List of The Simpsons episodes (season 21–present)

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.<ref name="americasfirstfamily">Template:Cite video Later released on the 2001 DVD The Simpsons – The Complete First Season by 20th Century Fox.</ref> 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.<ref name="americasfirstfamily"/><ref name=inter>Template:Cite interview</ref> After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime-time hit show.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/21/movies/bad-language-hurt-feelings-and-success.html |title=Bad Language, Hurt Feelings and Success |date=February 21, 1990 |access-date=July 30, 2012 |last=Gerard |first=Jeremy |work=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120802021225/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/21/movies/bad-language-hurt-feelings-and-success.html |archive-date=August 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="longsitcom">Owen, Rob (January 21, 2003). "TV Notes: 'Simpsons' breaks record with contract renewal Template:Webarchive". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 8, 2009.</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/story?id=5888441&page=1 |title='The Simpsons' Hits a Landmark |first=Bill |last=Keveney |date=September 28, 2008 |access-date=April 8, 2009 |publisher=ABC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002190521/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Television/Story?id=5888441&page=1 |archive-date=October 2, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Episodes of The Simpsons have won dozens of awards, including 31 Emmys (ten for Outstanding Animated Program), 30 Annies, and a Peabody.<ref name=awards>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=The Simpsons – Synopsis |url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z176z5z3 |publisher=Fox Flash |access-date=August 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427183544/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z176z5z3 |archive-date=April 27, 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="box office">{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=simpsons.htm |title=The Simpsons Movie |access-date=April 8, 2009 |website=Box Office Mojo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008092246/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=simpsons.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-end-simpsons-seasonal-dvd-787648 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | title=Fox to End 'The Simpsons' Seasonal DVD Production | date=April 9, 2015 | access-date=April 11, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412202852/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-end-simpsons-seasonal-dvd-787648 | archive-date=April 12, 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref> although this was later reversed on July 22, 2017.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Almost two years later, on July 20, 2019, it was announced that Season 19 would be released on December 3, 2019, on DVD.<ref>{{#invoke:cite|news| url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/simpsons-dvd-season-19-disney-1203274456/%7C work=Variety| title=The Simpsons Will Finally Release Season 19 on DVD, Helping Out Purist Collectors| date=20 July 2019| access-date=July 26, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721173131/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/simpsons-dvd-season-19-disney-1203274456/amp/%7C archive-date=July 21, 2019| url-status=live}}</ref>

The Simpsons reached its 500th episode in the twenty-third season (2012);<ref name="Snierson-assange">Snierson, Dan (January 30, 2012). "WikiLeaks' Julian Assange to guest on 'The Simpsons' Template:Webarchive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2012.</ref> its 600th episode in the twenty-eighth season (2016); and its 700th episode<ref>{{#invoke:cite|web|title=Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates For The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, Bless The Harts|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/the-simpsons-2020-premiere-dates-family-guy-bobs-burgers-bless-the-harts-fox-1202992116/%7Cwork=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 22, 2020|access-date=July 22, 2020|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722194532/https://deadline.com/2020/07/the-simpsons-2020-premiere-dates-family-guy-bobs-burgers-bless-the-harts-fox-1202992116/%7Curl-status=live}}</ref> in the thirty-second season (2021). 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<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> to be aired on Fox, with an additional two episodes per season to be released exclusively on Disney+.<ref name="Lang">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Series overview

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Episodes

Season 21 (2009–10)

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

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Season 22 (2010–11)

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Season 23 (2011–12)

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Season 24 (2012–13)

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Season 25 (2013–14)

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Season 26 (2014–15)

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Season 27 (2015–16)

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Season 28 (2016–17)

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Season 29 (2017–18)

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Season 30 (2018–19)

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Season 31 (2019–20)

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Season 32 (2020–21)

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Season 33 (2021–22)

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Season 34 (2022–23)

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Season 35 (2023–24)

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Season 36 (2024–25)

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Season 37 (2025)

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Upcoming episodes without a scheduled premiere date

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See also

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

References

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