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The Simpsons season 34

The thirty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons aired on Fox from September 25, 2022[1] to May 21, 2023.[2] The season consisted of twenty-two episodes.[3] This was the second of two seasons ordered by Fox. It was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Television Animation. The primary showrunner for the season was Matt Selman. The series was renewed for seasons 35 and 36 on January 26, 2023.[4]

Episodes this season won two Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Animated Program. It also won one Writers Guild of America Award and was nominated for another one. It was also nominated for one Annie Award.

Main cast

Supporting cast

Episodes

Production

This season and the previous season were ordered in March 2021.[29] Seven episodes were holdovers from the previous season.[30][29] Executive producer Matt Selman continued his role as primary showrunner from the previous season. Executive producer Al Jean was also showrunner for several episodes this season.[31] This season featured the first episodes of the series written by Broti Gupta.[32]

This season is the first to feature two Treehouse of Horror episodes focused on Halloween. The twenty-seventh season featured an in-universe episode in addition to the traditional episode while the thirty-first season featured an additional Thanksgiving episode. This season featured a parody of the 2017 supernatural horror film It and its 2019 sequel It Chapter Two, followed by the traditional anthology episode the following week.[33] For the parody episode, "Not It", the producers held a contest where viewers could submit Pennywise/Krusty the Clown-themed artwork to be displayed over the end credits.[34]

Short

In celebration of May the 4th (aka Star Wars Day), Disney+ released a promotional short called Rogue Not Quite One starring Maggie Simpson and Grogu from the television series The Mandalorian. It is the second official Star Wars-themed crossover short; the first was 2021's The Force Awakens from Its Nap.[35]

Reception

Viewing figures

For the 2022-2023 television season, the season earned a 0.65 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which was the 43rd best performing show. It averaged 2.1 million viewers, which was the 98th best performing show.[36]

Critical response

John Schwarz of Bubbleblabber gave the season a 7.5 out of 10. He had concerns about new actors voicing roles played by previous actors but highlighted Kerry Washington as Rayshelle Peyton and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony. He also thought the input of new writers led to higher quality episodes.[37]

Controversy

Due to criticism from China, the episode "One Angry Lisa" is not available on Disney+ in Hong Kong. The episode contains the line: "Behold the wonders of China. Bitcoin mines, forced labor camps where children make smartphones."[38] This is not the first episode to be removed from Disney+ in Hong Kong: The sixteenth season episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan" was taken down shortly after the service's launch in 2021 owing to references to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.[39][40][41]

Awards and nominations

At the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the episode "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.[42] Animator Nik Ranieri won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for his work in "Lisa the Boy Scout".[43]

At the 76th Writers Guild of America Awards, writer Loni Steele Sosthand won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation for her script for "Carl Carlson Rides Again". Writer Tim Long was nominated for the same award for his script for "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass".[44]

At the 50th Annie Awards, the episode "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" was nominated for Best General Audience Animated Television Broadcast Production.[45]

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