‘The Simpsons’ Renewed Through Season 30, Setting A New TV Record
By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 4, 2016 10:40 am EST
At the end of the 30th season of The Simpsons, the show will have amassed 669 episodes, and it’s hard to imagine any other series coming close to that number ever again. The question is whether that nice round number of seasons for The Simpsons will be the end. Don’t forget that Al Jean hinted at its conclusion sometime soon, saying:
“This is yet another record-setting moment for what is truly a landmark series. The Simpsons has meant so much to the network, the studio and everyone at Fox, and its continued cultural impact around the globe is a testament to the combined brilliance of [executive producers Matt Groening, James l. Brooks and Al Jean]. Congratulations to everyone who works on this groundbreaking series – from the voice cast and producers to the writers and production team – you comprise one of the greatest collections of creative talent in the history of the medium. And to the millions of Simpsons fans around the world, thank you for watching all these years. We’re happy to tell you there’s lots more to come.”
The announcement didn’t mention anything about a final season, but that’s the kind of thing you don’t want to confirm when the end of that 30th season is still over two years away. Don’t forget you can get your fill of The Simpsons all over again with a new 13-day marathon of every single episode of the show over at FXX later this month.
It’s quite possible that we don’t have to go through the whole negotiation for 30. I wouldn’t be stunned if we stopped at 28 but my bet is on at least 30. But then you’d have to resign them again. If you made me pick one, I’d say the likeliest is ending after 30, but I’ve been wrong before. I thought five seasons was good when I got there (laughs).
