Season 17

The seventeenth season of The Simpsons ran for 22 episodes; the first being "The Bonfire of the Manatees" which aired on September 11, 2005, and the last being "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play", on May 21, 2006.

One episode in this season, "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour). At the 34th Annie Awards, episode writer Ian Maxtone-Graham won the award for "Best Writing in an Animated Television Production." Kelsey Grammer won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his voice portrayal of Sideshow Bob in "The Italian Bob". The DVD and Blu-ray boxset is due in December 2014. and it will also feature Sideshow Bob on the cover.

Episodes in other countries
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the season began airing on Sky1 on December 11, 2005, and on Channel 4 on September 1, 2010.