SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: Audio descriptions for tonight's episodes of THE SIMPSONS, SON OF ZORN, FAMILY GUY and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: BOB'S BURGERS is preempted tonight.]

--"THE SIMPSONS" - (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

MR. BURNS HIRES THE SIMPSONS TO BE HIS LIVE-IN FAMILY ON AN ALL-NEW "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, ON FOX

Allison Janney ("Mom") Makes Guest-Voice Appearance

Mr. Burns hires the Simpsons to play his live-in virtual reality family, but excludes Homer so that he may play dad. Now alone, Homer finds a new best friend in girl-next-door Julia, who eats, drinks and thinks like him in the all-new "Friends and Family" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Oct 2 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), on FOX. (SI-2718) (TV-PG D, L, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson and Nelson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Hank Azaria as Moe; Harry Shearer as Skinner; Tress MacNeille as Dolph; Pamela Hayden as Milhouse

Guest Voice Cast : Allison Janney as Julia; Pendelton Ward sings the couch gag theme