Pardon My Zinger TV Show Information Genre Starring Country of Origin Channel First Appearance Pardon My Zinger is a television program airing on weekdays at 3:00 p.m. on Comedy Central in Springfield. The show played a major part in clearing Smithers as a suspect in the attempted murder of Mr. Burns. At the town meeting just before Burns was shot, Smithers said that after being fired, he spent his days drinking cheap Scotch and watching Comedy Central. He added that he never missed Pardon My Zinger.