bart the Bad Guy".

It is the last season to feature the voice talents of recurring co-star Russi Taylor who died on July 26, 2019 and had been with the show since the very first season voicing characters such as Martin Prince, Sherri and Terri and Üter Zörker. Taylor's characters were adopted during this season's production cycle by voice actress Grey Griffin starting with the episode "Marge the Lumberjill", though the last episode to feature Taylor would be "Thanksgiving of Horror" which aired afterwards due to being part of the prior season's production run that was deliberately scheduled to air close to Thanksgiving 2019.

Accolades

In early December 2019 it was announced that three episodes had been nominated for Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation for the 72nd Writers Guild of America Awards, resulting in The Simpsons having the most nominations overall that year. The writers and episodes nominated were John Frink for "Go Big or Go Homer," Brian Kelley for "Livin’ La Pura Vida" and Dan Vebber for "Thanksgiving of Horror"[3] and on February 1, 2020, it was announced that Vebber and "Thanksgiving of Horror" had won.[4]

Only a few days after the WGA nominees were listed, the show also received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Animated Series,[5] but lost to Bojack Horseman when winners were announced at the 10th Critics' Choice Television Awards on January 12, 2020.[6]

Production

This season features the first scripts credited to writers Max Cohn and Elisabeth Kiernan Averick. The episode "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" was delayed from the previous season, with the original intent to air it instead of "I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh" on April 7, 2019. The episode was put on hold after the show's producers decided to make a short film related to the episode involving Maggie and another baby named Hudson titled Playdate with Destiny as well. The short film premiered on February 29, 2020, attached to advanced screenings of the Disney/Pixar release Onward with "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" serving as a sequel to it.[7]

Controversy

It was during the run of this season that longtime voice actor Hank Azaria announced that he was officially stepping down from voicing Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a character he had played since the episode "The Telltale Head" from the first season. The character and Azaria's portrayal of him had come under scrutiny since the Hari Kondabolu documentary The Problem with Apu released in 2017. Apu's portrayal came under scrutiny again when the Simpsons staff referenced the criticism as being too politically correct in the season 29 episode "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" which resulted in backlash from some people concerned about the issue who felt that the response was immature. Azaria said that it was a mutual decision made between himself and the senior staff, stating, "all we know there is I won't be doing the voice anymore, unless there's someway to transition it or something."[8]

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [9]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [9]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
6631"The Winter of Our Monetized Content"Bob AndersonRyan KohSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)YABF192.33[10]
6642"Go Big or Go Homer"Matthew FaughnanJohn FrinkOctober 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)YABF215.63[11]
6653"The Fat Blue Line"Michael PolcinoBill OdenkirkOctober 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)YABF222.13[12]
6664"Treehouse of Horror XXX"Timothy BaileyJ. Stewart BurnsOctober 20, 2019 (2019-10-20)YABF185.42[13]
6675"Gorillas on the Mast"Matthew NastukMax CohnNovember 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)YABF202.02[14]
6686"Marge the Lumberjill"Rob OliverRyan KohNovember 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)ZABF025.00[15]
6697"Livin La Pura Vida"Timothy BaileyBrian KelleyNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)ZABF032.08[16]
6708"Thanksgiving of Horror"Rob OliverDan VebberNovember 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)YABF175.42[17]
6719"Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?"Chris ClementsTim Long & Miranda ThompsonDecember 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)ZABF041.99[18]
67210"Bobby, It's Cold Outside"Steven Dean MooreJohn Frink & Jeff WestbrookDecember 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)ZABF014.97[19]
67311"Hail to the Teeth"Mark KirklandElisabeth Kiernan AverickJanuary 5, 2020 (2020-01-05)ZABF051.81[20]
67412"The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson"Matthew NastukJ. Stewart BurnsFebruary 16, 2020 (2020-02-16)ZABF061.95[21]
67513"Frinkcoin"Steven Dean MooreRob LaZebnikFebruary 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)ZABF071.84[22]
67614"Bart the Bad Guy"Jennifer MoellerDan VebberMarch 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)ZABF081.66[23]
67715"Screenless"Michael PolcinoJ. Stewart BurnsMarch 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)ZABF091.63[24]
67816"Better Off Ned"Rob OliverTeleplay by : Joel H. Cohen & Jeff Westbrook
Story by : Al Jean		March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)ZABF111.70[25]
67917"Highway to Well"Chris Clements[26]Carolyn Omine[27]March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)ZABF10N/A
68018[28]"The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby"UnknownTom Gammill and Max ProssApril 19, 2020 (2020-04-19)[29]YABF13N/A
68119"Warrin' Priests (Part 1)"Bob Anderson[30]Pete HolmesApril 26, 2020 (2020-04-26)[31]ZABF12N/A
68220"Warrin' Priests (Part 2)"Matthew Nastuk[30]Pete HolmesMay 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)[31]ZABF13N/A
68321"The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds"Jennifer Moeller[32]Joel H. CohenMay 10, 2020 (2020-05-10)[31]ZABF14N/A
68422"Way of the Dog"[33]Matthew Faughnan[34]Carolyn Omine[33]May 17, 2020 (2020-05-17)[35]ZABF16N/A

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Simpsons season 31
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "The Winter of Our Monetized Content" September 29, 2019 0.9/4 2.33[10] 0.2 0.48 1.1 2.81[36]
2 "Go Big or Go Homer" October 6, 2019 2.1/9 5.63[11] 0.2 0.40 2.3 6.05[37]
3 "The Fat Blue Line" October 13, 2019 0.8/4 2.13[12] 0.2 0.43 1.0 2.57[38]
4 "Treehouse of Horror XXX" October 20, 2019 2.0/9 5.42[13] 0.3 0.65 2.4 6.08[39]
5 "Gorillas on the Mast" November 3, 2019 0.8/4 2.02[14] 0.2 0.39 1.0 2.41[40]
6 "Marge the Lumberjill" November 10, 2019 1.8/8 5.00[15] 0.2 0.42 2.0 5.43[41]
7 "Livin La Pura Vida" November 17, 2019 0.8/4 2.08[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Thanksgiving of Horror" November 24, 2019 1.8/8 5.42[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?" December 1, 2019 0.7/3 1.99[18] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "Bobby, It's Cold Outside" December 15, 2019 1.7/8 4.97[19] TBD TBD TBD TBD
11 "Hail to the Teeth" January 5, 2020 0.6/3 1.81[20] TBD TBD TBD TBD
12 "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson" February 16, 2020 0.7 1.95[21] TBD TBD TBD TBD
13 "Frinkcoin" February 23, 2020 0.7 1.84[22] TBD TBD TBD TBD
14 "Bart the Bad Guy" March 1, 2020 0.6 1.66[23] TBD TBD TBD TBD
15 "Screenless" March 8, 2020 0.5 1.63[24] TBD TBD TBD TBD
16 "Better Off Ned" March 15, 2020 0.6 1.70[25] TBD TBD TBD TBD

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17 "Highway to Well" March 22, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Template:Timed Unhide

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18 "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" April 19, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Template:Timed Unhide

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19 "Warrin' Priests (Part 1)" April 26, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Template:Timed Unhide

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20 "Warrin' Priests (Part 2)" May 3, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Template:Timed Unhide

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21 "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds" May 10, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Template:Timed Unhide

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22 "Way of the Dog" May 17, 2020 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Template:Timed Unhide

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