If you haven’t been keeping up with The Simpsons or its ratings in recent years, this story is kind-of crazy.
However, the problem with The Simpsons five years ago, as Al Jean reported to the Wall Street Journal, was the budget and not the ratings.
Thank Sunday Funday and a huge budget cut for keeping the show around.
While the show hasn’t been a huge ratings-bringer in recent history, right now it’s one of Fox’s best performers—sometimes the best performer—on Sunday nights.