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‘The Simpsons’ Premieres Tonight to Talk of 24-Hour ‘Simpsons’ Channel

Posted: September 25, 2011

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The Simpsons premieres tonight on Fox, still going strong more than two decades after its 1989 inception.

In the intervening 23 years, there has been a vast number of Simpsons references in pop culture, and the show is rooted in popular culture for its influence on modern, adult-centric animated fare. (In fact, it spawned the now-common cliche “Simpsons did it” referring to the fact that most night-time animation has, at times, leaned heavily on the sitcom for inspiration or direct lifting.)

Although it has come under criticism many, many times for declining quality or outright creative death, the show continues to draw steady ratings and a rabid fanbase. So it’s probably not too surprising that Fox is rumored to be considering a 24-hour Simpsons channel, dedicated to Simpsons and only Simpsons fare. If it sounds a bit same-y, perhaps it is, but News Corp CEO Chase Carey indicates that the possibility is strong we’ll see some profit-wringing from the franchise:

“The point I was making, which I will reemphasize, is that this is a unique franchise…and it provides us a unique opportunity to do some interesting things with it. The Simpsons has been on the air for 23 seasons, yielding a library of programming few series could ever amass.”

The all-day, every-day Simpsons channel is certainly a possibility, but it’s not one in the very imminent future of the show. Per distribution agreements, any such arrangement would be at least a year out, if not more. Would you tune in to a 24-hour Simpsons channel, or do you think you’d tire of it relatively quickly?

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Posted: September 25, 2011
Kim LaCapria

By Kim LaCapria









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9 Archived Responses to “ ‘The Simpsons’ Premieres Tonight to Talk of 24-Hour ‘Simpsons’ Channel ”

  1. Jeremy Babicz
    Sep 25, 2011

    The sad thing is, as long as it's the good seasons, I'd sooooo watch this!

  2. Nick Focci
    Sep 25, 2011

    Simpsons writers just don't get it, a lame ass cameo every single game episode is sooo boring and played out. get back to the basics dumb asses.

  3. Chris Simmons
    Sep 25, 2011

    Another sign of the times in the strange new world of the future… Hundreds of thousands will never leave their homes again once this channel happens.

  4. Amy Welch Ganley
    Sep 26, 2011

    I may never leave home again!

  5. Makeda Johnson
    Sep 26, 2011

    yes, I would defintly watch. I'm soooo a big Simpson fan.

  6. Brandon Means
    Sep 26, 2011

    I would watch it, but it should be also shows like futurama, family guy, american dad, cleveland show (even though they are two different producers, same style).

  7. Steven Fernandez
    Sep 26, 2011

    I'd watch if it was the 1-12 seasons channel, 13-23 not so much.

  8. Duane P. Eklof
    Sep 26, 2011

    Just cancel the show already and only show the good episodes during primetime – the show hasn't been the same since the late 90's!

  9. Lisa Cornelison
    Oct 10, 2011

    I would watch a 24 simpsons channel for sure!