The Simpsons (franchise) In 2008, $750 million worth of "The Simpsons" merchandise was purchased worldwide. Peter Byrne, Fox executive vice-president of licensing and merchandising, called "The Simpsons" "without doubt the biggest licensing entity that Fox has had, full stop, I would say from either TV or film." Matt Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Brooks, the producer of the sketch comedy program "The Tracey Ullman Show", wanted to use a series of animated cartoons as bumpers between sketches. Groening had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended
The Show (South Korean TV series) The Show (South Korean TV series) The Show () is a South Korean music television program broadcast by SBS MTV. It airs live every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. KST. It is broadcast from the SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea. "The Show"'s chart system was introduced at the start of its fourth season which began on October 28, 2014 and named "The Show Choice". The three nominees are chosen from the starring singers every week and the winner of "The Show Choice" is decided based on criteria: List of the artists who have won The Show Choice the