Looks like I stopped around the right time at season 10.
BenThereOrBenSquare on
For anyone wondering, the two lower rated episodes during the glory days were the clip shows. And that low rated season 9 episode is the musical episode.
Preform_Perform on
More time has passed between the movie and now than the show’s release and the movie.
AntonioS3 on
Why did rating improve somewhat recently? What happened to change that?
Aakamal24 on
If I was to watch 1 season of Simpsons, which one should it be?
Rarewear_fan on
One of those green ones from the last few years has to be that Ned Flanders crime noir episode…..extremely well made
SsooooOriginal on
I haven’t kept up since like S13, but I believe the ratings are more the cultural shift than the show itself getting worse. I stopped because I stopped watching TV in general.
S9 and S10, where the turn clearly happens, have some of the peak episodes that probably made more core memories and memes than any other seasons.Â
Episodes critiquing wealth, religion tribalism, traditional views of sex and gender, identity, civic rights, belonging, and so much more.
Lisas Sax is one of my favorites. Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo called the weebwave two decades before it really landed. There are so many episodes I am remembering just going through the episode lists.
pierebean on
I think it follows a Weber–Fechner law
sjackson12 on
FYI, the few really low rated episodes early on are clip shows. the 9.3 is the frank grimes one, the 9.2s are who shot mr burns (part one), and treehouse of horror 5 (the one with the shinning, time and punishment, and nightmare cafeteria – generally considered the best treehouse episode), and the hank scorpio episode.
i’m surprised lisa becomes a vegetarian (7-5) is only 8.5!
darryledw on
it went the same way as the monorail
slashinvestor on
If the ratings of the Simpsons is not great, why is it still on air?
onlyacynicalman on
tldr. Grimes was the best.
jb4647 on
Yeah the end of the green years is when I stopped watching. Those were the glory days.
The thing with the simpsons is it’s one of those shows you put on when you can’t be bothered looking through everything to find something to watch
BadHairDayToday on
There used to be a website that did this for all series. Doest that still exists?Â
SMVan on
Watch this redditors, you can actually pinpoint the exact moment they stopped giving a fckÂ
dixonbalsagna on
growing up in the 90s, the new episode of Simpsons was a sunday night ritual for my family, I specifically remember it fizzling out after the ‘tomacco’ episode. apparently that was season 11, and looking at this chart I see season 10 was the last season with any >8.0 rated episodes.
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THE-BS on
If you can come out with something brilliant, and then remove all the talent, it will continue to trample brainless through decades of mediocrity, like a zombie.
Kryptic4l on
Why does this align with my quality of life since birth
SnooDoubts8850 on
Have to say S37 has had some really good episodes
Hial_SW on
I stopped watching back around season 13 or so. I have yet to see one meme or quick edit in a youtube video that uses footage in an episode that I have not seen before. So 23 years of cultural insignificance.
spaceninj on
People are way too hard on the show now. It’s been pretty good lately.
Glittering-Draw-6223 on
theres gotta be something more at play.
nostalgia, or the inherently negative bias in social media or something… theres gotta be some other contributing factor its too consistent to be solely caused by a general decline in quality..
SlowCrates on
When South Park and Family Guy came along, it was all over.
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Looks like I stopped around the right time at season 10.
For anyone wondering, the two lower rated episodes during the glory days were the clip shows. And that low rated season 9 episode is the musical episode.
More time has passed between the movie and now than the show’s release and the movie.
Why did rating improve somewhat recently? What happened to change that?
If I was to watch 1 season of Simpsons, which one should it be?
One of those green ones from the last few years has to be that Ned Flanders crime noir episode…..extremely well made
I haven’t kept up since like S13, but I believe the ratings are more the cultural shift than the show itself getting worse. I stopped because I stopped watching TV in general.
S9 and S10, where the turn clearly happens, have some of the peak episodes that probably made more core memories and memes than any other seasons.Â
Episodes critiquing wealth, religion tribalism, traditional views of sex and gender, identity, civic rights, belonging, and so much more.
Lisas Sax is one of my favorites. Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo called the weebwave two decades before it really landed. There are so many episodes I am remembering just going through the episode lists.
I think it follows a Weber–Fechner law
FYI, the few really low rated episodes early on are clip shows. the 9.3 is the frank grimes one, the 9.2s are who shot mr burns (part one), and treehouse of horror 5 (the one with the shinning, time and punishment, and nightmare cafeteria – generally considered the best treehouse episode), and the hank scorpio episode.
i’m surprised lisa becomes a vegetarian (7-5) is only 8.5!
it went the same way as the monorail
If the ratings of the Simpsons is not great, why is it still on air?
tldr. Grimes was the best.
Yeah the end of the green years is when I stopped watching. Those were the glory days.
https://preview.redd.it/6hcb21t4v09g1.png?width=925&format=png&auto=webp&s=74761020176fdf4e3446bb4b62da7d593b248fd4
on a line graph
Season8 was the GOAT imo.
You only move twice
The mysterious voyage of homer
The springfield files
Mountain of madness
Homer vs the eighth commandment
The thing with the simpsons is it’s one of those shows you put on when you can’t be bothered looking through everything to find something to watch
There used to be a website that did this for all series. Doest that still exists?Â
Watch this redditors, you can actually pinpoint the exact moment they stopped giving a fckÂ
growing up in the 90s, the new episode of Simpsons was a sunday night ritual for my family, I specifically remember it fizzling out after the ‘tomacco’ episode. apparently that was season 11, and looking at this chart I see season 10 was the last season with any >8.0 rated episodes.
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If you can come out with something brilliant, and then remove all the talent, it will continue to trample brainless through decades of mediocrity, like a zombie.
Why does this align with my quality of life since birth
Have to say S37 has had some really good episodes
I stopped watching back around season 13 or so. I have yet to see one meme or quick edit in a youtube video that uses footage in an episode that I have not seen before. So 23 years of cultural insignificance.
People are way too hard on the show now. It’s been pretty good lately.
theres gotta be something more at play.
nostalgia, or the inherently negative bias in social media or something… theres gotta be some other contributing factor its too consistent to be solely caused by a general decline in quality..
When South Park and Family Guy came along, it was all over.