The fifteenth season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons aired on Fox from November 2, 2003, to May 23, 2004.

[27] High Def Digest gave a rating of 4 stars, writing "The Simpsons' is one of only a handful of shows that I know I'm guaranteed to laugh out loud at least once an episode (usually more).

Even though the cutting wit of the first decade lost its edge a bit, I still find 'The Simpsons' an extremely enjoyable way to spend my time.

Season 15 is kind of a sweet spot, because it's got some highlight episodes I love, but also plenty that I don't remember.

[30] ScreenJabber gave a rating of 4 stars, writing "Imagine my surprise when I sat down to review Season 15...and realised that I had never seen most of its episodes.

Still, it delivers a reasonable number of good episodes and seems worthwhile overall...S15 won't win over new fans, but it's usually fun".

[38] Composer Alf Clausen was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score).

[39] Clausen and Dana Gould were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

[45] The DVD and Blu-ray boxset for season fifteen was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television.

The boxart features Otto Mann, and a special limited edition "embossed head case" package was also released.