 In its original American broadcast on November 6 , 2001 , “ Treehouse of Horror XII ” , along with a new episode of the Fox program That ' 70s Show , made Fox the highest rated channel that night among adults ages 18 to 49 , according to Nielsen Media Research . The preliminary Nielsen household rating and share and adult 18 @-@ 49 rating on the Fox channel that night were 7 @.@ 6 rating / 11 share . Media Life Magazine described The Simpsons performance in the ratings that night as “ superb ” . On September 2 , 2003 , the episode was released , along with the episodes “ Treehouse of Horror V ” , “ Treehouse of Horror VI ” and “ Treehouse of Horror VII ” as part of a DVD set titled The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror . The episode was released again as part of The Simpsons : The Thirteenth Season DVD and Blu @-@ ray set , released on August 24 , 2010 . 
