| The Simpsons | |
|---|---|
| Season 30 | |
 Digital purchase image featuring retired character Troy McClure | |
| Showrunner | Al Jean |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 30, 2018 – May 12, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
The thirtieth season of the animated television series The Simpsons premiered on Fox in the United States on September 30, 2018, and ended on May 12, 2019.[1][2] The season was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.[3] Al Jean returns as showrunner, a position he has held since the thirteenth season. Matt Selman also contributed as showrunner for the episodes "Heartbreak Hotel", "Krusty the Clown", "The Clown Stays in the Picture" and "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy". The series hit a milestone 650th episode on January 6, 2019 with the episode "Mad About the Toy", and the season also saw both the renewal of the series for two additional seasons on February 6,[4] and the acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox's assets (which includes the show itself) by Disney on March 20.
The season received positive reviews. The episode "Mad About the Toy" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and Hank Azaria was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Two writers were nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards with Stephanie Gillis winning the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation.
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- ^ Ausiello, Michael (November 4, 2016). "The Simpsons Renewed at Fox Through Record-Setting Season 30". TVLine. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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