Do you think that The Simpsons will ever actually be cancelled? If so, will it be due to low ratings or just because the writers have finally run out of ideas? Last season’s ratings were down by 11%. Will they continue to fall, stay the same or actually rise? Stay tuned to find out.

The 25th season of The Simpsons typically airs Sunday nights on the FOX network. Once again, the sitcom’s cast includes Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith.

Below are the TV show’s ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if The Simpsons is going to be cancelled or renewed for future seasons (it’s already been renewed through season 25 for 2013-14).

These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:

Final season averages: 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.41 million total viewers.

Episode 24-22: Sunday, 05/19/13
2.1 in the demo (+11% change) with 4.52 million (+13% change).
Season averages: 2.49 in the demo with 5.41 million.

Episode 24-21: Sunday, 05/19/13
1.9 in the demo (-5% change) with 4.01 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 2.51 in the demo with 5.45 million.

Episode 24-20: Sunday, 05/12/13
2.0 in the demo (+5% change) with 4.16 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 2.54 in the demo with 5.52 million.

Episode 24-19: Sunday, 05/05/13
1.9 in the demo (-10% change) with 4.43 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 2.57 in the demo with 5.59 million.

Episode 24-18: Sunday, 04/28/13
2.1 in the demo (+17% change) with 4.54 million (+11% change).
Season averages: 2.61 in the demo with 5.66 million.

Episode 24-17: Sunday, 04/14/13
1.8 in the demo (-18% change) with 4.11 million (-16% change).
Season averages: 2.64 in the demo with 5.72 million.

Episode 24-16: Sunday, 03/17/13
2.2 in the demo (0% change) with 4.89 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 2.69 in the demo with 5.82 million.

Episode 24-15: Sunday, 03/10/13
2.2 in the demo (0% change) with 4.85 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 2.72 in the demo with 5.89 million.

Episode 24-14: Sunday, 03/03/13
2.2 in the demo (+10% change) with 4.66 million (+2% change).
Season averages: 2.76 in the demo with 5.96 million.

Episode 24-13: Sunday, 02/17/13
2.0 in the demo (0% change) with 4.57 million (+9% change).
Season averages: 2.80 in the demo with 6.06 million.

Episode 24-12: Sunday, 02/10/13
2.0 in the demo (-13% change) with 4.19 million (-20% change).
Season averages: 2.87 in the demo with 6.18 million.

Episode 24-11: Sunday, 01/27/13
2.3 in the demo (-4% change) with 5.23 million (+4% change).
Season averages: 2.95 in the demo with 6.37 million.

Episode 24-10: Sunday, 01/13/13
2.4 in the demo (-43% change) with 5.04 million (-44% change).
Season averages: 3.01 in the demo with 6.48 million.

Episode 24-09: Sunday, 01/06/13
4.2 in the demo (+147% change) with 8.97 million (+138% change).
Season averages: 3.08 in the demo with 6.64 million.

Episode 24-08: Sunday, 12/16/12
1.7 in the demo (-50% change) with 3.77 million (-49% change).
Season averages: 2.94 in the demo with 6.35 million.

Episode 24-07: Sunday, 12/09/12
3.4 in the demo (+3% change) with 7.44 million (0% change).
Season averages: 3.11 in the demo with 6.72 million.

Episode 24-06: Sunday, 11/25/12
3.3 in the demo (+38% change) with 7.46 million (+47% change).
Season averages: 3.07 in the demo with 6.59 million.

Episode 24-05: Sunday, 11/18/12
2.4 in the demo (-25% change) with 5.06 million (-26% change).
Season averages: 3.02 in the demo with 6.42 million.

Episode 24-04: Sunday, 11/11/12
3.2 in the demo (+23% change) with 6.86 million (+24% change).
Season averages: 3.17 in the demo with 6.76 million.

Episode 24-03: Sunday, 11/04/12
2.6 in the demo (-16% change) with 5.54 million (-16% change).
Season averages: 3.17 in the demo with 6.73 million.

Episode 24-02: Sunday, 10/07/12
3.1 in the demo (-18% change) with 6.57 million (-19% change).
Season averages: 3.45 in the demo with 7.33 million.

Episode 24-01: Sunday, 09/30/12
3.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.08 million total viewers.
Season averages: 3.80 in the demo with 8.08 million.

Year-to-year the debut was down just 3%, in the demo (vs a 3.9 rating) and matched total viewership exactly.

Reference point: The 2011-12 season averaged a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.15 million viewers.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

What do you think? Do you still like The Simpsons TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a 26th season?