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The Simpsons
Season 29
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No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseOctober 1, 2017 (2017-10-01) –
present
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The twenty-ninth season of the animated television series The Simpsons premiered on Fox in the United States on October 1, 2017.[1] On November 4, 2016, The Simpsons was renewed for seasons 29 and 30, enabling the show to surpass Gunsmoke as the longest-running scripted series in primetime television by number of episodes.[2]

The season features guest appearances from Norman Lear,[3] Martin Short, Ray Liotta and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Bill Plympton animated a sixth couch gag in "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage", having previously done so in season 23's "Beware My Cheating Bart", season 24's "Black Eyed, Please", season 25's "Married to the Blob", season 27's "Lisa the Veterinarian", and season 28's "22 for 30".[4] This season also features Kelsey Grammer reprising his role as Sideshow Bob for a singing cameo and Homer seeking help from Shaquille O'Neal ("Gone Boy"),[5][6] and a song written by guest star Rachel Bloom ("Springfield Splendor").[7][8] It was also announced at the season preview at San Diego Comic-Con International that the Simpson family will travel to New Orleans for JazzFest in an upcoming episode, and that there will be an episode that reimagines Stephen King's It featuring Krusty the Clown.[4]

On August 30, 2017, it was announced that longtime Simpsons score composer Alf Clausen was let go from the series.[9] The series switched from a live orchestrated score to a produced score by Bleeding Fingers Music. Hans Zimmer and Russel Emanuel are score producers, with Steve Kofsky executive producing. Clausen's last episode was "Whistler's Father".

February 2018 held back episodes of The Simpsons to avoid competing with the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Super Bowl LII, the 2018 Winter Olympics, and the 90th Academy Awards. This resulted in an eight-week gap in between new episodes, and is the second season to not have any new episodes airing in February, after the twenty-fifth season (which also aired in a Winter Olympics year).

Episodes

See also: List of The Simpsons episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
6191"The Serfsons"Rob OliverBrian KelleyOctober 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)WABF173.26[10]
6202"Springfield Splendor"Matthew FaughnanTim Long & Miranda ThompsonOctober 8, 2017 (2017-10-08)WABF225.25[11]
6213"Whistler's Father"Matthew FaughnanTom Gammill & Max ProssOctober 15, 2017 (2017-10-15)WABF162.91[12]
6224"Treehouse of Horror XXVIII"Timothy BaileyJohn FrinkOctober 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)WABF183.66[13]
6235"Grampy Can Ya Hear Me"Bob AndersonBill OdenkirkNovember 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)WABF192.86[14]
6246"The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be"Matthew NastukTom Gammill & Max ProssNovember 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)WABF204.75[15]
6257"Singin' in the Lane"Michael PolcinoRyan KohNovember 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)WABF212.67[16]
6268"Mr. Lisa's Opus"Steven Dean MooreAl JeanDecember 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)XABF014.28[17]
6279"Gone Boy"Rob OliverJohn FrinkDecember 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)XABF026.06[18]
62810"Haw-Haw Land"Bob AndersonTim Long & Miranda ThompsonJanuary 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)XABF036.95[19]
62911"Frink Gets Testy"Chris ClementsDan VebberJanuary 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)XABF048.04[20]
63012"Homer Is Where the Art Isn't"Timothy BaileyKevin CurranMarch 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)XABF052.07[21]
63113"3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage"Matthew NastukTom Gammill & Max ProssMarch 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)XABF062.15[22]
63214"Fears of a Clown"Steven Dean MooreMichael PriceApril 1, 2018 (2018-04-01)XABF082.06[23]
63315"No Good Read Goes Unpunished"Mark KirklandJeff WestbrookApril 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)XABF072.15[24]
63416"King Leer"Chris ClementsDaniel Furlong & Zach PosnerApril 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)XABF102.26[25]
63517"Lisa Gets the Blues"Bob AndersonDavid Silverman & Brian KelleyApril 22, 2018 (2018-04-22)XABF112.19[26]
63618"Forgive and Regret"Rob OliverBill OdenkirkApril 29, 2018 (2018-04-29)XABF092.47[27]
63719"Left Behind"Lance KramerStory by : Al Jean
Teleplay by : Joel H. Cohen & John Frink		May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06)XABF122.15[28]
63820"Throw Grampa From the Dane"Michael PolcinoRob LaZebnikMay 13, 2018 (2018-05-13)XABF13N/A
63921"Flanders' Ladder"[29]UnknownUnknownMay 20, 2018 (2018-05-20)XABF14N/A

References

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  3. ^ Price, Michael. "We were visited by royalty today. The great Norman Lear, coming soon to a Simpsons episode near you.pic.twitter.com/zGq62qmO05". @mikepriceinla. Retrieved 2017-09-14. 12:21 PM - 23 Mar 2017
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  5. ^ Ledesma, Chris. "Diff kind of 2fer 2day, music spotting #TheSimpsons WABF14 MOHO HOUSE, then directing @KelseyGrammer singing as Sideshow Bob for next year.pic.twitter.com/94SUE3Xlxv". @mxedtr. Retrieved 2017-09-14. 9:53 AM - 20 Apr 2017
  6. ^ "'The Simpsons' Nets Shaq for Guest Role". EW.com. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. ^ Price, Michael. "My old pal, the hilarious, talented & soon to be Simpsons guest star @Racheldoesstuff paid the Simpsons writers a visit today.pic.twitter.com/OIIGgZkUpm". @mikepriceinla. Retrieved 2017-09-14. 4:50 PM - 24 Apr 2017
  8. ^ Price, Michael (2017-04-26). "A not yet officially announced episode for next season written by @mrtimlong". @mikepriceinla. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  9. ^ Burlingame, Jon (2017-08-30). "'The Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen Fired After 27 Years (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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