Several outlets have published lists ranking the best episodes of the tv show the simpsons, with some lists focusing specifically on the series and others including it as part of a broader ranking of tv episodes. The number of episodes included in these lists varies, with some covering the top 100 episodes and others ranking 150 or just 25. The lists appear to be part of a larger trend of ranking tv episodes, with some outlets also publishing lists of the greatest tv episodes of all time.