“Where’s your messiah now, Flanders?” – Chief Wiggum

With no lead in from the NFL, no anniversary special, no massive promotional effort Zombie Simpsons’ popularity has plummeted to earth like so much half chewed fish.  Last night’s test of audience patience drew a puny 5.11 million viewers.  Is that the lowest rating ever?  Yes, yes it is.  The only problem with it is that it’s just slightly higher than Family Guy Spinoff #1 which came in at 5.06 in the 9:30 slot.  I think we can safely conclude that there will be no lasting bump from nostalgia related anniversary viewers.