Freeform to Share "The Simpsons" Off-Network Rights with FXX
by Nellie Andreeva
May 14, 2019


"The Simpsons" repeats will start airing on Disney’s Freeform in September. The network will have access to all 30 seasons of the series that will have already aired on the series’ primary network, Fox, which recently renewed it for Seasons 31 and 32.

The announcement was made as part of Disney’s upfront press conference.




At the same event, FX Networks CEO John Landgraf said that the company’s Simpsons World online site will close down once "The Simpsons" launches on Disney+.

FX Networks landed full library rights (including digital) to "The Simpsons" in 2013 in a ground-breaking deal for FXX and FXNow.




I hear FXX will remain the main "Simpsons" off-network cable home, airing 50 hours of repeats a week vs. 10 for Freeform. The agreement is similar to the one the two new corporate siblings recently struck for another Fox/20th TV animated staple, "Family Guy".

https://deadline.com/2019/05/freeform-the-simpsons-off-network-rights-share-fxx-1202614164/