"The Simpsons" "30th" celebrated in New York

Simpsons costumed characters, participate in the ceremonial lighting of the Empire State Building in New York City to mark the 30th season of Fox's "The Simpsons," December 17, 2018. After being a short sketch on "The Tracy Ullman Show," Fox turned the animated program into a weekly half-hour program, with the first episode airing December 17, 1989, making Monday's ceremony the 29th anniversary of the show's launch [Photo: VCG]