SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

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

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

HOMER'S NEW FRIEND SAVES HIM FROM A VIOLENT TERRORIST ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE SIMPSONS" SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, ON FOX

Kiefer Sutherland ("24") and Tom Colicchio ("Top Chef") Make Guest Voice Appearances

Fan Voting Results From The "Nedna" Cliffhanger Will Be Revealed

Homer befriends Wayne (guest voice Kiefer Sutherland), a reserved security guard recently hired by the nuclear power plant. Plagued by violent flashbacks from his past as a CIA agent, he must overcome his tortured nightmares to save Homer from a Ukranian terrorist. Meanwhile, Marge fantasizes about being a contestant on "Top Chef" hosted by Tom Colicchio (guest voicing as himself), and the future of Springfield's hottest "it" couple Nedna, Edna Krabappel (guest voice Marcia Wallace) and Ned Flanders, will be revealed after months of online fan voting and speculation in the all-new "The Falcon and the D'Ohman" season premiere episode of THE SIMPSONS airing Sunday, Sept. 25 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SI-2216) (TV-PG L, 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 Skinner; Pamela Haden as Milhouse; Tress MacNeille as Dolph

Guest Voice Cast: Kiefer Sutherland as Wayne; Tom Colicchio as himself; Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Edna Krabappel.