The Season 32 premiere of The Simpsons was almost certainly inflated by the NFL coverage that preceded it on Fox, which ended its broadcast with a 4.7 rating and more than 15 million viewers.
The first episode of Season 32 scored a 2.0 rating in the key demo, with 5.54 million viewers.
The Simpsons kicked off Season 32 with a premiere that crushed almost all the competition on September 27, and certainly all the scripted offerings.
According to TV Series Finale, the 2.0 was a bump of more than 127% and the 5.54 million was a bump of nearly 138%.