Why we could be watching ‘The Simpsons’ for another 30 seasons

When The Conners arrives on ABC for its first season sans Roseanne this September, another more enduring working-class American family will return to our screens for its 30th season. And none of its cast members will have aged a day since their first appearance — least of all the baby. 

The Simpsons premiered in December 1989, some 14 months after the original Roseanne. Unlike that elder sitcom, it has continued uninterrupted ever since, for 639 episodes. The main cast has stayed the same throughout. The animation has gone digital; the orchestra is still a real live one for every show. 

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