SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: If NLCS Game #7 (SP-1116) is necessary, the baseball game will air at 7:30 PM ET, and THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 7:30, THE SIMPSONS, AMERICAN DAD and FAMILY GUY will be preempted.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: THE CLEVELAND SHOW at 7:00 will air in Eastern/Central time zone markets without a late NFL game and will air after the MLB game on the West Coast.]

--"THE SIMPSONS" - (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

MOE FLEXES HIS JUDGING SKILLS ON "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, ON FOX

News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch Makes Special Guest Voice Appearance

Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest Also Guest-Voice in the Episode

When Moe discovers a hidden talent for judging contests, he is approached by a television agent to join the AMERICAN IDOL judges' panel. Moe flies to Los Angeles where he tours the Fox lot and receives some sage career advice. Meanwhile, Homer drives Marge crazy when he begins hanging around the house in the "Judge Me Tender" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Oct. 24 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-2115) (TV-PG D, L, S, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Hank Azaria as Moe; Harry Shearer as Flanders/Skinner

Guest Voice Cast: Rupert Murdoch as Himself; Simon Cowell as Himself; Ellen DeGeneres as Herself; Kara DioGuardi as Herself; Randy Jackson as Himself; Ryan Seacrest as Himself