It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 20, 2007, as part of the one-hour season finale, alongside the episode "24 Minutes".
In this episode, Kent Brockman is fired for swearing on air and moves in to the Simpson home where he and Lisa investigate the Republican Party.
Kent is disgusted that he is forced to do a fluff piece instead of an in-depth, intellectually stimulating discussion of the conflict in the Middle East.
After the commercial break, Kent apologizes, but is relieved to find that, as the Internet has supplanted television as a source of news information, no one saw his on-air faux pas.
Later, Lindsey Naegle speaks to Kent, assuring him that his job is safe, but fires him on the pretence that he has put cocaine in his coffee cup, ignoring his insistence that it is actually Splenda.
[citation needed] The episode was intended to spoof increased fines by the Federal Communications Commission in the wake of the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.
The well-balanced finale reminded us how wonderfully the show can handle biting satire while remaining true to the family situation comedy at its core.
If every future episode could be guaranteed to remain this smart and funny, we wouldn't have a problem with the show staying on the air for another 18 seasons.