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'The Simpsons' announces new Milhouse voice actor following Pamela Hayden's exit (ew.com)
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[โ€“] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think part of it is that most peoiple aren't watching, but the threshold for being a viable network show is so much lower than it used to be. At its peak around season 12, it was averaging 14 million viewers. Season 35 was coming in around 2 million, and it's been going down every year for a while. I guess the trend is predictable though, and the advertising and streaming revenue still works out for their cost structure.

[โ€“] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

I suppose there is a business argument to be made, but I'm more curious about the audience perspective. Who are these 2 million viewers? What do they like about the show? Do many of them actually even care and rewatch new episodes or is it just background noise?