It’s hard to imagine that The Simpsons will ever be cancelled. Despite a decline in the ratings last season, it remained one of FOX’s top-rated shows. Will the numbers go up this year or continue to sag? We’ll see.

On The Simpsons, the yellow family that never gets older continues to wreak their own kind of havoc on the strange town of Springfield. The voice cast includes Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, and Harry Shearer.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically the following morning, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.

5/4 update: The series has been officially renewed through season 28. Details here.

Final season averages: 2.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.82 million total viewers.

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Last year comparison: The 25th season of The Simpsons averaged a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.02 million total viewers.

Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. 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 ever be cancelled?