SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: Due to the preceding NFL double-header and post-games coverage that airs until 8:00 PM ET, local programming will air until 8:00 PM on the West Coast.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: Audio descriptions (AD) for tonight's animated programs are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 3: THE CLEVELAND SHOW and BOB'S BURGERS are preempted tonight.]

"THE SIMPSONS" - (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-AD-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

HOMER LOSES SANTA'S LITTLE HELPER ON "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, ON FOX

Holiday-Themed Episode!

When a fire at the retirement home forces Grampa to move back in with the Simpsons, Homer throws out his back on moving day. While "resting" at home, he gets hooked on the super-addictive tablet game, "Villageville." And, in his distraction, he loses the family dog, Santa's Little Helper. Everyone is angry with Homer for not seeming to care about the missing dog, but Grampa tells them the story of Homer's long-lost childhood pup, Bongo, in the "To Cur With Love" episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Dec. 23 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-2401) (TV-PG D, L, V)

Voice Cast: Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson; Julie Kavner as Marge Simpson; Nancy Cartwright as Bart Simpson and Nelson; Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson; Harry Shearer as Skinner; Pamela Hayden as Milhouse and Jimbo; Tress MacNeille as Dolph