‚The Simpsons‘ open their astounding 33rd season with their first all-musical episode tonight. Here’s how you can watch it online if you don’t have cable.<\/b>
\nFOX\t THE SIMPSONS: A musical comes to life in Springfield as Marge stages a revival of her beloved high school show\t \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d is once again breaking new ground when it airs an all-musical episode to kick off its 33rd season. It premieres Sunday, Sept.26 at 8 p.m. ET\/PT on FOX. If you don\u2019t have cable, here are some different ways you can watch \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d special Season 33 premiere online: You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in most markets) and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial: FuboTV Free Trial Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d live on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X\/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the FuboTV website. If you can\u2019t watch live, FuboTV comes with 250 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which allows you to watch most shows on-demand within three days (and sometimes longer) of their conclusion, even if you don\u2019t record them. You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in select markets) and 30-plus other TV channels via Sling TV\u2019s Sling Blue bundle. This option doesn\u2019t include a free trial, but it\u2019s the cheapest long-term streaming service with Fox, and you can get your first month for just $10: Get Sling TV Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d live on the Sling TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X\/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Sling TV website. If you can\u2019t watch live, Sling TV comes included with 50 hours of cloud DVR. You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in select markets) and 65+ other TV channels on Vidgo. This option doesn\u2019t include a free trial, but you can get your first month for just $10: Vidgo Free Trial Once signed up for Vidgo, you can watch \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d live on the Vidgo app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad, or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Vidgo website. DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: \u201cEntertainment,\u201d \u201cChoice,\u201d \u201cUltimate\u201d and \u201cPremier.\u201d Fox (live in most markets) is included in every one, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial. Note that the free trial isn\u2019t advertised as such, but your \u201cdue today\u201d amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won\u2019t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days: DirecTV Stream Free Trial Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d live on the DirecTV Stream app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website. If you can\u2019t watch live, DirecTV Stream also comes with 20 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to unlimited hours). You can watch a live stream of Fox (live in most markets) and 65+ other TV channels via Hulu With Live TV, which you can try out for free with a seven-day trial: Hulu With Live TV Free Trial Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d live on the Hulu app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X\/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, Nintendo Switch, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet. Or you can watch on your computer via the Hulu website. If you can\u2019t watch live, Hulu with Live TV comes with both its extensive on-demand library (which includes most shows after they air) and 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to \u201cEnhanced Cloud DVR,\u201d which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials). For the 33rd season premiere, \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d is breaking out their dances shoes and warming up their golden pipes for \u201cThe Star of the Backstage.\u201d Its description teases, \u201cA musical comes to life in Springfield as Marge stages a revival of her beloved high school show \u2014 but her wonderful memories are threatened by the return of a rival from the past.\u201d Then on Sunday, Oct.3 comes \u201cBart\u2019s in Jail,\u201d whose description reads, \u201cWhen Grampa falls victim to a phone scammer, the Simpsons set out on a mission of vengeance to get his money back.\u201d In an interview with Variety, the producers talked about the musical episode, for which they did a bit of stunt casting in order to have top-notch singers performing the original songs. \u201cIf you have a voice like Marge, just a little bit gravelly, in your imagination, who do you want to sound like? It is Kristen Bell,\u201d said writer Elisabeth Kiernan Averick. \u201cShe has the most beautiful Disney Princess voice, and it\u2019s light and airy and the pitch is perfect. We were lucky enough to get her.\u201d \u201cThis was shaped as a musical from the onset,\u201d Averick added. \u201cAnd the songs come from an emotional place. Because if you can\u2019t speak, you sing, and then if the emotion gets too high, you dance. \u2018The Simpsons\u2019 has always loved to do music, and they do it so well and so funny. But this was the first time that we were like, \u2018there\u2019s going to be plot in these songs, and it\u2019s going to move the story forward.\u2019\u201d Earlier this year, \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d was renewed for a 33rd and 34th season on FOX. \u201cIt\u2019s a sincere pleasure to announce the Season 33 and 34 pick-ups for \u2018The Simpsons.\u2019 We keep hoping that, eventually, they\u2019ll get it right,\u201d said Charlie Collier, CEO, FOX Entertainment in a statement. \u201cProfound respect for and congratulations to Matt, Jim, Al, Matt and the many other wonderful partners working really hard to finally elevate \u2018The Tracey Ullman Show.\u2019 As they say, \u2018practice makes perfect.\u2019\u201d \u201cOriginal, brilliant, outrageously funny, prophetic\u2026 there aren\u2019t enough positive adjectives to describe this genius comedy which continues to entertain viewers of all ages,\u201d commented Dana Walden, Chairman of Entertainment, Walt Disney Television. \u201cJim Brooks, Matt Groening and Al Jean lead a team of all-stars who hold such a high bar for themselves and leap over it with each spectacular episode. On behalf of everyone at our studio and the millions of fans of \u2018The Simpsons\u2019 around the world, I want to thank our wonderful partners at FOX for making this a truly great day.\u201d \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d airs Sundays at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on FOX.<\/p>\n