Jean and Reiss left "The Simpsons" after its fourth season in order to create "The Critic", an animated show about film critic Jay Sherman (voiced by Jon Lovitz); the show was executive produced by Brooks. It was first broadcast on ABC in January 1994 and was well received by critics, but did not catch on with viewers and was put on hiatus after six weeks. It returned in June 1994 and completed airing its initial production run. "The Critic" was moved to the Fox network for its second season. Since "The Simpsons" also aired on that network, Brooks was able to create a crossover between it and "The Critic."