SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

[EDITOR'S NOTE: THE CLEVELAND SHOW is preempted this evening.]

--"THE SIMPSONS"-(7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

HOMER FINDS A NEW BEST FRIEND ON "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, ON FOX

SIMPSONS 90-Minute Marathon Begins

Homer is completing his court-ordered community service when he befriends his supervisor, Chief Wiggum, by offering him one of his sandwiches. Touched by the act of kindness, Wiggum assigns the other convicts unpleasant tasks, but allows Homer to join him at the picnic table. They continue to grow close, but when the Chief gets injured during a botched bank robbery, Homer doesn't come through when Wiggum needs him the most. Meanwhile, Bart becomes addicted to Battle Ball, a Japanese game made up of plastic balls and magnetic cards, and his family and teachers try to help him kick the habit in the "Chief of Hearts" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Sept. 19 (7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-2109) (TV-PG D, L, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Hank Azaria as Moe; Harry Shearer as Flanders/Skinner