FOX has ordered 29^th and 30^th seasons of the pop culture phenomenon THE SIMPSONS. The renewal takes the long-running animated series to 669 episodes, the largest number of episodes for any scripted television show ever, breaking the record previously set by “Gunsmoke” (635).

“Take that ‘Gunsmoke!’  You lost a race you didn't even know you were running!,” said Homer Simpson.

“This is yet another record-setting moment for what is truly a landmark series,” said Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group. “THE S…

View the Couch Gag in VR via Google Spotlight Stories and Google Cardboard

First 25,000 Fans to Sign Up at simpsonscardboard.com Receive a Free Extremely Limited Edition SIMPSONS Google Cardboard

Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and THE SIMPSONS worked closely with the Google Spotlight Stories team to create a special Virtual Reality (VR) experience for THE SIMPSONS couch gag, “Planet of the Couches,” airing in the milestone 600^th episode of the animated series, the all-new “Treehouse of Horror XXVII,” on Sunday, Oct. 16 (8:00-8:31 PM ET/PT…

TARAJI P. HENSON AND KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY

TO MAKE GUEST-VOICE APPEARANCES

Season 28 Premieres Sunday, September 25, on FOX

Already in the history books for its unprecedented, upcoming 28^th season, THE SIMPSONS makes history once again with its first-ever one-hour episode airing in January 2017 on FOX.

“I just pray it won’t be the last thing people see before a Trump inauguration,” said executive producer Al Jean.

In the one-hour “The Great Phatsby,” featuring Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (EMPIRE) as a guest voice, Mr. Burns (Harry Shea…