Disney+ To Get More Exclusive Content From “The Simpsons” Including Original Episodes And Shorts

Starting September 2024, Disney will be removing Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers from local syndication stations owned by The CW and MyNetworkTV leaving only The Simpsons as the lone series available for broadcast reruns. Similar to 2019 when Disney made sure the only way you could watch their cavalcade of cartoon comedy via some combination Hulu, FX, Freeform, and FXX when they removed reruns of The Cleveland Show, King of the Hill, American Dad, and Futurama. Reruns for The Simpsons are unaffected at this moment, but it sure seems the clock is ticking on the syndication rights for the longest running animated series in primetime.

Could the clock ALSO be ticking on original episodes of The Simpsons airing on broadcast at ALL over the next couple of years, especially with this announcement. Similar to Hulu’s announcement of getting exclusive episodes of Family Guy later this year, Disney+ has announced that they will be getting a number of exclusive episodes of The Simpsons coupled with some new holiday shorts, and the entirety of season 35.

For season 35, expect to see that streaming on Disney+ starting October 2nd. In addition, brand-new episodes of The Simpsons including  “The Past and the Furious,” “Yellow Planet,” and “O C’mon All Ye Faithful”  will all be exclusive to Disney+ with “O C’mon All Ye Faithful” being a double-episode set to premiere on December 17th. We’re also getting a new Halloween-themed short from The Simpsons expected to drop sometime this fall.

The Simpsons returns with new episodes on FOX starting September 29th @ 8 pm ET/PT, check your local listings.

Synopsis:

The longest-running primetime scripted show in television history, The Simpsons exploded into a cultural phenomenon in 1990 and has remained one of the most groundbreaking and innovative entertainment franchises, recognizable throughout the world. The Emmy Award-, Annie Award- and Peabody Award-winning animated comedy recently won its 37^th Emmy Award and will begin its 36th season this fall.

In The Simpsons Season 36 premiere, Bart celebrates the most shocking birthday party of his entire life — one that might just change everyone in Springfield forever.  Season 36 also brings two terrifying Halloween episodes! In “Treehouse of Horror XXXV,” giant monsters created by political rage threaten to tear the town apart, a Victorian Mr. Burns is jump-scared on Thanksgiving by the ghosts of his abused workers, and Homer bonds with a pair of extra-terrestrial jeans in an unforgettable stop-motion adventure that can only be called…Denim.  In the bonus fright-fest, “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes,” a tattooed man at a mysterious night circus transports Lisa into three strange stories from the innocent 1950s, the chilling retro-present, and a brutalist future where prestige TV rules the world.

The Simpsons Season 36 is exploding with amazing stories!  Grampa reveals his secret past as a 1980s-era private detective, The Simpsons encounter death on vacation at a high-end resort in “Yellow Lotus,” and Lisa has a blazing misadventure in the dark world of Capital City’s downtown art scene.  The Simpsons is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Matt Selman, and Al Jean are the executive producers. The Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division develops and produces the licensed content for the series.