Editing Treehouse of Horror X (section)

==Release and reception==
In its original American broadcast on October&nbsp;31,&nbsp;1999, "Treehouse of Horror X" received an 8.6 rating, according to [[Nielsen Media Research]], translating to approximately 8.7&nbsp;million viewers. The episode finished in 34th place in the ratings for the week of October&nbsp;25-31,&nbsp;1999.<ref name="sunsentinel">{{cite news |title=Quick end to series wounds NBC's ratings |date=November 4, 1999 |page=4E |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |agency=Associated Press }}</ref> Following the episode was a rerun of "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]", which was originally broadcast the previous year.<ref name="thedeseretnews">{{cite news |title=Today on TV |date=October 31, 1999 |page=S03 |work=[[The Deseret News]] |publisher=Jim M. Wall }}</ref> In 2000, "Treehouse of Horror X" was nominated for a [[CINE|CINE Golden Eagle Award]], which it ultimately won.<ref name="Scully" /> It was also nominated for a [[Golden Reel Award (Motion Picture Sound Editors)|Golden Reel Award]] in the category of "Best Sound Editing - Television Animation", which it lost to the ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy".<ref name="GRA">{{cite news|url=http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/pastawards.html |title=Past Golden Reel Awards |access-date=July 19, 2011 |publisher=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090317130418/http://mpse.org/goldenreels/pastawards.html |archive-date=March 17, 2009 }}</ref> On October&nbsp;7,&nbsp;2008, "Treehouse of Horror X" was released as part of ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season'' [[DVD]] set. Mike Scully, George Meyer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, Ron Hauge, Donick Cary, Tim Long, Matt Selman and Pete Michels participated in the audio commentary of the episode.<ref name="Scully" />

Following its broadcast, "Treehouse of Horror X" received positive reviews from critics. In his review of ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season'', Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide wrote "Even in the series’ crummier seasons, the staff always seems to come up with a good Halloween episode", and that "Treehouse of Horror X" "continues that trend".<ref name="DVDmg" /> Of the three segments, Jacobson found "Life's a Glitch, Then You Die" to be the weakest. He wrote "[...] other than a good ending, it simply doesn’t have a lot going for it" and added that it is the most dated of the three.<ref name="DVDmg"/> He continued, "'Diddily' offers a fun horror spoof, and 'Xena' is a terrific superhero bit with plenty of cleverness."<ref name="DVDmg">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasoneleven.shtml |title=The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season (1999) |date=November 19, 2008 |access-date=July 19, 2011 |last=Jacobson |first=Colin |publisher=DVD Movie Guide |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720102404/http://www.dvdmg.com/simpsonsseasoneleven.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> [[DVD Talk]]'s Ian Jane gave the episode a positive review as well. Considering it to be one of the season's best episodes, Jane wrote "This one, like so many that have come before and since, is a great blend of horror movie parody and Halloween themed fun in Springfield."<ref name="dvdtalk">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35268/simpsons-the-complete-eleventh-season-the/ |title=The Simpsons - The Complete Eleventh Season |date=November 1, 2008 |access-date=July 19, 2011 |last=Jane |first=Ian |publisher=[[DVD Talk]] |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720122238/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35268/simpsons-the-complete-eleventh-season-the/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Seb Patrick of Noise to Signal included "Desperately Xeeking Xena" in a list called "The Ten Best Treehouse of Horror Vignettes". Although he disliked Bart and Lisa's part in the segment, Patrick wrote that it "earns its stripes by being perhaps Comic Book Guy's finest hour".<ref name="noisetosignal"/> He also praised the segment's references, as well as Lawless' line "A wizard did it", a phrase used to explain continuity errors.<ref name="noisetosignal">{{cite web|url=http://www.noisetosignal.org/tv/2007/10/the-ten-best-treehouse-of-horror-vignettes.php |title=The Ten Best Treehouse of Horror Vignettes |date=October 31, 2007 |access-date=July 19, 2011 |last=Patrick |first=Seb |publisher=Noise to Signal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324021706/http://www.noisetosignal.org/tv/2007/10/the-ten-best-treehouse-of-horror-vignettes.php |archive-date=March 24, 2008 }}</ref> In 2009, The Collector's marriage proposal to Lawless was included in "Line-O-Rama: Comic Book Guy", a compilation of what [[IGN]] considers to be The Comic Book Guy's best lines.<ref name="ign">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/07/29/line-o-rama-comic-book-guy |title=Line-O-Rama: Comic Book Guy |date=July 29, 2009 |access-date=January 23, 2022 |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |website=[[IGN]] |archive-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213140514/http://tv.ign.com/articles/100/1008864p2.html |url-status=live }}</ref>