Threat Averted: Fox Renews Simpsons For 2 Years

First Released: October 8, 2011 2:41 PM EDT Credit: Last Century Fox Caption "The Simpsons Movie"NY, N.Y. -- Fans from the Simpsons can breathe a doh! of relief: The animated series was restored Friday for 2 more seasons. An agreement dispute using the shows voice cast had threatened to finish the series, but Fox introduced it'll air through seasons 24 and 25. The animated series concerning the Simpson family, including father Homer and the familiar Doh! is Televisions longest-running scripted night time series. Discussions over the way forward for The Simpsons, which started its 23rd season recently, leaking out in to the public. Last Century Fox Television, making the show, stated it couldnt continue without cutting costs and specific the salaries of voice stars Harry Shearer, Serta Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Cruz and Hank Azaria. Each actor constitutes a reported $8 million annually for his or her focus on The Simpsons, and Fox stated the show couldn't continue without pay cuts. Earlier Friday, Shearer stated producers demandeda 45 percent reduction. The the casts new deal weren't introduced. The Hollywood Reporter, stating unknown sources, stated the stars recognized a 30 % pay cut within the $440,000 theyd received for every of 22 episodes per season. Shearer stated hed told producers hed be prepared to simply accept a 70 % pay cut, but in exchange the stars wanted a small share from the vast amounts of dollars in profits the show has gained through distribution and marketing. The shows designers, Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, have profit participation however the stars happen to be rebuffed in efforts to become listed on them. Shearer stated his reps were advised that there have been virtually no conditions to which the network would consider permitting me or the stars to talk about within the shows success. A spokesperson for Last Century Fox Television, Chris Alexander, stated Friday he'd no discuss Shearers statement. Weve were built with a great run with no you ought to have a pity party for anybody, stated Shearer, who conceded that his salary was absurd by any normal standard. 'But given just how much pleasure the show has given a lot of people through the years and given the number of vast amounts of dollars in profits News Corp. has gained and can make money it I fight to think that this really is Foxs final word about them. News Corp. is the owner of both television studio and Fox network. Questions were elevated about whether Fox and also the studio wanted the series to carry on. The Daily Animal, which first reported the salary impasse, noted the studio is locked into its current distribution deals while new episodes continue being made. When the show may be canceled, the studio may potentially make a lot more lucrative deals for utilisation of the reruns. (Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed) Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.