Are Simpsons Slipping in the Ratings?
Did you happen to catch last Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons entitled “Marge Gamer?” I forgot all about it and I’m supposed to be on top of every new Simpsons episode. But according to the ratings, I’m not the only one who missed the show. According to SimpsonsChannel.com…
A total of 6.4 million viewers tuned in to watch Marge Gamer last night. If you do the math based on our last ratings post, this makes the episode the second-least watched premiere episode on record (behind Season 15’s The Way We Weren’t with 6.2 million). At 8pm, The Simpsons was in third place behind Extreme Makeover and The Amazing Race All Stars.
I guess though that we shouldn’t jump to the conclusion that The Simpsons are becoming less popular. Other shows, other supposedly great shows, are struggling as well.
It was a night for new lows, as ABC’s Desperate Housewives also scored an all-time low in the adult demographic.
But one does have to ask oneself what the deal is. Has 18 seasons of The Simpsons become to much for the viewing public? Have other shows superceded The Simpsons as better comedies? Some would argue that with shows like South Park and Family Guy who have more cutting edge humor will win out every time over The Simpsons. I don’t watch South Park or Family Guy, so I can’t tell you. Another question we might have to ask ourselves is The Simpsons Movie going to suffer at the hands of scantily watched weekly episodes? However, perhaps “Marge Gamer” was fluke and this next episode “The Boys of Bummer” will do better. Actually, the original schedule was for the episode entitled “Stop or My Dog Will Shoot” to air this Sunday, but apparently the content might be insensitive in the wake of the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech. It will be interesting to see how well that episode is recieved even if they air it later.
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-Anna
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