Archive · 9 Aug 2026
'The Simpsons' could end after season 40, Nancy Cartwright predicts
'The Simpsons' is a long-running cartoon about a funny yellow family.
Bart Simpson is the naughty boy in that family.
Nancy Cartwright is the actress who has done Bart's voice since 1987.
She thinks the show might stop after Season 40.
But she also said she would keep going if the show continues.
Right now, the show has just finished Season 37.
The TV network Fox has already asked for four more seasons.
The show is also on Disney+, where many new young fans have found it.
So it may stay on TV for a long time.
Nancy Cartwright, who has voiced Bart Simpson since 1987, predicted 'The Simpsons' may wrap after Season 40.
She made the prediction during an appearance on Michael Rosenbaum's 'Inside of You' podcast on Tuesday.
The show, which debuted as a standalone series in 1989, finished its 37th season in February.
Fox has locked in four more seasons of the show as part of its 'Animation Domination' slate.
Cartwright said she is open to continuing beyond Season 40 if producers and the cast keep going.
- Who
- Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, made the prediction; comments also appear from show writer Matt Selman.
- What
- Cartwright predicted that 'The Simpsons' may end after Season 40.
- When
- Tuesday, during Cartwright's appearance on the 'Inside of You' podcast; the show's 37th season finished in February.
- Where
- On Michael Rosenbaum's 'Inside of You' podcast.
- Why
- Asked how long she thinks the show will remain on the air, Cartwright answered '40 [seasons],' calling it her opinion.
Cartwright: Show may end at 40
Producers: Show will keep going
How long will The Simpsons stay on the air?
Cartwright: Show may end at 40
Nancy Cartwright believes the animated sitcom may wrap after Season 40, though she calls it her opinion and is open to continuing if the show wants to go on.
Producers: Show will keep going
Selman, quoted in the article, said he never went to bed thinking the show would end, noting Fox locked in four more seasons and that Disney+, following Disney's 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox, brought a whole new generation of younger fans to the show.
- Show
- The Simpsons
- Voice of Bart Simpson
- Nancy Cartwright (since 1987)
- Predicted final season
- Season 40
- Most recently completed season
- Season 37 (ended in February)
- Series debut
- 1989, after shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show beginning in 1987
- Network
- Fox, as part of its Animation Domination slate
- Streaming
- Disney+, following Disney's 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox