The Simpsons (season 19)
| The Simpsons (season 19) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 23, 2007 – May 18, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
The Simpsons' nineteenth season originally aired on the Fox network between September 23, 2007 and May 18, 2008.
The nineteenth season of The Simpsons is the first one produced after the movie and contained seven hold-over episodes from season 18's JABF production line. Al Jean served as showrunner, a position he has held ever since the thirteenth season.
Army Archerd reported that due to the 100-day Writers Guild of America strike only 22 episodes would be produced instead of the planned 23, which is much closer to the length of a regular season than most live-action and animated programs that were also affected by the strike.Entertainment Weekly also reported that at the time, there were only 6 episodes remaining that were ready, which would make the season's production run consist of a total of 22 episodes.
The nineteenth season featured the returns of several characters from previous seasons. Kelsey Grammer made his tenth appearance as Sideshow Bob and David Hyde Pierce made his second as Bob's brother Cecil Terwilliger in "Funeral for a Fiend".Beverly D'Angelo made her second appearance as Lurleen Lumpkin, who first appeared in season three's "Colonel Homer".Glenn Close returned as Grandma Mona Simpson for the third time.
Matt Groening described this season as "just about our most ambitious yet". The season's "The Homer of Seville" was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award, but lost to season eighteen's "Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2".
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