Basically triple what was expected, and it lasted well past whatever you wish to define the show's "jump the shark" episode.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/business/media/the-simpsons-marathon-lifts-ratings-for-fledgling-fxx.html Two things I learned: the NHL actually sent a C&D letter after Krusty was shown throwing up into the Stanley Cup, only to have Fox lawyers tell the writers to ignore it. http://deadspin.com/the-nhl-threatened-the-simpsons-over-krusty-puking-in-t-1626577221 And Thomas Pynchon considers Homer his role model: http://www.avclub.com/article/thomas-pynchon-edited-his-own-simpsons-dialogue-208723 -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
