▁and ▁the ▁D ' oh man ". ▁According ▁to ▁Jean , ▁the ▁poll ▁was ▁" very ▁strong ▁in ▁one ▁direction ". ▁He ▁assured ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁before ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁presented ▁that ▁the ▁poll ▁was ▁authentic ▁and ▁the ▁writers ▁would ▁not ▁und o ▁the ▁view ers ' ▁decision , ▁and ▁added ▁that ▁" What ▁our ▁fans ▁have ▁joined ▁together , ▁let ▁no ▁writer ▁te ar ▁as under ." ▁ ▁Can cellation ▁threat ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁Television ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁saying ▁that ▁" 2 3 ▁seasons ▁in , ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁is ▁as ▁cre atively ▁v ibr ant ▁as ▁ever ▁and ▁bel oved ▁by ▁millions ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁We ▁believe ▁this ▁brilliant ▁series ▁can ▁and ▁should ▁continue , ▁but ▁we ▁cannot ▁produce ▁future ▁seasons ▁under ▁its ▁current ▁financial ▁model . ▁We ▁are ▁hope ful ▁that ▁we ▁can ▁reach ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁voice ▁cast ▁that ▁allows ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁to ▁go ▁on ▁entertain ing ▁aud ien ces ▁with ▁original ▁episodes ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁to ▁come ." ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁problems ▁was ▁that ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁was ▁possibly ▁worth ▁more ▁cancel led ▁than ▁on ▁the ▁air . ▁A ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁synd ic ation ▁deal ▁with ▁local ▁TV ▁stations ▁prohib its ▁Fox ▁from ▁s elling ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁cable ▁networks . ▁As ▁long ▁as ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁still ▁produces ▁new ▁episodes , ▁Fox ▁cannot ▁break ▁this ▁deal . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime