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That Don Guy said:
What's unusual about that? There were only 21 episodes last year.

Other possibilities:

An episode in June - Fox did that with Bob's Burgers last year.

One or more episodes in September "before the 'official' season premiere" - Fox burned off the last of its pre-TBS American Dad! episodes in September, and there was one season of New Girl where Fox aired two new episodes on its season premiere night, but as the first one was an hour the show's normal time slot, Fox didn't count it as being part of the new season.

Start Season 30 early - Fox has done this as well; a season of Glee started before Labor Day, and "of course" there was Season 6 of The Simpsons which started on Labor Day weekend, back when that was the opening weekend of the NFL season, because Fox had just acquired its NFL rights.
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Actually, we had 22 episodes last season.

Seasons 12, 16, and 20 each had 21 episodes.

Season 19 had only 20 episodes due to a combination of the Writers Guild of America strike and contract negotiations with the voice actors.

The reason why I am citing a 22 episode season is because that is the mode amount of episodes per season.

It could even be possible that FOX may show new episodes outside of Sunday. A few years back I even suggested that they could move The Simpsons to either Tuesday or Wednesday when the football season was over in which it could have better ratings if it aired after American Idol but with FOX axing American Idol, that blows that idea for the lead in.
 
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biffwestwood said:
It could even be possible that FOX may show new episodes outside of Sunday. A few years back I even suggested that they could move The Simpsons to either Tuesday or Wednesday when the football season was over in which it could have better ratings if it aired after American Idol but with FOX axing American Idol, that blows that idea for the lead in.
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According to The Futon Critic, there are only 16 episodes of Ghosted scheduled for this season, and it's a bit late to extend the order. Nine have already aired.

Here is a possible schedule that allows for 22 Simpsons episodes without one on Easter:

3/11 through 3/25 and 4/8 through 4/29 - new episodes of all shows; the Ghosted season finale would be on 4/29. This also means that 18 Simpsons, 17 Family Guy, and 15 Bob's Burgers episodes will have aired.
The May schedule:
7:00 and 7:30 - two new Bob's Burgers
8:00 - new Simpsons
8:30 - new Family Guy on 5/6 and 5/13; new Simpsons on 5/20
9:00 - new Family Guy
9:30 - new The Last Man on Earth
This results in 22 Simpsons, 22 Family Guy, and 21 Bob's Burgers episodes airing before Memorial Day.
 
Brad Lascelle said:
No new episodes 'til the 2nd week of March but it'll wind up as an absolute deluge after that.
Pretty much half the season (including the Gunsmoke record obliteration) in the span 2 1/2 months.
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Yeah, they'll really have to air a lot of episodes with essentially no breaks to finish May. Why the hiatus? The show's barely back from the Christmas & New Year's break with only two episodes aired so far and it's another break, this one surprisingly long.
 
That Don Guy said:
This results in 22 Simpsons, 22 Family Guy, and 21 Bob's Burgers episodes airing before Memorial Day.
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Family Guy hasn't had a 22-episode season in years. In fact, the production cycles have been reduced to 20 episodes.
 
Jerry P. said:
Family Guy hasn't had a 22-episode season in years. In fact, the production cycles have been reduced to 20 episodes.
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Then make the May schedule:
7:00 - repeat on 5/6 and 5/13; new Bob's Burgers on 5/20
7:30 - new Bob's Burgers
8:00 - new Simpsons
8:30 - new Bob's Burgers on 5/6 and 5/13; new Simpsons on 5/20
9:00 - new Family Guy
9:30 - new The Last Man on Earth
This results in 22 Simpsons, 22 Bob's Burgers, and 20 Family Guy by the end of May
 
CousinMerl said:
Why the hiatus?
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They can't show a new episode on 1/21 because Fox is airing the NFC Championship Game at that time (it starts around 6:30 Eastern)
They won't show a new episode on 1/28 against the Grammys
They won't show a new episode on 2/4 against the Super Bowl
They won't show a new episode on 2/11, 2/18, or 2/25 against the Winter Olympics
They won't show a new episode on 3/4 against the Oscars
That's why the next new episode is on 3/11
 
That Don Guy said:
They can't show a new episode on 1/21 because Fox is airing the NFC Championship Game at that time (it starts around 6:30 Eastern)
They won't show a new episode on 1/28 against the Grammys
They won't show a new episode on 2/4 against the Super Bowl
They won't show a new episode on 2/11, 2/18, or 2/25 against the Winter Olympics
They won't show a new episode on 3/4 against the Oscars
That's why the next new episode is on 3/11
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Maybe on 3/11 they will show two episodes back to back like they did four years ago when all those big television events were over.
 
biffwestwood said:
Maybe on 3/11 they will show two episodes back to back like they did four years ago when all those big television events were over.
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They could...they could also extend Ghosted's hiatus, air two new Bob's Burgers on 3/11 and 3/18, and two new Simpsons on 3/25 (or, for that matter, two BB on 3/11, two Simpsons on 3/18, and two BB on 3/25), and then run the "regular" schedule starting on 4/8 (assuming 4/1 is all repeats for Easter).
 
11 March's "Homer Is Where The Art Isn't" will be ep 12 of the season. To get a 22-episode season, they'd have to show a new episode every week after that, no repeats or pre-emptions, so it is likely we will get at least one double-bill of new episodes.
 
Nameless said:
11 March's "Homer Is Where The Art Isn't" will be ep 12 of the season. To get a 22-episode season, they'd have to show a new episode every week after that, no repeats or pre-emptions, so it is likely we will get at least one double-bill of new episodes.
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which will likely happen at the end of the seasons because that is usually the trend
 
So THOH XXVIII is repeated on Feb 18 - will they keep Mario Batali in, given they seemingly cut George Takei out of "Haw-Haw Land"?
 
Nameless said:
So THOH XXVIII is repeated on Feb 18 - will they keep Mario Batali in, given they seemingly cut George Takei out of "Haw-Haw Land"?
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My guess: they keep him in. Here's why:
(a) If they remove just the scenes he's in, they jump right from when Marge reads Homer's letter asking her to return to the scenes of the fast-food places serving up Homer, without a real explanation as to what happened;
(b) FXNow still has his scenes in the On Demand episode;
(c) You would think that if Fox really had a problem with Batali, they would not repeat the episode in the first place.
 
XABF01 - Mr Lisa's Opus - Al Jean / Steven Dean Moore
XABF02 - Gone Boy - John Frink / Rob Oliver
XABF03 - Haw-Haw Land - Tim Long & Miranda Thompson / Bob Anderson
XABF04 - Frink Gets Testy - Dan Vebber / Chris Clements
XABF05 - Homer Is Where the Art Isn't - Kevin Curran / UNKNOWN (probably Timothy Bailey)
XABF06 - Three Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage - Tom Gammill & Max Pross / Matthew Nastuk
XABF07 - No Good Read Goes Unpunished - Jeff Westbrook / UNKNOWN (probably Mark Kirkland)
XABF08 - Fears of a Clown - Michael Price / UNKNOWN (probably Steven Dean Moore)
XABF09 - Forgive and Regret - Bill Odenkirk / UNKNOWN (probably Rob Oliver)
XABF10 - King Leer - Daniel Furlong / UNKNOWN (probably Chris Clements)
XABF11 - Lisa Gets the Blues - David Silverman & Brian Kelley / UNKNOWN (on rotation order it should be Bob Anderson, but I'm wondering if Silverman might have directed it himself...)
XABF12 - Left Behind - Joel H. Cohen, John Frink & Al Jean / UNKNOWN (probably Lance Kramer)
XABF13 - Throw Grampa From The Dane - Rob LaZebnik / UNKNOWN (probably Michael Polcino)
XABF14 - Flanders' Ladder - UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN (probably Matthew Nastuk)
XABF15 - Heartbreak Hotel - UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN (probably Steven Dean Moore)
XABF16 - Treehouse of Horror XXIX - Joel H. Cohen / Matthew Faughnan
XABF17 - My Way or the Highway to Heaven - UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN (probably Rob Oliver)
XABF18 - Baby You Can't Drive My Car - UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN (probably Timothy Bailey)
XABF19 - Bart's Not Dead - UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN (probably Bob Anderson)
XABF20 - From Russia Without Love - UNKNOWN / UNKNOWN (probably Matthew Nastuk)
XABF21 - Werking Mom - Carolyn Omine & Robin Sayers / UNKNOWN (probably Michael Polcino)
XABF22 - Krusty the Clown - Ryan Koh / UNKNOWN (probably Matthew Faughnan)

So J. Stewart Burns, Dan Greaney, and Matt Selman unaccounted for - given Greaney's only part-time, if Burns and Selman are writing at least one of the six episodes we don't know the writers for then all the full-time writers could get a credit this production cycle. That would be the first time since the JABFs if so.
 
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WHY IS FOX SHOWING A REPEAT TONIGHT??????

Unlike last week and next week, there’s no competition from an NFL playoff game. And with the show possibly not having any new episodes in February due to the Winter Olympics, this could mean a 21-episode season this year (and MORE holdovers), UGHHHH
 
The Grammys

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Ramier Wolfcastle said:
WHY IS FOX SHOWING A REPEAT TONIGHT??????

Unlike last week and next week, there’s no competition from an NFL playoff game. And with the show possibly not having any new episodes in February due to the Winter Olympics, this could mean a 21-episode season this year (and MORE holdovers), UGHHHH
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Season 28 wasn’t (necessarily) a 21-episode season. The Great Phatsby had two production numbers.

And there aren’t any new episodes in February. The next new ep is March 11.
 
ataeaf said:
Season 28 wasn’t (necessarily) a 21-episode season. The Great Phatsby had two production numbers.

And there aren’t any new episodes in February. The next new ep is March 11.
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Which is why I’m complaining about tonight being a repeat.

In seasons past there was a new episode opposite the Grammys. So what’s so special about this year?
 
Nameless said:
So THOH XXVIII is repeated on Feb 18 - will they keep Mario Batali in, given they seemingly cut George Takei out of "Haw-Haw Land"?
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Was Takei really supposed to be in 'Haw-Haw Land' or was it just a rumor? If he was and was cut out, was was his role gonna be?
 
Ramier Wolfcastle said:
Which is why I’m complaining about tonight being a repeat.

In seasons past there was a new episode opposite the Grammys. So what’s so special about this year?
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It could be that, this year, the Grammys aren't during February Sweeps, so there's less "incentive" to air a new episode against them.

I am also under the impression that the Grammys have gone into "more musical acts, especially early in the show" mode.

Or, it could be that Fox recently noticed a dip in ratings against the Grammys. Remember, not airing new episodes on Palm Sunday is also a relatively new thing (and they may end up airing a new one this year on that date anyway).

Remember, it wasn't just The Simpsons that was a repeat; the entire Fox Sunday schedule was repeats. It would have made mode sense to air the Bob's Burgers Valentine's Day episode on that date instead of two weeks earlier.


kellyanne conway said:
there's no NFL playoff game next week, playoffs are over.
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[Pedantic mode] "The playoffs" in the NFL can include the Super Bowl.
 
I'm semi-intrigued for Homer Is Where The Art Isn't given the mystery premise, it being Curran's final episode and possibly being showrun by Selman (and if it isn't showrun by him panic will start to set in which will be fun to see play out, too).

We don't know much at all about either 3 Scenes Plus A Tag From A Marriage or No Good Read Goes Unpunished but given the recent track record of Pross & Gammill (two underwhelming episodes already this season) and Westbrook (nothing but stinkers out of him of late), I'm not especially optimistic. We have a possible premise for 3 Scenes Plus A Tag From A Marriage noted among Season 29's loose ends section and it doesn't exactly sound enticing (even if J.K. Simmons is unequivocally great).
 
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