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Schedules for the UK & Ireland
September 23rd, 2013 edition

Maintained by Wesley Mead

This page provides complete scheduling information for "The Simpsons" in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Schedules are available for Channel 4, S4C, Sky 1/Sky 1 HD and RTÉ airings. All times are GMT, and all scheduled slot times last 30 minutes. All episodes are subtitled for the hearing impaired.

If you would like television listings for other countries please click here, where you can get schedules for many countries around the world, including Germany and Australia. You may also like to check out my guide to BBFC classification of the show in the UK.



 Latest Update
 September 23rd 2013

Welcome to the 23rd September update. I've thoroughly updated schedules for every single channel, covering right through to late September. Next update will be around October 7th; I'm at wesley@snpp.com if you need to contact me in the meantime.

You might also like to check out The Ann Arbor Review of Books, where I'm writing a regular column about British perception of American culture, "Imported Goods". (The site is from Charlie Sweatpants of Dead Homer Society.)



Contents:



 Channel 4: Schedule Status & Listings
 23rd September to 11th October 2013

SEASON RIGHTS: Seasons 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20
LISTINGS SOURCE: Channel4Sales.com, UK TV Guide

C4 are currently airing season 19 in the evergreen 6pm weekdays slot; as is common, "Smoke on the Daughter" is being skipped over. Season 6 occupies the weekend lunchtime slot at the moment, with (usually) double-bills on Sundays and single episodes on Saturdays.

Note that all episodes that air on Channel 4 are simulcast on Channel 4 HD and can be viewed one hour later on their timeshift service, Channel 4 +1.


MON 23 SEP  18:00  S19  Homer of Seville
TUE 24 SEP  18:00  S19  Midnight Towboy
WED 25 SEP  18:00  S19  I Don't Wanna Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
THU 26 SEP  18:00  S19  Treehouse of Horror XVIII
FRI 27 SEP  18:00  S19  Little Orphan Millie
SAT 28 SEP  12:00  S6   Bart's Girlfriend
SUN 29 SEP  12:50  S6   Lisa on Ice
            13:20  S6   Homer Badman
MON 30 SEP  18:00  S19  Husbands and Knives
TUE 01 OCT  18:00  S19  Funeral for a Fiend
WED 02 OCT  18:00  S19  Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind
THU 03 OCT  18:00  S19  E. Pluribus Wiggum
FRI 04 OCT  18:00  S19  That '90s Show
SAT 05 OCT  12:00  S6   Grampa vs Sexual Inadequacy
SUN 06 OCT  12:30  S6   Fear of Flying
MON 07 OCT  18:00  S19  Love, Springfieldian Style
TUE 08 OCT  18:00  S19  The Debarted
WED 09 OCT  18:00  S19  Dial "N" for Nerder
THU 10 OCT  18:00  S19  Papa Don't Leech
FRI 11 OCT  18:00  S19  Apocalypse Cow
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 RTÉ2: Schedule Status & Listings
 23rd September to 18th October 2013

SEASON RIGHTS: Seasons 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20
LISTINGS SOURCE: RadioTimes.com, UK TV Guide

RTÉ2 are currently airing season 20 at 6pm all weekdays, with some bonus episodes at 7pm and 8pm on varying days. Season 9 seems to follow. Exact episode/slot details are inconsistent, so I've not supplied detailed info, as it'll probably be incorrect! Many thanks to Matthew Ferguson for assistance.


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For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD: Schedule Status & Complete Listings
 23rd September to 18th October 2013


SEASON RIGHTS: 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
LISTINGS SOURCE: Digiguide

Currently on Sky1, most weekdays are home to triple-bills from 6:30pm (usually only a double on Fridays). Most Saturdays at 6pm see a double-bill, and there's sometimes a Sunday evening triple-bill too. See the schedules below for full dates and times.

Seasons 2, 3, 10, 11, 16, 17, 22 and 23 currently comprise the majority of the schedule.

New episodes: Unfortunately, Sky1's run of season 24 is still on hiatus. A bit ridiculous, really; in an age of streaming, Netflix and torrents, the trend has been towards near-US broadcasts here in the UK. (See Channel 4's Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. plans: new episodes air the same week as the US.) But, as with Futurama, Sky1 are really letting things slip with The Simpsons, and it's now guaranteed that we won't get the remainder of season 24 before season 25 starts in the US. Sort it out, guys. I've heard a November 2nd date mooted online; if true, that's just way, way too late.

Note that new episodes, and repeats of episodes from production series LABFxx, MABFxx, NABFxx and PABFxx are now simulcast on Sky 1 HD, in High Definition.

MON 23 SEP  18:30  S16  Pranksta Rap
            19:00  S10  Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"
            19:30  S3   Bart the Murderer
TUE 24 SEP  18:30  S2   Bart Gets Hit By A Car
            19:00  S2   Homer Defined
            19:30  S2   Dead Putting Society
WED 25 SEP  18:30  S16  The Heartbroke Kid
            19:00  S3   Like Father, Like Klown
            19:30  S16  Thank God It's Doomsday
THU 26 SEP  18:30  S3   The Otto Show
            19:00  S23  Replaceable You
            19:30  S11  The Mansion Family
FRI 27 SEP  18:30  S2   Old Money
            19:00  S3   Homer at the Bat
            19:30  S17  Regarding Margie
SAT 28 SEP  18:00  S16  Fat Man and Little Boy
            18:30  S2   Two Cars in Every Garage, Three Eyes on Every Fish
SUN 29 SEP  17:30  S10  Mayored to the Mob
            18:00  S2   Blood Feud
            18:30  S2   Simpson and Delilah
            19:30  S3   Black Widower
MON 30 SEP  18:30  S23  Them, Robot
            19:00  S3   When Flanders Failed
            19:30  S11  Missionary: Impossible
TUE 01 OCT  18:30  S2   Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
            19:00  S3   Lisa's Pony
            19:30  S23  Lisa Goes Gaga
WED 02 OCT  18:30  S10  Bart the Mother
            19:00  S2   Bart vs. Thanksgiving
            19:30  S17  Treehouse of Horror XVI
THU 03 OCT  18:30  S23  A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again
            19:00  S3   Flaming Moe's
            19:30  S10  D'oh-in' in the Wind
FRI 04 OCT  18:30  S2   Itchy and Scratchy and Marge
            19:00  S10  The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
            19:30  S2   Brush With Greatness
SAT 05 OCT  19:00  S2   Dancin' Homer
            19:30  S17  See Homer Run
SUN 06 OCT  18:00  S17  Simpsons Christmas Stories
            18:30  S10  Lisa Gets An "A"
            19:00  S17  Million Dollar Abie
            19:30  S17  Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife
MON 07 OCT  18:30  S2   Bart's Dog Gets An "F"
            19:00  S10  Simpsons Bible Stories
            19:30  S3   Saturdays of Thunder
TUE 08 OCT  18:30  S3   Mr Lisa Goes to Washington
            19:00  S3   Bart's Friend Falls in Love
            19:30  S10  Wild Barts Can't Be Broken
WED 09 OCT  18:30  S10  Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"
            19:00  S17  Homer's Paternity Coot
            19:30  S3   Radio Bart
THU 10 OCT  18:30  S11  Little Big Mom
            19:00  S10  Mom and Pop Art
            19:30  S17  Bart Has Two Mommies
FRI 11 OCT  18:30  S11  Bart to the Future
            19:00  S3   Dog of Death
            19:30  S16  Mommie Beerest
SAT 12 OCT  19:00  S17  The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
            19:30  S2   Principal Charming
SUN 13 OCT  18:00  S2   Simpson and Delilah
            18:30  S17  The Girl Who Slept Too Little
            19:00  S11  Faith Off
            19:30  S11  Alone Again, Natura-Diddly
MON 14 OCT  18:30  S23  How I Wet Your Mother
            19:00  S11  E-I-E-I-'D'oh
            19:30  S11  Saddlesore Galactica
TUE 15 OCT  18:30  S11  Take My Wife, Sleaze
            19:00  S23  The Spy Who Learned Me
            19:30  S11  Brother's Little Helper
WED 16 OCT  18:30  S11  Pygmoelian
            19:00  S17  Girls Just Want to Have Sums
            19:30  S11  Kill the Alligator and Run
THU 17 OCT  18:30  S23  Beware My Cheating Bart
            19:00  S11  Behind the Laughter
            19:30  S23  Politically Inept, With Homer Simpson
FRI 18 OCT  18:30  S23  Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart
            19:00  S17  Marge's Son Poisoning
            19:30  S3   Stark Raving Dad
For more information on the episodes, see the Episode Guide.



 Additional Notes and Latest UK DVDs
 Updated September 2013

Latest UK DVDs: Season 16 can now be pre-ordered from Amazon.co.uk; it's down as having a December 2nd release date. Frink adorns the front cover. Pre-order it now! Season 15 is available to buy now on DVD; my review is now available here.

UK scheduling history: check out my June 2012 piece for Dead Homer Society, "English? Who Needs That?": The Simpsons in the United Kingdom, a 3000-word piece on the show's history, scheduling and ratings over here. (Also check out The Ann Arbor Review of Books, where I'm writing a regular column about British perception of American culture, "Imported Goods".)

Credit where credit's due: Many thanks to David McCormick, creator of this page and original maintainer; Brian Petersen and Adam Wolf, who contributed HTML; and Jared Morris, Robert Burroughs, Matt Johnson, Danny M and Ben Clifford for helping out around these parts - much appreciated! Thanks also to the members of the No Homers Club who regularly contribute to the UK scheduling discussing thread, which is very closely linked with this page (I post as Wezzo there).

Contact: Being completely accurate is great, but unfortunately, sometimes unattainable. Changes can occur that are beyond my control; if you spot any such late amendments, note any errors, or have any suggestions or queries regarding the listings, please contact me - details here, e-mail is your best bet for a speedy answer.

Syndication of listings: If you wish to use these listings on your site (with credit, please!), drop me a line.


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