<P> On August 30, 2017, it was announced that longtime Simpsons score composer Alf Clausen was let go from the series . The series switched from a live orchestrated score to a produced score by Bleeding Fingers Music . Hans Zimmer and Russel Emanuel are score producers, with Steve Kofsky executive producing . Clausen's last episode was "Whistler's Father". </P> <P> February 2018 will hold back Simpsons episodes, due to the transmission of Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, the 2018 Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida, and the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, making this season the second to not have any new episodes airing in February, after the twenty - fifth season . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 619 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "The Serfsons" </Td> <Td> Rob Oliver </Td> <Td> Brian Kelley </Td> <Td> October 1, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 01) </Td> <Td> WABF17 </Td> <Td> 3.26 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Homer has to undertake a dangerous mission to save the life of Marge's mother . Guest stars: Billy Boyd as himself and Nikolaj Coster - Waldau as Markery </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 620 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Springfield Splendor" </Td> <Td> Matthew Faughnan </Td> <Td> Tim Long & Miranda Thompson </Td> <Td> October 8, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 08) </Td> <Td> WABF22 </Td> <Td> 5.25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Marge and Lisa have creative differences after creating a graphic novel together . Guest stars: Alison Bechdel as herself, Rachel Bloom as Annette, Roz Chast as herself, Dan Harmon as himself, Marjane Satrapi as herself and Martin Short as Guthrie Frenel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 621 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Whistler's Father" </Td> <Td> Matthew Faughnan </Td> <Td> Tom Gammill & Max Pross </Td> <Td> October 15, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 15) </Td> <Td> WABF16 </Td> <Td> 2.91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Homer discovers Maggie can whistle . Meanwhile, Marge designs Fat Tony's brothel . Guest stars: Nick Fascitelli as Professor Whistler, Valerie Harper as Backstage Mom and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 622 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII" </Td> <Td> Timothy Bailey </Td> <Td> John Frink </Td> <Td> October 22, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 22) </Td> <Td> WABF18 </Td> <Td> 3.66 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> In the segment "The Exor - Sis", Maggie is possessed by Pazuzu, a vengeful demon . In "Coralisa", Lisa discovers an alternate reality where the Simpsons are a creepy (yet perfect) family . In "MMM...Homer", Homer cannibalizes himself after he runs out of food while Marge and the kids are away from home . </P> Guest stars: Mario Batali as himself, Ben Daniels as a priest, Neil Gaiman as Snowball and William Friedkin as Dr. Kenneth Humphries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 623 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me" </Td> <Td> Bob Anderson </Td> <Td> Bill Odenkirk </Td> <Td> November 5, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 05) </Td> <Td> WABF19 </Td> <Td> 2.86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After getting hearing aids, Grampa finally figures out what everyone says about him . Meanwhile, Principal Skinner discovers that his mother hid an admission letter from Ohio State from him, sabotaging his burgeoning marching band career . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 624 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be" </Td> <Td> Matthew Nastuk </Td> <Td> Tom Gammill & Max Pross </Td> <Td> November 12, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 12) </Td> <Td> WABF20 </Td> <Td> 4.75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Marge runs for mayor of Springfield, and she must make fun of Homer to win votes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 625 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Singin' in the Lane" </Td> <Td> Michael Polcino </Td> <Td> Ryan Koh </Td> <Td> November 19, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 19) </Td> <Td> WABF21 </Td> <Td> 2.67 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Homer reunites his old bowling team, the Pin Pals, where they must compete against a team of millionaires . Meanwhile, Marge and Lisa are stunned by how greedy Bart has become and join forces to change his behavior . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 626 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Mr. Lisa's Opus" </Td> <Td> Steven Dean Moore </Td> <Td> Al Jean </Td> <Td> December 3, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 03) </Td> <Td> XABF01 </Td> <Td> 4.28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> Set in the near future, Lisa discovers how smart she is, prompting her to go to the place she always wanted to go after she graduated from school: college . As Lisa writes her college application essay for Harvard, she recalls past disappointing birthdays that helped shape her . Meanwhile, Ned tries to cure Homer of his alcohol problem . </P> Guest stars: Kat Dennings as Valerie, Valerie Harper as Ms. Myles, Norman Lear as himself, Kipp Lennon as Leon Kompowsky and Jon Lovitz as Artie Ziff </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 627 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Gone Boy" </Td> <Td> Rob Oliver </Td> <Td> John Frink </Td> <Td> December 10, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 10) </Td> <Td> XABF02 </Td> <Td> 6.06 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> When Bart goes missing, Sideshow Bob attempts to get Milhouse to reveal his location . </P> Guest stars: Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, Valerie Harper as a Nurse and Shaquille O'Neal as himself </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 628 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Haw - Haw Land" </Td> <Td> Bob Anderson </Td> <Td> Tim Long & Miranda Thompson </Td> <Td> January 7, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 07) </Td> <Td> XABF03 </Td> <Td> 6.95 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> The Simpsons go to a STEM conference, where Lisa becomes smitten with an older musician called Brendan . Upon seeing them together, Nelson gets jealous because of his past relationship with Lisa and tries to win her over instead . Meanwhile, Bart discovers his affinity for chemistry . </P> Guest star: Ed Sheeran as Brendan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 629 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "Frink Gets Testy" </Td> <Td> Chris Clements </Td> <Td> Dan Vebber </Td> <Td> January 14, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 14) </Td> <Td> XABF04 </Td> <Td> 8.04 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> Mr. Burns builds a doomsday ark, after he believes that the end of the world is near when he sees an old Orson Welles show about Nostradamus . Professor Frink comes up with a new way of testing everyone in Springfield after Burns wants a test to determine who should go on a spaceship with him . </P> Guest stars: Valerie Harper as Proctor Clarkeson and Maurice LaMarche as Orson Welles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 630 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage" </Td> <Td> Matthew Nastuk </Td> <Td> Tom Gammill & Max Pross </Td> <Td> March 11, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 11) </Td> <Td> XABF06 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Guest stars: J.K. Simmons as JJ Gruff, Kevin Pollak as Ross, Bagel Man and Professor, John Baldessari as himself </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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