The Simpsons season 30
The Simpsons | |
---|---|
Season 30 | |
![]() Digital purchase image | |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | September 30, 2018 present | –
Season chronology | |
The thirtieth season of the animated television series The Simpsons premiered on Fox in the United States on September 30, 2018.[1][2] Al Jean returns as showrunner, a position he has held since the thirteenth season. Matt Selman also contributed as showrunner for the episodes "Heartbreak Hotel", "Krusty the Clown" and "The Clown Stays in the Picture". The series hit a milestone 650th episode on January 6th, 2019 with the episode "Mad About the Toy".
The season features guest appearances from Dave Attel, Emily Deschanel, Gal Gadot, Jonathan Groff, Pete Holmes, Rhys Darby, Tracy Morgan, RuPaul, Bryan Batt, Lawrence O'Donnell, Patti LuPone, Marc Maron and Wallace Shawn. Longtime recurring guest star Jon Lovitz also returns several times in various roles, while the episode "Heartbreak Hotel" saw George Segal reprising the role of Nick from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? that he'd originally played 52 years earlier. The five main cast members of Bob's Burgers also reprised their roles for a crossover couch gag in the episode "My Way or the Highway to Heaven".
In February 2019, writer Stephanie Gillis won the 2019 Writer's Guild Award for Animation for penning the season premiere episode "Bart's Not Dead". This season also features the first episode written by voice actor Nancy Cartwright with the episode "Girl's in the Band", making her the third of the six main cast members to have an episode to their name (Dan Castellaneta having penned many scripts since season 11 and Harry Shearer writing the season 28 episode "Trust But Clarify"). This also makes her the first female main cast member credited with a writing credit.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
640 | 1 | "Bart's Not Dead" | Bob Anderson | Stephanie Gillis | September 30, 2018 | XABF19 | 3.24[3] |
641 | 2 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Steven Dean Moore | Renee Ridgeley & Matt Selman | October 7, 2018 | XABF15 | 4.60[4] |
642 | 3 | "My Way or the Highway to Heaven" | Rob Oliver | Dan Castellaneta, Deb Lacusta & Vince Waldron | October 14, 2018 | XABF17 | 2.52[5] |
643 | 4 | "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" | Matthew Faughnan | Joel H. Cohen | October 21, 2018 | XABF16 | 2.95[6] |
644 | 5 | "Baby You Can't Drive My Car" | Timothy Bailey | Rob LaZebnik | November 4, 2018 | XABF18 | 5.08[7] |
645 | 6 | "From Russia Without Love" | Matthew Nastuk | Michael Ferris | November 11, 2018 | XABF20 | 2.35[8] |
646 | 7 | "Werking Mom" | Michael Polcino | Carolyn Omine & Robin Sayers | November 18, 2018 | XABF21 | 4.34[9] |
647 | 8 | "Krusty the Clown" | Matthew Faughnan | Ryan Koh | November 25, 2018 | XABF22 | 2.11[10] |
648 | 9 | "Daddicus Finch" | Steven Dean Moore | Al Jean | December 2, 2018 | YABF01 | 4.33[11] |
649 | 10 | "'Tis the 30th Season" | Lance Kramer | Story by : Jeff Westbrook Teleplay by : John Frink & Joel H. Cohen | December 9, 2018 | YABF02 | 7.53[12] |
650 | 11 | "Mad About the Toy" | Rob Oliver | Michael Price | January 6, 2019 | YABF03 | 2.33[13] |
651 | 12 | "The Girl on the Bus" | Chris Clements | Joel H. Cohen | January 13, 2019 | YABF04 | 8.20[14] |
652 | 13 | "I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can" | Matthew Nastuk | Jane Becker | February 10, 2019 | YABF06 | 1.75[15] |
653 | 14 | "The Clown Stays in the Picture" | Timothy Bailey | Matt Selman | February 17, 2019 | YABF05 | 2.75[16] |
654 | 15 | "101 Mitigations" | Mark Kirkland | Story by : Rob LaZebnik Teleplay by : Brian Kelley & Dan Vebber | March 3, 2019 | YABF07 | 2.25[17] |
655 | 16 | "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" | Steven Dean Moore | Jeff Westbrook | March 10, 2019 | YABF08 | 2.21[18] |
656 | 17 | "E My Sports"[19] | Unknown | Rob LaZebnik[20] | March 17, 2019 | YABF09 | N/A |
657 | 18 | "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy"[21] | Unknown | Megan Amram[22] | March 24, 2019 | YABF10 | N/A |
658 | 19 | "Girl's in the Band"[23] | Unknown | Nancy Cartwright[24] | March 31, 2019 | YABF11 | N/A |
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "Bart's Not Dead" | September 30, 2018 | 1.4/5 | 3.24[3] | 0.3 | 0.58 | 1.6 | 3.83[25] |
2 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | October 7, 2018 | 1.8/7 | 4.60[4] | 0.2 | 0.60 | 2.0 | 5.21[26] |
3 | "My Way or the Highway to Heaven" | October 15, 2018 | 1.0/5 | 2.52[5] | 0.3 | 0.55 | 1.3 | 3.07[27] |
4 | "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" | October 21, 2018 | 1.3/6 | 2.95[6] | 0.3 | 0.69 | 1.6 | 3.65[28] |
5 | "Baby You Can't Drive My Car" | November 4, 2018 | 1.9/7 | 5.08[7] | 0.3 | 0.69 | 2.2 | 5.78[29] |
6 | "From Russia Without Love" | November 11, 2018 | 0.9/4 | 2.35[8] | 0.3 | 0.66 | 1.2 | 3.01[30] |
7 | "Werking Mom" | November 18, 2018 | 1.6/7 | 4.34[9] | 0.3 | 0.65 | 1.9 | 5.00[31] |
8 | "Krusty the Clown" | November 25, 2018 | 0.8/3 | 2.11[10] | 0.3 | 0.58 | 1.1 | 2.68[32] |
9 | "Daddicus Finch" | December 2, 2018 | 1.6/6 | 4.33[11] | 0.2 | 0.55 | 1.8 | 4.89[33] |
10 | "Tis the 30th Season" | December 9, 2018 | 2.8/11 | 7.53[12] | 0.3 | 0.55 | 3.1 | 8.09[34] |
11 | "Mad About the Toy" | January 6, 2019 | 0.9/4 | 2.33[13] | 0.2 | 0.54 | 1.1 | 2.87[35] |
12 | "The Girl on the Bus" | January 13, 2019 | 3.2/12 | 8.20[14] | 0.2 | 0.57 | 3.5 | 8.78[36] |
13 | "I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can" | February 10, 2019 | 0.6/3 | 1.75[15] | 0.2 | 0.57 | 0.9 | 2.33[37] |
14 | "The Clown Stays in the Picture" | February 17, 2019 | 0.9/4 | 2.75 | 0.3 | 0.60 | 1.1 | 3.35[38] |
15 | "101 Mitigations" | March 3, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 2.25[17] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
16 | "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" | March 10, 2019 | 0.8/4 | 2.21[18] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References
- ^ "Al Jean on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (2016-11-04). "The Simpsons Renewed at Fox Through Record-Setting Season 30". TVLine. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 2, 2018). "'Sunday Night Football' adjusts up, 'The Simpsons,' 'Bob's Burgers,' and more adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 9, 2018). "'Bob's Burgers' and 'Sunday Night Football' adjust up, 'Family Guy' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV By The Numbers. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 16, 2018). "'DWTS: Juniors' and 'Family Guy' adjust up, 'Alec Baldwin Show' and 'God Friended Me' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 23, 2018). "'The Simpsons' and 'Bob's Burgers' adjust up, 'Madam Secretary' and 'Alec Baldwin Show' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (November 6, 2018). "'Sunday Night Football' adjusts up, 'Madam Secretary,' '60 Minutes,' and more adjust down: Sunday final rating". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (November 13, 2018). "'Sunday Night Football' and 'Family Guy' adjust up, 'The Simpsons,' 'God Friended Me' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (November 20, 2018). "'Sunday Night Football' adjusts up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (November 28, 2018). "'Sunday Night Football' adjusts up, 'The Simpsons' and '60 Minutes' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (December 4, 2018). "'Sunday Night Football' adjusts up, 'Garth! Live' and '60 Minutes' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (December 11, 2018). "'The Flash' and 'Sunday Night Football' adjust up, 'Football Night in America' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (January 8, 2019). "Golden Globes adjust up: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (January 15, 2019). "'The Simpsons,' 'REL,' 'Bob's Burgers,' and 'Family Guy' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (February 12, 2019). "Grammy Awards adjusts up, 'The Simpsons' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Welch, Alex (February 20, 2019). "'God Friended Me' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (March 5, 2019). "'60 Minutes,' 'The Simpsons' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Welch, Alex (March 12, 2019). "'World of Dance,' 'Aretha! A Grammy Celebration' adjust down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "(SI-3009) E My Sports". The Futon Crtic. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Al Jean on Twitter "Twitter". 2018-05-31.
- ^ "(SI-3010) Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy". The Futon Crtic. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
- ^ Al Jean on Twitter "Twitter". 2018-06-29.
- ^ https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/1100496702539059200
- ^ [1] "Twitter".
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 2, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'God Friended Me' Debut on CBS Grows Double-Digits in Viewers but Slightly Declines in Persons 18-49 from Year-Ago Telecast". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 9, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' on AMC Again Dominates Cable Landscape Despite its Lowest-Rated Season Premiere To-Date". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 17, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: CW Does Decently with 'Supergirl' Season Premiere and 'Charmed' Remake Debut". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (October 24, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: '60 Minutes' on CBS is Week's Most-Watched Non-Sports Program and Draws its Largest Audience in 7 Months". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (November 6, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: Andrew Lincoln's Exit Gives Modest Rise for 'The Walking Dead'". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (November 13, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: 1.7 Million Watch the 2018 People's Choice Awards Across Five NBCUniversal Cable Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (November 20, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: Philadelphia-New Orleans on Fox Draws Least-Watched Week 11 Late Afternoon National NFL Telecast in 16 Years". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (November 28, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: Bravo Drama 'Dirty John' Debuts to Decent Figures". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (December 4, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Garth: Live at Notre Dame!' on CBS Tops Entertainment Programs on the Night". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (December 11, 2018). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Flash' Special 'Elseworlds' Crossover Episode Boosts to Sunday Best for a CW Telecast This Season". Programming Insider. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (January 8, 2019). "Sunday Final Ratings: Golden Globe Awards on NBC Grows Slightly from Last Year Among Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (January 15, 2019). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Dirty John' Concludes Successful Run on Bravo with Series-Highs in Viewers and Demos". Programming Insider. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (February 12, 2019). "Sunday Final Ratings: Grammy Awards on CBS Nearly Matches its Year-Ago Total Viewership, Slight Decline Among Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Pucci, Douglas (February 20, 2019). "Sunday Final Ratings: NBA All-Star Game on Turner Sports Dips to Second Least-Watched to Date". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/34px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png)