Critics were largely supportive of the show at its inception The Simpsons premiered 26 years ago Thursday, as part of Fox’s Sunday night lineup that at the time included Married… with Children.

October 1990 was an eventful month on good ol' planet Earth. On Oct. 3, East Germany and West Germany became one Germany after the Berlin Wall fell. On Oct. 17, Jeremy Irons started his run towards a ...

For nearly four decades, The Simpsons has remained one of network TV's defining cultural institutions. The show first debuted in 1989 and has run consistently for 37 straight seasons, airing over 800 ...