The Simpsons (season 19)

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season_name = The Simpsons" Season 19
headercolour = FADA00
show_name = The Simpsons


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country = USA
network = Fox
first_aired = September 23, 2007
last_aired = May 18, 2008
num_episodes = 20
prev_season = 18
next_season = 20|

"The Simpsons"' nineteenth season originally aired on the Fox network between September 23, 2007 and May 18, 2008.cite news | author = | title = Season 19 Information | publisher = The Futon Critic | date = 2007-07-22 | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070722fox06| accessdate=2007-07-22] cite news | title = Fox unleashes a May sweeps to remember | publisher = FoxFlash | date = 2008-04-15 | url =http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z1z25z1z8&ID=4087 | accessdate =2008-04-15] It is the first season after "The Simpsons Movie" and contains seven hold-over episodes from the Season 18 (JABF) production line. Al Jean serves as the Executive producer, 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 programs that were affected by the strike. [cite web|url=http://www.armyarcherd.com/2007/11/on-the-firing-l.html|title=On the Firing Line|publisher=Army Archerd|accessdate=2007-11-11|date=2007-11-08] "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. [cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20159253_7,00.html|title=Striking Home |accessdate=2007-11-11|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=2007-08-11]

The nineteenth season features 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". [cite news | author = | title = Season 19 Information | publisher = The Futon Critic | date = 2007-07-22 | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070722fox06| accessdate=2008-03-21] Beverly D'Angelo made her second appearance as Lurleen Lumpkin, who first appeared in season three's "Colonel Homer".cite news|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/11/the-simpsons-wh.html|title='The Simpsons' Whistle Dixie (Chicks)|author=Dan Snierson|accessdate=2008-03-21|date=2007-11-15|publisher="Entertainment Weekly"] Glenn Close returned as Grandma Mona Simpson for the third time.cite news|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/01/deschanel-close.html|title=Zooey Deschanel, Glenn Close to guest on 'The Simpsons' |author=Dan Snierson|accessdate=2008-01-31|date=2008-01-25|publisher="Entertainment Weekly"] cite news | author = | title = Simpsons Writers Dish on Movie and New Season | publisher = TV Guide | url = http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Tv-Guide-News/Simpsons-Writers-Dish/800019303| accessdate=2008-03-21]
Matt Groening described this season as "just about our most ambitious yet".cite news | author = Edward Douglas | title = The Future of The Simpsons? | publisher = Comingsoon.net | date = 2007-07-20 | url = http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=22267 | accessdate=2008-03-21] The season's "Homer of Seville" was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award, but lost to season eighteen's "". [cite news | author = | title = Writer's Guild Awards | publisher = WGA | url = http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1516| accessdate=2008-01-01] In a 2008 interview, creator Groening quotes his favourite episode of the series is "Apocalypse Cow". [cite web| last = Topel| first = Fred| url = http://www.craveonline.com/articles/filmtv/04650665/3/interview_with_the_creators_of_the_simpsons.html| title = Interview with the Creators of The Simpsons| publisher = Crave Online| accessdate = 2008-06-11|date = 2008-06-10]

"Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, the tenth in the history of the show.cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1344233120080914|title="Simpson's" wins 10th best cartoon Emmy|date=2008-09-13|accessdate=2008-09-13|publisher=Reuters] Alf Clausen also received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (original Dramatic Score) for the episode "Treehouse of Horror XVIII".cite web|url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php|title=The 60th Primetime Emmy® Awards and Creative Arts Emmy® Awards Nominees are...|accessdate=2008-07-17|publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]

List of episodes

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