For three decades, The Simpsons has been one of the most iconic franchises to come from Fox, airing every episode on their network after spinning off from The Tracy Ullman Show. And despite the impending purchase by Disney, it seems like New Fox will fight to keep the animated series. "There?s been such an incredible halo effect of that show and the other animated series that are on our Sunday night. Of course, with Disney's purchase, they could try to move the long-running animated series to a network they own, such as ABC.